For Year 5–6 students who want to walk in ready.
Test day shouldn't feel like a guess. Give your child the structured practice, honest feedback, and steady week-by-week routine that 1,000+ NSW Year 6 families have trusted. Built in Parramatta, refreshed every season, written for the real exam.
Try free. Upgrade when you're ready for the structured prep. One-time payment; no subscription.
| Compare plans | Free $0 /forever | Essential $269 /once · 6mo access | Complete $369 /once · 12mo access |
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| Highly Realistic Mock Tests Full-length section tests, refreshed after the 2026 sittings | Claim 4 free tests of your choice |
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| Testy Coach Your child's personal AI study coach A friendly AI study coach that chats one-to-one, explains tricky concepts step by step, and sets adaptive practice across Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills, Vocabulary and Writing — plus rapid Mental Maths drills. It targets weak areas and rewards effort with XP. | 5 / day | 25 / day | 50 / day |
| LearningHub Master every question type in every section Master every question type that appears in the test. Practice individual types (e.g. inference, lateral reasoning) with adaptive difficulty. Targets weak skills first. | 3 / day | 15 / day | Unlimited |
| WritingHub The ultimate writing improvement tool The ultimate writing improvement tool. Submit, get criterion-by-criterion feedback in minutes, and complete targeted writing exercises to improve. | Not included | Not included | |
| Forum Student community (ask questions, discuss) Ask questions, discuss strategy with other students, and get answers from the Test Academy team. | Not included | ||
| Adaptive study schedule Refreshed every Monday to drive consistent engagement Every Monday, a fresh schedule shows your child what to practise that week — built from their recent attempts, weak spots, and how close test day is. Items auto-prune as your child reviews them. | Not included | ||
| Weekly performance summary Plain-English narrative on what's improving and what needs work A short, plain-English summary of your child's week each Monday — what improved, what needs work, and what to focus on next. Up to 10 weekly summaries are kept for parents to scroll back through. | Not included | ||
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| Deep test analytics Per-test performance dashboard with percentile and time efficiency After every mock or section test, your child sees a full performance dashboard: percentile ranking against the NSW cohort, score-distribution chart, time-per-question vs the cohort (Efficient / Overthinking / Rushing / Struggling buckets), question-by-question accuracy, and a personalised next-milestone target. | |||
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| Access period | forever | 6 months | 12 months |
| Price | $0 | $269 once | $369 once |
| Start free trial → | Get Essential → | Get Complete → |
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Four connected tools your child uses across the year. Each one feeds the next — foundation, mastery, simulation, expression.
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A friendly AI coach that chats one-to-one, explains the method step by step, and sets adaptive practice across Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills, Vocabulary and Writing — plus quick Mental Maths drills. Build the floor.
Master every question type that appears in the test — inference, lateral reasoning, geometric reasoning, and the rest. Adaptive difficulty targets weak skills first.
Highly realistic full mock tests, refreshed after the 2026 sittings. Same digital, on-screen format as the real test. Build exam-day fitness with timed practice across all 4 sections.
The ultimate writing improvement tool. Submit, get criterion-by-criterion feedback in minutes, and complete targeted writing exercises to improve.
Parents come in at different distances from the test. The roadmap intensifies toward test day — join at the entry point that matches your timing.
Every claim below comes from product features parents can verify. Nothing puffy.
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| Highly realistic mock tests (refreshed after 2026 sittings) | |||
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Testy Coach
A friendly AI study coach that tutors your child one-to-one and sets adaptive practice across every subject, with Mental Maths and vocabulary built in.
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LearningHub
Every question type, every section — adaptive coverage across the whole NSW Selective syllabus.
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WritingHub
Criterion-by-criterion writing feedback (Content / Creativity / Organisation / Language).
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| Instant marking (no waiting) | |||
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Adaptive weekly study schedule, refreshed every Monday
A fresh study plan each week based on recent attempts, weak spots, and how close test day is.
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Weekly performance summary
Each Monday, a plain-English narrative summarises the week’s growth and points to what’s next.
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Deep test analytics
Per-test dashboard: percentile vs NSW cohort, score distribution, time-per-question vs cohort (Efficient / Overthinking / Rushing / Struggling buckets), question-by-question accuracy, next-milestone target.
