Seven Hills at a glance
- Area
- Seven Hills, Western Sydney
- Exam
- Opportunity Class (OC) Placement Test
- Sat in
- Year 4 (for Year 5 entry)
- How to prepare
- Online anywhere in NSW, or in person in Parramatta
Seven Hills sits on the western fringe of the Parramatta catchment and channels many of its high achievers toward Girraween and Baulkham Hills. With a direct rail link to Parramatta, students can attend in-person classes at the campus without difficulty, and the fully online course gives those further out the same teaching from home.
How Seven Hills students prepare
There are two realistic paths for a Seven Hills family. The first is in-person teaching — Test Academy runs small classes (capped at eight students) from its Parramatta centre, within easy reach of Western Sydney. The second, and increasingly the most popular, is to prepare online: your child sits exam-realistic, computer-based practice tests at home, gets every answer marked instantly with a worked explanation, and you see exactly where the gaps are.
Seven Hills station offers a straightforward train run into Parramatta, so reaching the in-person campus is uncomplicated.
Why Test Academy suits Seven Hills families
Test Academy is, in our assessment, the strongest option in Sydney for OC preparation — largely because of its technology. Its platform mirrors the real Janison-style on-screen test, marks instantly, and gives criterion-by-criterion feedback on writing that few other centres match. For a Seven Hills family weighing the commute against results, being able to prepare to that standard from home is a genuine advantage.