Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (7 Viewers)

[Strawberrymilk267]

Anyone heard from PENRITH yet?

I got an offer for Penrith today during the afternoon

 

[Rick Mendoza]

I got an offer for Penrith today during the afternoon

wym?
(elaborate)

 

[Strawberrymilk267]

wym?
(elaborate)

Like as in I got like an acceptance/offer to attend Penrith next yr and I can decline or accept the offer. And I got the offer today by email

 

[Rick Mendoza]

Like as in I got like an acceptance/offer to attend Penrith next yr and I can decline or accept the offer. And I got the offer today by email

Oh can u send the email (like blurred n that for personal info im js tryna see the structure of it)

 

[Cute-Duckie]

nah that was the intevriew

no they had their interview in term 3, and then got the acceptance week 1 term 4

 

[20/50=80%]

Like as in I got like an acceptance/offer to attend Penrith next yr and I can decline or accept the offer. And I got the offer today by email

Good job! Are you going to accept it? If you're deciding I got into Penrith last year and go there now so I can offer pros and cons.

 

[Strawberrymilk267]

Good job! Are you going to accept it? If you're deciding I got into Penrith last year and go there now so I can offer pros and cons.

Ong can u? I’m wondering between girraween and penrith

 

[Strawberrymilk267]

Oh can u send the email (like blurred n that for personal info im js tryna see the structure of it)

Srryyy I don’t think my parents will let me but basically it just saids we are pleased to accept …… into Penrith Selective high and then they ask u to accept or decline, then they tell you that they’ll do a document check when enrolling and then it asks you to pick your subjects!

 

[Rick Mendoza]

Srryyy I don’t think my parents will let me but basically it just saids we are pleased to accept …… into Penrith Selective high and then they ask u to accept or decline, then they tell you that they’ll do a document check when enrolling and then it asks you to pick your subjects!

Ohh alrr thanks then

 

[nutgodpeanut]

Hi everyone,

I am looking to do the HAST test for entry from year 10 into year 11. How have you who have successfully done this made it in? What resources have you used or have been helpful, and how would you improve your maths and abstract reasoning skills? Any advice or resources would be helpful. Thanks.

 

[20/50=80%]

Hi everyone,

I am looking to do the HAST test for entry from year 10 into year 11. How have you who have successfully done this made it in? What resources have you used or have been helpful, and how would you improve your maths and abstract reasoning skills? Any advice or resources would be helpful. Thanks.

I did the HAST last year for entry into Penrith, and I got in. Basically I started preparing by using this HAST practice on NotesEdu, it's like $150 for a test pack, but this basically only helped me for the Abstract Reasoning, the other stuff wasn't really relevant. The HAST is really similar to the new selective tests that Department does, so if you can find the tests after 2021, and get familiar with those, they really help. I also practiced my writing a lot, my question for the writing test was discursive, so if you don't know that already I'd suggest get familiar with it and strong at using it as it may come up. I think Matrix Education also has some useful information on their website so you can check that out too. Good luck!

 

[nutgodpeanut]

I did the HAST last year for entry into Penrith, and I got in. Basically I started preparing by using this HAST practice on NotesEdu, it's like $150 for a test pack, but this basically only helped me for the Abstract Reasoning, the other stuff wasn't really relevant. The HAST is really similar to the new selective tests that Department does, so if you can find the tests after 2021, and get familiar with those, they really help. I also practiced my writing a lot, my question for the writing test was discursive, so if you don't know that already I'd suggest get familiar with it and strong at using it as it may come up. I think Matrix Education also has some useful information on their website so you can check that out too. Good luck!

Thanks for the detailed response. I was also wondering if you were comfortable or if you remembered the percentile that you were in so that I could have a good idea of where I need to aim towards to make it in.

 

[athh]

I did the HAST last year for entry into Penrith, and I got in. Basically I started preparing by using this HAST practice on NotesEdu, it's like $150 for a test pack, but this basically only helped me for the Abstract Reasoning, the other stuff wasn't really relevant. The HAST is really similar to the new selective tests that Department does, so if you can find the tests after 2021, and get familiar with those, they really help. I also practiced my writing a lot, my question for the writing test was discursive, so if you don't know that already I'd suggest get familiar with it and strong at using it as it may come up. I think Matrix Education also has some useful information on their website so you can check that out too. Good luck!

What year did you do Hast? How to improve writing? I need it too.

 

[watermelon00F]

What year did you do Hast? How to improve writing? I need it too.

We did it 2023, entry into year 11. Writing id say your best bet is doing practices (you only get like 20-25 mins in the real one) and getting those checked

 

[20/50=80%]

Thanks for the detailed response. I was also wondering if you were comfortable or if you remembered the percentile that you were in so that I could have a good idea of where I need to aim towards to make it in.

Okay, so I got in the top 10% for Reading, Maths and Abstract Reasoning and top 15% for Writing. Overall I was in the top 10% for test takers so I'd aim for that. If you get lower in one of the tests, ideally you should be stronger in another.

 

[20/50=80%]

What year did you do Hast? How to improve writing? I need it too.

I did the HAST in 2023. Improving my writing, I asked my English teacher at the time how to do discursive and she gave me a booklet to work on. I did some practice writing discursive on questions I asked ChatGPT to give me or searched up online and got teacher feedback.

 

[eshkjwehk]

I have many HAST resources. I can send them via Email if anyone wishes.

may i also get a copy

 

[cristal]

I have many HAST resources. I can send them via Email if anyone wishes.

Could you also send me the link for them?

 

[watermelon00F]

has anyone here gained entry into penrith '26 and accepted

 

[jiangwsj]

Hi everyone,

I am looking to do the HAST test for entry from year 10 into year 11. How have you who have successfully done this made it in? What resources have you used or have been helpful, and how would you improve your maths and abstract reasoning skills? Any advice or resources would be helpful. Thanks.

I took HAST this yr for hornsby and I kinda just spammed ucat online practice tests a few weeks before for maths and verbal reasoning (HAST would feel much easier in comparison to the ucat tests bc those were so messed up) also HAST abstract reasoning was all just pattern recognition it was way easier than whatever ucat abstract reasoning is, nsw/vic selective past papers also helped honestly I don't think abstract reasoning gets that much harder after yr6 its still generally the same stuff. I have a doc of like every creative I've ever written so when I was preparing I just looked over them and then on the day I adapted the most suitable one to the prompt. HAST isn't as strict on time (around 30mins 30 questions I think) so time management isn't that much of an issue good luck u got this