What's included
10 full mock exams, free of charge
Sat under real timed conditions, so exam day is familiar rather than a shock.
1-on-1 mentorship
From someone who sat this exam and scored 5 superiors, not a generalist tutor.
Exam technique, taught explicitly
Timing, pacing, staying calm, and reviewing mistakes so they are not repeated.
6 hours of live teaching a week
Three classes, two hours each, small and interactive with cameras on.
Weekly workbooks and homework
Purpose-built booklets for every lesson, handed in through the portal and marked by hand.
Thousands of practice questions
Selective-style questions, plus a portal of high-yield resources and lesson recordings.
Parent updates
Regular personalised feedback, so you always know where your child stands.
The six subjects
The exam was restructured: Reading and Verbal Reasoning are now one 55-minute paper, and the question count dropped from 175 to 145. Every subject below is taught to the current format, not the one the old practice books were written for.
Ways to prepare, compared
The exam was restructured. Reading Comprehension and Verbal Reasoning are now a single 55-minute paper, and the multiple choice total fell from 175 questions to 145. Most material on sale still trains the old exam, so that is worth checking first, whichever way you decide to prepare. What changed, in detail.
Written for the current exam format
- Practice packs and apps
- Mostly still the old format
- Coaching college
- Varies, ask to see a paper
- Private tutor
- Depends on the material they use
- Accel Education
- Rewritten for the merged Reading and Verbal paper
Live teaching each week
- Practice packs and apps
- None
- Coaching college
- Yes, usually in large classes
- Private tutor
- An hour or two
- Accel Education
- 6 hours, three classes of two hours
Writing taught and marked by a person
- Practice packs and apps
- No, writing cannot be auto-marked
- Coaching college
- Sometimes, often at extra cost
- Private tutor
- Usually yes
- Accel Education
- Yes, taught weekly and marked by hand
Homework marked and returned
- Practice packs and apps
- Multiple choice auto-marked, nothing else
- Coaching college
- Varies
- Private tutor
- Yes
- Accel Education
- Yes, returned with written feedback
Full mock exams under timed conditions
- Practice packs and apps
- Self-timed at home
- Coaching college
- Usually a few
- Private tutor
- Rarely
- Accel Education
- 10, sat under real conditions, included
Taught by someone who sat this exam
- Practice packs and apps
- Authors are usually anonymous
- Coaching college
- Varies by tutor
- Private tutor
- Sometimes
- Accel Education
- Yes, a 5 Superior scorer
One-to-one attention
- Practice packs and apps
- None
- Coaching college
- Limited in a large class
- Private tutor
- Every minute of the lesson, and that is its real strength
- Accel Education
- Small classes plus 1-on-1 mentorship
What a parent can see
- Practice packs and apps
- A dashboard of scores
- Coaching college
- A report each term
- Private tutor
- A conversation after class
- Accel Education
- Personalised updates on where your child stands
This describes how each option usually works, not any one provider. Individual tutors and colleges vary, so it is worth asking any of them the same questions.
What it costs
$25– hour of live teaching
$150 a week for three classes, two hours each. Every workbook, every homework booklet and all ten mock exams are included, not charged separately.
Other options
- Two classes a week$120 – week$30 an hour across 4 hours.
- One class a week$70 – week$35 an hour across 2 hours.
- Something elseLet's talkPaying up front or another arrangement that suits your family.
First-month guarantee
Attend the first four weeks and complete the homework. If you do not feel the program added value, the last two weeks are refunded. No questions asked.