wat r state percentiles?? (1 Viewer)

[freaking_out]

can someone explain to me what state percentiles are?? i mean i read the uaiseeker manual...but i still don't understand.

i also wanna know how do i work out my state percentile?

 

[jm1234567890]

it is what percentage you are in the state

ie. if you are in the middle of the state you would be 50%

or if you came first you would be 100%

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
it is what percentage you are in the state

ie. if you are in the middle of the state you would be 50%

or if you came first you would be 100%

well how am i supposed to know that...

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

when the hsc is over and u get ur marks back, they will tell u ur state percentile .... u cant work it out ....

 

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by freaking_out
well how am i supposed to know that...

You have to estimate them... ?

 

[Rahul]

how do you estimate them with a 'degree of accuracy'? i mean how can you say that i will be in about 70-80 percentile....

 

[Dash]

Originally posted by Rahul
how do you estimate them with a 'degree of accuracy'? i mean how can you say that i will be in about 70-80 percentile....

I think that the careers advisor (ie Mrs Paton) would have a rough estimate of what your percentile would be based on your school performance...

EDIT: Obviously is hard to predict it 'accurately' cos performance will vary

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Da Monstar
when the hsc is over and u get ur marks back, they will tell u ur state percentile .... u cant work it out ....

hmm..so until then, its pretty useless to use state percentiles now i guess.

 

[Rahul]

she would aye....i need to get approx marks for my subjects too, so i can get the good people at bos' advice.

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by freaking_out
hmm..so until then, its pretty useless to use state percentiles now i guess.

if ure refering to lazseeker, yes, u'd be better off (and more accurate) by estimating ur marks

 

[Lazarus]

Actually, percentiles are more accurate... providing you can estimate them accurately to begin with...

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by Lazarus
providing you can estimate them accurately to begin with

thats the key .... and its hard to do that ....

 

[freaking_out]

hey so do they actually state your percentiles when u get ya hsc marks?

 

[Lazarus]

No. You have to work it out from the band percentages.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Lazarus
No. You have to work it out from the band percentages.

hmm... is there a simple document (similiar to ragerunners flowchart) to explain how u work it out...also do they give u the band percentages??

 

[Lazarus]

1. Not yet.
2. They'll be on the Board's website.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Lazarus
1. Not yet.
2. They'll be on the Board's website.

so what about last years, is it on the website?

 

[Lazarus]

Would it really have been that hard to look?

Yes, they are.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Lazarus
Would it really have been that hard to look?

Yes, they are.

:mad1: ....http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2002_12.htm

edit: was that it?

 

[Jeo]

yes