Pre-Uni New College Epping — Blog https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/ Advice on the OC and Selective High School placement tests. en-AU NSW Maths Syllabus Changes 2026: What Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 Students Need to Know https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/nsw-maths-syllabus-changes-2026-what-year-10-year-11-and-year-12-students-need-t/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/nsw-maths-syllabus-changes-2026-what-year-10-year-11-and-year-12-students-need-t/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:32:42 GMT The new NSW senior mathematics syllabus commences in 2026 for Years 11 and 12, with the first HSC exams scheduled for 2027. Know Where Your Child Stands https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/knows-where-your-child-stands/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/knows-where-your-child-stands/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:43:48 GMT Know where your child stands before making Selective School choices. My Child Reads All the Time — So Why Do They Keep Getting Comprehension Questions Wrong? https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/reading-comprehension-mistakes/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/reading-comprehension-mistakes/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:00:00 GMT A child who reads constantly can still lose marks on comprehension. Usually the problem is not reading ability but reading behaviour — and the fix is learning to point at the evidence. The Compounding Effect: A Smarter Way to Prepare for tests https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/the-compounding-effect-a-smarter-way-to-prepare-for-tests/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/the-compounding-effect-a-smarter-way-to-prepare-for-tests/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:00:00 GMT What high-achieving students do differently is not take more in — it is bring more back out. Four habits built on retrieval, spacing and starting small. This Is Something Everyone Already Knows https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/trial-test-preparation/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/trial-test-preparation/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:00:00 GMT How many trial tests should a child sit, and when should they start? After thirty years the honest answer is that neither question matters as much as what happens after each test. Reading in the NSW OC and Selective High School Placement Tests https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/reading-in-the-nsw-oc-and-selective-high-school-placement-tests/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/reading-in-the-nsw-oc-and-selective-high-school-placement-tests/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:00:00 GMT What the reading paper actually asks for, question type by question type — and the one coaching question that fixes each of the common mistakes. Selective High School Test / Opportunity Class Test — How We Can Read Trial Results Calmly https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/how-to-read-trial-test-results/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/how-to-read-trial-test-results/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:00:00 GMT A raw score means nothing without the difficulty behind it. How to read a trial result calmly, and turn it into a review plan instead of an argument about which trial is closest to the real thing. More Than Just Materials, The Power of Starting Real Practice Today https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/special-practice-tests-nsw/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/special-practice-tests-nsw/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:00:00 GMT Most families collect more practice material than their child ever works through. Starting today with what you already have beats gathering more of it. Pre-Uni New College Philosophy https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/pre-uni-new-college-philosophy/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/pre-uni-new-college-philosophy/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:00:00 GMT The power of routine — why real growth comes from consistent practice rather than from any single programme, and what that means for how we teach. A Rational Look at Test Difficulty https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/a-rational-look-at-test-difficulty/ https://eppingpreuni.com/blog/a-rational-look-at-test-difficulty/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:00:00 GMT One centre’s test is called too easy, another’s too hard. Most of those judgements come from one child’s experience of one paper — here is a steadier way to look at difficulty.