The Royal Grammar School administers its own late transfer testing.

Admission to Years 8, 9 and 10 will be handled in accordance with the school’s Late Transfer Procedure.  Please refer to our Admissions Policies (day & boarding) for full details, including the over subscription criteria.

Testing Criteria
The academic eligibility of students seeking admission under the school’s Late Transfer Procedure will be assessed through curriculum-based tests in English and Mathematics. Students will be required to achieve a minimum standard in each of the tests in order to qualify.

We do not provide sample papers and advise that coaching or revision is not required.

Testing does not mean that there are places available, but allows the school to establish a waiting list of qualified students should a place become available. If an applicant qualifies but cannot be allocated a place because the school is full, the qualification ends at the time of the next Annual Testing Round. The applicant must then be tested again in the next Annual Testing Round.

Timeline for Late Transfer - September 2026 entry

• Parents can register their son for testing from 30 October.  The Registration Form will be available on this page.
• The closing date for submitting the registration form is Monday,12 January 2026 at 0900.
• Confirmation of testing arrangements will be sent by email a week before the testing date.
• Testing will take place at the school on Tuesday, 27 January 2026.
• Notification of results will be sent by email on or before 30 March.

Registration

Registration for the 2025 annual testing round is now closed.  Registration for the 2026 annual testing round (for September 2026 entry) will open on 30 October 2025 and the form to complete will be available on this page.

Please direct queries by email to admissions@rgshw.com