Enrolment

St Ives High School has a designated local enrolment intake area.  Those students that reside within this geographic enrolment zone may apply as a local enrolment.   

Please check if your home address is in our intake zone using, School Finder NSW.

In November it was announced that Asquith Boys High School and Asquith Girls High School will transition to two standalone co-educational high schools for Years 7–12. This has prompted some changes to the intake areas for the Hornsby-Berowra area. These schools will accept students in Years 7, 9, and 11 starting in 2026, with enrolments for all year groups commencing in 2027.

As a result of these changes, the intake areas for Asquith Boys High School (co-educational from 2026), Asquith Girls High School (co-educational from 2026) and several primary schools. These updates have been made in response to valuable feedback gathered during consultation process. The goal is to ensure a smoother transition for students moving from primary school to high school, allowing them to continue their education alongside their friends.

To find out which school your child may be eligible for in 2026, you can easily check by using the search function on the map tool with your address.

With the new intake area boundaries,  all families will have guaranteed access to a co-educational high school. You will be able to view the updated local intake areas for 2026 on School Finder starting in January 2025.

We want to reassure you that no current primary or high school students, as well as those enrolled to start in 2025, will need to change schools.

From 2026, schools will prioritise siblings of students currently enrolled, as consistent with the department’s enrolment policy.

For additional information, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Students enrolled in a NSW public school need to follow the procedures in the form Moving into Year 7 in a New South Wales Government School.  This form is distributed by your local government primary school during term 1.

Students enroled in a non-government primary school seeking to enrol at St Ives High School will need to download the form from the Department of Education or contact our enrolment officer through the school administration office.

If you have missed the timeframe to apply with an Expression of Interest, and you would like to apply, please submit an online enrolment application and  attach all the supporting documents.

Non-Local Enrolments:

We cannot guarantee that Non-Local Year 6 to Year 7 Enrolments who have an older sibling currently enrolled at St Ives High School in year 7 to Year 11 will be offered a place if the family no longer resides in area. You will need to complete an Application for Non-Local Enrolment  and  online enrolment application, and attach all the supporting documents to your case. 

Please note that out-of-area enrolments are subject to the department’s enrolment policy and St Ives High School Enrolment Policy.

A local enrolment is a student who possesses the required documentary evidence which proves their permanent residence is located within the designated local enrolment intake area.  All new enrolments must provide proof of residency through the documentary evidence required by the school. 

Please use the St Ives High School Enrolment Checklist for this step:

Applicants residing in the school’s designated local area should complete an online application and upload the following to your online enrolment:

• Child’s birth certificate and/ or Passport and Visa.  If both parents were born overseas, we require the child’s Australian Passport or Citizenship certificate
• Copies of school reports for at least the last 12 months
• Documents which confirm your home address within our enrolment intake area to thevalue of 100 points, as per the NSW Department of Education 100-point residential address check.  These documents must be in the family name of the current residential address. 

All applications must also supply the following, if applicable:

• Documents that confirm medical conditions experienced by the student and a current medical plan from a general practitioner. This includes anaphylaxis, asthma, allergies and all serious medical conditions. The Department of Education requires parents to provide full disclosure of all medical conditions and appropriate documentation.
• Reports or plans to support your child’s learning at our school.
• Court Orders
• Immunisation History Statement (Available from MyGOV)

Please ensure that all documents are attached at the time of submitting an online application.  This ensures that applications can be reviewed and processed at our school within 14 days of your online application.

If you are unable to provide all documents online, please contact us via email stives-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au  or speak with our enrolment officer on (02) 9144 1689.

Temporary Visa Holders

Temporary residents: Please contact the School Enrolment Officer by phoning 9144 1689.

For further information, please visit the Temporary Resident Program. 

International Students

Unfortunately, St Ives High School is unable to enrol any International students as we are at enrolment capacity.

DE International is responsible for the enrolment of International Students in NSW government schools and administers the following programs:

• International Students - HSC Graduate Program (visas 571P and 500P)
• Temporary Resident Program (TRP) - students on Visas other than 571P or 500P including dependents of both 500P visa holders and guardian 590P visa holders

CRICOS provider name: NSW Department of Education
CRICOS number: 00588M

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