Ace your OC & Selective Preparation

For Year 4 students preparing for OC tests and Year 6 students preparing for Selective school tests, the new Cambridge style assessments present unique challenges.

AcePath offers online trial tests designed to mirror official OC and Selective exams, helping students build familiarity and confidence.

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A better way to prepare for your OC & Selective tests

Our comprehensive approach ensures students are fully prepared for the challenges of both OC and Selective school placement tests.

Expert Crafted Questions

Our practice exams are created by subject matter experts, ensuring they align with actual exam content and formats.

Real Exam Feel

Our exams mimic the structure and difficulty of real tests, helping students feel comfortable on exam day.

Instant Feedback

Students receive personalized feedback after each practice exam, allowing them to identify areas for improvement.

Performance Analysis

Detailed analytics including question-by-question analysis, time management insights, and progress tracking.

Smart Vocabulary Builder

Curated OC & Selective wordlists with spaced-repetition reviews. Students learn new words, then revisit them at the right moment to lock them into long-term memory.

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Personal Mistake Book

Every wrong answer is automatically saved and grouped by topic. Students review only what they got wrong — turning weaknesses into wins before exam day.

How AcePath Works

Three simple steps from sign-up to exam-ready

Pick your pack

Choose an OC or Selective trial test pack matched to your child's year level — five full practice sets across Reading, Maths, and Thinking Skills.

Take a timed test

Sit a Cambridge-style trial under real exam conditions — timed sections, on-screen interface, no distractions. Builds pace and stamina before test day.

Review & improve

Instant feedback, full solutions, and a personal mistake book pinpoint exactly which topics to revisit. Watch progress climb across every attempt.

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Three Cambridge-style samples — Reading, Math, and Thinking Skills. No signup, instant feedback, real test interface.

Reading

5 questions · ~5 min

Inference, detail recall, and vocabulary in context — not just fluent reading.

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Math Reasoning

5 questions · ~8 min

Multi-step problems across patterns, fractions, probability, and geometry.

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Thinking Skills

5 questions · ~8 min

Logic, deduction, codes, and sequence puzzles — the section most students find unfamiliar.

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Helpful guides for NSW OC & Selective parents

Explainers, test-day timelines, school comparisons, and reserve-list strategy — written by the AcePath editorial team.

OC Articles

Opportunity Class test format, school finder, reserve list explained, Year 4–5 prep strategies.

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Selective Articles

Year 7 Selective High School test format, school comparisons, reserve-list cascade, prep tips.

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General Tips

Study habits, parenting advice, and exam-prep guidance for both OC and Selective families.

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All Articles

Browse every guide AcePath has published — sorted by latest, filterable by topic and locale.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions from NSW parents preparing for the OC and Selective placement tests.

The Opportunity Class (OC) Placement Test is a competitive exam for Year 4 students seeking placement in opportunity classes for Years 5 and 6 in NSW public schools. It tests Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, and Thinking Skills using a Cambridge-style multiple-choice format and is typically held in July each year.

The Selective High School Placement Test is a competitive exam for Year 6 students seeking entry into NSW selective high schools for Years 7–12. It evaluates Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills, and Writing, and is typically held in March each year.

The OC Test is for current Year 3 students sitting the exam in Year 4 (around July) — OC classes cover Years 5–6. The Selective Test is for current Year 5 students sitting the exam in Year 6 (around March) — Selective high schools cover Years 7–12.

AcePath delivers exam-style practice tests that mirror the real OC and Selective formats, timed conditions to build time-management skills, instant results with detailed answer explanations, a personal mistake notebook, a spaced-repetition vocabulary builder, and a progress dashboard tracking improvement across Reading, Maths, and Thinking Skills.

Yes. AcePath offers three free sample quizzes — Reading, Math, and Thinking Skills — at /sample-quiz, each with 5 Cambridge-style questions. No account is required to try them.
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