Year 5 GATE Classes in Perth

The most common GATE prep cohort

Year 5 is the largest enrolment cohort in our classes by a long way. Families typically come in around mid-Year 5, work consistently through to March of Year 6, and sit the exam with roughly 6-9 months of structured preparation behind them. That window is realistic and effective: long enough to fix the section gaps that exist, short enough that focus stays high.

If your child is already past mid-Year 5, you can still get meaningful results. We have students who start in October of Year 5 and pass GATE comfortably the following March. The math is just tighter, and the platform-based at-home practice (free for term-enrolled families) becomes essential rather than optional.

Term 3 Year 5 curriculum

10 weekend classes from 25 July to 27 September 2026. Each session is 3 hours: 90 minutes Maths, 90 minutes English. Year 5 sessions go deeper and faster than Year 4, with full-difficulty examples and tight timing on Core Practice sets.

Across Term 3 we cover:

• Quantitative Reasoning: single-item problem types (ratios, percentages, geometry) plus the data-interpretation set questions that catch most students out
• Abstract Reasoning: series, matrices, analogies, and the harder “hidden rule” question family
• Reading Comprehension: inference and tone questions, the question types where Year 5s most often plateau
• Written Expression: image-prompt narrative writing under the real 25-minute time limit, marked against the official rubric every single week

What we expect from Year 5 students at home

In-class time is 3 hours a week, but the meaningful progress comes from at-home practice. Year 5 students who follow our routine typically log 3-4 weekday slots of 30 minutes each on the AsetPrep Premium platform (included free with class enrolment), plus 20 minutes of reading per day.

That sounds like a lot. It works out to about 4 hours of total weekly prep, which most Year 5 families can fit around schoolwork and sport without stress.

Enrol in Term 3 now

Term 3 spots are filling. Saturday morning sessions tend to fill first, then Sunday morning, then the afternoon sessions.

Free GATE mock exam first

Best first step before committing to a term: sit our Free GATE Mock Exam at Rossmoyne SHS this July. The detailed results email will tell you exactly which sections need most of the runway, and which are already on-track for Perth Modern, Rossmoyne SHS Languages or Willetton GATE.