resources for hast exam (2 Viewers)

[skzzks]

can you give us an example of the questions? im so lost on what to study and where to find stuff also how long should u study for to do well thanks

for hast or for edutest? the links i provided have some examples as well as what other people on bos have posted that’s how i found most of mine

personally i studied from about january-the test but that being said i did so in both year 9&10 (year 9 it was sort of pointless due to lockdown but helped significantly for year 10) in year 7 & 8 i hardly studied for hast and well the results weren’t horrible but not good enough lol but id recommend starting asap but make sure to keep on top of school asw (reports can be important for certain schools)

happy to answer anymore questions as ik how hard it is but it will pay off in the end!!

 

[sw2090]

in ur previous post u said that its nothing like you would learn in school? what does that mean? i mainly concerned abt math tbh . thanks

 

[skzzks]

in ur previous post u said that its nothing like you would learn in school? what does that mean? i mainly concerned abt math tbh . thanks

this was mostly referring to hast from what i can remember it was more about your ability like the test i did in y7 was completely different to y8 even tho it was the same age i would say its somewhat similar to amc combined with icas science. from what i can remember there were a couple of questions where you had to interpret data, some amc style questions. the hast website has a new version of the sample question booklet (i’m not sure how useful this will be as the old one was not that great) but it should be sufficient to help you understand what kind of questions they ask. if you’re lucky someone here might be selling a copy but if not https://shop.acer.org/higher-abilit...6L*MTcwNTk3NzA1MC4xLjAuMTcwNTk3NzA1MC4wLjAuMA..

you can probably find the old one online for free tho, i would send it to you but i got it for free hard copy in like y7 and i lost it lol

edutest had 2 maths tests, numerical reasoning and mathematics. numerical reasoning was mostly patterns such as fibonacci sequence and was more about how fast you were at recognising them. the mathematics part was what i would say was the most similar to school maths, however it was a bit ahead (they included year 10 optional topics which are normally taught in term 4) so i would say it’s essentially what you would learn in your grade but ahead and also time is an issue in this asw as you have lots of questions in a small amount of time.

 

[sw2090]

alright thanks, i think im gonna do hast not edutest tho

 

[sw2090]

also do u know how many kids do the test? and it says u need acadmics awards i dont know what that means?

 

[SMARTYPANTS_SINGH]

also do u know how many kids do the test? and it says u need acadmics awards i dont know what that means?

I counted around about 60 people when I went for my exam, but it was for a school that's highly competitive to get in. Also, academic awards just refer to any certificate that shows academic excellence or you have done well in a subject. For example, my school gives out awards to people who come 1st, 2nd, 3rd

 

[skzzks]

also do u know how many kids do the test?

depends on the school but the years i tried out it was usually 60-90 per grade

 

[sw2090]

alright thanks

 

[jerry_yaoooooo]

hi guys I'm in year 8 applying for year 9 SBHS and STHS, i want to know some resources to study for the HAST and how to study for the SBHS test

 

[?!?!]

oh yeah sure lol
so basically the hast test that you will do is the middle secondary exam which has four sections: writing, reading comp, abstract reasoning and maths and science.
maths and science:
the qs in this test are not like anything that you learn in school, rather they are more iq and logic based and test your ability to quickly understand difficult concepts and apply them to the whatever the q is asking

abstract reasoning:
just practice by searching up the qs online and doing them. u have 30qs and 30 minutes did make sure your time management in the exam is good. honestly this was the easiest part and i thought it would be a lot harder than it was. a lot of ppl found abstract reasoning to be the easiest exam however keep in mind that making several mistakes will lower your percentile by a lot because ig this section is more competitive?

writing:
they will just give u a prompt and i was allowed to do a narrative or discursive. so ig if u want to practice just write responses and get someone to give u feedback on them.

reading comp:
wasn’t too too difficult, i thought it would be alot harder. there’s a mix of both short and long texts so just be wary of your time management during the test. anyways, you can just search hard comprehension questions and you will find lots on the internet to study.

if u give me ur email i can send u some resources i used

what schools r u applying for?

hey im applying for year 11 entry do u have any other advice? also can u send me the resources pls? the email is interset9@gmail.com

 

[?!?!]

hi, personally my resources aren’t really suited towards hast as in all honesty i focused on preparing for edutest but here is what i used
victorian selective past papers
thsc for maths (note that hast maths differs from edutest significantly)
icas science for hast was pre useful

hey the link "https://thsconline.github.io/s/" doesn't allow me too actually see the paper it keeps giving me an error. Also did you use the thsc maths for edutest or hast?

