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Year 4 Post-OC Selective Foundations, Hemimester 2026 (Mid-Term Entry) | Scholarly
Hemimester · Post-OC · Mid-Term Entry · Starts Week 6

The OC test is behind you.
The Selective foundations start now.

Whatever the OC outcome, the bigger race is the May 2028 Selective test, and its foundations are built in Year 4. The Hemimester is a one-off post-OC batch: join at Week 6 of Term 3 (Monday 24 August) and run 15 straight weeks through to December. Three live online classes per week across English, Writing, Maths, and Thinking Skills. A small intake, closing when Week 6 begins.

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45
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📅 Class Timetable

Session times for the Hemimester

Three sessions per week. All classes delivered live on the Scholarly Learning Platform.

Term 3 · Weeks 6-10
August 24 – September 26
5 weeks · join from Week 6
Term 4
October 12 – December 12
10 weeks · full term included
Day
Time
Session
Monday
5:00 – 6:00pm
English & Writing
Thursday
5:00 – 6:00pm
Maths & Thinking Skills
Saturday
10:10am-12:40pm or 2:10pm-4:40pm
Trial Test Review
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One post-OC batch, closing before Week 6 begins. The Hemimester is a single small intake for families pivoting from OC to Selective preparation without waiting until Term 4. Enrolment closes when the batch fills or Week 6 starts, whichever comes first. First class Monday 24 August.
The Year 4 Advantage

Starting in Year 4 gives your child a 12 month head start over Year 5 beginners.

The NSW Selective test is May 2028 for current Year 4 students. Most families wait until Year 5 to begin serious preparation, then spend Term 1 of Year 5 just learning the format. By starting in Term 3 of Year 4, your child arrives at Year 5 already familiar with WEMT, Trial Test conditions, and the four core Selective skill areas.

Year 4 Selective Fundamentals covers everything systematically: English & Writing, Maths, and Thinking Skills. Three live classes per week across 20 weeks, plus weekly Trial Tests under exam conditions.

Year 4 students who start early arrive at Year 5 with skill, not just familiarity.

The gap between “talented but underprepared” and “genuinely capable” is built in Year 4. Students who walk into Year 5 already comfortable with Cambridge-style comprehension, the Scholarly Writing Formula, and Thinking Skills frameworks score higher and learn faster than those starting from scratch.

What Parents Tell Us

Sound familiar?

“They got top of the class but couldn’t finish a Trial Test”

Year 4 Selective is not Year 4 school. The questions are harder, the time pressure is real, and the format is unfamiliar. We teach the format explicitly: Cambridge-style comprehension, summary sentences, evaluation passages, cloze, and timed writing. Once your child knows the format, the marks come.

“They’re great at school Maths but struggle with Thinking Skills”

School Maths and Selective Thinking Skills are different subjects. Logical reasoning, spatial reasoning, verbal and non-verbal reasoning are all teachable, but they have to be taught. We teach pattern recognition, elimination strategies, and the time discipline that turn smart kids into Selective candidates.

“Their writing is fine for school but flat for exams”

Most Year 4 writing is descriptive. Selective writing is structured, persuasive, and analytical. The Scholarly Writing Formula teaches your child how to plan, structure, and execute creative and persuasive essays under time pressure. The same formula scales into Year 5 and Year 6.

“They’ve never sat a real Trial Test”

Trial Tests under exam conditions are the single fastest way to build exam stamina. Every Saturday, students sit a full Trial Test, then walk through detailed feedback and personalised strategies the same session. By the end of the semester, exam day feels like just another Saturday.

Trial tests alone don’t build skills. Doing more questions at a level your child can’t access doesn’t build the ability to access that level. The Hemimester builds the foundations first, then drills them under exam conditions.

What Your Child Learns

Three sessions per week. Every Selective skill area.

Session 1 · English & Writing · 60 minutes / week

English & Writing

English: Summary sentences, evaluation passages, poetry, cloze passages, comparative analysis, fiction and non-fiction. Cambridge-style questions throughout. Writing: Students learn to adapt the Scholarly Writing Formula across creative and persuasive essays, the same framework that scales into Year 5 and Year 6 Selective.

Session 2 · Maths & Thinking Skills · 60 minutes / week

Maths & Thinking Skills

Maths: Algebra, Geometry, Fractions, Decimals, Ratio and Proportion, Rate, Probability, and exam-style problem solving. Thinking Skills: Logical Reasoning, Problem Solving, Spatial Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Non-Verbal Reasoning. The full Selective Thinking Skills syllabus covered systematically.

