tbh you have to know that school ranking does not affect your atar. you can still get into a selective school and still do really bad you know. I know a family friend who went to Baulkhaum hills high school, but didn't get into his desired course cause he got a terrible score. at the end of the day tbh, its just whoever works the hardest
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Yeah pack it up we all know e youre jealous
I thought it helped with scaling yk e.g two people got the same raw score one of them goes to selective the other a priv. The selective person would get a higher atar
Nah the person who goes to a low-socio economical skl gets a higher ATAR bc they get extra ATAR boost points (depends on the skl) extra ATAR points (eg my skl gives 3 extra ATAR points if u get a 92+ ATAR)
Wouldnt a selective only get high bc there are other people perfoming better / worse internally? Not bc of the actual institution right?
but you have to realise that selective kids are often the most brightest students, and to get in, you need to do it through academics not through money like most private schools. also selective schools often have mandatory courses in extension subjects that scale high as well. i dunno, but this is my take. you can search it up on google, and it doesn't mention anything regarding scaling
ye. its just all the smart kids in one place, so in theory literally everyone gets a good atar. unlike in private schools where there can be variation
yea you're right, it's because of the students the ranking rises
tbh, when i got into a selective back in year 8, it was only because my parrents thought it would help me in regards with my hsc. Now that i know its not the case, i moved back to private
I genuinely think this selective system is fucking werid, like there shouldnt be differences based on the people around you and your own work should be considered your own internally. Externally makes sense bc youre against everyone but internally kinda gives a disadvantage.
i mean this year the only reason i wanted to get in, was because my friends were trying out. its kinda a flex to attend the school, cause for your ego you know
Fr I hate that part of the education system.
Did you do HAST/Edutest?
i think its more so academically better students can have a better opportunity to receive an education that is more well rounded than going to their local zone school ( which can get really bad ). i think its mainly for students who want to acheive better, but don't have the funds to go to a private school ( which is the case for most immigrant families ). which is probably the reason why most students from selective schools are multi-cultural.
thats kinda my take though. its the best you can get, without paying a hefty fee
yes exactly! i used to go to penrith and people really glorified it but no one knows the several restricaiton when it comes to picking subjects. its rlly bad to the point where comprehensive schools choose stuff we couldnt choose and ended up getting higher atars. i think most schools arent like this though but i just hated the fact that people really thouhgt penrith was a good school. very toxic, limited trains to take, poor school too. only good thing about penrith hs is the cold cafeteria water