Gifted and Talented Carine SHS 45 min tour

We’re offering a tour of the school grounds to give you an insight into how the Carine SHS Gifted and Talented program operates – please click here to book a ticket.

Gifted and Talented Parent Information Evening

Carine Senior High School will be hosting one of the Department of Education’s Gifted and Talented Selection Unit presentations.  The information presented is for families interested in applying for Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance programs for the 2027 intake. The presentation will cover the application, testing and placement processes for Academic, Arts and Languages programs. The session is aimed at parents, but students may attend. The content is the same across all host schools and limited to one presentation per family.

Students are welcome to attend, however, due to the demand for tickets and limited seating, please only book the minimum tickets required.

 Date:  Thursday, 16 October 2025

Time – 6 pm to 7:30 pm

Venue –  Carine Senior High Lecture Theatre

Arrival instructions – Accessed from 51 Everingham Street, Carine WA 6020.  Please park in the Fred Marsh Oval Carpark on the corner of Everingham and Silica Road.

Gifted and Talented at Carine Senior High School

About the Program

Commencing in 2020, Carine Senior High School is now one of sixteen Western Australian public secondary schools offering an approved Selective Academic Program. Applications will open for entry to Years 7, 9, 10 and 11 for 2027 in term 4.

The academically focused learning environment is intellectually challenging and designed to motivate students to extend their knowledge, understanding and application, and to enhance their learning skills in preparation for Senior School and for a lifetime of personal progress. While the course content will follow the WA Curriculum in Science, English, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, students will benefit from being exposed to a differentiated curriculum designed to stimulate and develop the individual’s skills in inquiry, analytical and critical thinking, communication and creativity. Students in the Gifted and Talented Program in Years 7 to 10 will continue to cover all other areas of the WA Curriculum, including Heath and PE, French, The Visual and Performing (Music, Dance, and/or Drama) Arts and Technologies (Design and Digital).

Students offered a place in this program will have scored highly in the competitive Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET) administered by the Department of Education.

WA country students who are accepted into our Gifted and Talented Program may be eligible to apply to board at the Department of Education’s City Beach Residential College.

For samples of Academic Selective Entrance Tests please go to the Department of Education.

Program Entry and Selection

To apply or to see the key dates for the 2027 selection process go to www.education.wa.edu.au/giftedandtalented

The Gifted and Talented Selection Unit hold parent information evenings at Gifted and Talented school sites – including Carine SHS – throughout October and November each year.  You can view the full schedule of events at:  https://www.education.wa.edu.au/en/gifted-and-talented/parent-information-evenings

Applications are open between mid-October and early February each year. Students sit a 3-hour multi-choice and written test, Carine SHS will be one of the venues to host this test. All selections are made centrally by the Department of Education Gifted and Talented Selection Unit, the school has no role in the selection of students for the Gifted and Talented (GAT) Program.

Applicants unsuccessful for the Year 7 intake can apply again for entry in Years 9, 10 or 11. From Year 11, GAT students will select their own courses, but remain supported by various programs and initiatives.

Staffing

Gifted and Talented teachers have been selected through an expression of interest process, with a panel comprised of the Principal, Associate Principals Academic Performance and the relevant HOLAs.

Raya Sara, Associate Principal Lower School, Line Management of G and T Program
Natalie Dowd, Gifted and Talented Program Coordinator