NSW Private School Scholarship Exams — Who Tests When, and How.

A free, parent-friendly tracker of academic scholarship exams at the top 20 NSW private schools (ranked by the bettereducation.com.au 2025 NSW independent-school results) — the test provider (AAS, ACER or Edutest), application close and exam dates, year levels, and each school's other scholarships. Checked against official school pages and re-scanned every week.

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Most academic scholarships run on one of three exams.

Nearly every selective private school outsources its academic scholarship exam to one of three bodies. Knowing which one your target schools use means you can prepare once and apply to many.

AAS  Academic Assessment Services — common in NSW & WA.
ACER  ACER Co-operative Scholarship Test — common in QLD & SA.
Edutest  Edutest — the dominant exam across VIC.
Own  School-set exam — e.g. Sydney Grammar, Scotch.

The tracker

Filter and sort every school's scholarship exam.

Filter by state, year level, provider or status — then click School, Rank, Apply by or Exam to sort. Each school name links to its official scholarship page.

Rank School Year group Provider Apply by Exam Other scholarships Our prep guide Status

Scholarship exam preparation

Preparing for an AAS, ACER or Edutest scholarship exam?

Every board tests the same two skills that decide most results: Written Expression and General Ability (reasoning). Tell us your child's year level and target schools and we'll point you to the right preparation.

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This tracker is a free guide. All scholarship details are taken from each school's official website — always confirm dates, eligibility and fees on the school's official scholarship page before applying.