St George Girls High School (SGGHS) (3 Viewers)

[jane1820]

Hello,

im going to try apply for sgghs this yr; i tried last yr for yr 10 but failed (it depended on my hast i achieved the bottom middle 50% while my reports in yr 8 sem 2 was only 1 B with all A and sem 1 yr 9 were only 2 B’s - at that skl (i moved into a selective for a partially selective skl this yr for yr 10) we didnt have rankings nor a achievement and/or badge system, maybe that alongside the hast affected their desicion?)

anyways, does anyone who currently attends sgghs give me an insight into the skl? Like student support, teacher support, the environment, and also if any got into from the hast system what supporting documents did u provide to get in?

also my current school (partially selective) didnt even make it to top 300 so i need to move (tho my old skl was bottom 5 skl in the state I KID U NOT IM LITERALLY NOT EXAGGERATING and my current skl was kind of a ‘gateway’) and i’ve been declining in my reports (i havent received them yet but i can assume) i got 3 A’s and 4 B’s would that affect my entry? I mean can they consider me moving skls into a selective stream where competition in that class is a challenge and wont just see me ‘declining’?

thank you in advance

 

[Average Boreduser]

Hello,

im going to try apply for sgghs this yr; i tried last yr for yr 10 but failed (it depended on my hast i achieved the bottom middle 50% while my reports in yr 8 sem 2 was only 1 B with all A and sem 1 yr 9 were only 2 B’s - at that skl (i moved into a selective for a partially selective skl this yr for yr 10) we didnt have rankings nor a achievement and/or badge system, maybe that alongside the hast affected their desicion?)

anyways, does anyone who currently attends sgghs give me an insight into the skl? Like student support, teacher support, the environment, and also if any got into from the hast system what supporting documents did u provide to get in?

also my current school (partially selective) didnt even make it to top 300 so i need to move (tho my old skl was bottom 5 skl in the state I KID U NOT IM LITERALLY NOT EXAGGERATING and my current skl was kind of a ‘gateway’) and i’ve been declining in my reports (i havent received them yet but i can assume) i got 3 A’s and 4 B’s would that affect my entry? I mean can they consider me moving skls into a selective stream where competition in that class is a challenge and wont just see me ‘declining’?

plz sgghs is literally my dream skl i rlly rlly rlly want to get in!!!

thank you in advance

If your school is stingy with the absense of 1 A, I'd say it's unlikely they would take 3 . Although I think you should still take it because it is Ig your dream school maybe see if there any chance that they've reduced prereqs. But honestly, there's so many other schools. PLC is like 11kms from there and they give out hella scholarships. Note as well they have really nice facilities (and a rlly strong titration comp cocurricular might I add) and they definately won't be as stingy in terms of reports. They also have accelerated programs for math, and I believe bs and a science not 100% sure what the others r. (also ranks insanely better)

 

[he1nl]

Hello,

im going to try apply for sgghs this yr; i tried last yr for yr 10 but failed (it depended on my hast i achieved the bottom middle 50% while my reports in yr 8 sem 2 was only 1 B with all A and sem 1 yr 9 were only 2 B’s - at that skl (i moved into a selective for a partially selective skl this yr for yr 10) we didnt have rankings nor a achievement and/or badge system, maybe that alongside the hast affected their desicion?)

anyways, does anyone who currently attends sgghs give me an insight into the skl? Like student support, teacher support, the environment, and also if any got into from the hast system what supporting documents did u provide to get in?

also my current school (partially selective) didnt even make it to top 300 so i need to move (tho my old skl was bottom 5 skl in the state I KID U NOT IM LITERALLY NOT EXAGGERATING and my current skl was kind of a ‘gateway’) and i’ve been declining in my reports (i havent received them yet but i can assume) i got 3 A’s and 4 B’s would that affect my entry? I mean can they consider me moving skls into a selective stream where competition in that class is a challenge and wont just see me ‘declining’?

plz sgghs is literally my dream skl i rlly rlly rlly want to get in!!!

