sydney boys year 11 2023 entrance (1 Viewer)

[fatBatman]

i looked on some GSCE papers which relate to the non calculator topic and they seem to be so easy

 

[asduiashdi]

english im guessing hsc style

what does hsc style mean? so a writing prompt and maybe some short answer responses?

 

[fatBatman]

what does hsc style mean? so a writing prompt and maybe some short answer responses?

yep

 

[fatBatman]

ye the non calc questions seem like 5.2 style

 

[asduiashdi]

ye the non calc questions seem like 5.2 style

ah okay so it should be fine then

 

[kkk579]

i looked on some GSCE papers which relate to the non calculator topic and they seem to be so easy

haven’t done the sbhs but i think it’ll much harder than that considering the rank and high demand of the school

 

[fatBatman]

haven’t done the sbhs but i think it’ll much harder than that considering the rank and high demand of the school

i mean there is only so much they can give with a non calculator test

 

[kkk579]

i mean there is only so much they can give with a non calculator test

true true but i bet even if the test is easy it’s probably competitive asf
i’m doing the hast this sat tho

 

[Alpcufd]

Hi, I am going to the sydney boys year 11 2023 entrance exam on thursday and was wondering if anybody has had experience with their entrance exam. Like what does it test you on, the difficulty, number of people who get shortlisted, etc. Thank you!

Do you still remember the content and format of the exam?

 

[fatBatman]

Do you still remember the content and format of the exam?

yes the math exam is basically all year 10 content so be really good with that like they may text u on term 4 year 10 content aswell for math so rev the whole year and the english exam is like hsc common mod shortanswer look that up and do qs . after u finsih short answer there is an essay were they give u any random stimulus and u gotta write

 

[Alpcufd]

yes the math exam is basically all year 10 content so be really good with that like they may text u on term 4 year 10 content aswell for math so rev the whole year and the english exam is like hsc common mod shortanswer look that up and do qs . after u finsih short answer there is an essay were they give u any random stimulus and u gotta write

Thank you very much!!!

 

[Alpcufd]

yes the math exam is basically all year 10 content so be really good with that like they may text u on term 4 year 10 content aswell for math so rev the whole year and the english exam is like hsc common mod shortanswer look that up and do qs . after u finsih short answer there is an essay were they give u any random stimulus and u gotta write

Is the test for normo similar to the test for sbhs?

 

[fatBatman]

Is the test for normo similar to the test for sbhs?

yes the normo exam legit for math just know all your year 10 content and they only have one writing task were you need to write something from a stimulus

 

[Alpcufd]

yes the normo exam legit for math just know all your year 10 content and they only have one writing task were you need to write something from a stimulus

Does it say which type of writing u have to write? Or u can write in any style like discurssive,narrative etc.

 

[fatBatman]

Does it say which type of writing u have to write? Or u can write in any style like discurssive,narrative etc.

it will tell you for mine it was a imginative for both normo and syd boys

 

[Alpcufd]

thanks, that was very helpful

 

[Vivid!]

thanks, that was very helpful

did you get an interview offer? how did u find the test?

 

[Alpcufd]

did you get an interview offer? how did u find the test?

Nah, i didn't apply to sb at the end because everyone has to do eng ex1 which I don't really want to do.

 

[Vivid!]

What schools did u apply for if you don't mind sharing and have you gotten any offers

 

[Alpcufd]

What schools did u apply for if you don't mind sharing and have you gotten any offers

Normo fort and manly