3 common reasons boys 'failed' the 4+ at Habs' Boys' School.

This year 9 of our boys passed their 4+ assessment at Habs. We actually prepared an impressive number of boys last year for the Habs’ Boys’ 4+ assessment. 10 boys last year. In my results, you will see that I’ve mentioned 9 boys. This is because the 10th client that we prepared did not reply to my messages and did not let me know if her son passed or not. I will assume he did not but as she did not let me know, he will not be counted.

Perhaps you’re asking yourself - ‘Well how on earth does she know the common traits of the children who ‘failed’ the 4+ at Habs’ Boys’ School if all of the boys that her and her team prepared passed?’

It’s simple. We have spoken to at least 20 parents whose boys did not pass this assessment. Many of these parents are now our clients and we are preparing their boys for the 7+ at Habs (amongst other schools of course).

Here are 3 common reasons children were not offered a place to study at Habs’ Boys’ at 4+.

1. They were not at the intellectual level of their peers who were offered a place.

I do not mean this in a negative way at all so please do not read it in that way. What I mean is simply this.

They were not able to do many of the things that the assessors asked them to do in the two assessments at Habs boys whereas the boys who passed were able to do these things.

2. They were not prepared to the standard expected at Habs boys.

Surprisingly, many of these boys were actually prepared by other Tutoring agencies or private teachers. So why were they not prepared to the standard? Simple. The teachers they were working with were unaware of the standards as they had never prepared boys for Habs. How on earth would they know?

3. They were not able to demonstrate the behavioural traits Habs’ Boys’ School expects to see in their boys at the 4+ assessments.

Simple things like following instructions, exceptional listening and being polite, kind and caring at all times.

If these boys were not told the behavioural expectations expected of them, how would you expect them to go in and demonstrate them?

If you are preparing for Habs’ Boys’ School simply sending them to a ‘feeder nursery’ is not enough. I don’t believe this is even a thing for this school to be completely blunt with you.

If you are preparing for Habs’ Boys’ working with a teacher who has no experience with this assessment is not enough. Don’t just work with someone because they will save you money. Invest in proper tuition for your child and the highest quality tuition available.

I know that we are the best out there to prepare for Habs’ Boys’ School and I know that we will continue to get exceptional results.

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