Hey ThatOneGuy!
This selective schools section has only been about selective schools in Victoria as far as I know.
Melbourne High, Suzanne Cory, Macrob, Nossal, John Monash, I'm sure you'll agree with me if you sift around on the forum for a bit. Hence, most if not all of the people that are actively discussing about these schools will inevitably be from Victoria. Feel free to prove me wrong, but I think I have a point here.
The bottom line is, don't get your hopes too high for someone from NSW to reply on the forum.
Anyway, I live in Victoria, participate in the Victorian curriculum e.t.c
I would however assume that the standard for the NSW selective schools will be similar.
I have never heard of North Sydney Boys High School but I will give you tips
based on my knowledge of the standard for Melbourne High Test. Arguably the hardest to enter in the selective schooling exam.
The mathematics section will be a race of time. There will probably(correct me if I'm wrong) be 50 questions in 30 minutes. Your goal is to be able to finish all of them, not attempt, finish. Try to race along the questions while still being accurate. However, since you are down to the last week, practising for speed will be much harder. Still, keep in mind as a pre-requisite that you should try to complete all of them.
As aforementioned, you're one week before the test and tips I can give you from practise exams is to: eat before taking the test, but don't overdo it, you'll find it really hard to concentrate on the exam if you're hungry. Clear out distractions. As in, don't watch any sort of media of play any sort of game the week before the test. You may be inclined to think about the game/tv show/movie/book on the test, losing time. This applies for all test, not just mathematics. The last tip is, skip the question if you don't know how to, better to skip a hard question you'll probably get wrong and work on easier questions you'll probably get right. Also, with the skipping, don't leave it blank, guess an answer, takes forever to fix if you write the next question's answer in the previous one.
Now for what the test will be about. I'd like to remind you that this is based on the Melbourne High standard but I'm betting they will be similar.
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This is a post from "pi" a moderator of the forum. I think it'll help
Maths - Much the same as above, drawing things out can be great. Between now and the exam have a look over your basic maths. Can you solve linear equations with ease? Can you calculate volumes and areas of shapes? Can you do multiplication of big numbers quickly? Do you understand simple and compound interest? Are you confident with dealing with percentages? Do you know what SOH CAH TOA is? Do you know Pythagoras' Theorem? Do you know your indices (x0 = 1, remember that!)? You should have these Year 9 maths concepts in the bag through your preparation or schooling. Remember: it may be faster to use trial and error (ie. using the answers they give and working backwards from the question to find the correct solution) rather than solving out a question, keep that in mind if you think it's going to be a long solve.
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the whole post is here:
Last minute tips for the selective school examsThe topics in the maths test will include most if not all of these:
Algebra, trinomials, fractions, area, volume, surface area, surds money i.e profit and loss, trigonometry, indices, rates and proportion, pythagoras, measurement, geometry, statistics and probability.
You should know these topics very well, as in able to identify the type of question and quickly work out the solution. Also, I wouldn't worry too much about trigonometry but there will most likely be a few questions on it. Be prepared for it! 90% of people don't expect trigonometry. But the test is late year 9 standard and early year 10 so trigonometry is quite normal. Also, you should know pi up to 3 digits at least.
Once you understand the above topics, you should work on your speed. This includes, working out simple processes in your head and multiplying/divide/plus/minus equations quickly. Being able to work out basic processes quickly is the structure of success in the maths test. A helpful channel I found is
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7w5aTnt7YeXBcVCY0mgFw Keep in mind the topics are equally important.
Anyway, best of luck to you.
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