Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (2 Viewers)

[Slayon]

lowkey easiest yr to get into at penrith is year 10 because they take so many more people than the other yrs. even entering into yr 10 is really difficult, like all the transfers in my yr are still really behind the rest of the cohort bc the teachers assume we already have learnt everything they cover. obviously staying at ur old school would suck, but id definitely reccommend trying out for st marys senior, which is easier to get into and caters towards high achieveing students

i applied to penrith this year for entry into years didn't do well, although i reckon i done well for math because it's my weak spot abstract reasoning actually got me though :') i don't think ill be reapplying for penrith. Any other schools to recommend?

 

[Slayon]

Opinions on Chatswood? Sefton? (less so Tempe, Parra, Cherrybrook Tech)

 

[FranklinHuang]

Opinions on Chatswood? Sefton? (less so Tempe, Parra, Cherrybrook Tech)

As someone in your cohort who transferred from Chatswood to Sydney Boys this year i'd say you should move to schools depending on :
1. what atar you are aiming for
2. the school's proximity.

from my experience at chatswood, Chatswood High actually has very nice facilities and the canteen is stacked as. They also have 2 selective classes "A' and "B" and one gifted and talented class which is often better than the B class. If you are aiming for 90+ i'd say you have a decent shot at chatswood cs ik some of the chatswood kids and theyre by far smarter than kids at sydney boys so thats one id recommend.

Honestly if you really just put in the work next year. e.g get grades up, study ahead, join some clubs and do some competitions and sport you could realistically get into any school apart from the top 20.

Fort Street im pretty sure you only need to write an essay for the testing phase.
Manly is extremely easy but the difficulty might be subjective but i'd say manly has a good rank and is not difficult to get into

My recommendations are Manly 1, Fort St 2, Chatswood 3. Purely based on rankings.

Hope this helps, ask me if you have any other questions

 

[notboard]

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You don't think prior academic performance and extracirriculars matter for the test?
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bc it's a test? I mean sure academic achievements may matter but I don't think extracurricular would be needed in that. sorry if I seem rude I'm just stating my opinion

 

[notboard]

For edutest especially, you want to be doing the practice tests for the years above e.g if ure applying for y8 do the y9 practice tests or even y10. As someone who did the edutest twice for transferring, the vocabulary is inconceivably difficult. The entire english section is so much harder than the practice tests allocated for that grade. However for maths it should be extremely easy unless math is truly your weak point. I would also advise you to read non-fiction books just to enhance your comprehension for the test. Just out of curiosity, what school do you go to?

thank you
r u talking about public school for the last question?

 

[Rick Mendoza]

bc it's a test? I mean sure academic achievements may matter but I don't think extracurricular would be needed in that. sorry if I seem rude I'm just stating my opinion

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 wasn't up to standard, but my extracirriculars and test performance compensated for such. If you were lacking in report and extracirriculars than that may also be a reason for some raised eyebrows and a lower ranking overall.

 

[Slayon]

As someone in your cohort who transferred from Chatswood to Sydney Boys this year i'd say you should move to schools depending on :
1. what atar you are aiming for
2. the school's proximity.

from my experience at chatswood, Chatswood High actually has very nice facilities and the canteen is stacked as. They also have 2 selective classes "A' and "B" and one gifted and talented class which is often better than the B class. If you are aiming for 90+ i'd say you have a decent shot at chatswood cs ik some of the chatswood kids and theyre by far smarter than kids at sydney boys so thats one id recommend.

Honestly if you really just put in the work next year. e.g get grades up, study ahead, join some clubs and do some competitions and sport you could realistically get into any school apart from the top 20.

Fort Street im pretty sure you only need to write an essay for the testing phase.
Manly is extremely easy but the difficulty might be subjective but i'd say manly has a good rank and is not difficult to get into

My recommendations are Manly 1, Fort St 2, Chatswood 3. Purely based on rankings.
Hope this helps, ask me if you have any other questions

tbh I rlly want to go to fort Street to anything else yk?