Scholarship testsYear 7 entry
EduTest
EduTest sets the entrance paper for a large share of independent schools, and sits apart from the other boards in one way that matters on the day: it runs five short sections rather than three long ones, so the pressure is pace as much as difficulty.
The paper
What a EduTest paper asks
Mathematics
40 questions in 30 minutes — about 45 seconds each. Up to five options.
Verbal Reasoning
60 questions in 30 minutes — about 30 seconds each. Up to five options.
Numerical Reasoning
50 questions in 30 minutes — about 35 seconds each. Up to five options, including "none of these".
Reading Comprehension
40 questions in 30 minutes across reading passages and sentence questions — spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Question counts are estimates. EduTest publishes 40–60 questions per test with no per-section breakdown, so the counts above — and the mix within each section — come from sample papers rather than from EduTest.
Where it is used
Schools that test with EduTest
Victoria
Al Taqwa College · Alamanda K - 9 College · Albert Park College · Alphington Grammar School · Ashwood High School · Auburn High School · Australian International Academy · Bacchus Marsh Grammar · Ballarat Grammar · Beaconhills College · Bellarine Secondary College · Bentleigh Secondary College · Berwick College · Billanook College · Blackburn High School · Box Hill High School · Brighton Grammar School · Brighton Secondary College · Camberwell Girls Grammar School · Carey Baptist Grammar School · Caulfield Grammar School · Chaffey Secondary College · Christ Church Grammar School · Christian College Geelong · Clyde Secondary College · Crest Education · East Doncaster Secondary College · Edenbrook Secondary College · Elizabeth Blackburn Sciences · Eltham College · Fintona Girls' School · Geelong Grammar School · Geelong High School · Geelong Lutheran College · Gladstone Park Secondary College · Glen Eira College · Gleneagles Secondary College · Goulburn Valley Grammar School · Haileybury · Haileybury Pangea · Holy Trinity Lutheran College · Homestead Senior Secondary College · Horsham College · Hume Anglican Grammar · Islamic College of Melbourne · Ivanhoe Grammar School - Plenty · Ivanhoe Grammar School - Ridgeway · John Monash Science School · Kambrya College · Keysborough College · Kilvington Grammar School · Koonung Secondary College · Loreto College Ballarat · Loreto Mandeville Hall · Luther College · Manor Lakes Prep-12 College · McKinnon Secondary College · Melbourne High School · Mentone Girls' Secondary College · Mentone Grammar · Methodist Ladies' College · Mordialloc College · Mount Clear College · Mount Lilydale Mercy College · Mount Ridley College · Nazareth College · Newhaven College · Ngarri Primary School · Ngayuk College · Nossal High School · Oxley Christian College · Pascoe Vale Girls' College · Port Melbourne Secondary College · Ringwood Secondary College · Saltwater P-9 College · Sandringham College · Siena College · South Oakleigh College · Southern Cross Grammar · Springside West Secondary College · St Albans Secondary College · St Catherine's School · St Francis Xavier College · St Paul's Anglican Grammar School · Staughton College · Strathcona Girls Grammar · Suzanne Cory High School · The Geelong College · The Hamilton and Alexandra College · The King David School · The Knox School · The MacRobertson Girls' High School · Toorak College · Trinity Grammar School · University High School · Victoria University Secondary College · Viewbank College · Wangaratta High School · Warrnambool College · Werribee Secondary College · Wesley College · Westbourne Grammar School · Williamstown High School · Woodleigh School · Wulerrp Secondary College · Yarra Valley Grammar
New South Wales
Baulkham Hills High School · Chatswood High School · Cranbrook School · James Ruse Agricultural High School · Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School · Moama Anglican Grammar · Mount Sinai College · North Sydney Boys High School · North Sydney Girls High School · Sydney Girls High School
Queensland
Blackheath & Thornburgh College · Caloundra Christian College · Cannon Hill Anglican College · Citipointe Christian College · Concordia Lutheran College · Emmanuel College · Genesis Christian College · Gold Coast Christian College · Good Shepherd Lutheran College · Kedron State High School · LORDS · Pacific Lutheran College · Peace Lutheran College · Prince of Peace Lutheran College · Queensland Academies · Redeemer Lutheran College · St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School · St Hilda's School · St John's Anglican College · St John's Lutheran School · St Paul's School · St Peters Lutheran College · The Cathedral School · The Glennie School · The Lakes College · The Scots PGC College · The Springfield Anglican College · Toowoomba Anglican School · Trinity Lutheran College · West Moreton Anglican College
Western Australia
Georgiana Molloy Anglican School · Salvado Catholic College · St George's Anglican Grammar School
South Australia
Scotch College Adelaide
Tasmania
Fahan School · Scotch Oakburn College · St Michael's Collegiate · St Virgil's College · The Hutchins School
Northern Territory
Haileybury Rendall School
Taken from EduTest's client-schools list. Schools change boards, so confirm with the school before you register.
Go deeper
EduTest Scholarship Test Practice: What's Actually in the Exam
What is actually in the EduTest scholarship test — Maths, Verbal and Numerical Reasoning, Reading and Written Expression — plus a sample question to try.
The other boards
A school tests with one board, and different schools on the same shortlist often use different ones. If your child is sitting for more than one, they are sitting more than one shape of paper.