Dauntsey's School

The Deadline for registration is by 19 October 2020. The ISEB Pre-test can be taken on Friday 22 January and/or Saturday 23 January 2021 at either the candidates school or Dauntsey’s School.

In addition to the ISEB test, qualified candidates will undergo an interview in the paralleled to the examination week. Candidates who are traveling from far places will be considered for an interview on the same day of the examination. Moreover, other candidates will be interviewed in the same week as the examination-Thursday or Friday.

About the ISEB Common Pre-test

The tests take about two-and-a-half hours to complete (English 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes, verbal reasoning 36 minutes) and can be taken together or at separate times, either in the candidate’s own school or at the senior school for which he or she is entered

ISEB Pre-Test Format:  

The test is taken on a computer and consists of multiple-choice questions. It is broken down into four parts: 

1. English – 25 minutes(reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation) 
2. Mathematics – 50 minutes(in line with Year 5 of the UK National Curriculum) 
3. Non-Verbal Reasoning – 32 minutes(shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes) 
4. Verbal Reasoning – 36 minutes(common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer and number codes)