The Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE)
ISEE is a three-hour test for entrance into private schools for grades five through 12. The exam may only be taken once every six months and only if admission to a specific school is planned.
Levels
- Lower level for students currently in grades four and five who are candidates for admission to grades five and six
- Middle level for students in grades six and seven who are candidates for admission to grades seven and eight
- Upper level for students in grades eight to eleven who are candidates for admission to grades nine through twelve
Structure
The lower level exam consists of the following parts:
- Verbal reasoning; consists of 40 questions (25 minutes)
- Quantitative reasoning; consists of 35 question (35 minutes)
- Reading comprehension; consists of 36 questions (40 minutes)
- Mathematics achievement; consists of 35 questions (40 minutes)
- Essay written in response to an assigned topic (30 minutes)
The middle and upper level exams consist of the following parts:
- Verbal reasoning; consists of 40 questions (20 minutes)
- Quantitative reasoning; consists of 35 question (35 minutes)
- Reading comprehension; consists of 40 questions on nine essays (40 minutes)
- Mathematics achievement; consists of 45 questions (40 minutes)
- Essay written in response to an assigned topic (30 minutes)
Results
The essay is not scored, but it is sent to each school as a sample of your ability to express yourself in writing.







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