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1. What Is the ACER Scholarship Test (and Is It Right for Your Child)? If you're looking into scholarships for your child at a Victorian independent school, you've probably come across the term "ACER Scholarship Test." Here's what it actually means. The ACER Scholarship Tests are used by independent and private schools across Australia, including many in Victoria, to help decide who receives an academic scholarship. Schools use these results alongside their own criteria to id

1. What Are Victoria's Selective Entry High Schools? Victoria has four government selective entry high schools for Years 9 to 12: Melbourne High School (MHS), Mac.Robertson Girls' High School (MacRob), Nossal High School, and Suzanne Cory High School. Unlike a standard local secondary school or a private school, these four schools only accept students who apply and sit a centralised entrance exam. There is no zoning and no fees in the way a private school charges fees. Entry

1. What Is NAPLAN and Why Does It Matter? NAPLAN stands for the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy. It's an annual assessment sat by students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 across Australia, covering reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation), and numeracy. The goal is simple: to give parents, teachers and schools a national benchmark of how a child's literacy and numeracy skills are developing over time. It's worth keeping a few th