thank you in advance

hi ) i go to sgghs, currently in year 12! i can't comment about entry into the school since i have no experience w hast/application process (i've been at sgghs since year 7)

i sweaaar i've posted something about sgghs before (@carrotsss i can't seem to find the thread you @'d me in?)

student support is pretty average: school counsellors are definitely not my favourite, there's a student support officer and she's incredibly nice and supportive, when you get to senior years they have study tip days, motivational speakers and whatever come to our school, personal best interviews (basically teachers/principal talk to you about how you're doing at school, giving you guidance)

teacher support really depends on the faculty, but majority of them are willing to help and support you. generally, emails always open to send essays/questions you need help w, and if you're going through tough times, they're defo willing to lighten the workload for you + give you support, you can also reach out to some teachers to help you in person with things you need more work on before school, during break times, after school. also, when you reach senior years, some subjects hold study days during the holidays where they revise syllabus content (aka. like prep for trials lol)

environment is average, @Hipeople (also a sgghs transfer) can comment on this because i have no frame of reference since i've been at this school for my entire high school life. but for me, i've witnessed a lot of gossiping (expected), but if you hang around the right group you're drama free lol

i will say the downsides are the facilities + science faculty - bathrooms are notably horrribleeee, science faculty is very hit or miss w teachers and some are just not willing to put in the effort to teach properly and will speed through some content expecting that you're going to tutoring. also, most of the considered 'good' teachers that were here when the school's rank was better have left

personal note: haha tbh it's quite surprising to see this side; i never really hear about people wanting to go to my school lol esp since the school's ranking is severely declining, why do you think it's a dream school?

also, if you're wondering about the clubs and all, i think we have a pretty good environment society or whatever comprised of gardening club, paper recycling club and worm farm, and there's also like astronomy club, fish club, anime/manga club

also, referencing @Average Boreduser , sgghs at the current moment does not offer any accelerated subjects unlike PLC, and i would also suggest branching out from sgghs as there are many other schools that might be more suited (esp considering sgghs very declining rank)

 

[jane1820]

@he1nl OMG THANK U FOR REPLYING LOL (i rlly hope i dont sound pathetic - i prob sound desperate but hopefully not pathetic)

tbh idr when i started this obsession with sgghs i think maybe cus i moved to australia roughly 3 yrs (in august 4 yrs) ago and i had no idea what selective is (ive attended a private and very prestigious skl in my home country n we didnt have selective bc we dont have ‘weak’ public skls and rankings n all that dont exist) and when i knew abt selective sgghs was the first skl to come up and i basically stalked the website n got attached (attachment issues )

i dont go tutoring (never had actually) and decided to apply to sgghs last yr for yr 10 (in yr 7 i didnt know abt selective, yr 8 i heard abt it, yr 9 decided to apply) but FAILED so bad but i also applied to a partially selective (p.s for short) and got in; now u see my old skl was soooooooooo bad like HORRIBLE bad it was one of the lowest 5 skls in the state n atm i didnt care where i move as long as i do, but the p.s i got into is also 400 something (still better than my old skl)…. anyways (yapper core) despite sgghs declining i feel like my chances of getting there is ‘better’ than other skls (im going to apply sgghs, parra, sefton - hopefully i get into one)

for the PLC (guessing pymble ladies college or presbyterian ladies college) i cant rlly apply to ‘religious’ skls since it goes against my moral and ethical values (im of a different religion)

ALSO ATP EVEN IF SGGHS IS IN 300 RANKS IM STILL APPLYING (im desperate lol)

and for gardening club, im currently in a gardening club at my skl and at my old skl i used to study agriculture as a yr 9 elective (i loved agriculture fr) so that would be AWESOME

anyways for accelerated courses my current skl offers xmath (but from yr 7 only for selective students - i wasnt there in yr 7) and xchem from yr 9 for (assuming) selective and enrichment only (i wasnt there at yr 9 either) so i wont be ‘missing’ anything

anyways the toilet part is SOOOO UNDERSTANDABLE my current skl has DISGUSTING toilets but my old skl renovated them and they look so good but whateves (pretending to not care )

im going to be studying n practising for the hast (tho i dont have any resources but hopefully ok) n i WILL come over (motivated fr) if i dont get in ill just cry

