Year 7 entry

SA Ignite

The Ignite Assessment decides Year 7 places in the Ignite programmes at three South Australian public high schools. Children sit it in Year 6, on paper: Reading Comprehension, Mathematical Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and Written Expression. ACER sets it and lists the Ignite schools among its HAST schools.

Practise for Ignite

Where it runs

South Australia only

  • SA

What’s covered

The four parts of the Ignite test

These are HAST Junior Secondary papers, sat at Year 6 as Ignite is. Every question is explained afterwards.

ACER names the Ignite Assessment's four parts but not how many questions each has or how long it runs. ACER lists the Ignite schools among the schools using its Higher Ability Selection Test, so these are HAST Junior Secondary papers, at HAST's lengths and times.

Pricing

Ignite practice comes with the HAST pack

One HAST pack opens the answers on every Ignite and HAST paper, Primary and Junior Secondary, and the marked writing. One payment covers 6 months, with no auto-renewal.

HAST

$129+ GST for 6 months

What’s included

4 levels · 3 exam-style sections each · 6 months access

Primary, Years 4 and 5

  • Reading Comprehension — 28 questions, 35 min
  • Mathematical Reasoning — 28 questions, 35 min
  • Abstract Reasoning — 30 questions, 30 min

Junior Secondary, Years 6 and 7

  • Reading Comprehension — 36 questions, 45 min
  • Mathematical Reasoning — 32 questions, 40 min
  • Abstract Reasoning — 30 questions, 30 min

Middle Secondary, Years 8 and 9

  • Reading Comprehension — 36 questions, 45 min
  • Mathematical Reasoning — 32 questions, 40 min
  • Abstract Reasoning — 30 questions, 30 min

Senior Secondary, Year 10

  • Reading Comprehension — 36 questions, 45 min
  • Mathematical Reasoning — 35 questions, 45 min
  • Abstract Reasoning — 30 questions, 30 min

ACER names HAST's tests and levels but not how many questions each has or how long it runs, and each school chooses which tests to set. Our counts and times sit in the ranges schools report, and the mix inside each test is our own estimate. From Middle Secondary, ACER's maths test also asks science-style reasoning; ours covers it with data and graph questions.

  • Answers, explanations and worked solutions on every HAST-style paper they sit
  • Primary, Junior, Middle and Senior Secondary levels, for Years 4 to 10, and SA Ignite practice
  • All three tests: Reading Comprehension, Mathematical Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning
  • Written Expression marked against ACER's criteria, with their own sentences quoted
  • Quick Revision and Favourites across papers
  • Detailed progress by question type
  • One payment, 6 months of access, no auto-renewal

That's $141.90 for HAST, GST included, one payment in Australian dollars for 6 months of access. No auto-renewal; when the 6 months end, access stops unless you buy again.

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