Papers · Every subject
Every Selective Test paper we publish, grouped by subject: Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills and Reading. Each one is sat online in the same on-screen format as the real computer-based test, and auto-marked, with the correct answer and a worked explanation shown after each attempt. The next sitting is expected in May 2027, for Year 7 entry in 2028.
Start here · FreeNew to this? Try 30 free questions.Ten questions each in maths, thinking skills and reading, with answers and explanations. No sign-up, no timer. Try a subject before choosing a full paper.Try the free questions →Mathematical Reasoning
35 questions in 40 minutes, five multiple-choice options per question. Number and operations, number patterns and algebra, measurement, geometry, and statistics and probability — the same skill mix as the Department of Education's published sample papers.
Thinking Skills
40 questions in 40 minutes, four multiple-choice options per question. Verbal reasoning, deductive puzzles, numerical logic, and spatial thinking.
Reading Beta
Five parts in 45 minutes — a fiction extract, a vocabulary cloze, a poem, a gapped-text passage, and a multiple-matching set — built from real, public-domain literature the way the actual test is. New and still being refined; every paper carries a feedback button.
Every paper is sat in the online test mode, with the correct answer and an explanation shown in the review screen after each attempt. One sample per subject is free for 24 hours; one pass unlocks every paper — from $12 for a day. See passes & pricing → 30-day money-back guarantee.
Looking for the official material? The Department of Education publishes free sample papers, and no past papers at all — our guide to Selective Test past papers lists every free source and explains what does and doesn't exist.
Frequently asked
Papers in the three multiple-choice subjects of the NSW Selective Test: Mathematical Reasoning (35 questions in 40 minutes), Thinking Skills (40 questions in 40 minutes) and Reading (38 answers across five parts in 45 minutes). Each subject has its own page listing every paper in the series, and one sample paper per subject is free.
No. The Department of Education publishes official sample papers, linked from our past-papers guide. Ours are new papers written to the same published specification: the same question counts, timing, option counts and topic mix. Sit the official material first; our guide to Selective Test past papers lists every free source.
Three of them, yes. One practice paper per subject is published as a free PDF on our Selective past papers guide, with no email address and no account — it is there so a parent can read the questions at their own pace. Every other paper is sat in the browser, in the same kind of on-screen player as the real test, because the NSW Selective Test is fully computer-based and online practice helps with screen familiarity. No paper comes with a printed answer key: correct answers and worked explanations appear in the review screen after each attempt.
One sample paper per subject is free for 24 hours — no card. Claiming a full sample requires your email, child’s first name and agreement to receive practice tips. Beyond that, papers are not sold one at a time: a single pass unlocks every paper in every subject, from $12 for a day to $129 all the way to the 2027 test. There is a 30-day money-back guarantee.
