NSW Selective · Writing
Sit timed practice tests for the NSW Selective High School Placement Test writing paper, then get instant marking against the official criteria and feedback that shows exactly how to improve. Free to start, no card needed.
You get a topic and 30 minutes on a distraction-free page, with spelling and grammar aids turned off, exactly like the real test.
Your writing is scored out of 25 against the official NSW Selective writing criteria: ideas and effectiveness, plus sentences, punctuation and spelling.
You get a band, per-criterion marks, tutor-style feedback, and how to approach a topic like it next time, so every practice improves the next.
The writing task can ask for any text type, so you can practise all of them and track your progress in each.
Yes. Every new account includes free marked writing tests and a free session with our AI writing coach, with no card required. If you want unlimited practice later, plans start at just $9.90 a month.
Create your free accountYes. You can create an account and sit marked practice writing tests for free, with no card required. Each response is marked against the official NSW Selective writing criteria and comes back with detailed feedback.
The NSW Selective writing task is scored on the quality of ideas and how effectively you write for the purpose and audience, alongside sentence control, punctuation and spelling. Our AI marks your writing against these criteria, out of 25, and explains what would lift your mark.
It is sat in Year 6 for entry into a NSW selective high school in Year 7. Our practice is written for Year 5 and Year 6 students preparing for that test.
The test can ask for any common text type. We cover narrative, persuasive, informative, discursive, recount, descriptive and reflective writing, plus letter and email forms, so students can practise whichever the stimulus calls for.
No. Our practice topics are original prompts written to be similar in style and format to the publicly available official samples. They are not real exam items. The official sample tests are published by the NSW Department of Education, and we link to them so you can also practise the genuine samples.
The writing task is about 30 minutes for a single response. Our timed practice mirrors this, on a distraction-free page with spelling and grammar aids switched off, just like the real exam.