Victorian selective entry · Year 8 maths
Selective maths prep.
Totally free.
No card required.
Timed practice papers and short themed mini exams, with explanations. After each paper, a report shows exactly what to practise next.
What’s included
- 4 practice papers35 questions in 30 minutes, marked on submit
- 23 mini examsAbout 10 questions each: sequences, codes, 3D shapes, grids and chance
- A 50-question geometry paperAngles, shapes and solids, in one revision paper
- ExplanationsThe working behind the answers
- A report after every paperMarks topic by topic, and what to practise next
- Up to four childrenEach with a profile of their own
What your child gains
Skill, speed and a calm head on test day
Pace that lasts the whole paper
Full practice papers are 35 questions in 30 minutes, so working at speed is normal long before test day, and so is knowing when to move on.
Quick routes, not long methods
Worked examples show the short, reliable route to an answer first. Short video walkthroughs on practice paper questions show the working on the board.
A short list of what to fix
After every paper, the report shows marks topic by topic and the few things worth practising this week. No guessing about where the time should go.
A calm, familiar test day
Timed papers, a clock they can hide until the last five minutes, and flag-and-return practice make the real sitting feel like one they have done before.
See it in the app
On a phone, a tablet or the web
These are the screens a Year 8 student works in. The same account signs in on the website and in the iPhone, iPad and Android apps, and everything stays in step between them.
Selective mini exams
The report and insights screens show sample data.
One paper at a time
Sit one paper
Start with a mini exam or a full practice paper. It shows where your child stands today, in about ten or thirty minutes.
See the gaps
The report shows marks topic by topic and names the question types that cost the most.
Practise, then sit the next one
Sit mini exams on those topics, then the next paper, and watch the marks move.
- MonMini exam
- TueGo over it
- WedMini exam
- ThuRest
- FriGo over it
- SatPractice paper
- SunRest
A sample week: 10 to 20 minutes on most days, and a full practice paper every week or two.
Things you can check
Australian Curriculum
Every paper is written for the year level it is labelled with.
Independent, and our own papers
Every paper is written by SimplyMaths in the style of the test. We are not affiliated with the Department of Education or any school.
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Privacy policyChildren by first name only
We never ask for a child’s full name, and children only ever see their own work.
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Good to know
Which year level is this for?
Year 8 students sitting the Victorian selective entry test for Year 9 entry. Year 7 students can start early: the same mini exams and practice papers are open to Year 7 profiles.
Which parts of the test does it cover?
The maths side: mathematics and number reasoning. SimplyMaths does not teach reading, verbal reasoning or writing, so plan those separately.
Are these real past papers?
No. Every paper is written by SimplyMaths in the style of the selective entry test, with fresh questions. SimplyMaths is independent and is not affiliated with the Victorian Department of Education or any school.
How much time should we plan each week?
Short and often works best: 10 to 20 minutes on most days, a mini exam or its explanations at a time, and a full practice paper every week or two as the test gets closer.
What does it cost?
Nothing, and no card is required. All exams, mini exams, explanations and Insights are free.
Does it work on a phone or tablet?
Yes. SimplyMaths runs in any browser and as an app on iPhone, iPad and Android, with the same account everywhere.
Start with one paper this week.
Create your account, add your child, and sit the first practice paper today.
SimplyMaths is independent and not affiliated with the Victorian Department of Education or any school. Practice papers are our own, written in the style of the test. No program can promise a place.