Applications for Year 7 2026 Programs of Excellence
Please note that limited places remain available for Year 7, 2026 Programs of Excellence given that applications have moved to Year 5 conditional entry. Students can still apply for 2026 (if in Year 6) for remaining places and testing will be conducted on enrolment day, Saturday June 14 2025 for GIEP, Ken-X and MEX. Booking essential: Booking link to be released shortly.
MEX live auditions will be held on Saturday 14 June 2025.
Applying for a Program of Excellence
Kenmore State High School offers a range of Programs of Excellence for students including Ken-X, German Immersion and Extension (GIEP) and Music Extension (MEX).
Students applying for Year 7 in one of the school's Programs of Excellence are required to complete an application form and entrance examination (Ken-X & GIEP) or audition (MEX). These examinations are used to rank high-performing young students as part of a body of evidence consider for entry.
A non-refundable administration fee of $200.00 applies for a Program of Excellence application. This includes mixed programs (e.g. $200 fee if applying for the MEX/Ken-X combined program).
Program of Excellence offers will be sent the week ending 27 June 2025. Acceptance of these offers is due to the school by 18 July 2025.
Students who are offered conditional entry into a Program of Excellence must attend the remaining Accelerate Program in 2025 for GIEP, MEX and Ken-X with dates and details to be provided to successful applicants.
For further information about our Programs of Excellence visit the Ken-X, German Immersion (GIEP) and Music Extension (MEX) webpage or download the Program of Excellence Enrolment Guide (PDF, 813KB)
Contact
For Program of Excellence enquiries, please contact the relevant program:
GIEP@kenmoreshs.eq.edu.au | MEX@kenmoreshs.eq.edu.au | Ken-X@kenmoreshs.eq.edu.au
For general enrolment enquiries, please contact enrolments@kenmoreshs.eq.edu.au
Privacy Statement
The Department of Education, through Kenmore State High School, is collecting your personal information in this survey (such as your name, address, and phone number) in order to facilitate the planning and organisation of the school's Program of Excellence application process, and to communicate with you about the program. This information and completed survey will be stored securely within the department’s SurveyManager platform. The information collected during this survey will only be accessed by authorised department staff. Your information will not be used or disclosed without your consent unless authorised or required by law. If you wish to access or correct any of the personal information disclosed, or discuss how it has been dealt with, please contact the school in the first instance.
Your personal information will be managed in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009.
The department’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.qld.gov.au/legal/privacy