About the Test

A Selective High School is a Public School focused on the academic success of students. These are different from a comprehensive school, which accepts all students, regardless of aptitude.

The High Performing Students Unit of the NSW Department of Education conducts an entrance test for Year-6 students seeking a place in selective high schools. The Selective High School Placement Test is designed to measure ability through tests in reading, mathematics, general ability and writing. The test is held only in NSW and only on the test date each year.

The Selective High School Placement Test consists of four sections and is structured as follows:

There are 17 fully selective high schools, 26 high schools with selective classes (partially selective), four agricultural high schools two and a virtual selective class provision offering selective placement in Year 7 for entry in NSW.

OzTests Practice Test Packs

Our test packs consist of

Full-length Practice Tests

Our online practice tests are carefully designed to closely match the actual test environment though these tests do not contain real test questions. Each test has the same number of questions with the time limit as the actual test. The question distribution is close to the actual exam, based on past papers available on the DoE website.
Students can skip the questions, re-visit previously attempted questions and can change the answer in mock tests as long they still have time to complete the test.

Each of our full-length practice tests aligns with the latest test format

📘 Thinking Skills - 40 Questions in 40 Minutes

📘 English Reading - 30 Questions in 40 Minutes

📘 Mathematical Reasoning - 35 Questions in 40 Minutes

The test result displays a category-wise report along with the test score and the student's position for the test. Students also receive the summary of the test report in the registered e-mail as soon as they complete the test.

Students can instantly review all questions after completing the test. The test review provides the correct answers along with the step-by-step solution to each question.

Students can also review all previously completed tests from the student dashboard and then reattempt the test.

Simulated Practice Exam mode

Students preparing for selective high schools can take Thinking Skills, English Reading and Matheathematical Reasoning tests in one sitting with 10 min gap between tests. This is how they do in the actual test.

We strongly recommend students attempt a few exams before sitting in the actual exam. This will help them in managing time and also will develop the habit of taking back-to-back tests.

Mini Tests (Untimed)

Mini tests have topic-specific questions rather than a mixture of questions as in Practice Tests. These tests do not have a time limit which allows students to think thoroughly before answering rather than rushing due to time limit. Students get the solution to the question after submitting their responses.

RapidFire

Students are tested for their quick thinking and correctness in Opportunity Classes and Selective Entrance Tests. We created RapidFire to help students in improving time to answer the questions. In a gaming-like experience, students are challenged to answer as many questions as they can in five minutes. Questions are selected randomly from our question banks and are similar to actual tests. Students are rewarded one point for each correct answer; there is no penalty for an incorrect answer. Students can play RapidFire until they run out of time. Like any game, students get a test score and are ranked against other students.

Revision Plus

Revision Plus provides quick notes with examples on a wide range of categories of questions, e.g. Numerical Reasoning, Measurements, Verbal Reasoning etc. Each category has tips on solving problems and examples of different kinds of questions being asked usually. Step-wise solutions are explained for each example question. An alternate approach to solving the question is shown for some questions. This helps students with quick revision and also correcting common mistakes they make during practice tests.

About the Test

The High Performing Students Unit of the NSW Department of Education administers the opportunity class placement process. Opportunity classes are for Year 5 and Year 6 academically gifted students. These classes provide a learning environment to gifted and talented students, teaching them in specialised ways and providing educational materials at the appropriate level.

Opportunity class is an optional two-year full-time placement program for Year 5 and Year 6. There is no provision to apply for Year 6 placement only. Interested Year 4 students are required to go through the selection process by sitting on a placement test to secure a place in these classes.

76 primary schools in NSW have an opportunity classes program. In most cases, students who accept a place in an opportunity class will leave their current school to attend the school with an opportunity class.

