Master the Selective Test (Year 5)
Selective School Exam Preparation
The Swot Shop’s Selective Preparation Program is meticulously designed for high academic achievers, tailored to the rigorous demands of selective high school entry examinations.
Our program is the key to unlocking the door to competitive educational opportunities, providing a solid foundation for students to excel in the selection process.
Our Distinctive Approach
With over 30 years of experience in educating and preparing students for success, our mission is to equip students with thinking skills and strategies for school and beyond. All Swot Shop teachers are qualified and experienced professionals who are provided with support and high-quality programs enabling them to deliver an excellent learning experience in every lesson.
Our programs stimulate higher levels of academic thinking and problem-solving skills. Learning is face-to-face in engaging classes with other students of a similar ability. Our holistic approach focuses on developing the whole student, including their confidence, discipline, and problem-solving abilities, all crucial for long-term success.
Program Highlights
- Focused Curriculum: Concentrating on critical exam areas – Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills, and Writing – our curriculum is aligned with the latest exam formats and requirements.
- Up-to-Date Learning Materials: We stay ahead of the curve by instantly updating our materials to reflect the latest sample papers and exam styles, ensuring our students are well-prepared for any challenge.
- Expert Exam Techniques: Our lessons place a significant emphasis on developing exam techniques, enhancing speed, accuracy, and concentration, as well as familiarity with multiple-choice formats.
- Comprehensive Practice: We provide extensive practice with typical exam questions, reinforcing the skills and knowledge required for success.
What to expect from our Selective Program
Frequent test practice will occur, including in an online format to reflect the new format of the actual Selective Test. Parents will be provided with weekly feedback as to children’s scores. The rank and the highest scores, lowest scores and average scores of the group are reported. Students receive most test answer sheets and questions for review.
Our Selective Exam Preparation Program is structured to address the four key components covering all relevant aspects of:
- Reading: The course covers many types of texts and activities: Poems, magazine articles, reports, fiction and non-fiction texts, cloze passage, main idea paragraphs, word meanings, drawing conclusions, making inferences.
- Mathematical reasoning: Questions require knowledge of the NSW K-10 Syllabus (Stage 1, Stage 2 and the first half of Stage 3). All questions involve reasoning and problem-solving skills.
- Thinking skills: Understanding and identifying patterns, verbal reasoning, argument analysis, logic and drawing consequences from data etc.
- Writing: Writing skills teaches effective vocabulary to use in a variety of written genres. Impressive sentence creation and variation are then developed, followed by paragraph construction and finally whole written pieces.
Students experience extensive testing during the lessons. Parents receive emailed results indicating score and rank in reading, mathematical reasoning, thinking skills and writing and an overall ranking. This ranking often indicates to parents that the student has maintained progress, improved or requires improvement.
In Lessons 10, 20 and 30 students sit a regrade test and a trial at the end of the course.
Entry Requirements
Entry to the Selective Exam Preparation Program at The Swot Shop is via an entry test. This is to ensure the students who participate will benefit and are suited to the challenging nature of the course.
Our selective entry test has four elements: Reading, mathematical reasoning, thinking skills and a writing skills task. As in the selective examination, reading and mathematical reasoning have equal weighting (25%). Thinking skills has a greater weighting (35%). Writing carries a weighting of 15%.
This program is for dedicated and academically robust students committed to refining their exam techniques to perfection. Only students in Year 5 at the time of testing are eligible for the program, as it assumes students have mastered the school curriculum up until that time.
Program Details
Duration: The program commences in Year 5 and extends to the end of Term 1 of Year 6, providing a comprehensive preparation timeline that aligns with the Selective Exam schedule, which takes place in early May of each year.
Pricing: To view pricing for all our programs, please visit our pricing page here.
At The Swot Shop, we’re more than a coaching centre; we’re a hub for teaching and learning excellence. Our Selective Preparation Program is an investment in your child’s academic future, fostering the skills and confidence needed to excel in school examinations.
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We offer a 7-day money-back guarantee because we believe in the quality of our programs.
If you would like more information about the program prior to enrolling, please contact us on (02) 9634 2000 or via this form.
