Preparation for Secondary School Entrance Exams

The best way to prepare your child for secondary school admission exams is to combine a realistic practice exam, a personalized assessment report, and tutoring tailored to their specific needs.

For over 15 years, School Success has helped families across Quebec prepare for the admission process at private and international secondary schools. Our program evaluates your child's academic knowledge, test-taking strategies, and areas that need improvement, allowing us to create a personalized preparation plan.

This approach helps your child feel better prepared and more confident on exam day.

The program is primarily designed for Grade 5 students who are planning to apply to a private or international secondary school in Quebec.

It is also suitable for Grade 6 students who want to assess their knowledge, challenge themselves with a realistic admission practice exam, or continue preparing for the transition to secondary school. Each preparation package is tailored to the student’s profile, whether they need to review a few key concepts or would benefit from more intensive support.

The goal is to provide personalized preparation that reflects each child’s actual needs.

School Success’s preparation program follows a structured four-step approach: choose the preparation package that best fits your child's needs, complete a realistic admission practice exam, receive a personalized assessment report, and continue with targeted tutoring sessions.

Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, every step is based on your child's results to tailor the preparation to their specific needs. This allows us to focus on the concepts that need improvement, effective test-taking strategies, and each student's individual goals.

This personalized approach helps students build their knowledge, gain confidence, and feel well prepared before their secondary school admission exams.

The best preparation package depends on your child's learning needs, confidence level, and the areas they need to strengthen before the secondary school admission process.

School Success offers three preparation packages designed for different student profiles. The Targeted Preparation Package (8 hours) is ideal for students who need to refine specific concepts, while the Complete (14 hours) and Intensive (20 hours) packages provide more comprehensive support. The practice exam and personalized assessment report are then used to tailor each tutoring session to your child's specific needs.

School Success's Secondary School Admission Preparation Program begins with the purchase of a secondary school admission practice exam, priced at $99 plus tax. This first step allows families to continue their child's preparation with one of our three preparation packages based on their individual needs.

The available packages are:

• Targeted Preparation (8 hours) – $46/hour (save $121)
• Complete Preparation (14 hours) – $44/hour (save $171)
• Intensive Preparation (20 hours) – $42/hour (save $221)

Each package includes tutoring registration, a practice workbook, and personalized tutoring sessions tailored to your child's personalized assessment report.

Registration for the Secondary School Admission Preparation Program is open until September 13, 2026. However, we recommend registering several weeks in advance so your child has enough time to complete the practice exam, receive the personalized assessment report, and continue preparing if needed.

Registration is completed entirely online. Once the practice exam has been purchased, your child can complete it from home at a time that works for your family. You can then choose the preparation package that best matches their needs.

Your child can complete the Secondary School Admission Practice Exam as soon as it has been purchased, from home and at a time that works best for your family. Please note that the practice exam is currently available in French only.

Unlike a scheduled exam, this flexible format allows families to fit the preparation into their own schedule. Once the practice exam has been completed, our team reviews the results and provides a personalized assessment report within seven days to help guide the next steps in your child's preparation.

School Success assesses each student's needs based on the results of the Secondary School Admission Practice Exam. A personalized assessment report is then provided within a maximum of seven days to help guide the next steps in your child's preparation.

The report highlights your child's strengths, the concepts that need further review, and the test-taking strategies that should be prioritized. It also identifies the key learning priorities so that each tutoring session is tailored to your child's specific needs.

The report goes beyond an overall score: it serves as the foundation for a preparation plan tailored to your child's profile and goals.

All preparation sessions are conducted online through an interactive learning environment that is accessible anywhere in Quebec.

This flexible format allows your child to work with a specialized tutor without the need to travel. Sessions are scheduled based on your family's availability, making it easier to fit preparation into your schedule.

Our goal is to provide personalized, flexible support that meets each student's individual needs.

Students are supported by elementary-level tutors who can adapt their teaching approach to the specific demands of the secondary school admission process.

Tutors use the personalized assessment report to focus on priority concepts, strengthen test-taking strategies, and help students manage their time and stress more effectively. With 20 years of experience supporting Quebec families, School Success provides structured, reassuring guidance tailored to each student’s pace and needs.

The practice exam primarily assesses the knowledge and skills that are commonly evaluated during secondary school admission exams, particularly in French and Mathematics.

It also provides insight into important skills such as reading comprehension, reasoning, problem-solving, and time management during a full-length assessment. Because admission processes vary from one school to another, the practice exam is designed to prepare students for the types of challenges most commonly encountered.

Yes. School Success’s preparation program is designed to help students prepare for the admission exams and other stages commonly used by private and international secondary schools in Quebec.

Because each school has its own admission process, the program focuses on the knowledge, test-taking strategies, and skills most commonly assessed. More than 5,000 students have completed the program, and 95% were admitted to the school of their choice.

These results demonstrate the strength of the approach, but admission decisions remain entirely at the discretion of each school.