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OC coaching in Castle Hill: every OC centre compared
The Opportunity Class test is sat in Year 4, for entry into a Year 5 opportunity class — two years before the Selective Test. Below is every Castle Hill centre we could verify running a named OC program, alongside the opportunity classes families here are actually aiming at.
Castle Hill anchors the Hills District's OC market, with three Opportunity Classes within about 7 km — Matthew Pearce and North Rocks (30 places each) and Carlingford's Murray Farm. For a Hills family, that is a realistic set of local targets for the Year 4 test.
The centres below all run a named OC program, verified against each provider's own site, most clustered around the town centre and the Metro station.
The OC test is computer-based, on the same Janison-style screen as the Selective Test. Our full-length papers are sat in a player built to mirror it — the timer, the flag button, the question grid — and the first in each subject is free, no card. An honest note: our papers are calibrated to the Year 6 Selective Test today; dedicated OC-length papers are in development.
OC coaching centres in Castle Hill
| Provider | OC & selective program | Published pricing | Free trial / assessment | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dymocks Tutoring | OC + Selective streams: Thinking Skills, English, Maths (Grades 5–6) | Thinking Skills from $360/term; English & Maths from $495/term (10 lessons/term) | Free first session | Castle Hill |
| Hills Coaching College | Individual, one-on-one tuition explicitly covering "Selective School Scholarship and OC Exam Preparation" (listed as a distinct service on the Exam Prep and Tutoring pages) … | Not published | None found | Not published — Contact page states only a "Central Castle Hill location"; no street address given anywhere on-site. |
| JP English Specialist Tuition | Named "Selective Test Program" (also branded "Selective Trial Test") for Year 5–6, plus a "Headstart to Selective Test" pathway from Year 4 and a separate "OC Test Program" for Year 3–4 … | Not published | None found (no free trial lesson or free assessment offer is advertised for the Selective/OC programs … | Suite 19/10-12 Old Castle Hill Rd, Castle Hill |
| Reach Academy | "OC & Selective School Tutoring" for Years 3–6, split into four named courses — OCP (OC Exam Prep, Year 3), OCT (OC Trial Exam, Year 4), SSP (Selective School Exam Prep … | Year 3–4 (OC Exam Prep / OC Trial Exam, 3-hour class): $1,000.00 termly or $33.00/hour. | "One Week Free Trial – All courses come with our First Lesson FREE Trial. | Chateau House, Suite 1 & 2, Ground Level, 56 Cecil Avenue, Castle Hill NSW 2154 |
| Simplify Education | Named "Selective Trial Test Program" for Year 6 students, plus a separate "OC Trial Test Course" … | Not published | None found | Suite 5, Level 1, 267 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill NSW 2154 |
Opportunity classes near Castle Hill
These are the public schools running an Opportunity Class within reach of Castle Hill — the Year 5 classes the Year 4 test leads to. Numbers are entry places, not scores: the Department of Education publishes no official OC cut-off, so a place simply goes to the highest-ranked applicants each year and the mark needed moves with demand.
| Opportunity class | Suburb | Year 5 places | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Pearce Public School | Baulkham Hills | 30 | ~4 km |
| North Rocks Public School | North Rocks | 30 | ~6 km south |
| Murray Farm Public School | Carlingford | Not published | ~7 km |
Where our papers fit for OC — honestly
Every centre above teaches OC content, and that's what you'd be paying for. What no weekly class gives your child is unhurried hours on the real on-screen format. The OC test runs on the same Janison-style player as the Selective Test — an on-screen countdown, a flag button, a question grid — and that screen is the same whichever test you're sitting.
We'll be straight about where we stand. Our papers at selectivepapersnsw.com/papers are calibrated to the Year 6 Selective Test today, not OC. They're the harder, older-cohort version of the same question styles — our Mathematical Reasoning paper already matches the OC spec on paper (35 questions, 40 minutes, five options), while our Thinking Skills paper runs the longer Selective format for now. OC-calibrated papers are in development; when they land they'll use the same player. Until then, the part that transfers directly — the screen, the clock, the pace — you can preview free on any Selective paper. Full detail is on the OC practice tests guide.
Frequently asked
OC questions Castle Hill parents ask.
Is there an opportunity class near Castle Hill?
Yes — Matthew Pearce Public in Baulkham Hills (~4 km, 30 places) and North Rocks Public (~6 km south, 30 places) both run Opportunity Classes, and Murray Farm Public in Carlingford (~7 km) runs one too. All three are within a short drive of Castle Hill.
When do Castle Hill children sit the OC test?
The Opportunity Class Placement Test is sat in Year 4, for Year 5 entry the following year — the 2026 cycle falls in the same May window as the Selective Test.
What score do you need for the Hills opportunity classes?
There is no official cut-off — the Department of Education publishes no minimum OC entry score. Each class (30 places at Matthew Pearce and North Rocks) takes its highest-ranked applicants, so the mark needed moves each year with demand.
What is on the OC test?
Three computer-based sections — Reading, Mathematical Reasoning and Thinking Skills — with no Writing task. That is one section fewer than the Year 7 Selective Test.
How much does OC coaching in Castle Hill cost?
Hills-district centres in our directory sit at roughly $360–$920 per ~10-week term. Some Castle Hill centres publish their fees; several ask you to enquire — confirm the current price before enrolling.