Weekly rhythm & habits
An optional Academy practice routine and ten habits to discuss with your child.
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.
Build the right habits before exam day
Explore an optional weekly routine and ten practice habits suggested by Pi Leo Academy. Adapt the workload to your child's needs; this timetable has not been tested as an intervention.
One possible practice week
Choose a manageable amount of practice alongside schoolwork, rest and other interests. Add timing gradually when it helps with format familiarisation.
10 habits to practise
Use these as discussion prompts for thoughtful practice. They are not findings about high-scoring students.
- Translates worded situations into maths fast and accurately
- Handles fraction, percent and ratio questions almost automatically
- Recognises sequence rules and hidden relationships quickly
- Stays calm on abstract quantitative and verbal logic items
- Reads short texts for implication, not just surface meaning
- Notices loaded words, assumptions and viewpoint shifts
- Plans writing before drafting, even under time pressure
- Keeps writing coherent and tightly structured
- Knows when to skip, guess intelligently and move on
- Reviews mistakes by pattern, not just by answer
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.