Elite Thinking Skills: The 5-Day Booster for the 2027 Selective Test

The Thinking Skills section of the NSW Selective Test is a critical determinant of success, requiring exceptional cognitive agility and analytical precision. This intensive, 5-day academic booster is engineered to significantly sharpen your Year 5 child’s critical thinking, logical reasoning, and problem-solving capabilities. It is a strategic sprint designed to build the mental frameworks and confidence needed to master the complexities of the Thinking Skills exam.

Who is This Booster For?

This program is for the Year 5 student preparing for the 2027 Selective Test who needs a concentrated push to excel in abstract and analytical reasoning. It is ideal for students looking to rapidly enhance their skills in:

• Interpreting Complex Logical Statements: An accelerated workshop on deciphering intricate logical statements, identifying flawed reasoning, and understanding nuanced arguments.
• Advanced Verbal and Abstract Reasoning: A deep dive into extracting, interpreting, and synthesising information from dense or abstract language, a cornerstone of the verbal reasoning component.
• Mastering Spatial Reasoning: A rapid upskilling in visualising, manipulating, and identifying patterns in complex 2D and 3D spatial reasoning tasks.
• Deconstructing Argument Flaws: An intensive focus on the principles of critical analysis, enabling students to quickly identify logical fallacies and weaknesses in arguments.
• High-Pressure Decision Making: Advanced strategies for making accurate and rapid decisions in complex problem-solving scenarios under strict time constraints.
• Adapting to Unfamiliar Question Formats: Boosting cognitive flexibility to deconstruct and solve novel question types, a key skill for high performance.
• Synthesising Multi-Source Information: A concentrated effort on analysing and integrating multiple pieces of information to form coherent deductions and solve complex problems.

The Accelerated Learning System

Our booster methodology is designed for maximum impact in a compressed timeframe. Every component is optimized for accelerated learning and retention:

• Full 2-Hour Interactive Zoom Sprints: Each day features a two-hour, high-energy, interactive session. These are dynamic workshops focused on logical puzzles, critical analysis exercises, and rapid skill acquisition.
• Your Dedicated Success Coach: To ensure this boost is personalized, each student is paired with a Success Coach. They provide targeted feedback on problem-solving strategies, track accelerated progress, and ensure your child masters the thinking skills they need most.
• Daily High-Impact Homework: Targeted daily assignments are designed to immediately reinforce the concepts from each session, providing a crucial feedback loop for the coach to identify and resolve any difficulties.
• 7-Day Support Hotline: Your support network remains active 7 days a week. Contact us with any concerns for an immediate response, ensuring momentum is never lost during this critical booster week.

Exclusive Access to App Enabled Learning (BETA)

Students build the language of reasoning, not by rote, but through interactive play. The app trains the vocabulary that powers Thinking Skills: logical connectives (however, unless), quantifiers (some, all, none), argument terms (premise, assumption, conclusion), and common trap words. By learning, practising, and applying these in real question scenarios, students read stems more precisely, avoid trick wording, and answer faster and more accurately. A strong reasoning vocabulary is essential for Thinking Skills success.

Thinking Skills is often the toughest part of the Selective exam, highly specific, fast, and unforgiving. Our program turns it into a learnable system: students practise hundreds of reasoning and logic items in a fun, repeatable way until patterns and strategies “click.” The result is sharper problem-solving, faster decisions, and real exam confidence. Enrolment includes access to Scholarly’s custom-built Thinking Skills App (BETA) for targeted drills, step-by-step explanations, and progress tracking.