Duncraig Senior High School has for many years operated a highly successful School Based Academic Extension (SBAE) Program to cater for students who exhibit outstanding aptitude and talent in different Learning Areas.
The purpose of the SBAE Program is to further develop the skills and abilities of our talented students by providing an environment that provides challenge and where students can work with peers who share similar interests, aspirations, and abilities.
The SBAE Program operates in Mathematics, English, Science and Humanities and Social Sciences in Years 7 to 10. The program includes enrichment and extension activities, with enrichment referring to the broadening of curriculum to develop knowledge, application, thinking skills and attitudes to a degree of complexity appropriate to the students’ developmental level, and extension involving the deepening of students’ knowledge, understanding and skills.
Students can be in Academic Extension for all four subjects, or only for the subjects that they demonstrate a proficiency in. Placement in subjects is dependent on results gained from the Academic Test that students sit when they are in Year 6.
Entry Procedures
The SBAE Program is available to students who live in the school’s local intake area.
Children who are interested in the SBAE Program will be required to take an academic test when they are in Year 6.
Applications
Applications for our SBAE Program will open on soon and close on Friday 24 July, 2026.
Testing for Year 7 2027 entry will take place at the school on Saturday 15 August, 2026.
How to Indicate Interest in the SBAE Program on the Year 7 Enrolment Form
To express interest in the SBAE Program when completing the Year 7 Enrolment Form, please follow these steps:
- In the section that asks “Is this a Year 7 Enrolment?”, select ‘Yes’.
- A dropdown menu will appear – please select ‘School Based Academic Extension (SBAE)’ to indicate your interest.
Please note: Completing the form indicates interest only and does not guarantee placement, as selection is based on academic data and availability.
A $71.00 testing fee is applicable. This can be paid by clicking on the payment link on the SBAE Application Form.
For Parents Awaiting Gifted and Talented (GAT) Program Results
If your child has sat the GAT test and you live within our local intake area, please still select ‘Academic Extension (SBAE)’ from the dropdown menu.
However, do not pay for the additional SBAE testing fee until GAT offers are finalised.
For more information, please contact our School Based Academic Extension Coordinator Ms Kimberly Jones: sbae@duncraigshs.wa.edu.au