Selective School Booster · NSW · VIC · WA
Six sessions of expert preparation. Everything your child needs for selective entry.
FunFox Selective School Booster delivers six targeted 3-hour sessions in the weeks leading up to the exam — refining test-taking strategies, building exam technique, and reviewing exactly what selective school examiners reward. Complimentary with any FunFox enrolment.
$800 AUD · Complimentary with FunFox enrolment
★★★★★ Google Rated
verified parent reviews
Commonwealth Gold Medals
writing competition winners
6 sessions · 3 hrs each
on Saturdays before the exam
NSW · VIC · WA
Year 6, Year 8 and GATE
Free with FunFox
complimentary add-on
NSW: Year 6 · VIC: Year 8 · WA: GATE exam
6 sessions · 3 hours each · Saturdays before the exam
Real skills built in Writers and Readers Club · Booster refines and targets
Complimentary with FunFox enrolment
ABOUT THE SELECTIVE EXAM
The selective school exam differs by state. Here’s what you need to know.
Selective school exams are state-specific. The year level, format and timing differ depending on where your child goes to school. The FunFox Selective Booster addresses all of these — and our team will guide you on what’s relevant for your state.
Selective High School Placement Test
Sat in Year 6. Tests Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills and Writing.
Selective Entry High School Test
Sat in Year 8. Tests Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Numerical Reasoning and Writing.
GATE — Gifted and Talented Entry
The WA equivalent of the selective exam. Similar skills tested — reading, reasoning and written expression.
The real skill-building happens in Writers Club and Readers Club. We recommend children enrol in both programs from Year 5 or earlier — the earlier the better if the child needs to build foundational skills. The Selective Booster targets the exam-specific layer: strategy, technique, examiner expectations and timed practice.
Test-taking strategies by question type
Exam technique under timed conditions
Examiner’s notes and high-scoring samples reviewed
Time management mastery
WHAT THE BOOSTER COVERS
Six sessions. Five focus areas. Everything examiners reward.
Each session is 3 hours. Scheduled on Saturdays in the weeks leading up to the exam. Interactive, targeted and expert-led.
📌 Refining strategies
Test-taking strategies by question type
Approaching each section with accuracy, structure and efficiency. Children learn exactly how to tackle each question type — not through guesswork but through a clear, repeatable method.
🕗 Exam technique
Timed practice under real conditions
Students practise in real exam-style conditions to build familiarity with the test structure. The goal: exam day feels familiar, not frightening.
📆 Time management
Pacing strategies across all sections
Smart pacing so your child can confidently complete all sections within the allocated time — without rushing, second-guessing or running out of time on the sections that matter most.
🔍 Examiner’s notes
High-scoring samples reviewed in depth
Real feedback and model answers broken down so students clearly understand what examiners look for. Knowing the marking criteria is one of the most underused preparation advantages.
📚 Question context
Critical thinking and reading between the lines
Training children to interpret complex scenarios, read between the lines and apply analytical thinking. A key skill for selective success that most preparation programs never teach explicitly.
OUR RECOMMENDATION
Enrol in Writers and Readers Club from Year 5. Add the Booster when the exam approaches.
The Selective Booster is a one-off program that runs alongside your child’s normal term. It is not a substitute for year-round skill building — it is the targeted exam preparation layer that sits on top of it.
Year 5 or earlier · Enrol in Writers and Readers Club
This is where the real literacy foundation is built. The earlier the better, especially for children who need to develop reading comprehension, writing structure and analytical thinking.
Ongoing · Build skills every term
Writers Club and Readers Club run year-round. By the time the selective exam approaches, these skills should be well-established and automatic.
Exam year · Add the Selective Booster
Six sessions of targeted preparation in the weeks before the exam. Strategy, technique, examiner expectations, timed practice. The finishing layer on top of a solid foundation.
Exam day · Prepared and confident
Children who have built genuine literacy skills through FunFox and then sharpened their exam technique through the booster go in knowing what to expect. That confidence is earned, not manufactured.
Enrol in Writers Club + Readers Club + Selective Booster. A 10% discount applies to any second FunFox program. And the Booster is complimentary with enrolment.
Year 6 NSW · Selective placement secured
★★★★★
“The booster sessions were unlike any other prep we’d tried. The focus on examiner expectations was particularly powerful — my son finally understood what ‘good’ actually looked like in the marker’s eyes. He got into his first choice school.”
