For parents of Year 3–6 children in NSW
Free practice for the NSW OC and Selective tests
Full mock tests in the current computer-based format. Every question has a worked solution and an explanation of why each wrong option is wrong. No signup, no credit card.
203 original questions so far, growing every day · OC test: 11–12 May 2027 · Applications close 15 February 2027
Real test format
Reading (14 questions, 33 answers), Mathematical Reasoning (35) and Thinking Skills (30), timed exactly like the computer-based OC test.
Explanations that teach
A worked solution for every question, why each wrong option is wrong, and a short tip for parents.
A report you can act on
Scores by section and by skill, the weakest skills first, and the practice set to do next. Printable.
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Full mock test · 98 answers · about 2 hours
OC Mock Test 1
A full practice test in the current NSW Opportunity Class format: Reading (14 questions, 33 answers, 40 minutes), Mathematical Reasoning (35 questions, 40 minutes) and Thinking Skills (30 questions, 30 minutes).
Coming in week 2
Selective Mock Test 1
Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills and a Writing task, in the Year 6 Selective format.
Practise one skill at a time
All practice sets →Reading
Reading a story: The Storm Shelter
An original story extract with 5 questions on inference, vocabulary and character.
Reading
Reading poetry: Saturday Market
An original poem with 5 questions on imagery, mood and structure.
Reading
Missing sentences: How Bees Make Honey
A factual text with 5 sentences removed. Practise using clues before and after each gap.
Mathematical Reasoning
Fractions, decimals and percentages
10 questions on fractions of amounts, equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
Mathematical Reasoning
Number, place value and patterns
10 questions on place value, number facts, mental strategies and number patterns.
Mathematical Reasoning
Measurement and time
10 questions on units, area and perimeter, capacity, elapsed time and rates.
Guides for parents
All guides →- What is the NSW OC test? A plain-English guide for parents
What the Opportunity Class Placement Test is, who sits it, what is in it and how places are offered, explained simply for parents of Year 3 and Year 4 children.
- OC and Selective test 2027: key dates for 2028 entry
Official 2027 test dates and application deadlines for NSW Opportunity Class (Year 5, 2028) and Selective High School (Year 7, 2028) entry.
- OC test format explained, section by section
A detailed look at the three sections of the computer-based NSW OC test: what each question type looks like and what it tests.
- How OC placement offers work
How the NSW Department of Education decides opportunity class offers: test performance, school choices, reserve lists and gender balance.
- OC test preparation timeline: November 2026 to May 2027
A calm, term-by-term plan for parents preparing a child for the NSW OC test on 11–12 May 2027, from first practice to test week.
- OC Thinking Skills: question types and how to practise
The main kinds of Thinking Skills questions in the NSW OC test, with simple strategies parents can teach at home.
Why is it free?
Good practice should not depend on what a family can pay. Every question and explanation on this site is free and unlimited, with no trial period. In future we may add optional extras, but the free questions will stay free. We never sell personal information, and children never need an account.
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