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Advanced Concepts ClassYear 3 to 5 The groundwork for OC and selective, laid years before the test.

Advanced Concepts class at Test Academy Parramatta

One session a week where a Year 3 to 5 student is taught maths, English, thinking skills and writing well past what the grade covers. By the time OC or selective preparation starts, the content it assumes is already second nature. In Parramatta and online.

Classes of eight. One 2.5 hour session a week, taught by top selective-school graduates now studying Law and STEM. The first class is free and there is nothing to sign.

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What happened for the last families.

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My daughter’s confidence in maths grew significantly in just one term, and her second school report clearly showed a meaningful improvement in her mathematical skills.
Confidence up in one term Simin Gouran Google review
Arya and Aryan explain concepts really well, and it’s made a big difference for my child. They’re very patient, take the time to address all our questions, and always provide helpful feedback.
Concepts explained clearly Rajkumar Narmeti Google review
She has made major improvements in her weakest sections and is more confident now.
Weakest sections, fixed Daniel Lao Google review
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Class times and spots

Each year group has its own class, in Parramatta or online. A $10 deposit holds the spot.

  • Year 4

    Friday

    5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

    Next class Fri 23 Oct

    Only 2 spots left

  • Year 5

    Friday

    5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

    Next class Fri 23 Oct

    Limited spots

  • Year 3

    Friday

    5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

    Next class Fri 23 Oct

    Small class, limited spots

  • Year 5

    Sunday

    11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

    Next class Sun 25 Oct

    A few spots left

  • Year 3

    Thursday

    4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

    Next class Thu 22 Oct

    Small class, limited spots

  • Year 5

    Thursday

    4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

    Next class Thu 22 Oct

    Limited spots

  • Year 4

    Thursday

    4:30 PM to 7:00 PM

    Next class Thu 22 Oct

    A few spots left

  • Year 4

    Tuesday

    4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

    Next class Tue 20 Oct

    Limited spots

  • Year 5

    Wednesday

    5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

    Next class Wed 21 Oct

    Small class, limited spots

A $10 deposit holds your spot. It comes off your fees when you enrol and is refunded in full if the class never runs.

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The pathway

Three years of groundwork, then the test.

Advanced Concepts is the base every Test Academy student builds on. The exam courses are added on top of it when your child is ready, and the base keeps running underneath them.

Year 3 to Year 5
Year 3

Advanced Concepts starts

  • Maths: number, fractions, ratios, angles and multi-step problems
  • Thinking skills: logic, patterns, spatial reasoning
  • English: vocabulary, comprehension and close reading of a passage
  • Writing: planning, structure, grammar and editing

Walks out able to work two years past the grade, because the gaps get found and filled while there is still time.

Years 3 and 4

OC Mastery is added

  • Starts in Year 3 Term 2 or 3, once the base is solid
  • Runs alongside Advanced Concepts, not instead of it
  • OC question types, timed papers and test technique
  • The OC test falls after the Year 4 Term 1 holidays

Sits the OC test having already met every question type under time.

Years 4 and 5

Advanced Concepts carries on

  • Year 4 Term 2 through to Year 5 Term 4
  • The same four subjects, taken deeper each term
  • Harder reasoning and longer writing, still taught not tested
  • This is the depth selective preparation assumes

Arrives at selective preparation with the content already done, so the year goes on exam practice.

Years 5 and 6

Selective Mastery, then Year 7

  • Selective Mastery starts in Year 5 Term 1 or 2
  • Full test simulations, timing and strategy through to Year 6 Term 1
  • The selective test falls after the Year 6 Term 1 holidays
  • After it, High School Maths Mastery covers Year 7 maths early

Finishes primary school a year ahead in maths rather than starting high school from scratch.

Year groups

Which class your child joins.

Every year group is taught separately, so nobody sits through work they have already done. These are the times for the term now open. Later terms run on the same nights and are all on the schedule above.

Year 3 classes

Term 4 2026
  • Thursday 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM Parramatta
  • Friday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM Parramatta
  • Friday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM Online

Year 4 classes

Term 4 2026
  • Tuesday 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM Parramatta
  • Tuesday 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM Online
  • Thursday 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Parramatta
  • Thursday 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Online
  • Friday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM Online
  • Friday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM Parramatta

Year 5 classes

Term 4 2026
  • Wednesday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM Parramatta
  • Thursday 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM Online
  • Thursday 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM Parramatta
  • Friday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM Parramatta
  • Friday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM Online
  • Sunday 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM Parramatta
Reviews

More from parents and students.

Good test material. Helps to prepare for the real test. Recommended for all.