 

[he1nl]

@he1nl OMG THANK U FOR REPLYING LOL (i rlly hope i dont sound pathetic - i prob sound desperate but hopefully not pathetic)

tbh idr when i started this obsession with sgghs i think maybe cus i moved to australia roughly 3 yrs (in august 4 yrs) ago and i had no idea what selective is (ive attended a private and very prestigious skl in my home country n we didnt have selective bc we dont have ‘weak’ public skls and rankings n all that dont exist) and when i knew abt selective sgghs was the first skl to come up and i basically stalked the website n got attached (attachment issues )

i dont go tutoring (never had actually) and decided to apply to sgghs last yr for yr 10 (in yr 7 i didnt know abt selective, yr 8 i heard abt it, yr 9 decided to apply) but FAILED so bad but i also applied to a partially selective (p.s for short) and got in; now u see my old skl was soooooooooo bad like HORRIBLE bad it was one of the lowest 5 skls in the state n atm i didnt care where i move as long as i do, but the p.s i got into is also 400 something (still better than my old skl)…. anyways (yapper core) despite sgghs declining i feel like my chances of getting there is ‘better’ than other skls (im going to apply sgghs, parra, sefton - hopefully i get into one)

for the PLC (guessing pymble ladies college or presbyterian ladies college) i cant rlly apply to ‘religious’ skls since it goes against my moral and ethical values (im of a different religion)

ALSO ATP EVEN IF SGGHS IS IN 300 RANKS IM STILL APPLYING (im desperate lol)

and for gardening club, im currently in a gardening club at my skl and at my old skl i used to study agriculture as a yr 9 elective (i loved agriculture fr) so that would be AWESOME

anyways for accelerated courses my current skl offers xmath (but from yr 7 only for selective students - i wasnt there in yr 7) and xchem from yr 9 for (assuming) selective and enrichment only (i wasnt there at yr 9 either) so i wont be ‘missing’ anything

anyways the toilet part is SOOOO UNDERSTANDABLE my current skl has DISGUSTING toilets but my old skl renovated them and they look so good but whateves (pretending to not care )

im going to be studying n practising for the hast (tho i dont have any resources but hopefully ok) n i WILL come over (motivated fr) if i dont get in ill just cry

awww no you don't sound pathetic at all, very cute actually /p super happy to see someone passionate in my school even if i don't think so myself

oh wow, our website looked pretty old back then tho, super surprising, those attachment issues definitely run deep

also, i hope you're able to get into those schools you mentioned, with a better rank and better teachers/environment! i think you have a good shot as long as you study hard haha, also i love yappers so like it's nice to read your ramblings about sgghs!

and awesome! ahh, but i realised now that construction is currently going on with the gardening plot, so if you come i'm not sure if the gardening club would be running

also, the bathrooms here are preeetty bad.. trust me... like, one time there was a large sized poopoo on the floor (this was last year), and sometimes the lights in the bathrooms are broken/off and it feels like you're in a horror movie, clogged toilets, toilet paper in sink...

good luck with the hast! there's plenty of resources online and bos can help you with any questions you may have, if you get in i'm sad i won't see you around at all (i would've graduated), but i hope sgghs treats you very well

 

[jane1820]

awww no you don't sound pathetic at all, very cute actually /p super happy to see someone passionate in my school even if i don't think so myself

oh wow, our website looked pretty old back then tho, super surprising, those attachment issues definitely run deep

also, i hope you're able to get into those schools you mentioned, with a better rank and better teachers/environment! i think you have a good shot as long as you study hard haha, also i love yappers so like it's nice to read your ramblings about sgghs!

and awesome! ahh, but i realised now that construction is currently going on with the gardening plot, so if you come i'm not sure if the gardening club would be running

also, the bathrooms here are preeetty bad.. trust me... like, one time there was a large sized poopoo on the floor (this was last year), and sometimes the lights in the bathrooms are broken/off and it feels like you're in a horror movie, clogged toilets, toilet paper in sink...

good luck with the hast! there's plenty of resources online and bos can help you with any questions you may have, if you get in i'm sad i won't see you around at all (i would've graduated), but i hope sgghs treats you very well

