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Selective High School Test Preparation Course

Intensive Holiday 8th June - 12th June

  • Difficulty:  Same level as the actual Selective High School Placement Test 
  • Aim: Maximise your child’s chance in the Selective School Test 
  • Time: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm (maximum 8 students) 
  • Location: Minto/Bellavista/Online
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Who Is This Program For?

5 Days Intensive Selective High School Preparation Course is beneficial for students needing support in the following areas:

  • Effective Time Utilisation: For students facing challenges in efficiently managing their time during exams.
  • Improving Strategic Problem-Solving Abilities: Ideal for those requiring additional practice in formulating and refining strategies for various question types.
  • Becoming Familiar with Test Structure: Suitable for students who are not yet fully at ease with the format and question style of the Selective Test.
  • Building Test Stamina: Essential for students looking to build the stamina required to maintain concentration throughout the entire test duration.
  • Enhancing Problem-Solving Speed and Efficiency: Designed for students aiming to improve their ability to swiftly and effectively tackle various question types within specified time limits.
  • Recognising and Strengthening Weak Points: Tailored for students who seek to pinpoint and bolster their areas of weakness in subjects covered by the Selective Test.
  • Learning from Errors: Geared towards students who benefit from immediate feedback and are eager to learn promptly from their errors.
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Course Details

Parents often find themselves hopping from one tutoring service to another, searching for the one that actually delivers results

Mathematical Thinking

The following concepts are explored in a multiple step problem solving context
  • · Number operations and calculations
  • · Determining missing numbers and following the order of operations
  • · Understanding factors, multiples, and remainders
  • · Recognising patterns
  • · Measuring temperature, mass, and length
  • · Calculating area and volume
  • · Solving problems related to time, distance, and speed
  • · Analysing rates and percentages
  • · Interpreting graphs
  • · Studying geometry and shapes
  • · Engaging in problem-solving strategies
  • · Applying various test-taking techniques

Thinking Skills

  • – Spotting flaws in arguments
  • – Spatial reasoning
  • – Applying test-taking strategies
  • – Employing analogical reasoning
  • – Utilizing literal/alphabetical reasoning
  • – Applying numerical reasoning

Reading

  • – Understanding literary texts, including themes, characters, settings, plot elements, and word meanings
  • – Comprehending factual texts, focusing on the writer’s purpose, attitude, word meanings, causes, reasons, consequences, arguments, similarities, and differences
  • – Grasping poetic texts, including meanings of words, lines, stanzas, imagery, metaphor, simile, symbolism, poetic devices, the poet’s persona, and emotions conveyed
  • – Interpreting visual texts, including visual techniques and connections between written and visual elements
  • – Applying test-taking techniques to reading comprehension tasks

Thinking Skills

  • – Crafting narrative and expository texts
  • – Understanding text structure and features
  • – Planning and organizing writing
  • – Editing for clarity and coherence
  • – Mastering mechanics of writing such as punctuation, sentence structure, language usage, literary devices, and spelling
  • – Applying test-taking techniques including time management, interpreting prompts, and planning and writing full practice texts.

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