Will your son pass the Habs' Boys' 4+ Assessment?

I’ve spoken to over 200 parents this year who have contacted me to ask about the Haberdashers’ Boys’ 4+ Assessment.

Oh my what a popular school this is!

If I had to guess how many boys will be sitting their 4+ Assessment next week at Habs’ Boys’, I would guess at least the very high hundreds.

With 40 places available, this is going to be a tough competition for these 3 and 4 year old boys!

Habs’ Boys’ have ‘very high expectations for their students’ and this is obvious in their 4+ selection process.

Will your son pass the Habs’ Boys’ 4+ Assessment?

Obviously we cannot answer this and we will have to wait and see but let me share some insights with you.

The boys who have passed both rounds at Habs’ Boys’ over the last 15 years that we have preparing them have always been those boys who have had at least 9 months of consistent Assessment preparation. Parents will say to me, ‘But Habs’ say not to tutor children in preparation for their 4+ Assessments.’

Ok, good luck with that! Let me know how you get on!

Parents will then ask me, ‘But why do they write that then or why did they tell us that then?’

Who cares?

Spend your time preparing your child rather than asking these sort of questions.

Some parents tell me that because their child has a sibling at the school that it will be easier to pass the 4+ Assessments - Nope. The school doesn’t have a strong sibling policy and this 100% not the case.

Some parents tell me that because they are alumni at the school that their child will have a better chance of getting in at 4+. Again, this is simply not the case.

Whether your son will pass their 4+ Assessment at Habs’ Boys’ will depend on the following factors.

Your son’s academic abilities and excellence

Your son’s ability to follow instructions to a very high level

Your son’s ability to demonstrate independence and team work

Your son’s listening skills

Your son’s ability to answer questions in a detailed way

Your son’s ability to show excellent social interaction with the adults and children in the assessment.

Will your son pass the Habs’ Boys’ 4+ Assessment?

Let’s see!

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