Parent · Year 6 · NSW
Year 8 VIC · Time management transformed
★★★★★
“She used to run out of time consistently in practice tests. After the Selective Booster her pacing strategy was completely different. She finished every section on time in the actual exam and felt calm throughout.”
Parent · Year 8 · VIC
Year 6 WA · GATE exam result
★★★★★
“The critical thinking component of WA’s GATE exam is particularly challenging. The booster’s focus on reading between the lines and interpreting complex scenarios was exactly the preparation my daughter needed.”
Parent · Year 6 · WA
SELECTIVE BOOSTER
$800
AUD · One-off program
Complimentary with any FunFox enrolment
6 sessions · 3 hours each · Saturdays before the exam
6 live sessions · 3 hours each
Scheduled on Saturdays before exam
Test-taking strategies by question type
Examiner’s notes and high-scoring samples
Timed practice under exam conditions
NSW, VIC and WA exams covered
Already enrolled with FunFox? This program is complimentary — included with your existing enrolment.
QUESTIONS PARENTS ASK
Before enrolling, parents always want to know.
Honest answers. No corporate language.
The FunFox Selective Booster covers NSW (Selective High School Placement Test, Year 6), VIC (Selective Entry High School Test, Year 8) and WA (GATE exam). The skills covered — reading comprehension, analytical thinking, writing under pressure and exam technique — apply across all three exams. Our team will guide you on what’s most relevant for your state.
Sessions are scheduled on Saturdays in the weeks leading up to the exam. Each session is 3 hours long. We run 6 sessions in total, covering test-taking strategies, exam technique, time management, examiner expectations, and critical thinking. Your team will confirm exact dates when you enrol.
The Selective Booster is a one-off program that targets exam-specific strategy and technique. The real literacy foundation — reading comprehension, writing skills, analytical thinking — is built through Writers Club and Readers Club over time. We strongly recommend enrolling in both programs from Year 5 or earlier. The booster is most effective when your child already has strong literacy foundations to build on.
Yes. The Selective Booster is a complimentary add-on for any family already enrolled in a FunFox program. The $800 fee applies to families enrolling in the Selective Booster as a standalone program.
Tutoring centres typically drill past papers and question types. The FunFox Selective Booster goes deeper — teaching children the strategy behind each question type, the examiner’s perspective on what earns marks, and the analytical thinking habits that make unfamiliar questions approachable. The six sessions are interactive and expert-led, not passive practice.
Six sessions. The exam-specific preparation your child needs.
Complimentary with any FunFox enrolment. Standalone for $800 AUD. Enrol now to secure your place in the Saturday sessions.
$800 AUD · Complimentary with FunFox enrolment · NSW, VIC & WA
Selective School Booster · Years 5–6
Selective school exams reward analytical thinkers. We build them.
The Selective School Booster is a targeted program for Years 5–6 students preparing for selective school entry. We build the reading comprehension, writing and analytical thinking skills that selective exams test directly months before the exam, when the preparation window is still wide open.
Years 5–6 · Start 12+ months before the exam · Limited places
5,000+ Families
enrolled across Australia
Gold Medal Winners
Commonwealth Writing Comp
★★★★★ Google Rated
Verified parent reviews
Selective-Aligned
curriculum and thinking skills
Selective exams reward preparation that started 12 months ago
Reading comprehension · Writing under pressure · Critical thinking
12–18 months of preparation · Not a last-minute sprint
WHAT SELECTIVE EXAMS ACTUALLY TEST
Selective exams don’t reward students who worked hardest. They reward the ones who think clearest.
Understanding what each component actually requires is the most important starting point for preparation that works.
Reading comprehension
Complex unseen texts across multiple genres. Questions require inference, analysis, evaluation and close reading. Not guesswork a learnable skill set that rewards children who have been explicitly taught how to approach each question type.
Thinking skills
Pattern recognition, logical reasoning, creative thinking under time pressure. These questions are deliberately unfamiliar they test how a child approaches a problem they’ve never seen. The students who do best have built the habit of analytical thinking over months, not days.
Written expression
One writing task, often creative or persuasive. Structure, vocabulary, originality and technical accuracy all contribute to the mark. The difference between a strong response and an average one is almost always in the planning and the planning is a teachable skill.
The students who succeed are not the ones who crammed the most. They’re the ones who built genuine analytical reading and writing habits 12 to 18 months before sitting down to the exam. That window is open right now.
