Mr Akash Deep, Director

Allowing Children Time to Settle in a New Learning Environment

A calm, respectful, and balanced partnership between parents, teachers, and students helps children adjust, grow in confidence, and become independent learners. At Melbourne Tutorials, we often observe that newly joined students require some time to adjust to a new and more intensive learning environment. Many children may have been doing well at school or at […]

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Whose Goal Is It? Rethinking the Selective Entry Journey

Understanding Motivation in Selective Entry Preparation At Melbourne Tutorials, we work closely with many students who aspire to gain entry into selective schools. Selective entry preparation requires commitment, persistence, and a genuine willingness to challenge oneself academically. Many students approach this journey with enthusiasm and determination. However, within every cohort, we occasionally observe a small

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Building a Vocabulary Book for Selective Entry Students

Selective Entry exams reward students who can understand language quickly, think clearly, and express ideas accurately. One of the simplest and most powerful habits a student can build is keeping a word book (vocabulary book). It becomes a personal dictionary of new words, meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and real examples — and over time, it turns

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Mental Numeracy: The Silent Game-Changer in Selective Entry Success

In competitive examinations such as the Victorian Selective Entry High School test (conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research) and other academic competitions, one skill quietly determines outcomes more than any other:   Mental numeracy. While students and parents often focus on complex problem-solving strategies, advanced reasoning techniques, and difficult practice papers, a fundamental

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Selective Entry School Reforms in Victoria: Emerging Trends

Selective Entry School Reforms in Victoria: When Equity Becomes Inequity Victoria’s Selective Entry High Schools have long represented excellence in education—providing a pathway for academically gifted students to reach their full potential. However, recent changes to the selection process have sparked concern among educators, parents, and students alike. While each change claims to enhance fairness

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Understanding NAPLAN and Our Approach to Preparation

1️⃣ What is NAPLAN? Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) oversees the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).   NAPLAN is a national, standardised assessment conducted annually for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 across Australia. It assesses four core domains: Reading Writing Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) Numeracy

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Transition From Additive Thinking To Multiplicative Thinking

What is Multiplicative Thinking Multiplicative thinking is characterised by – a capacity to work flexibly and efficiently with an extended range of numbers (for example, larger whole numbers, decimals, common fractions, ratio, and per cent), – an ability to recognise and solve a range of problems involving multiplication or division including direct and indirect proportion,

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