Selective Mastery Holiday Class | Test Academy

Selective Mastery Holiday Intensive · Year 5 & 6 Every section and question type, mastered in three days.

A comprehensive holiday intensive that works through every section and question type of the NSW Selective High School Placement Test in real depth. More thorough than a short crash course, in person in Parramatta.

Taught by top selective-school graduates now studying Law and STEM, in classes of no more than eight.

Selective Mastery holiday intensive class at Test Academy Parramatta
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How It Works

Inside a Holiday Mastery Session

Each session covers all four selective test sections in one full day. Students complete timed tests across Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills, and Writing — then receive a comprehensive review of every section after lunch.

Reading + Mathematical Reasoning + Thinking Skills + Writing
10:00 AM — Arrival
Log In & Settle

Students sit at a computer in our testing lab and log into their Test Academy account, ready for an intensive day of preparation.

10:15 AM — 3 Hours — Timed Tests
All Four Test Sections Under Exam Conditions

Students complete timed tests across all four selective test sections — Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills, and Writing — on the platform. Tests are written fresh for each session and designed to target identified weaknesses while building familiarity with known and predicted question types.

~1:15 PM — 30 Min — Pizza Lunch
Pizza Lunch Break (While Tutors Prepare)

Students refuel with pizza lunch while the tutors do two critical things behind the scenes:

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Analyse teaching analytics — identifying which questions students got wrong most often across all four sections, which questions ate up too much time, and spotting recurring mistakes to iron out.

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Print personalised test booklets — each student gets a paper booklet covering all four sections, reflecting exactly what they selected, right/wrong answers, time spent per question, and a learning space underneath each question for notes and re-attempts at home.

~1:45 PM — ~2.75 Hours — Deep Review
Interactive Whiteboard Review Across All Four Sections

The teacher leads the review on an interactive whiteboard — breaking down the best approaches for Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills, and Writing. Every technique and concept is taught, and every student in the small group truly understands how to solve each question type. The personalised booklets double as a take-home learning resource.

~4:30 PM — Wrap Up
Personalised Feedback & Take-Home Booklets

Students leave with their personalised booklets covering all four sections. The teacher is available to provide feedback directly to parents and leaves detailed notes on the student dashboard.

Pricing

Simple, All-Inclusive Pricing

Three full days of intensive preparation. No hidden costs, ever.

$35 /hour

$227.50 per day (6.5 hrs) · $682.50 total for all 3 days

Everything included:
  • ·3 full-day sessions (10 AM – 4:30 PM)
  • ·All 4 selective test sections covered each day
  • ·Pizza lunch provided every day
  • ·Personalised printed test booklets each session
  • ·All course materials & fresh question banks
  • ·Daily performance analytics
  • ·Parent dashboard access
  • ·WritingHub — writing feedback & exercises
  • ·LearningHub — targeted skill practice
  • ·Post-program performance summary
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Spots limited to 8 per class. Applying takes 3 minutes.

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Kelley Lewis July 12, 2026

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