Analytical reading · Taught explicitly, not assumed
Writing under pressure · Plan in 3 minutes, write in 20
Thinking habits · Built over months, not days
WHAT WE BUILD
Three pillars. Every term. The skills selective rewards.
Not exam tricks. Not past paper drilling. Genuine analytical skills that transfer to the exam and to every subject beyond it.
Pillar 1 · Reading
Analytical reading of complex texts
We teach children to read complex, unfamiliar texts strategically inference, author intent, text structure, vocabulary in context. The comprehension skills selective exams directly reward.
Pillar 2 · Writing
Writing under pressure
Structured creative and persuasive writing. Planning in 3 minutes, writing in 20. The ability to produce organised, original writing quickly in response to any prompt is entirely learnable.
Pillar 3 · Thinking
Critical thinking habits
Weekly activities that build the analytical reasoning skills selective thinking tests reward. Pattern recognition, logical deduction, creative problem-solving. Habits built over months.
THE PREPARATION TIMELINE
The earlier you start, the stronger the foundation.
Selective exam preparation is not a last-minute sprint. The students who perform best build skills over 12–18 months. Here’s the ideal timeline.
12–18 months before exam · Start here
Foundation skills reading strategy, writing structure, thinking habits. The most valuable preparation window. Skills built here become automatic.
6–12 months before · Deepen skills
Complex text types, persuasive writing under time pressure, timed thinking activities. Skills become faster and more reliable.
3–6 months before · Exam readiness
Full practice under exam conditions. Technique, timing, and confidence. Children who have done the groundwork find this phase energising, not stressful.
Exam day · Prepared, not panicked
This is what 12–18 months of consistent, structured work feels like. Familiar. Manageable. Confidence built over time.
Enrol in both Writers Club and the Selective Booster. A 10% discount applies to the second program.
REAL RESULTS
What parents start noticing
Real changes happen when structure meets encouragement.
Year 6 · Got into first choice school
★★★★★
“My son went into the selective exam feeling genuinely prepared. He’d spent 14 months building the skills not cramming. He got into his first choice selective school and he said the exam felt familiar.”
Parent · Year 6 · NSW
Year 6 · Reading felt familiar
★★★★★
“The comprehension strategies FunFox taught were exactly what the exam asked for. She said it felt familiar not scary. That’s exactly what you want your child to say when they come out of a selective exam.”
Parent · Year 6 · Sydney
Year 5 · Better across every subject
★★★★★
“What I appreciated most was that it wasn’t just drilling. They built actual skills thinking, reading, writing. She’s a better student across every subject. The selective preparation was almost a side effect.”
Parent · Year 5 · Melbourne
SELECTIVE BOOSTER
$495
per term
or $165/month · 3 monthly payments
$80 one-time enrolment fee on signup
12 weeks ·
1 live class per week
Personalised
written feedback on every task
Class recordings
via Learning Den portal
Small groups
maximum 6 students
Cancel before
next term no lock-in
Less than $50 per class, qualified teacher, personal feedback, small group that genuinely learns together.
QUESTIONS PARENTS ASK
Before booking, parents always want to know.
Honest answers. No corporate language.
The ideal window is 12–18 months before the exam. For most NSW students the exam is for Year 7 entry meaning Year 5 is the best time to start. Starting in Year 6 is still valuable, but the skills have less time to become automatic.
No. The Selective Booster is for any student who is seriously considering applying for a selective school. The analytical reading and writing skills we build are the same skills selective exams test and they are learnable by any student who puts in the consistent effort the program requires.
Tutoring centres drill past papers. FunFox builds the underlying analytical skills that make any unseen question feel approachable. Children who spend 12–18 months with FunFox don’t need to recognise the question from practice they have the thinking tools to approach anything.
Writers Club builds strong writing foundations. The Selective Booster adds analytical reading strategy, thinking skills development, and writing specifically under exam conditions. For a student targeting selective school entry, the combination is significantly more powerful than either alone. A 10% discount applies to the second program.
We recommend enrolling even with a shorter preparation window one term of structured preparation is dramatically better than none. We’ll be honest with you about expectations.
The selective exam rewards preparation that started 12 months ago. Start today.
One free trial class. No commitment. Let your child experience what building real analytical thinking actually feels like.
From $165/month · Years 5–6 · Ongoing term-by-term · Max 6 per class