Academic Extension Program

The Academic Extension Program provides selected gifted students with learning opportunities that provide intellectual challenge to excel academically and fosters the development of positive attitudes to cooperate constructively, which ensure our school values are enacted. Each learning area provides extracurricular extension activities in each year group.

The AEP has two streams:
• Maths / Science
• Humanities and Social Sciences / English.

Students may participate in one or both streams. Each stream has one or two classes.

Selection of students is based on testing conducted by ACER. The test is the Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST), which is conducted in Year 6 for the following years intake of Year 7s.

All enquiries regarding the functioning of the program should be directed to the relevant Associate Principal.

2 MAY 2020 TESTS HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED (as of 23 March 2020)

The 2020 Application Form for entry into Year 7 in 2021 can be found below and can still be forwarded to the AEP Secretary via email or phone 9441 1719. Churchlands SHS is encouraging families to submit their AEP applications without payment. Due dates for applications, payment and testing dates will be confirmed at a later date.

Before submitting the 2020 Application Form please be aware that the local intake area for Churchlands Senior High School has been amended and came into effect in 2020. Please visit our intake area page or the Department of Education’s website for clarification.