NAPLAN and selective entry guides for parents, in plain English.
NAPLAN, selective entry and the Victorian Curriculum, explained properly. Every guide is written from the official sources and links to them, so you can check anything yourself.
Outside Victoria? See our guides for Queensland, South Australia, the ACT, the Northern Territory, Tasmania and New Zealand.
NAPLAN explained: a plain-English guide for parents
What the tests are, when they happen, how the results work, and how much (or how little) your child needs to prepare.
Read the guideNAPLAN writingNAPLAN writing: what markers look for, and how to help at home
The ten things every NAPLAN essay is scored on, what separates a good piece from a great one, and practice that helps without turning writing into a chore.
Read the guideSelective entrySelective entry high schools in Victoria: a guide for parents
How to get into a selective school in Melbourne: the four schools, who can apply, how the June exam works, how offers are made, and a sensible way to prepare from Year 7.
Read the guideSelective entrySelective entry practice test: a free selective test paper with answers
A free practice paper in the style of the Victorian selective entry exam: ten questions across every section, with the method behind every answer.
Read the guideVictorian CurriculumThe Victorian Curriculum 2.0, explained for parents
What your child is meant to learn each year, how the curriculum is put together, what changed in Version 2.0, and how to read those codes like VC2M6N01.
Read the guideVictorian CurriculumVictorian Curriculum Year 5 maths: what your child learns
All 24 things the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 sets out for Level 5 maths, what each one means at the kitchen table, and simple ways to help at home.
Read the guideVictorian CurriculumVictorian Curriculum Year 6 maths: what your child learns
All 24 things the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 sets out for Level 6 maths, what each one means in everyday terms, and how to help before high school.
Read the guideSelective entrySEAL program vs selective entry high schools: what's the difference?
SEAL programs start in Year 7 inside local schools. Selective entry high schools start in Year 9 after one statewide exam. Here's how each works, and whether your child can do both.
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