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[grk_styl]

I dont know if this has been addressed yet, but recently I was looking through the Students Online website from the BOS. In the Assessment Rank section of the site, this was displayed:

Please note that students undertaking extension courses are ranked with the 2 unit class on the 2 unit course. This means that a student who comes first in the 2 unit class may not necessarily be ranked first in the course, as he/she is being compared with those students undertaking both the 2 unit and the extension course.

Now I've tried to understand it, but I don't think I'm right. Could someone please explain in PLAIN english what this means? lol

thanks

 

[Lazarus]

Extension students have both a 2-unit and an extension component.

For the purposes of the 2-unit component, they're ranked along with all 2-unit students, irrespective of whether those students are also taking the extension component.

Many schools hold separate classes for 2-unit and extension students, so if a 2-unit student is ranked first in their 2-unit class, they may actually be 'overtaken' by an extension student when the two groups are combined.

 

[grk_styl]

Ok yes I thought so...

I'm ranked 1st in English Extension 2. Does that mean I will also be ranked first in 2 unit and 3 unit english?

 

[Xayma]

Not necessairly.

Each course is determined by the assesments undertaken in that course.

Ie. Your English Extension 2 assesments will determine ONLY you english extension 2 ranking, while your English Advanced assesments will determine ONLY your english advanced ranking.

 

[grk_styl]

Laz said when the two courses are combined, those in the ext course may "override" those only doing the adv. course. When does that happen?

It's a stupid "disclaimer" if it doesn't happen.

 

[Lazarus]

I said 'overtake', not 'override'. Very different meanings.

Simply put, the extension students might have higher 2-unit marks than the 2-unit students. So, when the two groups are combined, some of the extension students might be in front of some of the 2-unit students.

 

[grk_styl]

ok, gotcha. thanks for that guys.

sorry laz about mistaking overtake and override. I get it now.

thanks