Session 3 · Trial Test Review · Saturday (AM or PM)

Full Trial Tests & Personalised Analysis

Weekly full-length Trial Tests under real exam conditions. Detailed feedback and percentile rankings after every test. Error pattern analysis: which question types cost marks, which techniques were forgotten. Building exam stamina so the real exam day feels like just another Saturday session.

Included with Every Enrolment

Materials, support, and everything your child needs

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200+ Weekly Questions

Mirroring Selective exam style and complexity

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Detailed Solutions

For most questions, with methodology explained

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Weekly Trial Tests

Timed exam conditions every Saturday

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Progress Reports

Percentile rankings across all subjects

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7 Day Support

WhatsApp, WeChat, Scholarly Ask, phone

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7am Club

Discipline, challenges, and awards

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Hemimester Pricing

The preparation your child deserves.

20 weeks of live instruction across Term 3 and Term 4. Three classes per week. All Selective skill areas covered.

Hemimester · Mid-Term Entry
$1,619
Hemimester · Week 6 of Term 3 + all of Term 4 · 15 weeks
~80% of the semester price, for 15 of the 20 weeks
  • 3 live classes per week (45 sessions total)
  • English & Writing, Maths & Thinking Skills, Trial Test Review
  • 200+ practice questions every week
  • Weekly Trial Tests under exam conditions
  • Detailed solutions and percentile rankings
  • Detailed progress reports
  • 7 day support across WhatsApp, WeChat, phone
  • Recordings library, 2 week replay
  • The 7am Club, challenges, and awards
  • Success Coach catch-up plan for Weeks 1-5 content
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Common Questions

What is a Hemimester?
A Hemimester is our mid-term entry batch: 15 weeks instead of the full 20-week semester. Students join at the start of Week 6 of Term 3 (Monday 24 August), complete the final 5 weeks of Term 3, and then continue through all 10 weeks of Term 4. It exists for families who have just come through the OC test window and want to pivot straight into Selective foundations rather than sit out until October. Priced at roughly 80% of the semester, you only pay for the weeks you attend.
My child missed Weeks 1 to 5. Will they be behind?
The program is designed so a Week 6 start works. Skills build across the whole year rather than depending on any single week, your child’s Success Coach identifies any gaps from the first five weeks, and the recordings library plus targeted homework bridge the key content. By early Term 4 Hemimester students are fully in stride with the rest of the class.
We just sat the OC test. Why start Selective preparation now?
Because the skills are the same and the clock doesn’t stop. Whether the OC result lands as hoped or not, the May 2028 Selective test is the bigger opportunity, and the students who do best start building comprehension, reasoning, and writing depth in Year 4 rather than cramming in Year 5. The post-OC window is the natural pivot point: the exam habit is fresh, and there are 15 structured weeks available before the summer.
What’s the difference between Scholarly and the big coaching colleges?
Depth of curriculum. Most coaching colleges rotate through practice papers, question after question, week after week. We spend dedicated time on the learning process: teaching the WEMT format explicitly, building Cambridge-style comprehension skills, and developing the Scholarly Writing Formula. Our tutors are state-ranking graduates and high-ATAR achievers, not university students running through answer sheets.
Why start in Year 4 instead of waiting for Year 5?
Year 4 is the foundation year. Students who start in Year 4 enter Year 5 already familiar with the WEMT format, Trial Test conditions, and core Maths and Thinking Skills concepts. Students who wait until Year 5 spend the first term of Selective prep playing catch-up. The earlier the foundation, the higher the ceiling.
My child already does practice papers at another centre. Why switch?
Ask yourself: are their scores actually improving? If they’ve been doing trial tests for months and the scores have plateaued, the problem isn’t effort, it’s that practice papers don’t build skills. They only test skills you already have. We build the underlying capability first, then apply it under exam conditions. That’s why our students’ scores actually move.
What if my child misses a class?
Every class is recorded and available on the Scholarly platform for 2 weeks. If your child misses a session or wants to revise, they can re-watch the full lesson at any time and ask questions through Scholarly Ask or WhatsApp.
How are classes delivered?
All sessions are live online classes, 60 minutes for the weekday English and Maths sessions, plus 2.5 hours for the Saturday Trial Test Review. Sessions are recorded for catch-up. Homework is tracked through the Scholarly platform.
Can my child join late if Term 3 has already started?
Yes. Recordings of any missed classes are available, and our Success Coaches will help your child catch up. Message us on WhatsApp and we’ll walk you through a custom catch-up plan.

The Selective race starts in Year 4.

Make sure your child has a head start. Term 3 begins July 20. Spaces are limited to keep class sizes small and feedback personalised.

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