Opportunity class and selective school tests in Australia

In New South Wales, children in Year 4 sit the Opportunity Class Placement Test for a Year 5 opportunity class, and children in Year 6 sit the Selective High School Placement Test. Victoria’s selective entry high schools take students into Year 9.

The tests in Australia

NSW OC test
Opportunity Class Placement Test
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Children in Year 4 in New South Wales applying for a Year 5 opportunity class.

New South Wales

Opportunity class (Year 5 entry): Reading, Mathematical Reasoning and Thinking Skills, on a computer, in May of Year 4.
Selective high school (Year 7 entry): the same three parts plus Writing, in May of Year 6.
The Department of Education runs both, and publishes practice tests with answers.

Victoria

Four selective entry high schools take about 1,000 students into Year 9 each year. Students sit the entrance exam in Year 8; in 2026 it was on 20 June.
The exam looks at higher-order thinking, problem solving, reasoning, comprehension and interpretation, with nothing beyond the Year 8 curriculum.

Years and grades

The puzzles here count in North American grades. In NSW and Victoria, Year 4 is grade 4.

OC and selective school tests in NSW and Victoria

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Sources

NSW Department of Education, Placement test — education.nsw.gov.au
Victorian Government, Selective entry high schools — vic.gov.au

Last checked 11 October 2026. This page is general information, not advice: your school, district, board or area has the final word on its own tests and dates. Test names are trademarks of their publishers. Cub Climb is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any of them, or to any school or education department.