Learnikx Education is dedicated to nurturing gifted students through a rigorous and selective admission process, ensuring a unique learning environment tailored to advanced needs.
Key features of the entrance test:
1. Comprehensive evaluation: Our entrance test is not just an assessment; it's a two-step process to identify students with extraordinary potential.
2. Intelligence-focused: Unlike traditional academic tests, our entrance exam evaluates cognitive abilities and problem-solving skills, similar to standardized IQ tests.
3. No subject-specific knowledge required: The test does not include Reading Comprehension or Mathematics questions.
4. Grade-specific standards: We maintain high standards across all grades:
- For Year 5: Minimum 70% score required
- For Year 6 and above: Minimum 80% score required
Test format and logistics:
- Duration: 20-minute test followed by a 10-minute discussion. Please allocate up to 3 hours for the entire process due to potential scheduling delays.
- Number of questions: 30
- Format: Digital (BYOD - Bring Your Own Device)
- Frequency: Conducted quarterly
- Cost: $15
- Venue : Suite 1804 (18th floor), 122 Arthur Street, North Sydney
Post-test process:
- Results are promptly provided to parents
- Successful candidates are invited for interview
- Final selection is made based on overall performance
Paid tutoring admission rates:
Our recent admission cycles demonstrate our commitment to excellence:
- December 2023: 7 out of 32 applicants were accepted for paid tutoring
- March 2024: 4 out of 18 applicants were accepted for paid tutoring
- June 2024: 5 out of 23 applicants were accepted for paid tutoring
- September 2024: 3 out of 21 applicants were accepted for paid tutoring
- December 2024 : 13 out of 35 applicants were accepted for paid tutoring
Next steps:
1. Check the upcoming test dates for your child's grade.
2. Register for the entrance test using the form at the bottom of this page & pay $15 test administration fees
3. Attend the test F2F at our North Sydney office at scheduled time.
All the feedbacks in this page are sourced from our Facebook group, with permission from OP.
"I appreciate the post for speaking out the truth. Not every child (and adult) has academic potential. Not every person has leadership skills, not every person is good with numbers. For children and adults alike it is necessary to become aware of strengths and boundaries, so that correct decision on career path can be taken.
Rather than pushing children to fulfil social status, parents should spend time in understanding potential of child, and then work on next steps. Large gap between child's potential and parent's expectation can have devastating effect on child's career and self-esteem."
-- Rohan Sharma
"Most parents are misguided, or don't have any information about gifted education. Primary schools, both public and private, spends no effort in informing and educating parents on gifted education. Popular big tutoring businesses uses this information vacuum and promises all parents of success in selective. This is an impossible promise.
Mary Woods I truly appreciate the post. It is the child who takes the test, not the tutor. Child's potential is a very important metric to determine future academic success. To keep in mind despite attending same tuition centres and same school, one student can get into JR, while the other will not get a place in any selective school. This is because tutoring is hardly a differentiator, potential/giftedness is the real differentiator."
-- Alistar Cremore