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OC to Selective — Start Here
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Your child has been through OC preparation. Now you're thinking about selective high school. This guide covers everything you need to know about the transition: what's different, what carries over, when to start, and how to plan the next two years.
Five core areas
What changes between OC and Selective
- Four components instead of three
- Year 6 content, not Year 4
- Stamina and time pressure
The preparation timeline
- Term-by-term from Year 5 to test day
- What to focus on at each stage
- How to build toward May of Year 6
What changes in each subject
- Maths: bridging Year 4 to Year 6
- Reading: longer passages, harder inferences
- Thinking Skills: multi-step reasoning
Writing: the new component
- What the writing task actually involves
- What examiners are looking for
- How to build writing skills over time
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