A practical 2028-entry planning aid for Melbourne and Victorian families. Dates are recorded only when an official school or provider source supports them; anticipated and TBC items stay visibly uncertain.
Schools choose their own entry years and test arrangements. Use this as a shortlist, then open the school’s official page before registering. AAS means Academic Assessment Services; “AAST” is not the provider name.
EduTest listings are school-specific rather than a single public Level 1/2/3 entry map. The listed planning years are directly observed across official 2028 school/provider listings: Toorak College covers Years 4–10 and Ballarat Grammar covers Years 5–11.
Planning years: 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11
The school selects which ACER levels and entry years it offers. The planning map retains the requested Year 5/7/9/10/11 focus while recording the broader examples shown by ACER's official application portal.
AAS is Academic Assessment Services. Lowther Hall's official 2028 information confirms academic scholarship entry into Years 5 and 7; individual AAS schools may offer other entry years.
Planning years: 5, 7
The Year 4/5/6 planning guide is calendar arithmetic for a student progressing normally from 2026 to 2028; it is not an eligibility ruling. Schools decide eligibility.
Planning aid only; confirm the school offers Year 6 entry.
This is the main 2028 Year 7 scholarship cohort.
Planning aid only; confirm the school offers Year 8 entry.
“Confirmed” means the source publishes an exact date. “Anticipated” is a month or bounded window. “TBC” is deliberately not guessed.
On a small screen, move sideways within the table to compare every date and source.
| School / window | Provider | Entry years | Registration | Test | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HaileyburyMelbourne | EduTest | Y5 · Y7 | confirmed 20 April 2026, 9:00 amClose: 29 May 2026, 5:00 pm | confirmed 20 June 2026 | Official page (opens in a new tab)The school explicitly identifies current Year 3 for Year 5 entry and current Year 5 for Year 7 entry. |
| HaileyburyMelbourne | EduTest | Y10 | confirmed 20 April 2026, 9:00 amClose: 29 May 2026, 5:00 pm | confirmed 21 June 2026 | Official page (opens in a new tab)Year 10 applicants are identified by the school as current Year 8 students. |
| Hume Anglican GrammarGreater Melbourne | EduTest | Y7 | confirmed 7 October 2025Close: 13 February 2026 | confirmed 21 February 2026 | Official page (opens in a new tab)The official page distinguishes this completed Year 7 2028 round from Year 9/10 2028 rounds that will test in February 2027. |
| Woodleigh SchoolGreater Melbourne | EduTest | Y5 · Y7 · Y10 | tbc Open by 23 July 2026; exact opening date not statedClose: 7 August 2026, midnight | confirmed 22 August 2026, 8:30 am | Official page (opens in a new tab)The school page is used as the authority for the close time and links directly to EduTest registration. |
| Billanook CollegeGreater Melbourne | EduTest | Y7 | tbc Open by 23 July 2026; exact opening date not statedClose: 16 August 2026, 10:00 am AEST | confirmed 22 August 2026 | Official page (opens in a new tab)The school confirms the program is open; the official EduTest listing supplies the closing date and test date. |
| Toorak CollegeGreater Melbourne | EduTest | Y4 · Y5 · Y6 · Y7 · Y8 · Y9 · Y10 | tbc Open by 23 July 2026; exact opening date not statedClose: 30 August 2026, 10:00 am AEST | confirmed 5 September 2026 | Official page (opens in a new tab)Years 4–9 are academic scholarship entry years; Year 10 is supported by a named 2028 scholarship. Confirm category-specific test requirements before applying. |
| Ballarat GrammarRegional Victoria | EduTest | Y5 · Y6 · Y7 · Y8 · Y9 · Y10 · Y11 | tbc Open by 23 July 2026; exact opening date not statedClose: 13 October 2026, 11:00 am AEDT | confirmed 24 October 2026 | Official page (opens in a new tab)The school confirms Years 5–11 and the test date; EduTest's official listing supplies the close time. |
| ACER cooperative sitting — participating Victorian schoolsVictoria | ACER | confirmed 21 September 2026Close: 7 February 2027, midnight AEDT | confirmed 27 February 2027 | Official page (opens in a new tab)This is a provider-wide cooperative window, not a promise that any particular school participates. ACER states that most Victorian schools use alternative dates; check the live participating-schools list. | |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College MelbourneMelbourne | ACER | Y7 · Y8 · Y9 · Y10 · Y11 | tbc TBC — the main 2028 block says Term 4 2026, while the FAQ on the same page says Term 4 2027Close: TBC | anticipated Term 1 2027; exact date TBC | Official page (opens in a new tab)Because the page contains a conflicting application-information year, the opening date is deliberately TBC. Do not substitute the ACER cooperative date for PLC's own date. |
| St Columba's CollegeMelbourne | AAS | Y7 | tbc Opening date not statedClose: 17 July 2026 | confirmed 25 July 2026 | Official page (opens in a new tab)The same notice also mentions Year 9 and Year 11 for 2027 entry; only Year 7 is recorded here because it explicitly says 2028 entry. |
| St Patrick's College BallaratRegional Victoria | AAS | Y7 · Y10 · Y11 | confirmed 14 July 2026Close: 19 February 2027, midnight | confirmed 27 February 2027 | Official page (opens in a new tab)The school says scholarships are typically offered for Years 7, 10 and 11; applicants must confirm category availability. |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolMelbourne | AAS | Y5 · Y7 | anticipated October 2026; exact date TBCClose: TBC | anticipated February 2027; exact date TBC | Official page (opens in a new tab)The school explicitly says testing is conducted by Academic Assessment Services in February of the year before entry. |
| Melbourne Girls GrammarMelbourne | AAS | Y5 · Y7 · Y9 · Y10 | anticipated November 2026; exact date TBCClose: TBC | anticipated February 2027; exact date TBC | Official page (opens in a new tab)The school invites 2028 interest registration and states that Principal's Scholarship candidates sit an AAS examination in February. |
| Scotch College MelbourneMelbourne | AAS | Y7 · Y9 · Y10 | tbc TBCClose: TBC; applications may close when capacity is reached | tbc TBC | Official page (opens in a new tab)The school confirms the entry years and AAS application portal but says key dates will be published later. |
| Ballarat Clarendon CollegeRegional Victoria | AAS | Y5 · Y6 · Y7 · Y8 · Y9 · Y10 · Y11 | anticipated August 2026; exact date TBCClose: TBC | anticipated October 2026; exact date TBC | Official page (opens in a new tab)Eligibility is restricted by the school's published current-student, alumni-family and regional/rural criteria; read the school page before applying. |
Use 25 minutes on one subject and one school-year band each day. Take a Mini Checkpoint every two weeks and a Long Checkpoint monthly. Let the misses, time leaks and subject balance choose the next block of practice.
Scholarship dates, entry years, eligibility, fees and testing providers can change. Verify every item directly with the school and testing provider before applying.
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