EduTest Scholarship Exam Information
The EduTest scholarship exam is widely used by private schools in Australia to identify high-performing students for various year levels.
It is one of the most common scholarship and entrance tests used by independent schools across Australia.
Key Features
- ✓ Standardised testing used by many private schools
- ✓ Focus on reasoning ability and academic skills
- ✓ Helps schools compare students fairly
- ✓ Fast processing of results for school selection
Who takes the EduTest exam?
Students from various year levels sit the EduTest scholarship exam, with Year 6 students most commonly applying for Year 7 entry.
How the EduTest Scholarship Exam works
Test Structure
- • Verbal Reasoning
- • Numerical Reasoning
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Mathematics
- • Written Expression
What makes the test different?
- • Questions are designed to be challenging
- • Many students do not finish all questions
- • Around half of the questions correct is common
- • No negative marking for wrong answers
How results are used
- • Results are sent directly to schools
- • Students are compared with others in the same year level
- • Schools decide final selection and scholarships
- • Results usually take a few weeks after the test
Important: EduTest does not send results directly to parents. Schools manage all communication and final decisions.
Test Mode: Paper or online (depends on school)
For Year 6 → Year 7 entry
EduTest Exam Summary (Year 6 → Year 7)
The EduTest scholarship exam is divided into two main parts: Ability tests and Achievement tests.
🎯 Ability Tests
These tests measure how well a student can think, reason and solve problems without relying on school knowledge. They indicate learning potential and problem-solving ability.
Verbal Reasoning
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Format: Multiple choice
- Focus: Vocabulary, word relationships, classification, deduction
Numerical Reasoning
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Format: Multiple choice
- Focus: Number patterns, series, matrices, arithmetic reasoning
🏆 Achievement Tests
These tests assess what a student has learned at school and how well they apply that knowledge in real questions.
Reading Comprehension
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Format: Multiple choice
- Focus: Understanding passages, meaning, grammar, sentence structure
Mathematics
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Format: Multiple choice
- Focus: Number, algebra, measurement, space and data
Written Expression
- Duration: 15 minutes
- Format: Written response
- Focus: Ideas, grammar, structure, creativity
Quick Insight: Ability tests measure thinking skills, while Achievement tests measure school knowledge.
Both are important for scholarship selection.
Participating schools
Through EduTest Scholarship Exam
The EduTest Scholarship Exam is used by many independent schools across Australia to select students for academic scholarships and high school entry.
Hundreds of private schools across Australia use EduTest, including:
- Victoria (VIC)
- New South Wales (NSW)
- Queensland (QLD)
- South Australia (SA)
- Western Australia (WA)
- Tasmania (TAS)
- Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- Northern Territory (NT)
Each school sets its own scholarship exam dates, number of scholarships, and selection criteria.
EduTest Scholarship Exam Guide – Year 6
For students applying to Year 7 entry
The EduTest scholarship exam Year 7 is taken by students in Year 6 who are applying to private schools. It is one of the most common scholarship tests in Australia.
How competitive is the EduTest scholarship exam?
- ✓ Scholarships are limited at most schools
- ✓ Many students aim for top 10 percent or higher
- ✓ Strong performance is needed in both reasoning and academic tests
- ✓ Writing task can impact final ranking
Are EduTest scholarships fully funded?
- ✓ Most are partial scholarships
- ✓ Common range is 25% to 50% of school fees
- ✓ Full scholarships are rare
Is it worth doing EduTest practice tests?
- ✓ Helps students get familiar with real exam format
- ✓ Improves speed and accuracy
- ✓ Builds confidence under time pressure
- ✓ Identifies weak areas early
Schools may also consider interviews, school reports, and overall academic performance along with EduTest scores.
Important: Ranking is Year-Based
Students are ranked only against other students in the same year level.
Year 6 students are compared only with other Year 6 students applying for Year 7 entry.
EduTest Scholarship Participating Schools
Explore the full list of EduTest Scholarship participating schools. Easily filter by state, test date, or order by school name to find exactly what you need.