The new Opportunity Classes Placement Test consists of three sections; here is the latest test information:

OzTests Practice Test Packs

Our test packs consist of

Full-length Practice Tests

Our online practice tests are carefully designed to closely match the actual test environment though these tests do not contain real test questions. Each test has the same number of questions with the time limit as the actual test. The question distribution is close to the actual exam, based on past papers available on the DoE website.
Students can skip the questions, re-visit previously attempted questions and can change the answer in mock tests as long they still have time to complete the test.

Each of our full-length practice tests aligns with the latest test format

📘 Thinking Skills - 30 Questions in 40 Minutes

📘 English Reading - 25 Questions in 30 Minutes

📘 Mathematical Reasoning - 35 Questions in 40 Minutes

The test result displays a category-wise report along with the test score and the student's position for the test. Students also receive the summary of the test report in the registered e-mail as soon as they complete the test.

Students can instantly review all questions after completing the test. The test review provides the correct answers along with the step-by-step solution to each question.

Students can also review all previously completed tests from the student dashboard and then reattempt the test.

Simulated Practice Exam mode

Students preparing for selective high schools can take Thinking Skills, English Reading and Matheathematical Reasoning tests in one sitting with 10 min gap between tests. This is how they do in the actual test.

We strongly recommend students attempt a few exams before sitting in the actual exam. This will help them in managing time and also will develop the habit of taking back-to-back tests.

Mini Tests (Untimed)

Mini tests have topic-specific questions rather than a mixture of questions as in Practice Tests. These tests do not have a time limit which allows students to think thoroughly before answering rather than rushing due to time limit. Students get the solution to the question after submitting their responses.

RapidFire

Students are tested for their quick thinking and correctness in Opportunity Classes and Selective Entrance Tests. We created RapidFire to help students in improving time to answer the questions. In a gaming-like experience, students are challenged to answer as many questions as they can in five minutes. Questions are selected randomly from our question banks and are similar to actual tests. Students are rewarded one point for each correct answer; there is no penalty for an incorrect answer. Students can play RapidFire until they run out of time. Like any game, students get a test score and are ranked against other students.

Revision Plus

Revision Plus provides quick notes with examples on a wide range of categories of questions, e.g. Numerical Reasoning, Measurements, Verbal Reasoning etc. Each category has tips on solving problems and examples of different kinds of questions being asked usually. Step-wise solutions are explained for each example question. An alternate approach to solving the question is shown for some questions. This helps students with quick revision and also correcting common mistakes they make during practice tests.

About the Test

Victoria’s four selective entry high schools provide an educationally enriched environment for academically high-achieving students in Years 9 to 12, with approximately 1,000 places offered in any year. Department of Education and Training, Victoria, conducts a centralised entrance test for Year-9 entry in the following selective entry high schools:

Melbourne High School, South Yarra

The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School, Melbourne

Nossal High School, Berwick

Suzanne Cory High School, Werribee

The Selective Entrance Test (New 2023 Format)

Students are selected based on a competitive entrance examination which is made up of both ability tests and achievement tests. The SEHS entrance exam is designed to test ability rather than achievement and will include a focus on higher-order thinking skills. The exam consists of five tests in total and takes about three hours to complete.

The exam comprises a series of tests, including multiple-choice questions and written tasks:

📘Reasoning – Reading (35 mins)

📘Reasoning – Mathematics (30 mins)

📘General ability – Verbal (30 mins)

📘General ability – Quantitative (30 mins)

📘Writing (40 mins)

Reasoning tasks in Reading and Mathematics assess a student’s ability to use their life and academic knowledge and skills and apply them to problems and tasks using the information provided in the task.

General ability tasks assess a student’s ability to learn in each of the tested areas by allowing the student to demonstrate their higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills.

OzTests Practice Test Packs

Our test packs consist of

Full-length Practice Tests

Our online practice tests are carefully designed to closely match the actual test environment though these tests do not contain real test questions. Each test has the same number of questions with the time limit as the actual test. The question distribution is close to the exam, based on sample test papers on the DoE website. Students can skip the questions, re-visit previously attempted questions and can change the answer in mock tests as long they still have time to complete the test.

