aw yikes
Fort Street and Manly from what i've heard are usually harder to get into than Penrith. If you got mid 50%, which wouldn't get you into Penrith or even reserve, then you might wanna try upping your score before considering fort street or manly.
Ok - I see where your coming from.
It's just that although your academics and extracirriculars don't affect your test itself, they do SEVERELY, and I mean it affect your potential denial/acceptance into a school. This year, I was downgraded from an acceptance to a reserve just because my report...
yeah i got into yr 10 penrith this year. But there is one point of yours I'd like to rectify - most selective schools on the HAST list do make an extra class around Year 9/10, which is why there were way more than just 20-25 spots allocated this year. Sydney Boys High School makes an extra class...
There are a lot - and I mean a lot of things to consider here, although most of them can be subdivided into the following:
What's your report like in terms of grades?
Likewise with extracirriculars?
Are you a legacy student (*parents/relatives went to Baulko or Ruse - although this ain't that...