Abbotsleigh Website - Entry Points

Junior School
The entry points for Junior School are Kindergarten, Year 3 and Year 5.

Accepted places in Kindergarten to Year 3 are offered on a first in first served basis and with consideration of the above factors. While accepted places are available, they are offered soon after application. Later applicants are placed on a waitlist and the factors listed above apply.

Parents with another daughter in the School, or where the mother is an Abbotsleigh Old Girl, are encouraged to apply for K–3 as soon as possible from birth to best ensure a place at Abbotsleigh. Thereafter, consideration will be given to sibling/Old Girl factors, but places are more difficult to ensure.

Entrance into Year 5 is via an entrance test held regularly from the commencement of Year 3 onwards at Abbotsleigh. Students may sit the entrance test once only, unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Middle School
There is an automatic progression from Abbotsleigh Junior School to Year 7.

Year 7 new day students gain entry via an entrance test which is held regularly from the commencement of Year 3 onwards at Abbotsleigh. Students may sit the entrance test once only, unless there are extenuating circumstances. Year 7 applicants may also sit the scholarship examination.

Upper School
Entrance into Year 10 is on the basis of reports, assessment procedures and an interview.

Casual vacancies
Casual vacancies may be offered as they occur in intake or non-intake years.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available in Middle and Upper School.
Year 7 scholarships are open to both boarding and new day students as well as Abbotsleigh Junior School students.
Year 10 scholarships are open to Boarders and Day Girls, both new and current.
A list of scholarships and bursaries is available on the Abbotsleigh website.