Zoom Spring Holiday Boosters
Live on Zoom, with 5 to 10 students per class. Pick the section of the 2027 Selective test your child needs most and spend a week on nothing else.
- Personalised toolkits, built from your child's own work during the holiday.
- A one-on-one session with a success coach to go through the toolkit and set the plan for Term 4.
Booster or Super Booster?
Live Zoom class, small group, one subject.
Best for sharpening a subject that is already moving.
See the boostersThe Zoom Booster plus a second daily session on the Scholarly learning platform, same subject, with a success coach check-in.
Best for a subject that has been stuck all year.
See the Super BoostersOne sticking point. Ten days of focus.
Our three Premier intensives build across ten teaching days, every morning, with feedback in every session. Choose the one your child needs most, or combine them.
10-Day In-Depth Intensive Selective Writing
Writing is 25% of the 2027 Selective test. Ten mornings. Ten pieces. Ten rounds of feedback.
- Build a plan before the first sentence
- Develop ideas with structure and detail
- Apply feedback to the next attempt, every day
10-Day In-Depth Intensive Selective Thinking Skills
Advanced reasoning for the Thinking Skills section and beyond. Ten days. Ten reasoning strands. One method for unfamiliar questions.
- Choose an approach to an unfamiliar question with purpose
- Understand where the reasoning went wrong
- Apply the method to further questions
10-Day In-Depth Intensive Scholarship
For private school scholarship exams, 2028 entry. Reading, Writing and General Ability every day, with ranked tests.
- Practise AAS and ACER style questions under time
- Daily ranked tests in Reading and General Ability
- Two interview training sessions
Do both. Writing at 8, Thinking Skills at 11.
Two Premier intensives on the same ten mornings, twenty live hours across the holidays, no clash. Writing is the section most Year 5s have never been taught. Thinking Skills is the one no school teaches. Together they cover half the 2027 Selective test.
- 8:00 to 9:00 AM 10-Day In-Depth Intensive Selective Writing
- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM 10-Day In-Depth Intensive Selective Thinking Skills
Adds both programmes to your cart. The 2 programme discount is applied automatically at checkout.
The work is happening. The breakthrough isn't.
School, homework, activities. During the term, a difficult subject becomes one more thing to squeeze in. The holidays create room to pause, focus and work through the sticking points.
"The marks just aren't moving."
More questions, but the same errors. Your child needs help understanding what keeps going wrong.
"We've heard this comment before."
"Develop your ideas." "Explain your answer." Useful feedback needs an opportunity to become a change.
"They get it in class. Then they get stuck."
Following an explanation and applying it independently are different steps. Both need attention.
Small corrections. Repeated daily.
Feedback is the start. Using it is the difference. Every Zoom Holiday session brings teaching, practice and correction closer together, so the next attempt has a clear purpose.
Learn a clear approach
Break the task into steps your child can work with.
Practise and get feedback
Find the gap between understanding and doing.
Correct, revisit and build
Apply the feedback while the lesson is still fresh.
5-day subject boosters
Two hours a day for five days on one section of the 2027 Selective test. Each booster runs in Week 1 and again in Week 2. Open a subject to see the five day plan, then choose your week and enrol.
Year 5 English Fundamentals
Year 5 Mathematical Reasoning
Year 5 Thinking Skills
Year 5 Trial Test
Important to note
Places in our holiday Zoom small-group classes are strictly limited.
Once a student is enrolled and payment is received, the place is reserved and no longer available to other families. To ensure fair access and stable class planning, please confirm your child's availability before enrolling.
No refunds will be issued for change of mind, scheduling conflicts, or failure to attend. Enrolments cannot be transferred or deferred.
Refunds will be provided where required under the Australian Consumer Law, for example, if the course is cancelled by the centre.
Questions parents ask
Does English Fundamentals include writing?+
Yes. Year 5 English Fundamentals covers both Reading and Writing across the five days. It is not a reading only class. If your child needs writing on its own, or in more depth, see the 10-Day In-Depth Intensive Selective Writing.
Can my child do the same subject in Week 1 and Week 2?+
Please don't. Both weeks cover the same content, so the second week would be a repeat. Choose a different subject for the second week instead, and the 2 or 3 programme discount applies at cart.
Is the Scholarship intensive for the Selective test?+
No. It prepares Year 5 students for private school scholarship exams in 2027, for 2028 entry. It runs 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM, so it fits with Writing at 8:00 AM and Thinking Skills at 11:00 AM. It overlaps the English Fundamentals booster, so choose one of those two.
Are sessions recorded?+
No. Zoom Holiday programmes are live only and there are no recordings. Please confirm your child can attend every session before enrolling.
How does the multi-programme discount work?+
Add any 2 or any 3 Zoom Holiday programmes to your cart and the discount applies automatically at checkout. No code needed.
What does my child need?+
A device with Zoom and a working camera and microphone, a quiet space, and pen and paper. All materials are provided in class.
Who teaches the class?+
Senior Scholarly tutors who teach the Year 5 Selective programme during term. The same people, the same methods, in a five day block.
Is this the right level for my child?+
These programmes are built for Year 5 students preparing for the 2027 Selective test. If you are unsure, message us on WhatsApp before enrolling and we will advise.
Not sure which programme to pick?
Tell us where your child is losing marks and we will point you to the right one.