AHHHHH THANK U
IM GOING TO STUDY IMPROVE MY WRITING IMMA DO ANYTHING TRUST (ill prob fail but its worth a shot) AND EVEN IF I DIDNT/DONT GET TO MEET U ITS JUST NICE TO KNOW THAT UR SUPPORTING ME!! 🤍

 

[Average Boreduser]

@he1nl OMG THANK U FOR REPLYING LOL (i rlly hope i dont sound pathetic - i prob sound desperate but hopefully not pathetic)

tbh idr when i started this obsession with sgghs i think maybe cus i moved to australia roughly 3 yrs (in august 4 yrs) ago and i had no idea what selective is (ive attended a private and very prestigious skl in my home country n we didnt have selective bc we dont have ‘weak’ public skls and rankings n all that dont exist) and when i knew abt selective sgghs was the first skl to come up and i basically stalked the website n got attached (attachment issues )

i dont go tutoring (never had actually) and decided to apply to sgghs last yr for yr 10 (in yr 7 i didnt know abt selective, yr 8 i heard abt it, yr 9 decided to apply) but FAILED so bad but i also applied to a partially selective (p.s for short) and got in; now u see my old skl was soooooooooo bad like HORRIBLE bad it was one of the lowest 5 skls in the state n atm i didnt care where i move as long as i do, but the p.s i got into is also 400 something (still better than my old skl)…. anyways (yapper core) despite sgghs declining i feel like my chances of getting there is ‘better’ than other skls (im going to apply sgghs, parra, sefton - hopefully i get into one)

for the PLC (guessing pymble ladies college or presbyterian ladies college) i cant rlly apply to ‘religious’ skls since it goes against my moral and ethical values (im of a different religion)

ALSO ATP EVEN IF SGGHS IS IN 300 RANKS IM STILL APPLYING (im desperate lol)

and for gardening club, im currently in a gardening club at my skl and at my old skl i used to study agriculture as a yr 9 elective (i loved agriculture fr) so that would be AWESOME

anyways for accelerated courses my current skl offers xmath (but from yr 7 only for selective students - i wasnt there in yr 7) and xchem from yr 9 for (assuming) selective and enrichment only (i wasnt there at yr 9 either) so i wont be ‘missing’ anything

anyways the toilet part is SOOOO UNDERSTANDABLE my current skl has DISGUSTING toilets but my old skl renovated them and they look so good but whateves (pretending to not care )

im going to be studying n practising for the hast (tho i dont have any resources but hopefully ok) n i WILL come over (motivated fr) if i dont get in ill just cry

hmmm WHat religion? Bc if its not one that's like rlly strict, from my experience being in private schools which are primarily anglican/presbyterian wtv wtv, theres no real emphasis on it lmao. If you dont want to participate in certain activities you just needa inform the office and they'll take care of the rest.

 

[jane1820]

hmmm WHat religion? Bc if its not one that's like rlly strict, from my experience being in private schools which are primarily anglican/presbyterian wtv wtv, theres no real emphasis on it lmao. If you dont want to participate in certain activities you just needa inform the office and they'll take care of the rest.

Im muslim

 

[jane1820]

Im muslim

Also the thing is i wear a ‘hijab’ (a islamic veil) and if i attend those skl i def be asked to take it off, but in islam it isnt that simple (like take it off, and u do) so thats what i mean by it doesnt align w my moral and ethical values

 

[amatterra]

Also the thing is i wear a ‘hijab’ (a islamic veil) and if i attend those skl i def be asked to take it off, but in islam it isnt that simple (like take it off, and u do) so thats what i mean by it doesnt align w my moral and ethical values

sista dont worry, some muslim girls go to catholic schools and they can wear their hijabis

 

[amatterra]

i've seen them with me own eyes

 

[Average Boreduser]

But it depends on the skl I guess, doesn't hurt to tell them and ask beforehand

Also the thing is i wear a ‘hijab’ (a islamic veil) and if i attend those skl i def be asked to take it off, but in islam it isnt that simple (like take it off, and u do) so thats what i mean by it doesnt align w my moral and ethical values

These schools would get sued if they made you do that.

