ATAR Notes Guide to the VIC Selective Schools Exam: Year 9 Entry (2025-2027)

Within ATAR Notes Guide to the VIC Selective Schools Exams is a complete breakdown of each section of the exam with detailed advice, tips, and example questions to introduce students to what they'll face in the exam. There is also an entire practice test to challenge their skills under exam conditions so they can prepare and gain confidence for exam day.

This Guide includes:

• An introduction to the test and the new ACER format
• A thorough breakdown of each section of the exam including the question types students will see in the exam, advice, and example questions with step-by-step solutions
• Advice for the Writing section with annotated examples
• General exam advice for test day
• One full practice test including: Reasoning - Reading, Reasoning - Mathematics, General Ability - Verbal, General Ability - Quantitative, and Writing with solutions and example writing pieces
• Tips from two high-achieving former Selective High School students who've been through this process and know the tips and tricks for getting high scores

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction 
Chapter 1: About the SEHS exam

Part 2: Reasoning - Reading 
Chapter 1: Introduction 
Chapter 2: Question types 
Chapter 3: Practice questions

Part 3: Reasoning - Mathematics
Chapter 1: Introduction 
Chapter 2: Question types 
Chapter 3: Practice questions

Part 4: General Ability - Verbal
Chapter 1: Introduction 
Chapter 2: Question types 
Chapter 3: Practice questions

Part 5: General Ability - Quantitative
Chapter 1: Introduction 
Chapter 2: Question types 
Chapter 3: Practice questions

Part 6: Writing 
Chapter 1: Introduction 
Chapter 2: Prompts and stimuli 
Chapter 3: Planning 
Chapter 4: Writing your piece 
Chapter 5: Proofreading 
Chapter 6: Writing advice 
Chapter 7: Practice questions

Part 7: Practice Test
Practice Test 1 
Solutions