Free · Full-length exam · Year 8 to 11 entry

Free · Full-length exam · Year 8 to 11 entry

The Selective Challenge

The Selective Challenge

The Selective Challenge

Sit a free, full-length selective entry exam for your year level, get the same detailed report as our mock exams, see where you rank, and compete for a scholarship at Selective Success Academy.

Sit a free, full-length selective entry exam for your year level, get the same detailed report as our mock exams, see where you rank, and compete for a scholarship at Selective Success Academy.

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HAST

Normanhurst Boys and Sydney Boys

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Example report

Student: Example student

Selective Challenge
Round 1

Exam: Year 9 EduTest

Rank: top 15% of the round

Section

Score

Round average

Top score

Verbal Reasoning

48/60

41

58

Numerical Reasoning

39/50

33

49

Reading Comprehension

42/50

36

48

Mathematics

47/60

40

57

Written Expression

22/30

19

27

TOTAL

198/250

169/250

236/250

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Example report

Student: Example student

Selective Challenge
Round 1

Exam: Year 9 EduTest

Rank: top 15% of the round

Section

Score

Round average

Top score

Verbal Reasoning

48/60

41

58

Numerical Reasoning

39/50

33

49

Reading Comprehension

42/50

36

48

Mathematics

47/60

40

57

Written Expression

22/30

19

27

TOTAL

198/250

169/250

236/250

© 2026 Selective Success Academy

How it works

How it works

There’s no fixed date yet. Once enough students have registered, we’ll let you and your parent know when the exam rounds start.

There’s no fixed date yet. Once enough students have registered, we’ll let you and your parent know when the exam rounds start.

1

Register free

Two minutes. Pick your exam, and add a parent’s email so they get your report too.

2

Get the dates

Once enough students sign up, we email you the exam dates and times, and ask for your latest school reports.

3

Sit the full exam

A full-length paper for your year level, online, under timed conditions, like the real test.

4

Get your report

Every section scored, your band, where you rank in the round and what to work on next.

The report

The same report our mock exam students get

The same report our mock exam students get

Every section scored and compared with the round, placed in a band, with the marks you’d need for the top band. The Normanhurst Boys and Sydney Boys report follows the same layout.

Every section scored and compared with the round, placed in a band, with the marks you’d need for the top band. The Normanhurst Boys and Sydney Boys report follows the same layout.

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EduTest Examination Report

Example

Results compared with everyone who sat this round at the same year level. The orange diamond shows the band each result falls in.

Tests of Ability

Verbal Reasoning: 48/60 (round average 41)

Below Average
23% of students

Below Average
23% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Average
20% of students

Average
20% of students

High Average
17% of students

High Average
17% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Superior
11% of students

Superior
11% of students

Numerical Reasoning: 39/50 (round average 33)

Below Average
23% of students

Below Average
23% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Average
20% of students

Average
20% of students

High Average
17% of students

High Average
17% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Superior
11% of students

Superior
11% of students

Tests of Achievement

Reading Comprehension: 42/50 (round average 36)

Below Average
23% of students

Below Average
23% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Average
20% of students

Average
20% of students

High Average
17% of students

High Average
17% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Superior
11% of students

Superior
11% of students

Mathematics: 47/60 (round average 40)

Below Average
23% of students

Below Average
23% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Average
20% of students

Average
20% of students

High Average
17% of students

High Average
17% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Superior
11% of students

Superior
11% of students

Written Expression: 22/30 (round average 19)

Below Average
23% of students

Below Average
23% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Low Average
17% of students

Average
20% of students

Average
20% of students

High Average
17% of students

High Average
17% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Above Average
12% of students

Superior
11% of students

Superior
11% of students

Marks needed for Superior (top band)

Verbal Reasoning 50/60 · Numerical Reasoning 42/50 · Reading Comprehension 44/50 · Mathematics 51/60 · Written Expression 26/30

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HAST Performance Band Report

Example

How each result ranks among students who sat this round, with higher scores at the top. The arrow marks where the result falls. RC Reading Comprehension, MR Mathematical Reasoning, AR Abstract Reasoning, WE Written Expression.

