Selective entry exam prep

Tutoring for the Victorian selective entry exams.

The four Victorian selective entry schools - and the Box Hill High SEAL program - are the toughest tests in the state system. Tuterly connects families with tutors who've prepared students through the verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, written expression, and mathematics sections, and who know the difference between Year 8 maths and what actually appears on the exam.

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Schools we prepare students for

The four selective entry schools + SEAL.

  • John Monash Science School

    Year 10-12 selective school based at Monash University, science and maths focus.

  • Nossal High School

    Year 9-12 selective entry, Berwick, with a strong all-rounder cohort.

  • MacRobertson Girls' High School

    Year 9-12 selective entry, Melbourne, one of Australia's strongest academic results.

  • Suzanne Cory High School

    Year 9-12 selective entry, Werribee, growing reputation across STEM.

  • Box Hill High School - SEAL program

    Year 7-12 Select Entry Accelerated Learning program for high-ability students.

What we cover

Tutoring shaped around the four exam sections.

Verbal reasoning

Vocabulary, analogies, and reading comprehension under tight time limits - the section most students lose marks on without dedicated practice.

Numerical reasoning

Quick mental arithmetic, problem solving, and number patterns. Speed matters as much as accuracy.

Written expression

Two short writing tasks (creative + persuasive). The skill that's hardest to self-improve from a textbook - direct tutor feedback is what moves it.

Mathematics

Curriculum-aligned problem solving extending beyond the Year 8-9 standard, including geometry, algebra, and word problems.

The Tuterly method

How Tuterly is different from a regular tutoring service.

Most tutoring services take a fee, book you a tutor, and leave you in the dark about everything else. Tuterly is built around the four things parents actually want from tutoring - visibility, progress, follow-through, and a fair price.

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A report after every session

Most agencies hand parents a generic invoice and a vague "went well". Tuterly tutors submit structured notes and the platform turns them into a session report covering what was taught, how your child went, and what to focus on next - every single lesson.

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Progress you can actually see

Each topic your child works on is rated for confidence and tracked over time. After a few sessions you can see, on a single page, which areas have moved and which still need work - instead of guessing whether the tutoring is doing anything.

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Practice questions, automatically

Tuterly generates worksheets on the exact topics your tutor covered, so the learning doesn't stop when the session ends. Worked solutions included - your child can attempt the questions, check answers, and bring anything they got stuck on to the next session.

Sample report

A sample selective-entry session report.

A real example of what you'll receive after every prep session. Tutors are trained to use the platform so progress, weak spots, and what to practise next are visible after every lesson - not just at the end of term.

Session Report

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May 12, 2026

Student

Mia P.

Year Level

Year 8

Subject

Selective entry prep

Tutor

Sarah

What We Covered Today

Today's session focused on numerical reasoning practice for the selective entry exam. We worked through ratio and proportion problems, percentage word problems, and number-sequence patterns. The emphasis was on speed - selective entry questions are time-pressured - and on recognising the underlying pattern even when the question is dressed up in unfamiliar language.

How Mia Went

Mia worked confidently through the foundation and standard ratio questions and her speed has improved noticeably week-on-week. She still needs work on multi-step word problems where information has to be combined from two separate clues - she tends to focus on the most prominent number and miss the secondary constraint.

Topic Confidence

Ratio and proportion
Percentages
Number sequences
Multi-step word problems

Areas to Focus On

Daily timed practice - ten numerical-reasoning questions in twelve minutes

Multi-step word problems: identify both clues before solving

Past EduTest numerical reasoning paper, sections 3 and 4

Practice Questions

3, 7, 15, 31, ___ - what's the next number?

Foundation

A train travels 240 km in 3 hours. How long does it take to travel 400 km at the same speed?

Standard

If x + y = 10 and x² + y² = 58, find the value of xy.

Extension

Included with Tuterly

Discounted Educourse - Australia's #1 selective entry & scholarship platform.

Every Tuterly customer gets discounted access to Educourse, the leading Australian platform for scholarship and selective entry preparation - from the same team behind Tuterly. Pair daily Educourse practice with a Tuterly tutor and your child has structured drilling all week plus 1-on-1 guidance to debrief what's still confusing.

  • Full mock exams under timed conditions
  • Daily question drills sorted by topic and difficulty
  • Worked solutions so your child can self-mark and identify weak areas
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Simple pricing

Selective entry prep without the agency markup.

The same structure a top tutoring agency offers - session reports, practice worksheets, progress tracking - at a directly-paid hourly rate instead of an agency margin.

Your savings

Assumes 4 lessons/month

Over 1 month of tutoring, you save

$131

1 month6 months12 months

Typical company

$400

$100/hr (typical agency rate) × 4 lessons

With Tuterly

$269

$60/hr (avg tutor on our directory) × 4 lessons + $29/mo subscription

Tuterly vs a typical tutoring company

Everything they offer, none of the inflated price.

Tuterly
Tutoring company
Trained, vetted tutors
Detailed post-session reports
Progress tracking across topics
VCAA-aligned practice worksheets
Custom lesson plans on demand
Transparent ratings + reviews on tutors
No long-term contracts or lock-ins

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