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| State | School Name | Application | Close Date | Test Date | Website |
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| VIC | Al-Taqwa College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Alamanda K - 9 College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Albert Park College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Alphington Grammar School | Scholarships for entry to Year 5-10 in 2028 | 12 Feb 2027 | 19 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Ashwood High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Auburn High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | Australian Christian College Marsden Park | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Australian International Academy | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Bacchus Marsh Grammar | Scholarships for entry in 2028 | 15 Feb 2027 | 26 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Ballarat Grammar | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | Baulkham Hills High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Beaconhills College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Bellarine Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Bentleigh Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Berwick College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Billanook College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Blackburn High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Blackheath & Thornburgh College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | Blacktown Girls High School | Entry to the Year 7 BGHS GAT Program in 2027 | 27 Oct 2026 | 09 Nov 2026 | Visit |
| VIC | Box Hill High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Brighton Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Brighton Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Caloundra Christian College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Camberwell Girls Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Cannon Hill Anglican College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Carey Baptist Grammar School | Academic Scholarships for entry to Year 7 in 2028 | 01 Feb 2027 | 05 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Carey Baptist Grammar School | Academic Scholarships for entry to Year 10 in 2028 | 01 Feb 2027 | 06 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Caulfield Grammar School | Scholarships for Entry in 2028 | 03 Feb 2027 | 12 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Chaffey Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | Chatswood High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Christ Church Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Christian College Geelong | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Citipointe Christian College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Clyde Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Concordia Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | Cranbrook School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Crest Education | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | East Doncaster Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Edenbrook Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Elizabeth Blackburn Sciences | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Eltham College | Entry to the Elevate Pathways Program for Years 7 & 10 in 2028 | 19 Feb 2027 | 26 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| QLD | Emmanuel College | Scholarships for entry to Year 10 in 2028 | 22 Jan 2027 | 05 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| QLD | Emmanuel College | Scholarships for entry to Year 7 in 2028 | 22 Jan 2027 | 05 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| TAS | Fahan School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Fintona Girls' School | Fintona Scholarships for entry to Years 5 - 9 in 2028 | 08 Feb 2027 | 12 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Geelong Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Geelong High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Geelong Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Genesis Christian College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| WA | Georgiana Molloy Anglican School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Gladstone Park Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Glen Eira College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Gleneagles Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Good Shepherd Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Goulburn Valley Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Haileybury | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Haileybury Pangea | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NT | Haileybury Rendall School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Holy Trinity Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Homestead Senior Secondary College | VCE Readiness and Advancement Test (round 2 testing) | 02 Nov 2026 | 08 Nov 2026 | Visit |
| VIC | Horsham College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Hume Anglican Grammar | Academic Scholarships for entry to Year 7 in 2029 | 15 Feb 2027 | 19 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Hume Anglican Grammar | Academic Scholarships for entry to Year 9 and Year 10 in 2028 | 15 Feb 2027 | 20 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Huntingtower School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Islamic College of Melbourne | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School | Scholarships for entry in 2028 | 29 Jan 2027 | 06 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Ivanhoe Grammar School - Plenty | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Ivanhoe Grammar School - Ridgeway | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | James Ruse Agricultural High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | John Monash Science School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Kambrya College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Kedron State High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Keysborough College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Kilvington Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Koonung Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Lauriston Girls' School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | LORDS | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Loreto College Ballarat | Year 7, 2028 Academic Scholarships | 05 Feb 2027 | 12 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Loreto Mandeville Hall | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Luther College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Manor Lakes Prep-12 College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | McKinnon Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Melbourne High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Mentone Girls' Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Methodist Ladies' College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | Moama Anglican Grammar | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Mordialloc College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Mount Clear College | Entry to Year 7 Aspire program in 2027 (2nd round testing) | 28 Oct 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | Visit |
| VIC | Mount Lilydale Mercy College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Mount Ridley College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | Mount Sinai College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Nazareth College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Newhaven College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Ngarri Primary School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Ngayuk College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | North Sydney Boys High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | North Sydney Girls High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Northside Christian College | Scholarships for entry to Years 7 & 10 in 2028 | 15 Feb 2027 | 05 Mar 2027 | Visit |
| VIC | Nossal High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Oxley Christian College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Pacific Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Pascoe Vale Girls' College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Peace Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Port Melbourne Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Prince of Peace Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Queensland Academies | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Redeemer Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Ringwood Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Rockhampton Girls Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Saltwater P-9 College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| WA | Salvado Catholic College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Sandringham College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| SA | Scotch College Adelaide | Scholarships for entry to Years 4,5 & 6 in 2028 | 05 Feb 2027 | 12 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| TAS | Scotch Oakburn College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Siena College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | South Oakleigh College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Southern Cross Grammar | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Springside West Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | St Albans Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | St Catherine's School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | St Francis Xavier College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| WA | St George's Anglican Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | St Hilda's School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | St James Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | St John's Anglican College | Academic Scholarships for entry to Years 7 and 10 in 2028 | 12 Feb 2027 | 23 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| QLD | St John's Lutheran School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | St Mary's College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| TAS | St Michael's Collegiate | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | St Paul's Anglican Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | St Paul's School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | St Peters Lutheran College | Entry to Years 7 & 10 in 2028 (Indooroopilly Campus) | 03 Feb 2027 | 12 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| QLD | St Peters Lutheran College | Entry to Years 7 & 10 in 2028 (Springfield Campus) | 03 Feb 2027 | 12 Feb 2027 | Visit |
| TAS | St Virgil's College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Staughton College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Strathcona Girls Grammar | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Suzanne Cory High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| NSW | Sydney Girls High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | The Cathedral School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | The Geelong College | Academic and Music & Performing Arts Scholarships and Visual Arts Scholarships (new students only) | 09 Nov 2026 | 13 Nov 2026 | Visit |
| QLD | The Glennie School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | The Hamilton and Alexandra College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| TAS | The Hutchins School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | The King David School | Scholarships for Entry to Years 6, 7, 8 & 11 in 2028 | 10 Nov 2026 | 17 Nov 2026 | Visit |
| VIC | The Knox School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | The Lakes College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | The MacRobertson Girls' High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | The Springfield Anglican College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Toorak College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Toowoomba Anglican School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Trinity Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | Trinity Lutheran College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | University High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Victoria University Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Viewbank College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Wangaratta High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Warrnambool College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Werribee Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Wesley College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| QLD | West Moreton Anglican College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Westbourne Grammar School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Williamstown High School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Woodleigh School | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Wulerrp Secondary College | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
| VIC | Yarra Valley Grammar | - | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Visit |
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