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The NSW Selective Writing Test: 25% of the Score, Explained — Selective article

Selective 8 min read

27 Sep 2026

The NSW Selective Writing Test: 25% of the Score, Explained

Writing is 25% of the NSW Selective High School Placement Test — a single typed 30-minute task, and the one part you cannot guess. Here is how the Wri...

What Is a Partially Selective High School in NSW? — Selective article

Selective 8 min read

27 Sep 2026

What Is a Partially Selective High School in NSW?

Partially selective high schools in NSW run both a selective entry stream and a regular comprehensive intake on the same campus. Here is how they diff...

Narrative vs Recount: 4 Selective Writing Types Explained — Selective article

Selective 10 min read

26 Sep 2026

Narrative vs Recount: 4 Selective Writing Types Explained

Narrative, Recount, Diary and Descriptive writing are four different text types, and mixing them up costs marks. What markers look for in each, a samp...

Persuasive vs Discursive: 5 Selective Writing Types — Selective article

Selective 9 min read

26 Sep 2026

Persuasive vs Discursive: 5 Selective Writing Types

Persuasive, Discursive, Speech, Review and Advertisement writing all deal with opinions, but each has a different job. What markers look for in each,...

Report vs Article: 4 Selective Writing Types Explained — Selective article

Selective 9 min read

26 Sep 2026

Report vs Article: 4 Selective Writing Types Explained

Reports, articles, advice sheets and letters all inform the reader, but each needs its own tone and layout. What markers look for in each, a sample op...

Selective Gender Parity: What It Means for Boys — Selective article

Selective 9 min read

25 Sep 2026

Selective Gender Parity: What It Means for Boys

Co-ed NSW selective schools now split Year 7 places 50/50, and an SMH analysis expects about 1,000 fewer boys in fully selective schools over six year...

No OC Offer? The Year 6 Selective Path Explained — Selective article

Selective 7 min read

15 Sep 2026

No OC Offer? The Year 6 Selective Path Explained

Missing out on an OC place has no effect on selective high school entry — there is no carry-over between the two, and NSW offers more than twice as ma...

NSW Reserve Bands Explained: What A to F Really Means — Selective article

Selective 9 min read

30 Aug 2026

NSW Reserve Bands Explained: What A to F Really Means

The reserve band on your placement outcome estimates when an offer might arrive — and selective and OC use different scales. Selective bands run A to...

Selective High School Entry in Years 8 to 11 (NSW Guide) — Selective article

Selective 6 min read

23 Aug 2026

Selective High School Entry in Years 8 to 11 (NSW Guide)

Year 7 is not the only entry point to a NSW selective high school. Students can apply for Years 8 to 11 entry — but each school runs its own vacancies...

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