'I know my daughter will get into SHHS at 4+!'

How can you be so sure of yourself?

How do you know?

Do you have data?

Do you know how your daughter compares to the other girls applying to this school?

Don’t be so sure of yourself.

Stay humble during this 4+ process.

With only 24 places and at least 300 applicants, this is a tough 4+ assessment.

You have until Friday 9th October 2026 to apply for this 4+ assessment for 2027 entry.

Your daughter will then be invited for her first assessment which will be in early November. You therefore have about 6 months remaining until this 4+ assessment. 4 months if you factor in your holidays, your teacher’s holidays and sickness etc. Not long at all just FYI!

4 months is not enough time to prepare for this 4+ assessment. Let me be crystal clear about that.

If you are late to the game, I suggest you start preparing your daughter immediately and put in some serious work, effort and dedication to ensure that she is as prepared as she possibly can be for the first round - which is NOT a ‘playdate’. Let me be clear.

Our girls who have historically passed this 4+ assessment have gone in being able to read and write. And no I don’t care about what is written on their website. I’m simply telling you some FACTS about our girls who have historically passed.

If your daughter passes the first round, she will be invite back to the second round. I would assume about 144 girls for 24 places. So by this point your daughter will have about a 1:6 chance of passing. Also keep in mind that although they do not have a sibling policy that they will have a tendency to choose siblings. This doesn’t mean that if your daughter has a sibling that she will be guaranteed a place. I did not say that!

With only 24 places, I definitely wouldn’t be going around saying that ‘my child will definitely get into SHHS at 4+’. Your daughter has as much of a chance as all of the other girls who have been prepared to exceptional standards and who know exactly what is expected of them in this incredibly tough 4+ assessment.

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