Each of our full-length practice tests aligns with the latest test format

📘 Reasoning – Mathematics - 45 Questions in 30 Minutes

📘 Reasoning – Reading - 50 Questions in 35 Minutes

📘 General ability – Verbal - 45 Questions in 30 Minutes

📘 General ability – Quantitative - 45 Questions in 30 Minutes

The test result displays a category-wise report, the test score, and the student's position for the test. Students also receive the test report summary in the registered e-mail as soon as they complete the test.

Students can instantly review all questions after completing the test. The test review provides the correct answers along with the step-by-step solution to each question.

Students can also review all previously completed tests from the student dashboard and then reattempt the test.

Simulated Practice Exam mode

Students preparing for selective high schools can take Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and Mathematics tests in one sitting with 10 min gap between tests. This is how they do in the actual test.

We strongly recommend students attempt a few exams before sitting in the actual exam. This will help them manage time and develop the habit of taking back-to-back tests.

Mini Tests (Untimed)

Mini tests have topic-specific questions rather than a mixture of questions as in Practice Tests. These tests do not have a time limit, allowing students to think thoroughly before answering rather than rushing due to time limit. Students get the solution to the question after submitting their responses.

Revision Plus

Revision Plus provides quick notes with examples on a wide range of categories of questions, e.g. Numerical Reasoning, Measurements, Verbal Reasoning etc. Each category has tips on solving problems and examples of different kinds of questions being asked usually. Step-wise solutions are explained for each example question. An alternate approach to solving the question is shown for some questions. This helps students with quick revision and also correcting common mistakes they make during practice tests.

About the Test

A large number of schools engage EduTest to identify academic high achievers for scholarships in their schools. EduTest provides scholarship tests to more than 150 schools across Australia. There are significant financial rewards as students can secure a scholarship of over AUD 30,000 with a 100% scholarship each year.

The Scholarship Entrance Test

Students are selected based on a competitive entrance examination which is made up of both ability tests and achievement tests. The exam consists of five tests in total and takes about three hours to complete. The entrance exam There are The exam is as follows:

Ability Tests

Ability tests are targeted to measure students’ ability to solve problems without prior knowledge. The aim is to predict how quickly a student can learn and their ability to deal with complex problems.

The two ability tests are

Verbal Reasoning - (multiple-choice, 30 minutes)

Numerical Reasoning -  (multiple-choice, 30 minutes)

Achievement Tests

The objective of achievement tests is to measure a student’s ability to apply the knowledge they have been learning. It measures their actual achievement or performance in key academic areas.

The three achievement tests are

Reading Comprehension - (multiple-choice, 30 minutes)

Mathematics - (multiple-choice, 30 minutes)

Persuasive or Creative Writing - (15 minutes of writing)

OzTests Practice Test Packs

Our test packs consist of

Full-length Practice Tests

Our online practice tests are carefully designed to closely match the actual test environment though these tests do not contain real test questions. Each test has approximately the same number of questions with the time limit as the actual test. 
Students can skip the questions, re-visit previously attempted questions and can change the answer in mock tests as long they still have time to complete the test.

Each of our full-length practice tests aligns with the latest test format

📘 Mathematics - 45 Questions in 30 Minutes

📘 Reading Comprehension - 45 Questions in 30 Minutes

📘 Numerical Reasoning - 45 Questions in 30 Minutes

📘 Verbal Reasoning - 45 Questions in 30 Minutes

The test result displays a category-wise report along with the test score and the student's position for the test. Students also receive the summary of the test report in the registered e-mail as soon as they complete the test.

Students can instantly review all questions after completing the test. The test review provides the correct answers along with the step-by-step solution to each question.

Students can also review all previously completed tests from the student dashboard and then reattempt the test.

Simulated Practice Exam mode

Students preparing for selective high schools can take Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and Mathematics tests in one sitting with 10 min gap between tests. This is how they do in the actual test.