 

[skzzks]

hey the link "https://thsconline.github.io/s/" doesn't allow me too actually see the paper it keeps giving me an error. Also did you use the thsc maths for edutest or hast?

hi try searching up thsc i didn't give the link to any paper in particular also i used it for edutest, kind of useless for hast

 

[academic1234study]

Hi,
I'm doing the edu test exam this year for Baulko. I don't have any resources. My exam is in 2 weeks. Do you have any tips or anything to help me, I will appreciate it A LOT. Anything will help, resources for the test or tips for my application and what extracurriculars to do. My main concern is how to prepare for the exam. Thanks. I will appreciate your help a lot. It would really help if you could email me or just explain to me... if you could go into detail about like what topics in math I should study for especially yr 10 concepts, I would really be really grateful.

 

[academic_reaper]

i'm planning to take the hast exam to transfer to a selective school and was wondering what i should study and practice for the test (please be specific i'm quite desperate). im in year 9 currently and trying out for year 10 so please someone help me!!!!

maybe try everything u learnt and will learn this year n then do some pretty hard questions for it. Find some sample materials online, they may help too. either ways, gl n believe in urself

 

[yuqiismyidol]

Hi,
I'm doing the edu test exam this year for Baulko. I don't have any resources. My exam is in 2 weeks. Do you have any tips or anything to help me, I will appreciate it A LOT. Anything will help, resources for the test or tips for my application and what extracurriculars to do. My main concern is how to prepare for the exam. Thanks. I will appreciate your help a lot. It would really help if you could email me or just explain to me... if you could go into detail about like what topics in math I should study for especially yr 10 concepts, I would really be really grateful.

baulko does accept many for entry into yr 10 js try for netry into yr 11 cus they accept like 30

 

[?!?!]

baulko does accept many for entry into yr 10 js try for netry into yr 11 cus they accept like 30

30? thats a lot i thought they accepted like 15 or smth on general how many apply for year 11 entry..?

 

[Ihonestlyhavenoidea]

Hey guys,
Im a year 7 applying to Chatswood, cause its close but I have no idea how they will test me, on this cause it doesn't say they use HAST, just a entrance test. HELPME

 

[jane1820]

Hey guys,
Im a year 7 applying to Chatswood, cause its close but I have no idea how they will test me, on this cause it doesn't say they use HAST, just a entrance test. HELPME

Email the skl? cus i just checked (actually stalked) the skl n yh they didnt specify maybe its a private test they themselves come up with? but i mean generally its obviously going to be like reading and math not sure if there is science and/or writing like the hast (also abt abstract reasoing i HIGHLY DOUBT they'll do that but dont take my word for it!)
but yh maybe contact them on monday? for now just practise reading and math

 

[Ihonestlyhavenoidea]

Email the skl? cus i just checked (actually stalked) the skl n yh they didnt specify maybe its a private test they themselves come up with? but i mean generally its obviously going to be like reading and math not sure if there is science and/or writing like the hast (also abt abstract reasoing i HIGHLY DOUBT they'll do that but dont take my word for it!)
but yh maybe contact them on monday? for now just practise reading and math

Yeah, thanks!

 

[Syyyhgrft]

Hi, I'm in Year 9 trying for Yr10 entry into Penrith doing the HAST this yr. I have done like no prep and I have like a week. Does anyone have any tips for me... Like what subjects will be tested and how I should prep... Thanks.