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Granville Boys High: Selective Entry & Places
Granville Boys High School is a partially selective boys high school in Granville, Western Sydney. It offers 30 Year 7 selective places, entered through the Selective High School Placement Test.
A comprehensive boys' school in western Sydney whose selective-stream students are grouped for English, maths and science.
Granville Boys High School at a glance
| Type | Partially selective |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys |
| Suburb | Granville, Western Sydney |
| Year 7 places | 30, 2027 entry — per aggregated Department data (AcePath) |
| Entry routes | Year 7 via the Selective High School Placement Test.Selective-stream vacancies in later years are filled by application to the school. |
| Boarding | None — day school. |
| Official website | granvilleb-h.schools.nsw.gov.au |
How entry works
Year 7 entry to Granville Boys High runs through the statewide NSW Selective High School Placement Test, sat in Year 6. There is no separate school exam and no catchment for selective places — you nominate him among your preferences, and offers are made from a single statewide placement score. The steps and deadlines are in our application walkthrough.
About one applicant in four receives a selective place across the state. A miss says very little about a capable child — with roughly four applicants for every place, the maths alone means most well-prepared children miss out, and are fine.
Later years: Selective-stream vacancies in later years are filled by application to the school.
The last-published entry score — read this honestly
The last time the Department published a per-school minimum entry score was for 2021 entry, on the retired 300-point scale. For Granville Boys High School that figure was 160/300 (161/300 the year before).
That is a historical record, not a current cut-off. The test and its scoring have changed since — four equally-weighted components, computer-based, no school-assessment mark — the Department no longer publishes per-school minimums, and it states plainly that there is no set entry score. Treat any "current" cut-off you see quoted for Granville Boys High as an estimate, not a fact.
Where these figures come from, why the Department stopped publishing them, and how to sanity-check any number you read: our cut-off scores guide.
Known for
- A comprehensive boys' secondary school in Granville, western Sydney.
- Runs a partially selective stream, with selective students grouped for English, maths and science.
- Serves a culturally diverse local community alongside its selective intake.
Families near Granville
Many families sitting for Granville Boys High come from the surrounding suburbs. We compare the selective coaching options — centre by centre, with published prices — for Parramatta and Wentworthville.
Other nearby areas: Merrylands, Guildford, South Granville, Holroyd, Auburn.