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Format guides for the ACER, AAS and EduTest scholarship tests, plus NAPLAN and ICAS. Written by a parent going through the same thing, and updated when the facts change rather than left to go stale.
NAPLAN Past Papers: What's Free, What's Missing, What to Use
ACARA publishes real NAPLAN papers for 2012 to 2016 only, and its demo site gives no answers. Here is what to use next, with timed Year 3 and 5 practice.
9 October 2026
ACER vs EduTest vs AAS: How the Three Scholarship Tests Differ
ACER, EduTest and AAS test similar skills in different shapes. Sections, answer options, writing and which test your school sets, side by side.
9 October 2026
Verbal Reasoning on the AAS Test: Why It's Mostly Vocabulary
What the verbal half of AAS General Reasoning actually tests — vocabulary, analogy and classification — and why it deserves more prep time than the puzzles.
27 August 2026
ICAS Paper C, D and E: Year Levels and Free Practice
Paper C is Year 5, D is Year 6, E is Year 7. What each paper covers in Maths, English and Science, and a timed practice paper your child can sit free.
13 August 2026
EduTest Practice Tests and Past Papers: What's in the Exam
What the EduTest scholarship test covers, how EduTest's own practice tests work, why past papers are hard to find, and free timed practice to try.
11 August 2026
NAPLAN Numeracy vs Scholarship Test Maths: What's the Difference?
How NAPLAN numeracy differs from scholarship exam maths, what each one is really checking, and which skills carry from one to the other.
8 August 2026
Abstract Reasoning on the AAS Test: The Five Question Types
The five Abstract Reasoning question types on the AAS scholarship test — shape analogies, sequences, growth patterns, overlays and cube views.
5 August 2026
ACER Scholarship Test: Format, Sections and Free Practice
What the ACER Scholarship Test covers for Year 7 entry: Written Expression, Humanities and Maths, how it is sat, and free timed practice to try.
2 August 2026
AAS Testing Explained: Scholarship Exam Format and Practice
AAS means Academic Assessment Services. See what its scholarship test covers (Reading, Reasoning, Maths, Writing) and where to practise for free.
2 August 2026