Selective Entry Thread 2021 (Lockdown) (5 Viewers)

[skzzks]

lol that makes it easier to cheat. you can have a calculator and they won’t know.

ikr it’s so unfair

 

[skzzks]

dont cheat lol

ikr it’s so embarrassing to cheat ur way in

 

[wzsmartypants]

how did people get their offers this early for penrith and girra and other schools? On the acknowledge of receipt of application it states "
Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application in Term 4 2021, once the Department
of Education’s High Performing Students Team has given approval for students to be notified."

 

[availmatty]

I am yet to get any notification on the application status for year 8 entry for Penrith. Did any one get it so far?
I know the year 10 folks got it

 

[wzsmartypants]

I am yet to get any notification on the application status for year 8 entry for Penrith. Did any one get it so far?
I know the year 10 folks got it

lol my friend applied for yr10 entry hes done the interview and accepted their offer

 

[wzsmartypants]

normo's results come out beetween oct 5 - oct 15 they literally told us lol

 

[availmatty]

normo's results come out beetween oct 5 - oct 15 they literally told us lol

That's good to set the expectations. You don't have to keep hanging by the thread.

 

[Grey Pigeon]

how did people get their offers this early for penrith and girra and other schools? On the acknowledge of receipt of application it states "
Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application in Term 4 2021, once the Department
of Education’s High Performing Students Team has given approval for students to be notified."

bro i swear sefton just rushed the applications or some shit

 

[availmatty]

bro i swear sefton just rushed the applications or some shit

Hmm.. might be quiet valid for schools publishing all years results so fast.

 

[Aaajshi]

hey for those that have done interviews what kinds of things do they ask??

 

[kkk579]

hey for those that have done interviews what kinds of things do they ask??

Did u make it in to any school, if so which one?
interview qs:

How did you feel about your previous school?
Reasons for wanting to transfer to this school?
Explain a bit about yourself, your qualities and traits -> Strengths and Weaknesses?
Why do you think you'll perform better here?
What are your interests/hobbies outside of school; Explain why you do them?
What is a challenging moment you've had and how did you overcome it?

These were the questions I could remember from my interview but I'm not sure how it about NSGHS, for me, they went through my school report and comments and they questioned me on the basis of some of my comments, one of my teachers said I didn't pay attention at times so I had to quickly improvise - which I failed terribly, but thankfully my other teachers wrote extremely good things about me so they chocked it up to a lack of interest.

Make sure you see your report card and any comments that the interviewer can pick out and challenge you on; ensure that you have a response for it. The standard questions I listed above are most likely going to be tested so please please practice them with someone else to get a good grasp of how you should act, mannerisms and your diction. The hardest part of the interview will be the curveball questions such as the one I listed above so make sure you analyse everything thoroughly so you can pick out some details your interviewer might challenge you on.

Please dress in attire that makes you look good, so you feel confident as well as presents you in a professional and diligent manner. What matters more is your body language and mannerisms; most of the time they focus on your body language rather than what you say (given you say standard responses).

Don't drink coffee or caffeinated substances unless you're used to it; the jittery feel can make you look awkward if you're speaking there and you're just twitching there while they are speaking - if you regularly drink coffee and you're used to it and you rely on it to be fully awake, go ahead. You really want to go in with a professional look so you seem smart and diligent.

Make sure on the day you're not stressing on what you're going to say or how you're going to act - just be calm and level headed. DO NOT rush into answers, take your time to respond, you might feel like you just need to respond at that instant but you're better of just processing questions and formulating a good response; this is the mistake I made and I said embarrassing stuff.

You'll ace it! Don't stress, you've gotten this far so they clearly show interest. I screwed up in my interview but all in all they realised I was hardworking so I got in. You got this!

Side note; not claiming to know it all about interviews, I'm not some veteran interviewee however this is the advice I've learnt from my past interview and this is all the good things I did and the bad things I could've avoided. I'm sure there's better advice that can be provided by other people who went through this experience. Take this at your own discretion.

Also to add: where do you see yourself in 5 years, do you have any questions for us (this is big, definitely have some to ask them!).

Have specifics to talk about the school, ie. I really like how you do X, or I would love to join Y activity - it shows you're a) interested in the school beyond surface level b) ready to become an active member in the school community

Ah yes! You're completely right. I wrote down the questions I got asked, not in order though:
What are some of your strengths?
What subjects do you plan on doing in year 11?
How would you travel to school?
Something along the lines of "We move quite fast for maths in the senior years. If you fell behind what would you do to catchup?"
Why do you want to move high schools again?
What are some challenges you might face in moving schools?
Do you have any questions for me/about our school?

And extra advice coming from me: Smile & come off as friendly, show that you're happy & grateful to be there in the interview
Slow down when answering, feel free to take a breather there's really no rush
For every 'bad aspect', make sure you have a counter-argument. E.g I was asked about my travel and I live quite far, but I said NSGHS is closer than my current school & I've been managing fine with my time management
And if you can, try standout, the interview will remember you as a good candidate if you brighten their day/are well presented.

Good luck to anyone who's reading this in preparation for their interview. You will do great, you've made it this far, it's the home run

 

[ExtremelyBoredUser]

I don't want to share which school I go to, not out of being rude but I want to keep this anonymity for now since I am pretty identifiable in my school. My school's ranking in the 100-200s.

 

[Aaajshi]

i have my thing for girra on Tuesday. Also thank you so much this was so helpful !!!!

 

[specificagent1]

my uncle works for the cia imma get you in

 

[kkk579]

i have my thing for girra on Tuesday. Also thank you so much this was so helpful !!!!

congrats!!

 

[Scimat]

i have my thing for girra on Tuesday. Also thank you so much this was so helpful !!!!

Yoo mine is on Monday. Maybe I can tell you what he asked me after my interview

 

[availmatty]

Any ideas, how critical the current school ranking is for the hast results? i am assuming the higher the ranking of the schoo, the better the chances?

 

[kkk579]

Any ideas, how critical the current school ranking is for the hast results? i am assuming the higher the ranking of the schoo, the better the chances?

not rlly, the higher ranked a school is, the amount of ppl who try out is much more. hence minimising ur chances of getting in. if u apply for the worser ranked schools, the bigger chance as less kids apply for it.

 

[kkk579]

not rlly, the higher ranked a school is, the amount of ppl who try out is much more. hence minimising ur chances of getting in. if u apply for the worser ranked schools, the bigger chance as less kids apply for it.

also most schools don’t open up new classes, so the amount of vacancies depend on how many ppl leave the school and for the higher ranked schools barely anyone actually leaves unless they transfer to a higher ranked school.

 

[joe mama]

how did people get their offers this early for penrith and girra and other schools? On the acknowledge of receipt of application it states "
Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application in Term 4 2021, once the Department
of Education’s High Performing Students Team has given approval for students to be notified."

nah most schools actually interview candidates in august--> september and notify placements in sept. reserve lists are established too and second round of offers may be given from oct-the start of next yr term 1