We strongly recommend students attempt a few exams before sitting in the actual exam. This will help them in managing time and also will develop the habit of taking back-to-back tests.

Mini Tests (Untimed)

Mini tests have topic-specific questions rather than a mixture of questions as in Practice Tests. These tests do not have a time limit which allows students to think thoroughly before answering rather than rushing due to time limit. Students get the solution to the question after submitting their responses.

RapidFire

Students are tested for their quick thinking and correctness in Opportunity Classes and Selective Entrance Tests. We created RapidFire to help students in improving time to answer the questions. In a gaming-like experience, students are challenged to answer as many questions as they can in five minutes. Questions are selected randomly from our question banks and are similar to actual tests. Students are rewarded one point for each correct answer; there is no penalty for an incorrect answer. Students can play RapidFire until they run out of time. Like any game, students get a test score and are ranked against other students.

Revision Plus

Revision Plus provides quick notes with examples on a wide range of categories of questions, e.g. Numerical Reasoning, Measurements, Verbal Reasoning etc. Each category has tips on solving problems and examples of different kinds of questions being asked usually. Step-wise solutions are explained for each example question. An alternate approach to solving the question is shown for some questions. This helps students with quick revision and also correcting common mistakes they make during practice tests.

About the Test

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) developed Higher Ability Selection Test - Primary (HAST-P) in response to requests from individual schools throughout Australia for a screening process that would assist them in identifying students for participation in gifted and talented programs. Schools use the HAST-P assessment at the middle primary level to determine which students work at higher levels than their peers. Schools choose the test date and register to use the test program with ACER.

The ACER HAST-P Test

Depending on what a school selects, there will be either three or four separate tests. The time allowed for each and the order in which they will be taken are as follows:

Reading Comprehension - 25 multiple-choice, 30 minutes

Mathematical Reasoning - 25 multiple-choice, 30 minutes

Writing Task - 30 minutes for a writing task

Plus, an optional test a school may choose:

Abstract Reasoning - 30 multiple-choice, 30 minutes

OzTests Practice Test Packs

Our test packs consist of

Full-length Practice Tests

Our online practice tests are carefully designed to closely match the actual test environment though these tests do not contain real test questions. Each test has the same number of questions with the time limit as the actual test. Students can skip the questions, re-visit previously attempted questions and can change the answer in mock tests as long they still have time to complete the test.

Each of our full-length practice tests aligns with the latest test format

📘 Mathematical Reasoning - 25 Questions in 30 Minutes

📘 Reading Comprehension - 25 Questions in 30 Minutes

📘 Abstract Reasoning - 30 Questions in 30 Minutes

The test result displays a category-wise report along with the test score and the student's position for the test. Students also receive the summary of the test report in the registered e-mail as soon as they complete the test.

Students can instantly review all questions after completing the test. The test review provides the correct answers along with the step-by-step solution to each question.

Students can also review all previously completed tests from the student dashboard and then reattempt the test.

Simulated Practice Exam mode

Students preparing for selective high schools can take Reading Comprehension, Mathematical Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning tests in one sitting with 15 min gap between tests. This is how they do in the actual test.

We strongly recommend students attempt a few exams before sitting in the actual exam. This will help them in managing time and also will develop the habit of taking back-to-back tests.

Mini Tests (Untimed)

Mini tests have topic-specific questions rather than a mixture of questions as in Practice Tests. These tests do not have a time limit which allows students to think thoroughly before answering rather than rushing due to time limit. Students get the solution to the question after submitting their responses.

Revision Plus

Revision Plus provides quick notes with examples on a wide range of categories of questions, e.g. Numerical Reasoning, Measurements, Verbal Reasoning etc. Each category has tips on solving problems and examples of different kinds of questions being asked usually. Step-wise solutions are explained for each example question. An alternate approach to solving the question is shown for some questions. This helps students with quick revision and also correcting common mistakes they make during practice tests.