Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (10 Viewers)

[nj_0]

Guys my report might not be up to the mark but if I have a lot of exc and more than 3 superiors in edutest could I get in??

 

[nj_0]

baulko or maybe even ruse
I'm asking because if I have to give my activities in the application, wouldn't it be better to just give a picture of my reports highlighting my activities because it get saves time? if not, what do I do?

Ya do that. If you have out of school activities and stuff you'll need to get proof for stuff like that

 

[notboard]

Ya do that. If you have out of school activities and stuff you'll need to get proof for stuff like that

ok thanks

 

[saneetaa]

hii guys I am applying for HAST year 8 transfer to year 9 but I have some questions.
-In my report I got A for Math, english, christian studies and B for the rest of the subjects (Geo, art, science, music) and C for latin, technology. This is an improvement from last year as I struggle with art, music, pe. This is although a bad result, my school ranking is number 10 and it is a competitive school and you have to complete a test to enter (I entered in year 7). On top of that, I didn't even get bad in my exam marks, for example I got 15/20 and 40/50 in art, 20/30 in technology, 24.5/25 and 30.5/45 in geography 26/30 in science, yet I still got B and C -- this is because everyone in my class is competitive. I don't know if that helps or betters my chance of entering.

On top of that my extra curriculars include clubs, and doing badminton playing competitively and extra tutoring on badminton. On top of this I have doe amc, big science competition, and cat. I did ICAS for math in year 7 and received distinction, 3 marks away from high distinction. I also did ICAS in year 6 and got distinction in math 3 marks away (again) from high distinction and I got credit for english 1 mark away from distinction. My naplan results are also good with everything being in top band 7 or higher.

I am aiming to get top 10% in all subjects of the HAST exam. I took a test in year 7 and my results were top 15% in English, top 50% in math and abstract reasoning and top 10% (the arrow was pointing to the highest point of top 10%). Despite getting 50% in math and abstract reasoning my total mark came out to top 15% which is not bad, however I didn't get in due to kids doing better than me (Like getting top 10% for everything). so in this scenario assume that I get top 10% for everything and in your opinion, with this portfolio, what is the lowest percentage I could get for me to pass into hurlstone/girraween.

(Also for evidence of my participation in badminton and clubs I gave emails from teachers, a snippet of my student cafe where a list of all the extra curricular I did is written and I screenshotted a picture of my timetable for my competitive badminton games -- however I did not get anything signed and I already submitted one of my applications and on top of that if they ask me to show more proof I can.)


My goal is girraween and hurlstone. What is the chance of me making it? Is it high, likely, even, depending on interview, low or the dreaded impossible? SORRY FOR THE YAPPING BTW I would appreciate so much if someone would reply and help!! tysm!

 

[nj_0]

Your report does matter a lot and you do have a lot of exc but you have to make sure to do pretty good in hast as the exam is a major factor to whether you get accepted and you have a good chance as long as you keep studying for hastt

 

[saneetaa]

im kinda worried bc aren't those meant to be good to like, set people apart?

Im pretty sure that those subjects don't really set people apart, rather the edu test/ HAST and the interview will.

 

[nj_0]

Btw does the interview determine whether you get in or is it like you've already been offered a place and they just wanna see who you are?

 

[saneetaa]

some aditional info: All badmington is in school, I also was in a school musical, I did debating as well and I participated in the swimming carnival twice. I also realised Student cafe doesn't give all the clubs I did so I had to add aditional evidence. Everything I gave and all extra curriculars and clubs were done from 2024 - 2025.

 

[nj_0]

some aditional info: All badmington is in school, I also was in a school musical, I did debating as well and I participated in the swimming carnival twice. I also realised Student cafe doesn't give all the clubs I did so I had to add aditional evidence. Everything I gave and all extra curriculars and clubs were done from 2024 - 2025.

Wait so how many clubs do you do all togehter?

 

[nj_0]

Well like exc all together

 

[saneetaa]

Btw does the interview determine whether you get in or is it like you've already been offered a place and they just wanna see who you are?

I have no idea, but I believe it has some impact on whether you get in or not. However I am no expert, if I did get an interview I would be super respectful and glaze them and have a personality where I value both education and creativity, showing that I am organized and ready to learn and take on opportunities and use this school for my benefit.

 

[strawberrygum]

baulko or maybe even ruse
I'm asking because if I have to give my activities in the application, wouldn't it be better to just give a picture of my reports highlighting my activities because it get saves time? if not, what do I do?

yea its prob better to just give a picture of ur report

 

[nj_0]

Ya me too

 

[notboard]

yea its prob better to just give a picture of ur report

ya I also asked chatgpt and it said to take a picture as well lmao

 

[saneetaa]

Wait so how many clubs do you do all togehter?

In term 4 I participated in 3 clubs and went to them thorougly but signed up for 5 clubs, in student cafe it showed offical . In 2025 I participated thourogly in one club since last year I was able tot ake on more clubs due to it being more relaxed. Also the fact that I live an hour and 20 minutes away from my school so it's really hard to balance my time , so having a lot of clubs and extra curriculars on top of projects and homework seemed like a bad idea. I did participate in different acitivites though like the musical i was a main character and the swimming carnival. Next term I will enter 'WABIAD' (write a book in a day) competition, however the result of that competition will come out when HAST results come out so I left that out. Also I have academic achievements (e.g. big sciecne competition and icas and more)

 

[saneetaa]

Well like exc all together

2024 & 2025:
-3 clubs I went and participated in a lot. (I signed up for 5 clubs though) in 2024
- debating/public speaking in 2024
-AMC (math competition)
-CAT (math competition)
-Big science competition
-ICAS (results from 2023 and 2024)
-Musical as main character
-swimming carnival (went in 2024 and 2025)
- History club (only club for 2025)
-Badminton for 2024 - 2025 (competitive and extra tuition)

also NAPLAN.

 

[notboard]

ok well damn
that's a lot and I'm pretty sure that's enough; js make sure you have proof

 

[saneetaa]

Ya me too

I feel like my excs are enough im just scared my report will make the Student comitee turn down my application. Also theres a chance I might not even get to the profile process

 

[saneetaa]

ok well damn
that's a lot and I'm pretty sure that's enough; js make sure you have proof

ohh okay thank you ) I js feel like my report is really bad and its the reason why I won't get in. I also did give evidence such as emails and time tables and student cafe. The emails have my schools name, adress and phone number and everything im pretty sure thats hould be enough proof. (I didn't get anything signed though)

 

[saneetaa]

Your report does matter a lot and you do have a lot of exc but you have to make sure to do pretty good in hast as the exam is a major factor to whether you get accepted and you have a good chance as long as you keep studying for hastt

thank you

oop
thing is I've been playing games these past few days and I can not stop-

no same except I'm slowly stopping and its lowk getting boring and I remmber what I will get if I get in so but take it easy and study hard