Enrolment Procedures

Temporary Visa Holders

Students holding Temporary Resident Visas (including Business Visa holders, Dependent Student Visa holders, Student Guardian Visa holders, their dependents and Bridging Visa holders) and Visitor Visas have the opportunity to study at a NSW government school. Students holding these visas enrol through the International Student Centre Temporary Visa Holders Unit (TVHU).  For more information please visit the Temporary Residents Program page at the International Students Centre website.

Temporary Residents Program Website

Temporary visa holders incur a fee. For further information call 1300 300 229.

Intensive English High School Test

All new arrivals from non English-speaking countries must complete a test at the Intensive English High School (IEHS):

Corner Cleveland Street and Chalmers Street, Redfern.
Phone: 9319 4806

Tests take place at 9 am every Tuesday.  Be there by 8.45am. Take passport.

By bus: catch 372 from Coogee/Randwick or 393/395 from Kingsford or 343 from Eastlakes. Get off at the stop before Central Station.

By train: alight at Central Station and use the Devonshire Street exit. Turn right and walk approximately 200 metres along Chalmers Street to the IEHS.

The test takes approximately 1½ hours. The results are given at its completion.

Depending on the student’s English ability, the outcome will be either:

Satisfactory English language skill. A result sheet will be issued which means the student can enrol directly at RBHS. Follow the above enrolment procedures.  Bring a copy of the English test result.

OR

The student needs to work on his English skills by enrolling at the IEHS. Once the English skills are up to a certain level, he can then enrol at Randwick Boys’ High School.

Staff at the IEHS arrange this. Randwick Boys’ High School cannot enrol students without the authority of the IEHS.