Understanding the score used in selective-entry testing
Official Total Standard Score (TSS) and practice scores serve different purposes. Selective Path reports section results and writing feedback. We do not predict an official TSS, rank your child against other candidates or estimate their chance of admission.
New to the test itself? Start with our parent guide to the WA ASET and its four areas.
How official TSS works
A score that compares candidates, not a percentage.
The WA Department of Education explains that each ASET section score compares a student's performance with the other candidates. All four sections carry equal weight. Their standardised scores are added to form the TSS used in ranking applicants for program offers.
These scores are neither percentages nor percentile ranks. They cannot be reproduced simply by adding practice percentages together.
Read the Department's ASET Performance Report guidanceWhat your Selective Path report shows
Evidence from the work your child completed.
Correct-answer counts and percentages for Reading, Quantitative Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning describe performance on that paper.
An AI writing score out of 20, with feedback on ideas, structure and expression when an assessment is available. It is not an official ASET mark or a human assessment.
Review explanations and feedback to identify strengths, revisit mistakes and choose a specific skill to work on next.
Different papers can differ in difficulty. Use the questions and feedback to guide practice; a higher percentage on another paper does not, by itself, mean your child has improved or is more likely to receive a place.
School-entry information
Previous-year minimum entrance scores are historical official results, not targets to compare with our practice scores. They can change each year and do not guarantee a future offer. Check the Department's current information when making decisions.
Official performance reports and previous-year entrance scoresMake practice useful
- 1. Review which questions were missed and why.
- 2. Choose one reasoning or writing skill to practise next.
- 3. Discuss how your child managed the time and the full sitting.