SSAT Study Guide for Private Schools Exams

SSAT National Test
An SSAT national test is a group administration held at many sites in the Canada, USA, and internationally on 8 Saturdays each year (This is the most commonly known test variety).

• A national test may be taken as many times, as you want, up to 8 times per year.


• Providing there is still space, registration can be done online up to the actual test date.


• Fax or mail, up to the regular deadline is another common way to register.


• Be prepared for additional fees associated with last minute registrations.

SSAT Flex Test
A flex test occurs on any date other than the national test dates. If you are testing with an educational consultant, you will be taking the flex test. This is essentially a pre-arranged engagement directed by a local administrative body.

• Do not register for the "flex test" unless you have already arranged an appointment with a consultant, school or educational advisor because you need a special administration date.


• These tests take place throughout the year but you may only take the "flex test" once in any given year.


• Any attempts to reregister for this version of the exam (in the same year it was already taken) will be denied.

SSAT Regional Flex Test
There are several regional administrative bodies that offer tests on dates that differ from the national test dates. This type of test conforms to all the regulations of a standard "flex test". Meaning you may only take it once in any given year.

Registering for the SSAT
Please visit www.ssat.org to register online or you may also fax/mail a completed form to SSAT prior to the deadline.

Please note:
Your SSAT Admission Ticket confirms your registration and this ticket is required for entrance to the exam.

If you need to change something about your registration
You must make a request for a change online or in writing (mail, fax, and e-mail). If you need to change contact or student information then use the Account Management pages on the SSAT site.
In order to change your test date you will need to complete the Test Change Request form.

Canceling an SSAT Test
E-mail your request to info@ssat.org
There are no refunds but a new test date can be established. Alternately, if you just need another date, then go to the web site and complete a "Test Change Request form".
To cancel a test use the form located at www.ssat.org/ordercancel.

You may obtain the official/unofficial prep material from their web site. It is a book of full-length practice tests for preparing (Order online or mail or fax the order form). www.ssat.org

Here is another SSAT study guide with full video and integrated tutoring. This is a dynamic and engaging alternative to a standard written guide. Kids love it and parents appreciate its ability to keep their child interested.
SSAT Study Guide

Here are regional links from the SSAT web site.

Calgary
British Columbia
Ontario
Oregon
Philadelphia

Generally, your test report will contain information that explains each of the relevant scores. You will see scaled scores that look something like this:
Scale for grades 5-7: 420-700 (V for verbal/Q for quantitative or math/R for reading), 1260-2100 (Total)
Scale for grades 8-11: 510-810 (V/Q/R), 1530-2430 (Total)

You will also see a percentage score for each SSAT category and a National Percentile Rank (grades 5-9 only). It is important to note that these percentages do not reflect the raw score of each student, but rather what percentage of students he/she was better than. For instance, if you have 83% that means you performed better than 83% of all student who have taken the private school exam within a 3 year period. So, the value of SSAT Preparation is obvious; competition is strong.