12-week roadmap
An optional Academy study plan with topic practice, review and exam-format familiarisation.
Official format: Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (60 minutes), Reading and Verbal Reasoning (55 minutes), and Writing (40 minutes, two tasks). Read ACER's current examination guidance and the Victorian Department's eligibility information.
An optional 12-week practice plan
Adapt this Academy plan around schoolwork, rest and your child’s learning needs. Completing it does not guarantee an examination result.
Diagnostic week
Baseline each sectionA full-length baseline test across all areas and a starter error log organised by topic.
Fractions, decimals, percentages
Fluent conversionsAutomatic conversions between forms and confident percentage-of-quantity word problems.
Ratio and rates
Ratio, best buys, unit ratesSolve ratio problems without guesswork; compare unit prices quickly.
Algebra from words
Expressions and equationsTurn worded situations into expressions and solve one- and two-step equations cleanly.
Geometry core
Angles, area, perimeter, volumeTriangle and quadrilateral angle facts, transversals and measurement in real contexts.
Circle geometry
Circumference, area, part-circlesCircle reasoning with π, including semicircles, quarter-circles and compound shapes.
Quantitative patterns
Sequences, rules, visual transformsSpot the rule fast, work backwards and handle dot-pattern and shape transformations.
Verbal reasoning
Analogies, logic, vocabularyComfortable with analogies, odd-one-out, must-be-true logic and fine vocabulary choice.
Reading reasoning
Main idea, inference, viewpointRead short passages for implication, tone, assumption and competing viewpoints.
Writing intensives
Two timed pieces a weekPlan, draft and edit under time; improve paragraph structure and precise vocabulary.
Mixed timed sets
Combined blocks under pressureFull Maths/QR and Reading/Verbal blocks back-to-back with pacing discipline.
Mock exam week
Two rehearsals + targeted reviewTwo full mock exams, pattern-based error review, no new topics introduced.
Put this guide into action
Pi Leo Academy members get year-level quizzes, worked solutions, Selective-style quantitative and verbal items and a parent progress portal from $7.90 / month or $79 / year.