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Scholarship examinations for
private schools have a different purpose from ordinary classroom
tests. While an ordinary school exam aims to measure what has
already been taught and should have been learnt, scholarship exams
aim to predict the future achievement of the child.
We have provided a list of
some of the Scholarship schools along with the date of exam and company
that prepared the exam. From November 2010, school websites will
start to be updated with their scholarship details. We will update
our scholarship schools page at that time.
Understanding the format of
the exam is the first step in your child's preparation. You will
note that the ACER format , Robert Allwell & Associates
format and Edutest format differ. Scotch College format is based on their self prepared paper.
Hendersons Educational
Services offers workshops for all components of the exam. Please
refer to the format of your exam above to view the workshops
relevant to your child's exam.
It is important to watch
carefully for the dates of scholarship exams for any school in
which you are interested. You usually have from three to six weeks
to make applications. Even the April exams have closing dates in
March. The earliest exams
are generally held from mid February to early March. For many years
the Cooperative Scholarship Testing Program (CSTP) conducted by
ACER has been held in the second week of May.
We must emphasise that it is
the responsibility of the parents to contact the school of their
choice and to lodge the relevant entry forms.
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