Everything you need to know.
Summer Holiday Exam Preparation Guide
The summer holiday is the longest break of the year. Here’s how you can help your child make the most of it.
2024 Selective Results
A big congratulations to our 2024 Selective cohort on their amazing results! Find out more about our success rate here.
How to Choose the Right OC or Selective School
Choosing an OC or Selective School for your child can be a difficult decision to make - so we’ve covered the most important factors you need to consider to make the right choice for your child’s future.
Top 3 Tips to Improve Writing
Struggling to improve your writing? Read our top tips on how to transform your writing from average to amazing.
Trial Tests - Are they Useful?
We are often asked whether or not it is necessary for students to attend trial test classes to improve test marks. Senior tutor Alex Lu gives us his thoughts on this topic based on his extensive teaching experience.
The Selective Test: Key Differences from OC
The differences between the OC and Selective Test are often unclear - we have highlighted the key changes between the two so you can make the most of your child’s preparation time.
Mathematical Reasoning Tips for OC & Selective Test
The Mathematical Reasoning section of the OC or Selective Test is the most prone to silly mistakes. Here’s how you can minimise them and achieve your best results!
Analysing Different Text Types
Reading Comprehension has always been a topic students have struggled with in the OC and Selective Test. Read our top tips on how to analyse different text types to improve your reading comprehension skills.
The Equity Placement Model Explained
One-fifth of all Selective and OC school places will be reserved for disadvantaged and under-represented students starting from 2023 entry. Read our blog to find out how this impacts your child.
Selective Schools vs Private Schools: A Comparison
Choosing a high school for your child can be overwhelming. Read our brief overview of the key differences between the selective and private school systems to help find the best option for your child.
2021 Selective Test - Changes to Scoring
Major changes to how the 2021 Selective Test placement score will be calculated have been announced. Read now to see how this will affect your child.
Thinking Skills - Overview
The new Thinking Skills section has left many of us confused and stressed over what will be examined. We broke down the topic into the main question types to provide an overview of what you can expect in the exam.
Changes to the Selective Test
The Selective Test is undergoing its largest overhaul in 30yrs which can make preparing for the exam confusing. Here’s everything we know so far and how the tests could potentially be changed.
4 Stages of Exam Preparation
To help you plan your child's exam preparation, we’ve created a roadmap with the four stages of exam preparation to help you understand what the process looks like, how long it will take and how to break past plateaus in improvement and results.
How Selective Schools Prepare Students for the Future
Each year over 13,000 students sit for the selective test. Find out the main reasons why selective schools are the right fit for high-achieving students!
Reading Tips for OC & Selective Test
Read our top tips for the increasingly difficult Reading section of the OC and Selective Tests!
Our top tips for the increasingly difficult reading comprehension section of OC and Selective Tests!