Victoria sehs test 2026

MHS successful candidate and would have to wait 1 1/2 yrs

MHS successful candidate it would most likely go online i assume. NSW has its selective exam online now

Hello! I'am sitting the entrance exam this year. I would like to ask if anyone(preferred if you have sat the exam) knows what are the topics for the selective exam? Mostly for maths as I see everyone has different responses for the topics! But if anyone could give the topics for all subjects (nr,vr,maths,reading) would really help! Thank you!

p.s tips would really help too! I'am quite nervous and would like to hear everyones perspectives and tips!

:D so even tho i haven't done the test yet well not until taking it in 2026 i have a lot of knowledge about the test

:D there are five parts of this exam
Reasoning- Reading
Reasoning- Math's
General- Verbal
General- Quantitative
Writing- either a Narrative or a Persuasive piece

:D if you are unsure watch some you tube videos of the test to gain some info and then watch you know what the test is study those subjects and keep doing as many practice tests as you can to get familiar with the format while timing yourself.
make sure to stay calm and stay focused, you can find online resources that are free, I recommend resources focused on what the test has to generally offer so get some info about what it includes. Just study the year 8 curriculum and a bit of the year 9
Good Luck and i hope this helps

Dosanjh (NHS) Thank you so much! I've seen some videos and topics to study, I'm just unsure if the topics have changed at all. I have also heard some people recommend me to study the year 9-10 curriculum, which confuses me a bit. Thank you for your tips and explanations!

:D No the topics haven't really changed as much from the change to ACER but the general format of the test is still the same there is mainly worded questions but the format is basically the same.

nimiii Melbourne high school

:D Hi (:

So the exam is split into 6 parts for Year 9 Entry:

Numerical Reasoning: There were 45 questions last year, to be completed in 30 minutes. In my opinion, it was pretty hard and required problem-solving skills.

Mathematics: There were 35 questions, to be completed in 30 minutes. It was on a similar level to Numerical Reasoning, but in some cases, the questions were slightly lengthier than NR.

Verbal Reasoning: There were 60 questions, to be completed in 30 minutes. According to me, this test was the easiest. It required you to find synonyms/antonyms, solve anagrams, and "strengthen" or "weaken" a given statement by choosing one or more appropriate sentences.

Reading: There were 35 questions, to be completed in 35 minutes. In my opinion, it was not very hard. It required you to analyse extracts, poems, and images, among other things (I may or may not have forgotten ).

Writing: You had to write a creative and a persuasive piece within 40 minutes. You could allocate each piece as much time you want within that timeframe. However, the examinators reminded us of when the first 20 minutes had lapsed. The creative writing prompt was a person sitting in an empty cinema/theatre, and the persuasive prompt gave you some statistics and the opinions of two people. You had write about whether or not going to the cinema to see movies is still relevant in this era of online streaming.

Disclaimer: So I may have forgotten some things, ok? The timings, number of questions, and prompts above may not be exact/word to word, but were pretty similar.

I think you should practice problem-solving and finishing math questions within the given timeframe. Maybe do the entire Year 8 syllabus + enrichment/extension. Last year, it said on the SEHS website that the content will not exceed Year 8 knowledge, which is a recent development as ACER now conducts the tests. There were no parabola or sin-cos-tan questions on the math tests, but there may have been some graph questions (once again, I am not sure). Try doing Australian Maths Challenge past papers, but in a stricter timeframe. I believe you can get some papers for free from the AMT website.

For the English components, read lots of literature and expand your vocab. That is all I can say for RC and VR, and I cannot emphasise it enough. Practice writing under the timeframe. For writing, it is not necessary to use a "tier three" word every sentence. The section is more about being cohesive, being creative, structuring a "complex" idea, conveying that idea, and making sense. However, it is recommended to use a few "fancy" words. I made a persuasive writing structure on the day before the exam and memorised the basics of it. just saying (: So maybe you could do something like that too.

And maybe try to find other resources online...

So, yes.

...That took me way too long to write

Random_Person_You_Happen_To_Be_Encountering_Now yeah I can relate unless your a fast typer

Random_Person_You_Happen_To_Be_Encountering_Now Words can not emphasise how thankful I'am that you wrote this! Thank you so much! I may just study the year 8-9 maths curriculum and use the tips you've given as well!

Dosanjh (NHS) I'll take that into mind! Thank you!

You welcome good luck

guys tell me if i should improve or disimprove on my schedule

5:00wake up
5:15 morning routine
5:30 vr test
6:00 vr test review
7:25 nr test
7:40 nr test review
9:00 bike ride {its needed for good health}
10:00 reading test
12:00 math test
2:00 writing
3:00 done

chxin Well do you just do the same practice tests over and over and this may improve your knowledge but I think you should also rest and focus one subject per day rather than doing them all at once