For Parents

Robert Allwell and Associates provide educational testing services to schools. We do not provide individual student assessments for parents.

Robert Allwell and Associates conduct tests for students entering schools at certain year levels.

These tests are for a particular purpose

Placement Tests

These tests are for students already guaranteed enrolment at a school.

The School may wish to gain a common benchmark for new students to

	enable class placement
	identify students for extension or support
	inform curriculum development
	track particular trends in the School’s population

In many cases schools will report the outcome of these tests to parents in a customised report.

Entrance Tests

These tests are used where there is competitive entry to a school.

An offer of enrolment depends on a student’s performance in the tests.

These tests are often more demanding than tests for placement purposes and are usually appropriate for students of above-average academic ability.

Gifted and Talented Tests

These are tests for competitive entry to a school’s specialised programs.

An offer of enrolment within these programs depends on a student’s performance in the tests.

These tests are often more demanding than tests for placement purposes and are usually appropriate for students of superior academic ability.

The framework for all these tests is similar. They will usually consist of

	General Ability Test
	Mathematics Test
	Reading Comprehension Test
	Spelling Test
	Test of Written Expression

In some cases certain schools will vary the testing components.