Vic Selective by Learning Design Co. · The test
The Victorian selective entry test: what to expect
How the Year 9 test day runs, based on ACER's official information, and how our program prepares your child for it.
Test day at a glance
| Part | Time | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning | 60 minutes | Multiple choice |
| Break | 20 minutes | |
| Reading and Verbal Reasoning | 55 minutes | Multiple choice |
| Short break | 5 minutes | |
| Writing | 40 minutes | 2 tasks |
- The tasks take 2 hours and 35 minutes.
- With registration and breaks, the whole session takes about four hours.
- Students shade their multiple-choice answers in an answer booklet that is scanned by machine.
Source: ACER, Prepare for the test. For the 2027 test date, see ACER's important dates.
How the program builds up to the day
Weeks 1 to 10
10 Training Mocks
- 45 Maths and QR questions in 30 minutes
- 40 Reading and Verbal questions in 25 minutes
- 2 writing tasks in 40 minutes
- Real exam order, with shorter breaks
Built on about 40 seconds per question.
Weeks 11 to 20
10 Exam Day Mocks
- 90 Maths and QR questions in 60 minutes
- A 20-minute break
- 80 Reading and Verbal questions in 55 minutes
- A 5-minute break
- 2 writing tasks in 40 minutes
- The same order and timing as the real test
Built on about 40 seconds per question.
- Every mock ends with marks, worked solutions and a skill map.
- The Skills Bank has practice for every skill the mocks flag.