Structured Selective Writing Practice with Clear Next Steps
Build a repeatable 30-minute mock routine with feedback after every submission. Choose self-serve Practice or Elite with expert tutor reviews.
"Write a story about a moment that changed everything. Your character must face a difficult decision..."
Unlimited
Mock Exams
30 min
Timed Practice
5
Feedback Criteria
History
Progress You Can Review
Band labels are practice estimates, not official NSW test results or cohort rankings.
Progress you can inspect
Improvement is not promised on a fixed schedule. The platform makes the practice loop visible so families can compare work over time.
1. Complete a timed mock
Choose a prompt, write for 30 minutes, and submit the response for criterion-level feedback.
2. Practise one priority
Use timed writing and focused tools to work on a specific criterion rather than repeating essays blindly.
3. Compare the evidence
Review criterion scores, feedback, and later submissions to see what changed and choose the next focus.
A More Structured Way to Practise
Use timed practice, criterion-level feedback, and submission history to make the next practice decision clearer.
Current-Format Practice
Practise a typed response with a 30-minute timer, matching two important features of the current computer-based writing task.
Detailed Feedback, Fast
Get detailed feedback within seconds on structure, vocabulary, grammar, and genre conventions to improve faster.
Performance Band Tracking
Track an indicative practice band and criterion scores over time. Estimates are not official results or live-cohort rankings.
Varied Purposes and Audiences
Practise creative, persuasive and other response styles so students learn to follow the purpose, audience and instructions in each prompt.
Structured Practice Library
Use a broad prompt library and repeat the write-feedback-practise cycle with a clear focus for each session.
Transparent Practice Criteria
Feedback criteria are informed by published NSW guidance and sample materials, and are shown clearly after each submission.
Between Practice Tests
6 Powerful Writing Tools
Between practice sessions, use our specialized tools to improve specific aspects of your writing. Each tool is designed to help you master a different skill.
Build a More Structured Practice Routine
Structured Practice members can combine writing submissions with six focused skill tools and review progress over time.
Simple Process
How It Works
Choose a feedback level, complete timed mocks, and use each result to guide the next attempt.
Choose Your Plan
Use Practice for unlimited self-serve feedback, or Elite when regular expert tutor review is important.
Write for 30 Minutes
Choose a prompt and use the 30-minute timer to practise the pacing and typed-response format used in the current test.
Get Instant Feedback
Within seconds, receive detailed scoring on ideas, structure, vocabulary, and grammar — plus actionable tips to improve.
Use Feedback for the Next Attempt
Apply the feedback, compare later submissions, and use one clear priority for the next 30-minute mock.
FAQ
Common Questions
Find answers to common questions about our writing tests and tools.
Important context
Independent product: Selective Writing is not endorsed by or affiliated with the NSW Department of Education.
Current format: NSW Education describes the writing component as one computer-based, 30-minute open response worth 25% of the placement test.
Estimates: Practice scores and band labels are learning aids, not official marks, percentiles, ranks or predictions of placement.
Choose How Much Feedback You Need
Choose unlimited self-serve Practice from under A$5 a week, or Elite at A$9 a week with up to 10 expert tutor reviews each month.