SCHOLARSHIPBerwick, Brighton, City and Keysborough, VICCo-educational

Haileybury Scholarship Test: Edutest Guide

How do Haileybury scholarships work?

The Haileybury scholarship test is an Edutest exam for Year 10 and Year 7 academic scholarships at the Berwick, Brighton, City and Keysborough campuses. Year 5 entry is also tested by Edutest, on campus.

Year level:: Year 10 and Year 7. Year 5 entry is also tested by Edutest, on campus.
Test:: Edutest
2026 round (2028 entry):: Testing from Saturday 20 June 2026. Applications closed Friday 29 May 2026.

In this guide: What the test coversTry 3 sample questionsHow to practiseKey datesFrequently Asked Questions

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What the test covers

Haileybury runs academic scholarship testing through Edutest. The school describes the test as literacy, numeracy and comprehension: four multiple-choice tests and a written expression test. It does not publish question counts or times. Haileybury does not list a different test for each campus.

Haileybury's scholarships page says the awards are partial only, a student applies to one campus only, and Year 5 testing is for external students only and limited by venue capacity.

Big Brain practice paper (not the official format)

Mathematics (60 questions, 30 min)

Verbal Reasoning (60 questions, 30 min)

Numerical Reasoning (50 questions, 30 min)

Reading Comprehension (50 questions, 30 min)

Creative Writing (15 min)

Persuasive Writing (15 min)

Not a past Haileybury paper. Three questions from the Big Brain question bank.

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Three Edutest-style questions from the Big Brain question bank.

Mathematics

Solve for x: 7(5x - 8) = 14

x = 1
x = 2
x = 2/3
x = 4
x = 7

Verbal

ABSTRUSE is to COMPREHENSION as INDELIBLE is to:

memory
writing
erasure
ink
permanent

Numerical

After a 20% discount, a coat sells for $96. What was its original price?

$112.00
$480.00
$76.80
$120.00
$115.20

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How to practise

Start with the free diagnostic. Then sit timed sets: Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension, plus a 15-minute creative piece and a 15-minute persuasive piece.

The question bank starts at Year 7. Use it for Year 10 and Year 7 entry. There is no Year 5 set on Big Brain, so this page does not offer Year 5 practice. Section timing sits in the Edutest exam guide.

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Free diagnostic, then the Edutest question bank.

Free diagnostic to find the weak sections
Timed sets for the four multiple-choice papers
Creative writing and persuasive writing
Year 10 and Year 7. Not a Year 5 set.

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Key dates

2026 round

Applications closed

Friday 29 May 2026

Test

Saturday 20 June 2026

Year 10, Year 7 and Year 5. Berwick, Brighton, City and Keysborough.

Next round, 2029 entry

Haileybury has published this round on its own site. Registrations open Monday 22 March 2027 at 9.00am (AEST) and close Friday 30 April 2027 at 4.00pm (AEST). Year 10 sits on Sunday 30 May 2027. Year 7 and Year 5 sit on Saturday 29 May 2027. This round is not in Big Brain's records yet.

Haileybury academic scholarships

2026 dates from Big Brain's opportunity records, checked 20 October 2026. Next-round dates from Haileybury's academic scholarships page, checked the same day.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do Haileybury scholarships work?

What is on the Haileybury scholarship test?

Haileybury says students sit four multiple-choice tests and a written expression test, covering literacy, numeracy and comprehension. The school does not publish question counts. Big Brain's practice paper for these sittings (not a format published by Haileybury or Edutest) is Mathematics (60 questions, 30 minutes), Verbal Reasoning (60 questions, 30 minutes), Numerical Reasoning (50 questions, 30 minutes), Reading Comprehension (50 questions, 30 minutes), Creative Writing (15 minutes) and Persuasive Writing (15 minutes). Haileybury does not list a different test for each campus.

When is the Haileybury scholarship test?

In the 2026 round, applications closed on Friday 29 May 2026 and testing began on Saturday 20 June 2026. Haileybury's academic scholarships page lists the next round for 2029 entry: registrations open Monday 22 March 2027 at 9.00am (AEST), close Friday 30 April 2027 at 4.00pm (AEST), Year 10 sits on Sunday 30 May 2027, and Year 7 and Year 5 sit on Saturday 29 May 2027. That next round is not in Big Brain's records yet. Check the school page before you register.

How can my child practise?

Start with the free diagnostic, then practise the four multiple-choice sections and both writing tasks on Big Brain. The question bank starts at Year 7, so it covers Year 10 and Year 7 entry. It does not include a Year 5 set.