Train for EduTest
at real exam pace. Excelerator.
EduTest is used by many independent schools for scholarship and entrance selection in later year groups. The Excelerator is our term programme for students sitting EduTest for re-entry: every paper taught explicitly, a timed trial test every fortnight and writing marked every week. For students in Years 8 and 9.
EduTest rewards speed and accuracy, and speed has to be trained.
EduTest is used for scholarship and entrance selection at independent schools across Australia. It runs as five short papers: reading comprehension, written expression, verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and mathematics. Most sections give roughly 30 questions in 30 minutes, and the written expression task is a 15-minute sprint. The content looks familiar, which is the trap. The difficulty is not the content, it is getting it right at pace, with close distractors and question formats students have not seen before.
Wednesday covers the literacy side: reading comprehension and written expression. Friday covers the reasoning side: mathematics, numerical reasoning and verbal reasoning. A trial test every fortnight puts all of it under timed conditions, so your child practises the real thing five times across the term.
The four gaps we see every exam year.
Students sitting EduTest for re-entry tend to lose marks in the same four places. The Excelerator is built to close them.
Reading Comprehension
Accurate readers who are simply too slow. EduTest gives roughly a minute per question, so comprehension has to be fast and right the first time, with no time for a second read.
Written Expression
A 15-minute writing task where one weak paragraph sinks the score. Students need a plan they can run quickly, not one they have to invent under pressure.
Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms, antonyms, analogies and classification tasks that rest on vocabulary breadth and precision. Vocabulary cannot be crammed, it is built through steady, deliberate exposure.
Numerical Reasoning & Maths
Students who know the maths but lose marks to the clock. Mental fluency, spotting hidden rules and knowing when to skip a question are the difference between a good score and a scholarship score.
The trap with EduTest is that it looks familiar. Families assume a short revision block will do it. Then the paper starts and the clock takes over. The Excelerator builds the pace, the vocabulary and a reliable writing plan across a full term, so test day feels like one more practice paper.
Two classes. Every paper covered. A trial test every fortnight.
One class on the literacy side, one on the reasoning side, and a trial test every two weeks to put it all under timed conditions. Each class is 60 minutes with a clear remit, running every week of the term.
Reading Comprehension & Written Expression
One hour on the two literacy papers. Comprehension trained for speed as well as accuracy, and a short-form writing plan rehearsed until it runs without thinking.
- Reading comprehension under pace, main idea, inference, tone, purpose and vocabulary in context
- Fiction and non-fiction texts, picking up the subtle details questions are built on
- Writing workshops, quick planning, clear paragraphs, idea development and tone control
- The 15-minute response, rehearsed under timed conditions until it feels routine
- Marked writing every week, with model responses and improvement targets
- Accuracy at speed, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary choices that hold up under pressure
Mathematical, Numerical & Verbal Reasoning
One hour on the three reasoning papers. Maths fluency built to exam pace, the number patterns that sit outside the school curriculum, and the word relationships verbal reasoning depends on.
- Mathematics, multi-step problems, measurement, geometry and data, at EduTest difficulty and pace
- Numerical reasoning, number patterns, sequences, hidden rules and logic puzzles
- Unfamiliar contexts, applying known maths to questions students have never seen
- Verbal reasoning labs, synonyms, antonyms, analogies, classification and word logic
- Vocabulary precision, telling close meanings apart when the distractors are tight
- Pacing strategy, when to commit, when to estimate and when to skip
Fortnightly Trial Test
One EduTest-style trial test every two weeks, completed online on the Scholarly Learning Platform. The two classes teach the skills. The trial test is where students practise them against the clock, until exam pace stops feeling rushed and starts feeling normal.
- 5 trial tests, one every two weeks across the 11-week term
- EduTest-style questions, built to the shape and difficulty of the real papers
- Timed conditions, at roughly a minute per question, so pace becomes a habit
- Ranked results, every test scored and ranked against the wider Scholarly cohort
- Component breakdown, see which of the five papers moved and which need work
- Reviewed in class, common errors from each test picked up in the lessons that follow
Everything in. No upsells.
Two live classes a week, a trial test every fortnight, all materials, all feedback, all reports.
Top-ATAR graduate tutors
Every class taught live by tutors with elite academic records and specific training in EduTest question shapes and marking criteria.
Fortnightly trial test, 5 in the term
One EduTest-style trial test every two weeks, timed and completed online. Every test is scored and ranked against the wider Scholarly cohort.
Marked writing every week
Written expression comes back annotated with specific coaching on structure, vocabulary and control, plus model responses to work from.
Progress reports with percentile rankings
See exactly where your child sits against the wider Scholarly cohort, paper by paper and trial test by trial test, so you know what is strong and what needs work.
Weekly homework with feedback
Practice sets matched to EduTest formats, with worked explanations, tracked through the Scholarly Learning Platform so nothing quietly slips.
Catch-up recordings
Every class is recorded and available for two weeks afterwards, so a missed session or a tricky concept can be watched back.
7-day Success Coach support
Questions answered outside class time via WhatsApp, WeChat and Scholarly Ask, with a dedicated coach monitoring homework and progress.
What the week looks like
Weekly homework aligned with each class, tracked through the Scholarly Learning Platform. Recordings available for two weeks after every session. 7-day Success Coach support via WhatsApp and WeChat for questions outside class time.
One focused term, every EduTest paper.
22 live sessions and 5 trial tests across Term 1 2027. Two classes a week, one trial test every fortnight, 11 weeks, every paper taught explicitly. For students in Years 8 and 9.
- 22 live online sessions (2 per week)
- Wednesday 5-6pm and Friday 5-6pm
- 5 fortnightly trial tests, scored and ranked
- All five EduTest papers covered explicitly
- Marked writing every week with model responses
- Weekly homework with detailed feedback
- Progress reports with percentile rankings
- Recordings available for two weeks after each class
- 7-day Success Coach support
Common Questions
Build the pace before the clock matters.
EduTest punishes hesitation, and speed comes from practice, not luck. Two classes a week across all five papers, a trial test every fortnight and marked writing every week, across Term 1, 2027.