Hey! I am in Year 10 this year and am wanting to apply to a selective school too. From what I know, Sydney Girls doesn’t have any entrance exam which means that having good grades and being involved in extracurricular activities extensively is important. You need good grades across all your subjects and any extracurricular activities is alright. You can do some volunteering and also another activities that can gain you a competitive edge from the others trying to gain entrance. Any awards that you have achieved is a must in your application even if you don’t get the most outstanding results. Selective schools are looking to enrol students that are all-rounded and balance their extracurricular and study. To answer your questions about what grades they except, like any higher ranked selective school, you need A grades and I don’t mean that you have to get full on straight A’s but try your absolute best to get as many A’s as you can. Your Year 9 yearly and Year 10 half-yearly report has to be handed in, the Year 10 report is important. For schools that don’t have entrance exams, it is important that you make your application stand out. Feel free to ask me any questions.
