2 terms until the OC test.
Make every one count.
Year 3 OC Fundamentals is 30 sessions per term across Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills, and Writing. Three live online classes every week. With the OC test just over a year away, this is where serious preparation hits its stride.
The students who get into top selective schools didn’t leave OC prep to the last minute.
James Ruse, North Sydney Boys, Sydney Girls, Baulkham Hills. The students who earn places at these schools overwhelmingly came from OC classes. An OC placement gives your child two years of accelerated learning and puts them on the strongest pathway to selective school success.
The OC test is May of Year 4. Applications open in November of Year 3, just weeks after Term 4 begins. By the time most families realise OC prep is serious, the application window is already closing. Term 3 of Year 3 is the last window where there’s still time to build genuine skills, not just cram.
Sound familiar?
“They get stuck between two answers on every comprehension question”
Your child reads the passage and understands the story. But two multiple-choice answers both look right. They pick one. It’s wrong. Every time. The OC test is designed with one literally correct and one inferentially correct answer. We teach your child to tell the difference.
“Their writing has great ideas but no structure”
Verbally, they tell vivid stories. On paper, it’s a wall of text with no paragraphs, no pacing, and the climax in line 2. We drill narrative structure (exposition, rising action, climax, resolution) until it’s automatic. By Term 4, your child plans a story in 3 minutes.
“Thinking Skills questions look like nothing they’ve seen at school”
Pattern matrices, paper folding, shape rotations. These are never taught in the primary school curriculum. Most students encounter them weeks before the OC test. We give your child months of exposure and systematic technique, not last-minute panic.
“Fast at calculations but freezes on word problems”
The OC maths test is 35 word problems in 40 minutes. Not a single bare calculation. Every question is wrapped in language. If your child can’t translate a sentence into an equation, they can’t access the maths they already know. We teach that translation skill explicitly.
“Above average” at school means nothing in the OC test. 12,000+ students compete for 1,840 places. The test compares your child to every Year 4 student in NSW, not just their class.
Three sessions per week. Every OC component covered.
Reading Comprehension & Writing
Non-fiction and fiction comprehension at Year 5-6 level. Main idea identification, fact vs opinion, inference, figurative language, and author’s purpose. Students learn to answer OC-style multiple-choice questions with evidence-based reasoning, not guessing.
Narrative writing with explicit structure: exposition, rising action, climax, resolution. Persuasive writing with PEEL structure. Vocabulary building through context, not word lists. Spelling patterns, grammar in context, and creative voice development.
Mathematical Reasoning & Critical Thinking
Word problem translation, fractions, decimals, percentages, measurement, data interpretation, and algebraic thinking. Every question practised in OC format: language-wrapped, multi-step, with irrelevant information to filter.
Thinking Skills: Critical reasoning, logical deduction, spatial reasoning (rotations, reflections, paper folding), pattern recognition, and numerical reasoning. All four OC Thinking Skills pillars covered with age-appropriate techniques.
Exam Practice & Error Analysis
Weekly OC-format practice under timed conditions. Detailed error analysis: which question types cost marks? Which techniques were forgotten? Building exam stamina from 20 minutes to 70 minutes by Year 4. Exposure to all OC-specific formats including varied short texts and sentence-placement cloze.
Apps, support, and everything your child needs
Readly
Adaptive reading comprehension with levelled passages
Writely
Structured writing tasks with model responses
Vocably
Contextual vocabulary with spaced repetition
Mathly
Targeted maths practice with worked solutions
Weekly Homework
5 tasks per week with vocab lists and detailed feedback
Success Coach
7-day support via Telegram and WhatsApp
Progress Reports
Regular reports so you see measurable improvement
Commit to the countdown.
60 sessions across 2 terms. Three classes per week. Five homework tasks per week. The most comprehensive Year 3 OC programme available.
- 60 live online sessions (30/term)
- 3 classes/week: English, Maths/TSA, Trial Test Review
- 5 weekly homework tasks + vocab lists
- Readly, Writely, Vocably & Mathly apps
- Priority enrolment for Year 4 OC Final Sprint
Common Questions
The countdown has started.
2 terms of focused preparation in Year 3. 30 sessions per term. Three classes per week. Reading, Maths, Thinking Skills, Writing, and Trial Tests, all covered. One decision away.