GATE and ASET guides
Everest Tutoring publishes eight GATE guides: what ASET is, how it is scored, the cut-off by school, when to start preparing, and a walkthrough of each of the four components with a worked question. In 2026, 75% of Everest GATE students scored above the 209.5 cut-off.
Updated 13 September 2026
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8 guides in this area
Each one opens with the answer, carries at least one table, and names its sources.
| Guide | Author | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| What is ASET? | Hari Ravichandran | 13 September 2026 |
| How GATE is scored | Hari Ravichandran | 13 September 2026 |
| GATE cut-off scores by school | Hari Ravichandran | 13 September 2026 |
| Year 4 vs Year 5 vs Year 6 preparation timeline | Hari Ravichandran | 13 September 2026 |
| Reading Comprehension walkthrough | Hari Ravichandran | 13 September 2026 |
| Quantitative Reasoning walkthrough | Hari Ravichandran | 13 September 2026 |
| Abstract Reasoning walkthrough | Hari Ravichandran | 13 September 2026 |
| Writing walkthrough | Hari Ravichandran | 13 September 2026 |
What is ASET?
ASET is the Academic Selective Entrance Test the WA Department of Education runs every March for entry to the gifted and talented academic p...
How GATE is scored
ASET results are reported as one combined score built from the four components, then ranked against the whole cohort, so entry depends on a ...
GATE cut-off scores by school
Selective entry in WA works from one ranked ASET score, so each academic program fills from the top down and its entry point moves every yea...
Year 4 vs Year 5 vs Year 6 preparation timeline
Year 6 students sit ASET in March, so Year 5 is the year that does the work and Year 4 is the year that makes it easier. Everest Tutoring ru...
Reading Comprehension walkthrough
The Reading Comprehension component of ASET tests inference rather than recall: most answers are implied by the passage instead of stated in...
Quantitative Reasoning walkthrough
Quantitative Reasoning on ASET uses primary-school arithmetic inside unfamiliar question shapes: tables, timetables, maps, rates and pattern...
Abstract Reasoning walkthrough
Abstract Reasoning on ASET asks students to find the rule governing a set of shapes and apply it, with no words and no arithmetic. It is the...
Writing walkthrough
The Writing component of ASET asks for one extended piece to an unseen prompt, judged on ideas, structure, vocabulary and control of languag...
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