Students in each band

Students in each band

RC

RC

MR

MR

AR

AR

WE

WE

Total

Total

Top 10%

Top 10%

→

Next 15%

Next 15%

→

→

→

Middle 50%

Middle 50%

→

Next 15%

Next 15%

Bottom 10%

Bottom 10%

Marks needed for the top 10%

Reading Comprehension 33/40 · Mathematical Reasoning 27/35 · Abstract Reasoning 25/30 · Written Expression 25/30

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Aiming for selective with friends? Bring them.

Aiming for selective with friends? Bring them.

The rounds start once enough students register, and your rank means more when more students sit it. Send the Challenge to friends who are aiming for selective too.

The prize

Scholarships, based on performance

Scholarships, based on performance

Scholarships, based on performance

We look at each student’s result alongside their school reports. There’s no fixed number: the more strong students in a round, the more scholarships we offer, for places in our live small-group term classes.

What your rank means

Where you stand, and what to work on

Where you stand, and what to work on

Where you stand, and what to work on

Your rank compares your score with everyone who sat the same round. It shows where you stand today. It does not predict an offer from any school, which each school decides through its own process.

Ilia, founder of Selective Success Academy

Set by someone who did it

From 156/300 to North Sydney Boys

From 156/300 to North Sydney Boys

“I’ve been exactly where you are.” Ilia missed out in the Year 6 test, sat the transfer test in Year 10 and started at North Sydney Boys in Year 11. He now runs Selective Success Academy while studying Medicine.

Year 6 156/300 in the selective test

Year 10 Sat the transfer test for North Sydney Boys High School

Year 11 Started at North Sydney Boys and was Dux

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Now Medicine at UNSW

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For parents

Free, and you see the result too

Free, and you see the result too

Free, and you see the result too

Your child sits a full-length exam for their year level. You receive a copy of their report: every section scored, their band, where they rank and what to work on next. If you’d like to talk it through, book a free trial class or a short call with Ilia.

For students

Show your parents

Show your parents

Show your parents

Send them this page with a short message, so they can see what the Challenge is before you register.

“Hi, I’d like to sit the free Selective Challenge from Selective Success Academy. It’s a full-length practice exam for the selective test, and you’d get a copy of my report. Can you have a look?”

Register free

Register free

Two minutes. Your details first, then a parent’s email so they get a copy of your report.

Two minutes. Your details first, then a parent’s email so they get a copy of your report.

Warm up first

Warm up first

Free practice questions with worked answers. No sign-up.

Questions

Questions

Is it really free?

Is it really free?

Yes. There’s no cost, and nothing to sign up for afterwards.

Yes. There’s no cost, and nothing to sign up for afterwards.

Who can sit it?

Who can sit it?

Students aiming for 2028 entry (exams in August 2027) into Years 8 to 11 at a NSW selective school. That’s students in Years 7 to 10 in 2027.

Students aiming for 2028 entry (exams in August 2027) into Years 8 to 11 at a NSW selective school. That’s students in Years 7 to 10 in 2027.

When is it?

When is it?

Once enough students have registered, we’ll email you and your parent the dates and times of the exam rounds.

Once enough students have registered, we’ll email you and your parent the dates and times of the exam rounds.

What’s in it?

What’s in it?

A full-length exam in the style of the real test, set for your year level: EduTest, HAST, or the Normanhurst Boys High School and Sydney Boys High School tests. You sit it online under timed conditions.

A full-length exam in the style of the real test, set for your year level: EduTest, HAST, or the Normanhurst Boys High School and Sydney Boys High School tests. You sit it online under timed conditions.

Do I need to send anything else?

Do I need to send anything else?

Once a round is confirmed, we’ll ask for your latest school reports through a short form. We look at them alongside your result for scholarships.

Once a round is confirmed, we’ll ask for your latest school reports through a short form. We look at them alongside your result for scholarships.

Does a high score mean I’ll get an offer?

Does a high score mean I’ll get an offer?

No. Your rank compares you with everyone who sat the same round. It shows where you stand and what to work on. Each school decides offers through its own process.

No. Your rank compares you with everyone who sat the same round. It shows where you stand and what to work on. Each school decides offers through its own process.

How do the scholarships work?

How do the scholarships work?

They’re based on performance: your result and your school reports. There’s no fixed number. The more strong students in a round, the more scholarships we offer.

They’re based on performance: your result and your school reports. There’s no fixed number. The more strong students in a round, the more scholarships we offer.