Sandeep Deshpande

great tests. the worked solutions are good, especially for maths because it is handwritten and detailed so my son can learn by himself. thinking skills can get hard.

Steven Handel

Nice tests and good online platform, recommend.

Pedram Mohammadi

Really nice tests. But wow, some of the thinking skills were really hard for me and my daughter. The math questions at the end of tests are also hard and creative.

Theresa Cooke

Hard to find websites that offer quality selective tests for a reasonable price so I'm really glad I found this one. My son loves the layout of the website and the formatting makes the content more enjoyable for him.

Adam Nguyen

This is great. I am a student in year 6 and now I feel very confident.

Parthib Hasnat

Quality test material at an affordable price. I bought Selective test modules for my son. The questions are a good mix of various styles and difficulty levels. A detailed explanation of answers is a big plus. Highly recommended.

Senthil K Sarangapani

Great platform and easy to use. Highly recommend and super affordable.

Michael Farah

Bought this recently for the selective test coming soon and my child is super happy with the questions and the explanations. The platform is amazing to use.

Bahariyeh A Arabi

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Tanuj Sharma

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Stuti Agrawal

It's helped me a lot with preparation for the selective test and it's taken a lot of pressure off my shoulders

Idin Zah

Testacademy is excellent. Very resourceful and helpful for my kid. It builds confidence in his selective test. He enjoys practising tests and writing task. There are many coaching centres and online test packs. But Test Academy provides questions way similar to Selective test and their team have motto of each and every kid should have access to it.

Padmashree Rao

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Laetitia Fishcer

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Trupti Kotadia

Excellent platform, interface and questions for selective prep. Solutions are simple and easy to understand in steps. Great for building confidence in children, my child’s confidence has improved. I really liked the feedback provided and model writing provided for writing. Thanks Arya for your kindness and generosity.. I wish the whole team all the best!

Kulbir Kaur

We’re so proud of our daughter’s progress in thinking skills where she used to struggle. Thanks to the support from test academy, she went into the selective test feeling prepared and walked out confident in her performance. The improvement has been amazing, huge thanks to the team for helping her reach this point!

Annie Yuan

The platform really helped my son get into the top writing band in selective tests 2025. Amazing team who took our feedback on the platform and also implemented possible ones. Big shout out the entire crew!

Manju Muralidharan

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Sahba Danesh

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Yves Zheng

Great practice test and affordable, highly recommended

Anita

Online bundle is very useful for practise.

Poongodi Saravanan

We are so happy with test academy for selective test preparation. The teacher is incredible and our daughter actually say she looks forward to class. The technology they use is advanced, nothing like anything I have seen. Online student platform is very useful for her practice. Other big tutoring centres we went to for long time before here are way behind. She has made major improvements in her weakest sections and is more confident now. Thank you.

Daniel Lao

Test Academy’s teachers are compassionate, knowledgeable, and creative. My daughter’s confidence in maths grew significantly in just one term, and her second school report clearly showed a meaningful improvement in her mathematical skills. My son, even though he is in kindergarten and not usually a fan of school, absolutely loves his classes at Test Academy and remembers what he learns there. We are very grateful for the supportive and inspiring environment they create for children.

Simin Gouran

A very effective platform for Studies. It provides clear insights into a student’s performance, including strengths, gaps, and trends, along with helpful explanations for incorrect answers. Highly appreciated.

Jibran Sabir

The way they teach is so fun and engaging, I learn so quickly and I actually look forward to my classes.

Armin Zah

The best selective test tutors we've had and the test academy student platform is super fun and useful.

Idin Zah

My son is extremely engaged preparing for selective at testacademy and actually looks forward to class. So many places have qualified teachers but his teacher here has the fancy resume and can actually teach complex topics very clearly. Great culture and always feel updated as a parent.

Adrian Nader

Very nice. Very good.