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| Built in Parramatta, Sydney — not licensed from overseas | |||
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| Student forum (ask questions, discuss) | |||
| Content updated each year | |||
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Three minutes inside the platform — WritingHub feedback, LearningHub adaptive practice, and full mock tests.
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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 entry goals to complete their student profile — so that teaching is personalised from day one and we can make better recommendations as teachers.
Yes. The program starts with foundational breakdowns before building to harder content. Teachers adapt to the group. Many students use this as their starting point.
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.
Each day covers a different section, so missing a day means missing that section entirely. We strongly recommend attending all 7 days. If that’s not possible, call us to discuss which days are most important for your child.
The Test Academy dashboard is your central hub. Parents can track improvement over time, view deep test analytics including percentiles and timing data, and review personalised teacher feedback after every session.
Weekly classes build skills gradually over 10+ weeks. The holiday program is an intensive crash course — all four test sections in one week. It’s ideal as a kickstart, a revision boost, or for families who can’t commit to weekly classes.
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.
Just a pencil, eraser, and water bottle. All booklets and materials are provided. Students don’t need calculators — they’re not allowed in the real test either.
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.
Yes. Students take home all booklets plus additional practice question sets. They also get access to our Discord community where teachers answer questions right up to exam day.
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.
Teachers provide verbal feedback throughout. At the end of the program, students will have completed extensive practice across all sections. You’ll notice the difference in their confidence and speed.
Returning students who re-enrol for non-multi-term courses receive a 5% discount — permanently. Once you're part of the Test Academy family, you're always looked after.
Full refund if cancelled 7+ days before the program starts. Within 7 days, you can transfer your spot to another student.
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.
No. Our booklets, strategies, and materials are designed in-house by our team. We don’t use generic workbooks. Our tutors are 98+ ATAR selective school graduates who teach our specific methods.
That's great — they're already getting support, which is the most important thing. Many of our students actually come from other tutoring centres when they're looking for something more tailored, better technology and student engagement, and more personalised attention from top-quality teachers.
Suite 107, 18-20 Ross Street, Parramatta — a 5-minute walk from Parramatta Station. Street parking and paid lots are nearby. Many families drop off and return at session end.
Ideally from Term 1 or Term 2 of Year 5. That said, we regularly help students make significant jumps in marks across all sections with just one term of preparation.
Yes. Existing Test Academy students receive a discount. Sibling and bring-a-friend discounts are also available — mention when enrolling to have it applied.
We offer a free first session subject to availability. That said, 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.
Writing is marked using our proprietary WritingHub system. It objectively follows prompt-specific marking rubrics faster and more consistently than any human marker, delivering highly specific feedback, suggestions for improvement, and tailored writing exercises for immediate correction and growth.
After the Selective Test program, our students are so advanced that from mid-Term 2 to Term 4 we accelerate them through all of Year 7 high school mathematics. They continue to stay an entire year ahead with us — giving them the ultimate confidence and advantage throughout high school and placing them in a strong position for HSC success.
Since 2021, every question, explanation, and rubric on this platform comes from the team that runs our Parramatta classrooms.
Test Academy is built in Parramatta and used by NSW families online. We've prepared students for the Selective and OC tests since 2021 — every question, every explanation, and every WritingHub rubric on this platform comes from the team that runs our Parramatta classrooms. Meet the team and approach →
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The NSW Selective High School Placement Test is administered by the NSW Department of Education to select Year 6 students for entry into Year 7 at one of the state's 51 selective and partially selective high schools. The test is delivered fully online with typed writing, and roughly 17,000 candidates sit for around 4,248 available places each year — making genuine, structured preparation important rather than optional. Test Academy's bundle catalogue covers all four sections; bundles are split between Essential (6-month access) and Complete (12-month access plus WritingHub and LearningHub).
Reading. Reading tests inference, vocabulary in context, tone, and argument analysis across passages of varying difficulty. Strong readers practise on screen — passages can run to several hundred words and require scrolling, sustained focus, and confident on-screen reading. Reading comprehension practice questions in the Test Academy bank are matched in length and complexity to the real test.
Mathematical Reasoning. Mathematical Reasoning practice questions cover number, algebraic, geometric, and statistical reasoning, applied to multi-step word problems and quick-fire reasoning prompts. Students who score well typically build fluency through hundreds of varied questions, not deep textbook study of one topic at a time.
