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Victorian Selective Schools - MacRob, Melbourne High, Suzanne Corey and Nossal (Year 9)
  • Verbal reasoning
  • Numerical reasoning
  • Reading comprehension
  • Mathematics
  • Narrative writing
  • Persuasive writing

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    NSW Selective Test
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Mathematics
  • Written expression - Narrative Writing
  • Written expression - Persuasive Writing
  • Thinking Skills

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    Perth Modern School - GATE test
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Communicating Ideas in Writing - we recommend the Narrative Writing Course
  • Persuasive writing (optional - historically, GATE exam prompts have requested narrative pieces, however, as written expression is an open genre, we recommend preparing for this genre of writing in addition to narrative writing)
  • Quantitative Reasoning - The Mathematics course is recommended as ACER quantitative reasoning exams typically contain elements of both mathematics and numerical reasoning. The maths course includes elements of numerical reasoning.
  • Abstract Reasoning
  • Optional: Thinking Skills Course

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    ACER Cooperative Test for High School Entry (Secondary) Level for the following states NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC and WA - this test structure sometimes varies between schools
  • Humanities - this is actually Reading Comprehension for non-fiction texts
  • Written expression - Narrative writing
  • Written expression - Persuasive writing
  • Mathematics

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    Brisbane State High School (Sitting exam in Year 5 for Year 7 Entry)
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Mathematics
  • Written expression - Narrative Writing
  • Persuasive writing (optional as part of written expression)

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    Brisbane State High School (Sitting exam in Year 6 for Year 7 Entry)
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Mathematics
  • Written expression - Narrative Writing
  • Persuasive writing (optional as part of written expression)
  • Abstract reasoning

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