Year 4 Summer Holiday Courses
Prepare for the 2027 OC Placement Test — OC trial tests in exam conditions, plus English, Mathematics, Writing, Thinking Skills and Reading.
The courses and dates are the same at all our branches, but not every branch opens every course. Please check with your branch which of these courses it runs. Find your branch →
Your road to the test
From the summer courses to OC Placement Test on Tue 11 – Wed 12 May 2027.
- Thu 5 Nov 2026Applications open
- Sat 12 Dec 2026Early Bird ends (5 PM)
- 4 – 22 Jan 2027Summer holiday courses
- Mon 15 Feb 2027Applications close
- Tue 11 – Wed 12 May 2027OC Placement Test
Summer calendar
Three weeks, 4 – 22 January 2027. Tap a course to see the details.
Week 14 – 8 Jan
EMT8:45 am – 2:45 pmThe courses
Each course has its own newsletter with the full fee table.
Year 4 Summer EMT Course
Prepare for success in the 2027 OC Placement Test!
Targeted instruction across English, Mathematics and Thinking Skills to strengthen the core skills assessed in the OC exam.
- Dates
- 4 – 8 Jan 2027 (Mon – Fri)
- Time
- 8:45 am – 2:45 pm
- Where
- Strathfield Head Office
- Fee
- $465 (tuition $400 + materials $65)
- Reading: text analysis, poetry, gapped texts, multiple matching, daily cloze
- Maths: measurement, graphs, area, time, temperature, division, fractions, decimals
- Thinking Skills: reasoning, conclusions, assumptions, reasoning errors, relevant information
- Sibling discounts do not apply to the Holiday Course.
OC Trial Test Course (OCTTC)
Prepare with confidence for the upcoming OC Exam!
An authentic exam preparation experience through trial tests that closely reflect the format and difficulty of the actual OC exam.
- Dates
- 11 – 15 Jan 2027 (Tests 56 – 60)
- Time
- 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
- Where
- Strathfield Head Office
- Fee
- $160 per day · $800 (5 days)
- Daily computer-based OC trial tests: Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills
- Time management and exam strategies
- Guided review sessions with experienced teachers
- Detailed feedback on challenging questions
- Partial enrolments are not accepted — enrol in the full 5-day OCTTC.
- Sibling discounts and multi-course package offers do not apply to the Holiday OCTTC.
Writing Course
Boost your writing skills this summer!
An engaging 5-day course across a wide range of writing styles, so students write purposefully, creatively and effectively.
- Dates
- 11 – 15 Jan 2027 (Mon – Fri)
- Time
- 8:45 am – 11:50 am
- Where
- Strathfield Head Office
- Fee
- $410 (tuition $350 + materials $60)
- Discussion, information report, descriptive, persuasive, narrative, recount, short story
- Sentence structure and punctuation
- Verbs, nouns, pronouns, conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs
- Direct and indirect speech
- Sibling discounts do not apply to the Holiday Course.
Thinking Skills for OC
Build the Thinking Skills needed for OC Exam success!
Develops the critical thinking and problem-solving abilities assessed in the Opportunity Class Placement Test.
- Dates
- 18 – 22 Jan 2027 (Mon – Fri)
- Time
- 8:45 am – 11:50 am
- Where
- Strathfield Head Office
- Fee
- $410 (tuition $350 + materials $60)
- Evaluate evidence and analyse arguments
- Identify mistakes in reasoning
- Identify similarities and find procedures
- Select relevant information
- Sibling discounts do not apply to the Holiday Course.
Reading Strategies Course
Build strong reading skills for OC Exam success!
Proven reading strategies and targeted practice across the key question types of the OC reading test.
- Dates
- 18 – 22 Jan 2027 (Mon – Fri)
- Time
- 12:30 pm – 3:35 pm
- Where
- Strathfield Head Office
- Fee
- $410 (tuition $350 + materials $60)
- Identify key information and interpret language
- Make logical inferences
- Fiction comprehension, poetry analysis, gap-match, linked extracts
- Daily cloze for vocabulary
- Sibling discounts do not apply to the Holiday Course.
How to enrol
Already a Pre-Uni New College student
Please do not use the enrolment form. To book a summer course, contact your branch, or Strathfield Head Office on (02) 9746 7000 or [email protected].
Multi-course package offer — limited time
- 2 courses: 15% off the tuition fee of each course
- 3 courses: 20% off the tuition fee of each course
- 4 courses: 25% off the tuition fee of each course
Not for the Holiday OCTTC. Same branch, full payment by 5 PM Saturday 12 December 2026. Cannot be combined with Early Bird or Scholarship discounts.
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* Early Bird Discount applies to full payments made by 5 PM on Saturday, 12 December 2026.
Scholarship Discount applies to full payments made by 5 PM on Saturday, 12 December 2026.
Class time and location may change depending on enrolment numbers.
Year levels are for the 2027 school year. Test dates: NSW Department of Education; NAPLAN: nap.edu.au. Please check the newsletter for the full fee tables.
