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Macquarie Fields High: Selective Entry & Places
Macquarie Fields High School is a partially selective co-educational high school in Macquarie Fields, South-western Sydney. It offers 90 Year 7 selective places, entered through the Selective High School Placement Test.
A NSW Centre for Excellence in south-western Sydney with university partnerships, running a selective stream alongside a local community stream.
Macquarie Fields High School at a glance
| Type | Partially selective |
|---|---|
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Suburb | Macquarie Fields, South-western Sydney |
| Year 7 places | 90, 2027 entry — per aggregated Department data (AcePath) |
| Entry routes | Year 7 via the Selective High School Placement Test.Also offers selective entry for later years (Years 8–11), placed via the Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST), separate from the Year 7 Placement Test. |
| Boarding | None — day school. |
| Official website | macfields-h.schools.nsw.gov.au |
How entry works
Year 7 entry to Macquarie Fields 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 the school 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: Also offers selective entry for later years (Years 8–11), placed via the Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST), separate from the Year 7 Placement Test.
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 Macquarie Fields High School that figure was 178/300 (178/300 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 Macquarie Fields 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
- Established in 1981; caters for roughly 1,000–1,100 students across Years 7–12.
- Designated a NSW Centre for Excellence (2009), with university partnerships for high-achieving students.
- Highly multicultural, and runs a Future Teachers Club (described by the school as Australia's first).
Families near Macquarie Fields
Other nearby areas: Glenfield, Ingleburn, Minto, St Andrews, Bow Bowing.