myinnermonkey
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Hi,
I am in Year 10 (in 2013) and my mum has just informed me of her plans for entering me into a selective school for my senior years. She is pretty keen on Baulkham Hills as well as Girraween. Upon researching the two schools, I have come to acknowledge that there is no test required in order to get into Baulko. I am also aware that only the most intelligent people get into Baulkham Hills and am curious about my chances of getting in.
In my most recent school report, these are my grades:
Math (Pathway 5.3) - A
English - A
Science - A
PDHPE - B
Religion - A
Geography - A
History - A
Visual Design - A
Japanese - A
In my school, we have annual awards ceremonies and in Year 8 & 9 I have received Outstanding Academic Achievement certificates. Also, since I did Japanese I had to take the Assessment of Language Competence provided by ACER and was able to obtain a Distinction in both the reading and listening categories. I also did the Australian Mathematics Competition, in which I got a Distinction in Year 8, but a Credit in Year 9 (I only made it to the top 18%). I did the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians in Year 8, getting a Distinction, and also in Year 9, getting a High Distinction.
Also, for Baulko I need to include my NAPLAN results from Year 7 & 9. I am currently uncertain on what I got for Year 7, but in Year 9 for Reading, I got a Band 9. In Numeracy, Spelling and Grammar & Punctuation I got a Band 10. And for Persuasive Writing I got that little triangle thing above Band 10 which indicated that I had met all the requirements.
So here you go. Do you think I could get in? Please be completely honest. Also, are there any other selective schools you could recommend to me? I really want to get into one since I go to a private school and the tuition is pretty expensive and my parents are having a hard time paying for it. I also think that I may benefit from a more competitive learning environment.
I am in Year 10 (in 2013) and my mum has just informed me of her plans for entering me into a selective school for my senior years. She is pretty keen on Baulkham Hills as well as Girraween. Upon researching the two schools, I have come to acknowledge that there is no test required in order to get into Baulko. I am also aware that only the most intelligent people get into Baulkham Hills and am curious about my chances of getting in.
In my most recent school report, these are my grades:
Math (Pathway 5.3) - A
English - A
Science - A
PDHPE - B
Religion - A
Geography - A
History - A
Visual Design - A
Japanese - A
In my school, we have annual awards ceremonies and in Year 8 & 9 I have received Outstanding Academic Achievement certificates. Also, since I did Japanese I had to take the Assessment of Language Competence provided by ACER and was able to obtain a Distinction in both the reading and listening categories. I also did the Australian Mathematics Competition, in which I got a Distinction in Year 8, but a Credit in Year 9 (I only made it to the top 18%). I did the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians in Year 8, getting a Distinction, and also in Year 9, getting a High Distinction.
Also, for Baulko I need to include my NAPLAN results from Year 7 & 9. I am currently uncertain on what I got for Year 7, but in Year 9 for Reading, I got a Band 9. In Numeracy, Spelling and Grammar & Punctuation I got a Band 10. And for Persuasive Writing I got that little triangle thing above Band 10 which indicated that I had met all the requirements.
So here you go. Do you think I could get in? Please be completely honest. Also, are there any other selective schools you could recommend to me? I really want to get into one since I go to a private school and the tuition is pretty expensive and my parents are having a hard time paying for it. I also think that I may benefit from a more competitive learning environment.
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