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GATE Preparation
What is the GATE Exam Australia?

The acronym GATE stands for Gifted & Talented Exams and the new name is ASET which stands for Academic Selective Entrance Test. GATE is still being widely used to refer to the tests that identify gifted and talented students to enter selective schools, such as Perth Modern School (fully selective), Willetton SHS and Shenton College […]

Is NAPLAN online?

Many schools across Australia have conducted NAPLAN online in 2019, with many facing technical issues. However, it is expected that all students will do NAPLAN online from 2020.

What are the benefits of NAPLAN?

Tool to improve schools and teaching NAPLAN results enable the identification of problems in the school system over time, and are a means for evaluating potential solutions, from the national level all the way down to individual students. Transparency Literacy and numeracy results are made transparent at a national, state and territory, and school level. […]

What year levels do NAPLAN?

Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. In particular, there are consequences for students not meeting the minimum criteria of band 8 in Maths, Writing and Reading Comprehension for Year 9 NAPLAN. If students don’t ‘pass’ (i.e. attain Band 8 or better in the Year 9 NAPLAN tests) they must sit the Online Literacy and Numeracy […]

Exam preparation
Is it compulsory to do NAPLAN and why?

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. All students in these year levels are expected to participate in tests in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. All government and non-government education authorities have contributed […]

Final Boost for the GATE Test

As your Year 6 children gear up for the Gifted & Talented Test on the 17th of March, boost their confidence with our specially designed GATE Mock Test Workshop. Our Mock Test on the 3rd of March is designed to provide your child an experience of how it would seem like on the actual test. […]

Reading
Is Reading Alone Enough?

Can reading alone result in excellent writing skills? There are indeed many benefits in reading widely; a repertoire of vocabulary and the observation of writing styles of the authors as well as better cognitive development are just some of the benefits.

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