is it worth doing year 11 hast? (1 Viewer)

[sachin_]

i go to a private, 200 rank school, and im thinking about moving to selective school to join a different environment (cus i dont rly like my school) and try take advantage of the school rank scaling. within my cohort, i would probably consider my rank in the middle but my semester 2 report came with two As and the rest Bs, and i'm in the highest maths class for my grade. im not really a top rank in my school, but i am confident that this year i can do well in terms of my marks. so would it be worth if i do all this and move to a selective school next year? [most likely trying for girraween, penrith and fort street]

 

[grouchygigi]

It is still worth it to take the test imo, even if you think you can do well, being in a selective high school, especially a high ranking one can give you a lot of comfort because even if you do worse than you expected, your cohort can end up pulling you up in internal marks. To be in a comprehensive high school and confident about getting b6, you need to be at least 1st or second in the courses that you are doing. But, if you have doubts you should take the test anyways and decide later, you can always reject the offer. The other thing I would say is do you mean yr 10 going into yr 11? I don't think there's an exam to take in yr 11 to get into yr 12.

 

[Shavi Masee]

YES, don't regret like me

 

[joeystarbank]

i go to a private, 200 rank school, and im thinking about moving to selective school to join a different environment (cus i dont rly like my school) and try take advantage of the school rank scaling. within my cohort, i would probably consider my rank in the middle but my semester 2 report came with two As and the rest Bs, and i'm in the highest maths class for my grade. im not really a top rank in my school, but i am confident that this year i can do well in terms of my marks. so would it be worth if i do all this and move to a selective school next year? [most likely trying for girraween, penrith and fort street]

yes it is definitely worth it - u get pulled up by ur cohort. only downside is that u have to make new friends

 

[sachin_]

The other thing I would say is do you mean yr 10 going into yr 11? I don't think there's an exam to take in yr 11 to get into yr 12.

yeah, im doing the year 11 entrance exam, just to clarify.

 

[MeltingGlacier]

Yes it is 100% worth it. I did it last year and I'll be transferring from a rank ~400 school to top 30. Try to get majority A's in your reports and prepare for the HAST as its the most important part.

 

[iloveeggs]

totally worth giving the entrance exam a shot.

i would advise against going to penrith as a y11 transfer because they have entrance exams into chemistry, physics, extension 1 eng, extension 1 maths and other high scaling subjects. the process is biased against transfers so chances are if you make it in year 11 you risk not having entry into these courses and as a result you can't do extension 2 courses in year 12 as well. if you don't mind taking that chance i would still apply for penrith, although I must say those high scaling subjects will help you "take advantage of the school ranking" more than the others because even if you are bad at them, there are smart people that will drag you up with them.

if you are currently from a private school, what is stopping you from applying to other high ranking private schools? private schools have hugely outperformed the selective schools you are applying for and if the cost is a problem, a lot of them have a scholarship system which reduces the fees i believe (kind of like selective). they also give you more opportunities (a lot more people in private schools get into prestigious uni courses and go overseas to study - some of these schools have ties with organisations and external tutoring places too).

 

[sachin_]

totally worth giving the entrance exam a shot.

i would advise against going to penrith as a y11 transfer because they have entrance exams into chemistry, physics, extension 1 eng, extension 1 maths and other high scaling subjects. the process is biased against transfers so chances are if you make it in year 11 you risk not having entry into these courses and as a result you can't do extension 2 courses in year 12 as well. if you don't mind taking that chance i would still apply for penrith, although I must say those high scaling subjects will help you "take advantage of the school ranking" more than the others because even if you are bad at them, there are smart people that will drag you up with them.

if you are currently from a private school, what is stopping you from applying to other high ranking private schools? private schools have hugely outperformed the selective schools you are applying for and if the cost is a problem, a lot of them have a scholarship system which reduces the fees i believe (kind of like selective). they also give you more opportunities (a lot more people in private schools get into prestigious uni courses and go overseas to study - some of these schools have ties with organisations and external tutoring places too).

thx for that. i'm probably going to avoid private schools as i'd much rather prefer being in the selective school stream. but supposing i do get into penrith for year 11, will my subjects be confirmed before i choose to join this school or is these entrance exam things meant to take place after i join penrith?

 

[iloveeggs]

thx for that. i'm probably going to avoid private schools as i'd much rather prefer being in the selective school stream. but supposing i do get into penrith for year 11, will my subjects be confirmed before i choose to join this school or is these entrance exam things meant to take place after i join penrith?

ok i can't be 100% sure, i can ask a penrith kid for you

but they probably don't do entrance exams AFTER you join bc it's too much work, they dont want to change the timetables and the classes after the school year starts. so it will probably be decided before you get in (as in what subjects you're eligible to pick up) and i'm pretty sure it is based on your grades from your old school and your old school's performance

this isn't always like fair for the new students because obv you are moving from a lower ranked school. so in most cases so whatever mark you get they probably assume you will do worse in penrith. i hear most of the new kids in y11 don't make sciences usually (maths ext 1 is a diff thing bc as long as you used to do 10.3 maths and you had good grades it's pretty easy to get maths ext 1 bc like more than half of the kids there do ext 1 im pretty sure)