Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (8 Viewers)

[aaliya]

- penrith actually has these restrictions because of staffing restrictions as a main reason (which ensures most of their staff is qualified to teach that subject and aren't teaching out of their area of expertise) and in order to deter people that drag the cohort down from joining so they can have overall a higher number of band 6s. sounds really harsh but in reality it is what keeps the median atar high and since most people there want a 95+ atar most ppl aren't extremely pissed abt it bc most ppl make it into chem and e1 at least and that means they are in a high performing cohort.

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the worst part honestly is not allowing kids to pick subjects like chem & phys because entrance criteria for extension subjects is fair bc they are deliberately made to be harder than advanced subjects so it's fair to need to do very well in like y10 maths bc that content is advanced level.

but like for chem and phys there really is no benchmark for "am i smart enough to take this subject" because year 10 science has content from all science subjects (chem, phys, bio, earth and environmental and some of it is relevant to investigating sci) so even if you do well in the term they do physics stuff or whatever and then flop the remaining terms you'll get a worse y10 sci mark. so you could be good at physics and not get into it.

and apparently their physics teachers suck super hard as well so its a lose lose situation. imagine what its like for people that want to go into science related degrees with chem/phys prereqs or that are genuinely good at chem/phys and now you're robbing them of the opportunity to get to do it for the hsc. no wonder ppl leave the school

said by iloveeggs

 

[Viva_student2025]

- penrith actually has these restrictions because of staffing restrictions as a main reason (which ensures most of their staff is qualified to teach that subject and aren't teaching out of their area of expertise) and in order to deter people that drag the cohort down from joining so they can have overall a higher number of band 6s. sounds really harsh but in reality it is what keeps the median atar high and since most people there want a 95+ atar most ppl aren't extremely pissed abt it bc most ppl make it into chem and e1 at least and that means they are in a high performing cohort.

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the worst part honestly is not allowing kids to pick subjects like chem & phys because entrance criteria for extension subjects is fair bc they are deliberately made to be harder than advanced subjects so it's fair to need to do very well in like y10 maths bc that content is advanced level.

but like for chem and phys there really is no benchmark for "am i smart enough to take this subject" because year 10 science has content from all science subjects (chem, phys, bio, earth and environmental and some of it is relevant to investigating sci) so even if you do well in the term they do physics stuff or whatever and then flop the remaining terms you'll get a worse y10 sci mark. so you could be good at physics and not get into it.

and apparently their physics teachers suck super hard as well so its a lose lose situation. imagine what its like for people that want to go into science related degrees with chem/phys prereqs or that are genuinely good at chem/phys and now you're robbing them of the opportunity to get to do it for the hsc. no wonder ppl leave the school

said by iloveeggs

Ohh that explains why ppl don't want to go...

 

[Viva_student2025]

- penrith actually has these restrictions because of staffing restrictions as a main reason (which ensures most of their staff is qualified to teach that subject and aren't teaching out of their area of expertise) and in order to deter people that drag the cohort down from joining so they can have overall a higher number of band 6s. sounds really harsh but in reality it is what keeps the median atar high and since most people there want a 95+ atar most ppl aren't extremely pissed abt it bc most ppl make it into chem and e1 at least and that means they are in a high performing cohort.

-
the worst part honestly is not allowing kids to pick subjects like chem & phys because entrance criteria for extension subjects is fair bc they are deliberately made to be harder than advanced subjects so it's fair to need to do very well in like y10 maths bc that content is advanced level.

but like for chem and phys there really is no benchmark for "am i smart enough to take this subject" because year 10 science has content from all science subjects (chem, phys, bio, earth and environmental and some of it is relevant to investigating sci) so even if you do well in the term they do physics stuff or whatever and then flop the remaining terms you'll get a worse y10 sci mark. so you could be good at physics and not get into it.

and apparently their physics teachers suck super hard as well so its a lose lose situation. imagine what its like for people that want to go into science related degrees with chem/phys prereqs or that are genuinely good at chem/phys and now you're robbing them of the opportunity to get to do it for the hsc. no wonder ppl leave the school

said by iloveeggs

Wait so what score do you need to pick subjects like chem, physics and biology?

 

[aaliya]

i dont remeber rn but ckech out that forum which spiderlemonade sent in the previous page

 

[mummum]

Hi, anyone knows how many total JR took this year for year 9 next year? I heard JR took 27 girls and 3 boys for year 9 next year, is it true? Can anyone confirm please if the orientation was already held?

 

[woo_879]

27 girls!? wow thats a massive ratio,maybe theyre tryna even out the genders like the plan theyre doing for 2027 sleecctive entry, i never heard of that lmao

Hi, anyone knows how many total JR took this year for year 9 next year? I heard JR took 27 girls and 3 boys for year 9 next year, is it true? Can anyone confirm please if the orientation was already held?

 

[spiderlemonade]

It was definitely NOT 27 girls it was pretty much evenly split. 28 people in total i think

 

[woo_879]

llmaomakes sense

It was definitely NOT 27 girls it was pretty much evenly split. 28 people in total i think

 

[Viva_student2025]

Anyone here who's done HAST and edutest know if the reading comprehension and mathematical reasoning is similar? If I buy practice tests for edutest, can I use them to prepare for HAST (the subjects that are in common), or are they completely different?

 

[Selective Specialist]

They are different in style, EduTest is more based on speed and quickly recognising topics/patterns while HAST is more based on lateral thinking and data interpretation.

 

[woo_879]

Out of interest, does the hast test have science as a test? That sounds kinda hard

 

[Viva_student2025]

They are different in style, EduTest is more based on speed and quickly recognising topics/patterns while HAST is more based on lateral thinking and data interpretation.

Ohh ok. Thank you

 

[Viva_student2025]

Out of interest, does the hast test have science as a test? That sounds kinda hard

The maths section is like a combination of science and maths. There are usually like 1-3 science questions, and they are the hardest imo.

 

[woo_879]

The maths section is like a combination of science and maths. There are usually like 1-3 science questions, and they are the hardest imo.

oh wtf respect to those who took it, why woould they put science lmao, not even edutest does that

 

[Viva_student2025]

oh wtf respect to those who took it, why woould they put science lmao, not even edutest does that

Ikr

 

[aaliya]

oh wtf respect to those who took it, why woould they put science lmao, not even edutest does that

fr it took me by surprise when i did it in yr 8 like y brooo as if it wasnt bad enough?!?!

 

[shaunakkk]

Ikr

tbf it actually wasnt that hard it was literally just interpreting data from a graph... you dont need any formulas or complex prior knowledge of science.

 

[Viva_student2025]

tbf it actually wasnt that hard it was literally just interpreting data from a graph... you dont need any formulas or complex prior knowledge of science.

Yeah that’s true asw. But the questions are sooo long and most of my time is spent reading the question.

 

[WishingForPastPapers]

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD HAG WITH A KNEE ISSUE god forbid someone accidently rolls down a hill too fast

 

[Viva_student2025]

Does anyone know if you can get into james ruse with 9 As and 1 B for yr 9 entry, provided that you do well on edutest?