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Australia’s Most Comprehensive Exam Preparation
We provide expert, personalised preparation to build the reasoning, problem‑solving, reading and writing skills your child needs to succeed in Edutest, ACER, AAS and other scholarship exams across Australia.
🇦🇺 NSW Selective High School • Victorian Selective Entry • QLD Academies • WA Gifted & Talented • ACER Scholarship • Edutest • AAS
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Selective Schools and Scholarship Exam Prep in Melbourne and Sydney
Helping capable students perform at their best in Selective School and Scholarship Exams.
Why Selective & Scholarship Exams are different?
Selective school and scholarship exams assess far more than school grades.
They assess:
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How students reason through unfamiliar problems
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How clearly they write under time pressure
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How well they manage exam conditions
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How confidently they think independently
Many strong students miss out, not because they lack ability, but because they’ve never been taught how these exams actually work.
The right preparation makes all the difference and that’s where our Selective and Scholarship tutoring comes in.
Common Parent concerns we help solve
Parents across Melbourne & Sydney come to us saying:
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“My child understands the work, but freezes in exams.”
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“They struggle with maths worded problems”
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“Their writing isn’t scoring as high as it should”
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“They rush, panic, or misread questions”
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“We don’t know which exam board to prepare for”
Many strong students miss out, not because they lack ability, but because they’ve never been taught how these exams actually work.
Our role is to remove that uncertainty, and replace it with a clear structure, exam alignment, and targeted feedback.
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OUR APPROACH
Our programs focus on the core components that carry the most weight in selective and scholarship exams.
Maths is one of the biggest differentiators in selective and scholarship exams.
We help students:
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Break down complex worded problems
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Identify what the question is really asking
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Apply logical, step-by-step reasoning
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Improve speed and accuracy under time pressure
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Avoid common exam traps
Our maths tutoring is aligned with ACER, EduTest, and AAS exam styles, not just the school curriculum.
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Writing is often the deciding factor in scholarship outcomes.
We explicitly teach students how to:
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Plan writing quickly under exam conditions
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Structure responses clearly and logically
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Write persuasive, creative, and analytical pieces
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Improve vocabulary, sentence control, and clarity
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Answer the prompt directly (no waffle)
Students practise timed writing tasks and receive clear, actionable feedback so improvement is measurable.
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Strong reading comprehension underpins every section of selective and scholarship exams.
We help students:
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Read efficiently under time pressure
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Identify key ideas and implicit meaning
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Answer inference-based questions accurately
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Analyse unfamiliar texts with confidence
This is essential for selective school entry and private school scholarship exams.
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We also prepare students for:
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Verbal reasoning (logic, patterns, vocabulary)
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Numerical reasoning (number relationships, data interpretation)
These skills are taught explicitly, not assumed.
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Knowing the content is not enough.
We train students to:
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Manage time effectively
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Stay calm in exam conditions
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Build stamina for longer papers
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Make smart decisions under pressure
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Our tutoring is always exam-board specific, ensuring students practise the right question types in the right format.
BOOK A CALL WITH OUR FOUNDER.
Devni Wanigaarachchi
Founder | Director at Jordan & Brooke, Author and Civil Engineer
Not sure if selective school or scholarship tutoring is right
for your child?
We offer a free consultation to:
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Assess your child’s current level
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Explain selective school and scholarship pathways clearly
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Recommend the most suitable preparation plan
Let us help you take the stress out of exam preparation.