 

[jane1820]

sista dont worry, some muslim girls go to catholic schools and they can wear their hijabis

WHATTTTT I NEVER KNEWWW CRAZZY (im shocked)

anyways fair point, ill prob discuss going there w my parents if i dont get into any skl i wanna go (sgg, sefton, parra) cus my current skl is 400-something

 

[jane1820]

These schools would get sued if they made you do that.

DAMN THATS CRAZY WHATTTT (help im so shocked)

 

[amatterra]

These schools would get sued if they made you do that.

facts right here

 

[Hipeople]

Hello,

im going to try apply for sgghs this yr; i tried last yr for yr 10 but failed (it depended on my hast i achieved the bottom middle 50% while my reports in yr 8 sem 2 was only 1 B with all A and sem 1 yr 9 were only 2 B’s - at that skl (i moved into a selective for a partially selective skl this yr for yr 10) we didnt have rankings nor a achievement and/or badge system, maybe that alongside the hast affected their desicion?)

anyways, does anyone who currently attends sgghs give me an insight into the skl? Like student support, teacher support, the environment, and also if any got into from the hast system what supporting documents did u provide to get in?

also my current school (partially selective) didnt even make it to top 300 so i need to move (tho my old skl was bottom 5 skl in the state I KID U NOT IM LITERALLY NOT EXAGGERATING and my current skl was kind of a ‘gateway’) and i’ve been declining in my reports (i havent received them yet but i can assume) i got 3 A’s and 4 B’s would that affect my entry? I mean can they consider me moving skls into a selective stream where competition in that class is a challenge and wont just see me ‘declining’?

plz sgghs is literally my dream skl i rlly rlly rlly want to get in!!!

thank you in advance

Heyy,
I would say just try to do well in the hast, but personally I don't think you have to worry too much as the entrance wasn't that competitive when I got in last year. I wrote about the school somewhere before but can't seem to find it lol. But I wouldn't say the school environment is too different from a typical nsw public schools other than the bathrooms being significantly worse. Also, the teachers are okay, some are better than others, but I don't think there's a single good physics teacher tho. The environment is good, most people are pretty nice, not too much drama. The only drama that i know that happened this year was with a transfer, soo, that's that. Pretty peaceful school, teacher's are supportive for the most part. But yeah, hope this helps.

 

[jane1820]

Heyy,
I would say just try to do well in the hast, but personally I don't think you have to worry too much as the entrance wasn't that competitive when I got in last year. I wrote about the school somewhere before but can't seem to find it lol. But I wouldn't say the school environment is too different from a typical nsw public schools other than the bathrooms being significantly worse. Also, the teachers are okay, some are better than others, but I don't think there's a single good physics teacher tho. The environment is good, most people are pretty nice, not too much drama. The only drama that i know that happened this year was with a transfer, soo, that's that. Pretty peaceful school, teacher's are supportive for the most part. But yeah, hope this helps.

but i had a lot of extra curriculars, naplan was good (i wouldnt extremely well but only top bands) n my reports were exceptional (?) ANYWAYS ill try again this yr n see! (If i dont ger in imma pull up at the selection committee’s house )

 

[Average Boreduser]

but i had a lot of extra curriculars, naplan was good (i wouldnt extremely well but only top bands) n my reports were exceptional (?) ANYWAYS ill try again this yr n see! (If i dont ger in imma pull up at the selection committee’s house )

"We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.”– Rabindranath Tagore.

 

[jane1820]

I know I'm replying to a post that's nearly 2 months old, but I have an interview coming up for sgghs and I'd really really appreciate it if you could give me some any tips or questions you can remember from your interview.

Also I'm applying for year 11 entry so hopefully that means it'll be less competitive as you said?

Ngl ur post made me sad considering i rlly wanted to go there but its ok i hope it goes well

 

[Hipeople]

Ngl ur post made me sad considering i rlly wanted to go there but its ok i hope it goes well

Honestly, I would day not getting an interview at this point doesn't really mean much. Just give it some time for the current students who are leaving to actually fill the forms. They will probably call a lot more people later.