Braintree Coaching's ASET/GATE Super Pack is the most comprehensive preparation bundle for Western Australia's Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET), used for entry to Perth Modern School and GATE programs across WA. It covers all four ASET components with 400+ practice tests and exercises, 100 non-verbal reasoning tests, 20 writing tasks with feedback, vocabulary courses, poetry comprehension, and 150+ daily paragraph editing exercises. Available with 180-day or 365-day access from $240.
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Everything your child needs to prepare for the ASET — covering all four test components with vocabulary, reasoning, and writing support designed for WA selective entry.
Complete one test in each multiple-choice subject plus one writing task under timed conditions. Review all solutions to identify which components are strongest and which need the most work. Pay special attention to Abstract Reasoning — at 20 minutes for 35 questions, it is the fastest-paced section and often the most unfamiliar.
Set a consistent schedule: 3–4 sessions per week (25–35 minutes each). Rotate through Reading, Quantitative Reasoning, and Abstract Reasoning. Start the Vocabulary course (3 lessons per week) and Daily Paragraph Editing exercises (3–4 per week). Complete one writing task per fortnight and compare against the model response.
Abstract Reasoning is often the most challenging ASET component — it has the tightest time pressure (20 minutes for 35 questions) and tests pattern recognition that most students have not encountered in school. The 100 Non-Verbal Reasoning tests build this skill progressively. Work through 3–4 per week alongside the core tests.
After 4 weeks of balanced practice, patterns will emerge. If Quantitative Reasoning is weaker, increase the proportion of numerical reasoning practice. If Writing needs attention, increase to weekly writing tasks with careful model response comparison. The breadth of material allows you to adjust the balance as needed.
The ASET takes approximately 2 hours across four components. In the final 4–6 weeks, run full timed sessions covering multiple components back-to-back. Build up to full-length practice under quiet, exam-like conditions. Time management is especially important for Abstract Reasoning.
Tests understanding of written passages through 35 multiple-choice questions in 35 minutes. Passages include fiction, non-fiction, and informational texts at an advanced level.
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Assesses the ability to reason with numbers, patterns, and quantitative information through 35 multiple-choice questions in 35 minutes. Tests reasoning ability rather than curriculum knowledge.
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Measures pattern recognition and spatial reasoning ability through 35 multiple-choice questions in 20 minutes. This is the fastest-paced ASET section and tests thinking ability independent of language or curriculum.
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Students write a response to a prompt within 25 minutes. Assessed on content, structure, vocabulary, and writing mechanics. This is the only non-multiple-choice ASET component.
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The Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET) is the entry exam for Western Australia's Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs in government secondary schools. Perth Modern School is WA's only fully selective academic school, while other schools such as Shenton College, Willetton Senior High, and John Curtin College of the Arts offer GATE streams. The ASET covers four components: Reading Comprehension (35 questions, 35 minutes), Quantitative Reasoning (35 questions, 35 minutes), Abstract Reasoning (35 questions, 20 minutes), and Communicating Ideas in Writing (25 minutes).
The ASET is designed to identify high-ability students through reasoning and aptitude rather than curriculum knowledge. Abstract Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning test thinking ability independent of school content — these are the components where targeted practice produces the most significant improvement. Each component generates a standard score, and the Total Standard Score (TSS) determines ranking for school offers.
This Super Pack provides the depth needed across all four components: 25 core practice tests (Reading, Quantitative, Abstract), 100 additional Non-Verbal Reasoning tests for systematic Abstract Reasoning improvement, 20 writing tasks addressing the Communicating Ideas component, vocabulary courses that strengthen both Reading Comprehension and writing vocabulary, and 50 poetry tests that develop inference skills. The Daily Paragraph Editing exercises improve the writing mechanics assessed in the writing component.
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Essential ASET/GATE test preparation for Year 6 & 7 entry
Comprehensive ASET/GATE preparation
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Covers all four ASET components with enough material for 6–12 months of preparation for Perth Modern School or other WA GATE programs.
The 100 Non-Verbal Reasoning tests and 5 Abstract Reasoning core tests provide the most comprehensive practice available for this component.
400+ tests and exercises, 20 writing tasks, vocabulary, poetry, and grammar support. Nothing left to supplement.
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