Forrest Lin

“The secret weapon every student should have” Dear Test Academy, This letter is to show my gratitude towards you, for helping me with my high school admissions. You have given me excellent academic adventures to go on even when I didn't feel confident at the beginning. This progress was beyond insane, so instead of keeping this joy all to myself, I thought "Why not share it with the people who were instrumental in my success?" I really hope you do read this... because trust me, you need to. It will make you as happy as I am! It all started last year, when I started working on my Selective exam. At this point I was terrified of the examination process as well as all the competition.I didn't know where to begin. It all felt very overwhelming. My dad asked one of his friends, whose son got into Selective, for some ideas. They said "Oh, I know the perfect website for you guys", and recommended Test Academy. Now, Test Academy, I'm not trying to be rude to you guys, but at first, I was as petrified as a cat! I wouldn't even come near it, since I was too afraid that I might get a bad score. However, that didn't stop my parents from encouraging me to try them out. So I thought, "Maybe I'll just go for it. My parents paid for the tests, and I don't wanna disappoint them," I started with scores around 35%, and 40%, and I would cry because of the terrible scores. I thought that I would do very badly in my actual exams, but I kept going. Your explanations and answers for the test questions really helped me out, and taught me along the way. As I continued, something surprising happened, I realised that the more I did them, the higher my scores were getting. My parents were right all this time. Eventually, I stopped feeling afraid to take on the challenges that you have to offer. Now, I apologize in advance if this letter is too long, but I have excellent news to share with you. I sat some ACER and AAS exams, to try and win a scholarship. A scholarship is not a joke. It's an amazing thing to achieve. When I was doing the exams though, I went from thinking in the worst case scenario to a positive mindset. Because of this, the news was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I got the results from three schools, Tara Anglican, Santa Sabina, and Northholm Grammar. At Tara, I was in the top four per cent in almost everything. In Santa Sabina, I did exceptionally well, but the best outcome was from Northholm Grammar. I was ecstatic beyond words, because a scholarship was something I have always wanted. Now, just remember this. The reason why I got this is because of you. You were the ones who made me smarter, who made me go through the real exam vibe, and made me grow to where I stand today. I hope this boosts your reputation, and when I grow older, I will definitely make sure to tell my younger friends about you. I still have my upcoming Selective Exam, but I feel very confident that I will do well in the test. Thank you for everything you have done for me. Yours sincerely, Akshaya Valluri PS: When the results for the selective examinations came in, I was on the wait-list for my top two choices, but got an offer from Penrith. Mind you, I was spending upwards of 20 hours a week on my music, so I had relatively very little time to focus on the Selective exam. Having "Test Academy" in my toolkit allowed me to make the best use of what little time I had, and the practice was just so invaluable, that the results from the exam were very very positive. I recommend to everyone, irrespective of where you get your tutoring or training, sign up for Test Academy's practice tests and be religious about practicing and you will notice excellent progress in your scores. There are upwards of 200 exams in total and at the end of it all, you will be like a well trained warrior.

Rajesh & Akshaya Valluri

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Kamini Garg

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Questions

Things parents ask before they book.

Advanced Concepts Class is designed for Year 3, Year 4, and Year 5 students. Year 3 students typically attend every term throughout Year 3. Year 4 students can join fresh — whether coming straight from the OC Mastery track or beginning the Selective pathway for the first time — attending from Term 2 through to Year 5. Year 5 students attend in preparation for Selective Mastery, which typically begins in Term 2 or 3 of Year 5.

Advanced Concepts is the foundational course that sets students up for our intensive exam prep programs. Year 3 students typically transition into OC Mastery from Term 2 or 3, continuing through to Year 4 Term 1 before the OC Test. Year 4 students — whether starting fresh or continuing after OC prep — attend Advanced Concepts from Term 2, building toward Selective Mastery which begins in Year 5 Term 2 or 3.

Not at all. While the curriculum increases in complexity from Year 3 to Year 5, we deliberately revisit and re-teach the most important foundational skills and concepts throughout the program. Students who join at Year 4 or Year 5 will not have missed anything that cannot be picked up — our teachers identify any gaps and address them as part of normal teaching.

Yes — Advanced Concepts is available concurrently with OC Mastery or Selective Mastery. Many students continue with Advanced Concepts alongside their exam prep class, as it reinforces core skills and deepens understanding while the mastery class focuses on exam-specific technique and strategy.

Yes — mid-term enrolment is available. Families pay pro-rata for the remaining sessions in the term, so you're never charged for classes that have already passed.

When you enrol, our system guides you through a digital consultation on the student dashboard. We gather information about your child's strengths, weaknesses, and goals to complete their student profile — so that teaching is personalised from day one.

If your child misses a session, they can attend any other available session that week — simply email us in advance to notify. Depending on availability, they may also be able to join an online session instead.

The Test Academy dashboard is your central hub. Parents can track improvement over time, view test analytics, and review personalised teacher feedback after every session. Regular assessments give you a clear, data-driven picture of where your child is excelling and what still needs attention.

All tutors are selective high school graduates with a 98+ ATAR who have at least a few years of teaching experience. They are undertaking or have completed Law or STEM degrees at USyd or UNSW.

Yes — switching between online and in-person attendance is possible with notice to our admin team. We're happy to accommodate flexibility where we can.