Thinking Skills. Selective thinking skills practice is the section most students find hardest — logical reasoning, pattern recognition, lateral problem-solving, and identifying flawed arguments. This is also the section where the largest score gains tend to come from consistent practice rather than coaching on content.
Writing. The Selective writing task is a single typed response in 30 minutes — narrative, persuasive, diary, or hybrid prompts. Since 2025 it carries 25% of the total mark, the same weight as Maths or Reading. Test Academy's writing prompts cover all recurring prompt types, with criterion-by-criterion feedback against Content, Creativity, Organisation, and Language Conventions.
Each section's raw mark is scaled and combined; final entry scores are out of 100, with each section weighted at 25% since 2025. There is no single fixed cut-off — entry scores vary by school and year, with the most competitive schools (James Ruse, Baulkham Hills, North Sydney Girls, Sydney Girls, Sydney Boys) regularly requiring scores in the high 80s and above. The NSW DoE publishes general guidance but not school-by-school cut-offs. Equity placements account for up to 20% of offers: 10% for low socio-educational advantage backgrounds, 5% for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, with further allocations for rural/remote students and students with disability.
The right preparation length depends on where the student is starting. Volume alone does not drive improvement — the quality of review after each test matters far more than the number of tests completed. Reading and understanding the step-by-step explanations for every incorrect answer is what separates students who plateau from those who keep improving. See the tiered preparation roadmap above for recommended pace at 12 months, 6 months, 3 months, and 1 month out — late starts are not hopeless; the 1-month plan focuses on sharpening rather than cramming.
Following the 2025 Bruniges independent review of test-day disruptions, NSW DoE has tightened venue logistics: a maximum of 300 students per large venue and 180 per smaller venue, with the department directly overseeing logistics and dashboard transparency from 2026 onwards. Multiple test versions are now used to reduce any version-difficulty advantage. Parents preparing children for the 2027 sitting should expect smaller, more controlled venues than the very large halls used in 2024-2025.
Coeducational selective high schools and OC classes will offer equal numbers of girls' and boys' places from the 2027 intake, addressing the steady decline in girls applying and accepting offers. If your daughter is preparing for Year 7 2027 entry, this is a meaningful change to be aware of — it does not change the test format, but it does change the offer pool composition at coed schools.
Test Academy is based in Parramatta and used by NSW families across Sydney suburbs including Hurstville, Strathfield, Chatswood, Hornsby, Bankstown, Castle Hill, and Epping, as well as regional NSW. Local in-person Selective preparation runs from the Parramatta campus; the online platform serves families anywhere in the state. Both arms share the same curriculum, question bank, and WritingHub rubrics — so a student in regional NSW practising online gets the same content as a student attending classes in Parramatta.
Test Academy is an educational platform for students in Years 1–7 preparing for NSW selective school entrance exams, Opportunity Class (OC) tests, and NAPLAN. We offer in-person and online tutoring, self-paced practice tests, and AI-powered study tools. What's available In-person and online tutoring — term-based classes available in-person at our Parramatta centre or fully online. FlexiClass — super-small group tutoring …
Read full article →A test bundle gives you timed access to a library of online practice tests. Bundles are the main way to access self-paced exam preparation on the platform. Bundle types Selective bundles — practice tests for the NSW Selective High School Placement Test. Covers Reading, Mathematics, and Thinking Skills. Available as Standard and Premium tiers. OC bundles — practice tests for …
Read full article →The Learning Hub is an adaptive practice environment at Dashboard → Practice. It generates AI-powered questions at your current skill level and automatically adjusts difficulty as you improve. Subject areas For Selective/OC preparation, four subjects are available: Thinking Skills Maths Reading Writing How to start practising Go to Practice in your dashboard. Select a subject tab. Choose a skill (e.g. …
Read full article →FlexiClass is Test Academy's one-on-one online tutoring service. You book sessions using credits — one credit per one-hour session. Every new account receives a free trial credit so you can try it without paying. Available time slots Monday to Friday: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am …
Read full article →Selective Mastery is Test Academy's flagship year-round preparation program for the NSW Selective High School Placement Test. Weekly 3.5-hour sessions cover all four tested sections in small groups of up to 8 students, with instruction from 98+ ATAR tutors. Who this course is for Year 5 and Year 6 students preparing for the NSW Selective High School Placement Test Students …
Read full article →For more on how the platform works, see the Test Academy Help Centre. To explore other test bundles, see the full bundle catalogue.