We offer a free first session subject to availability. Most parents commit knowing they can leave within the first two weeks — and almost all end up staying.

Just stationery, a snack, and water. Everything else — from printed booklets and worksheets to computers — is provided by us. We don't do BYOD.

Yes. During online enrolment, we offer a multi-term discount for families who are committed to ongoing preparation — just as we're committed to helping your child thrive.

Returning students who re-enrol receive a 5% discount — permanently. Once you're part of the Test Academy family, you're always looked after.

Yes. A 5% sibling discount is provided upon request when two or more students from the same family are joining, or if an existing sibling is already enrolled with us.

All the details

Extension classes for Year 3 to 5 in Parramatta, explained properly.

For parents of a bright primary student who wants more than school offers, whether or not an OC or selective test is on the horizon. Facts about the tests and NAPLAN come from the NSW Department of Education and ACARA and are current as at September 2026.

Extension is not the same as test preparation

Most pages that say extension are test preparation wearing a label. This class is the other thing. It teaches maths and English a level or so ahead of the school year in small groups, so that a Year 3 or Year 4 child who finishes the classroom work early has somewhere to go with it. The reason the two jobs are different is in the department's own description of the placement tests: they measure ability rather than school performance, and the questions do not test the curriculum. So a child needs both a strong curriculum foundation, which is this class, and familiarity with the test question types, which is what the OC Mastery and Selective Mastery classes add later. If you are not going for OC or selective at all, the class still stands on its own. A Year 4 student who is fluent with fractions, ratios and multi-step problems, reads above their year and can write a structured piece is simply better placed for Year 5, Year 6 and the jump to high school, whichever school that turns out to be.

Where NAPLAN fits

NAPLAN runs for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 each March; NAPLAN 2027 is 10 to 22 March and 2026 was 11 to 23 March, per ACARA's key dates. This is not a NAPLAN course and we do not run drills for it, but the numeracy, reading and writing taught here are the same skills NAPLAN samples, so families notice the March results move. It is worth knowing that a strong NAPLAN or ICAS result is not the same thing as OC or selective readiness. The department states that placement tests measure ability rather than academic performance, and that NAPLAN results, ICAS results and school reports are not grounds for a placement appeal.

The pathway, if OC or selective is the plan

The Opportunity Class Placement Test is sat in May of Year 4, with applications opening in early November of Year 3, and OC places run for Year 5 and 6. The Selective High School Placement Test is sat in May of Year 6, with applications opening in November of Year 5, for entry to Year 7. They are separate applications and separate tests, and an OC place gives no advantage for selective entry. The usual path through our classes is Advanced Concepts from the start of Year 3, OC Mastery added in Term 2 or 3 of Year 3 and run alongside until the Year 4 test, Advanced Concepts continuing through Year 5, then Selective Mastery from Year 5 until the Year 6 test, and High School Maths Mastery after it. Details of the tests are in the department's placement procedures.

What is taught, and how a session runs

Four strands, taught by year level. Mathematics: number sense, the four operations to fluency, fractions, decimals, ratios, angles and measurement, and multi-step worded problems that need a plan. Thinking skills: pattern, sequence, spatial and logical reasoning, built up from simple cases so the multi-step versions in the OC and selective tests do not arrive cold. English and reading: vocabulary, reading longer passages with a method, and answering under time. Writing: planning, paragraphing, creative and persuasive structure, grammar and editing. Sessions are 2.5 hours once a week during term in a class of no more than eight, in Parramatta or online, with homework set each week and the parent dashboard showing what was covered. A free trial class comes first, and we will tell you honestly if a child is better placed in a different year group or is not ready yet.

How much is too much for a Year 3 child

There is no NSW rule on this and we will not invent one. Our view, from running the class, is that one good session a week plus short daily practice at home is plenty for most primary students, and that the signs to watch for are fatigue and a child who stops wanting to come. School extension groups under the department's High Potential and Gifted Education policy run inside the classroom and vary a lot from school to school; this class is a supplement to that, not a replacement for it. Research on academic acceleration for students selected on readiness finds no harm to social or emotional development; the same research is clear that pushing a child who is not ready is a different matter, which is what the trial class is for.

Parramatta, Western Sydney and online

The centre is at Suite 107, 18-20 Ross Street, Parramatta, a short walk from the station, with families from Harris Park, Westmead, Granville, Rosehill, North Parramatta and across Western Sydney; online classes run the same session live with the same teacher. Fees are $875 a term, plus a small materials fee shown before you pay, with the multi-term discount when you book more than one term. A $10 deposit holds a place.

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