Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (14 Viewers)

[Viva_student2025]

I'm thinking of doing HAST for yr 9 entry as well as edutest. Do you guys think I should do HAST for girra or penrith if I had to choose one?

 

[cindicle]

I'm thinking of doing HAST for yr 9 entry as well as edutest. Do you guys think I should do HAST for girra or penrith if I had to choose one?

which one do u live closer to !!

 

[za!n]

I'm thinking of doing HAST for yr 9 entry as well as edutest. Do you guys think I should do HAST for girra or penrith if I had to choose one?

according to the rankings on better education penrith is better than girraween by 3 places

 

[cindicle]

guys 3 places are not the be all end all

 

[Viva_student2025]

Idk because it keeps changing. First girra was higher and now Penrith

 

[Viva_student2025]

which one do u live closer to !!

I live closer to Penrith but I'm happy with going to girra if it's better. I live like 5 mins away from Penrith and 30 mins away from girra.

 

[cindicle]

I live closer to Penrith but I'm happy with going to girra if it's better. I live like 5 mins away from Penrith and 30 mins away from girra.

ok if you're worried, just wait for the rankings to come out early next year and if Girraween has a 10+ rank difference then apply there ig, but imo their rankings are always gonna be relatively similar and they seem to fluctuate kinda a lot and thats just what happens to schools in rank 30-45. i personally think that you should just apply to penrith bc its sm closer for u and this lowk sounds hypocritical bc of my own situation but travel time can do a LOT, like that 25 minute difference is more sleep or study or just more downtime between school and whatever u need to do afterwards. but you should also consider things like extracurricular culture, overall school culture, etc. (i personally think girra and penrith are very similar in the two aspects)

 

[vedha123]

guys have any of u heard anything about girraween entry for year 11?? As in has anyone received a call yet?

 

[Viva_student2025]

ok if you're worried, just wait for the rankings to come out early next year and if Girraween has a 10+ rank difference then apply there ig, but imo their rankings are always gonna be relatively similar and they seem to fluctuate kinda a lot and thats just what happens to schools in rank 30-45. i personally think that you should just apply to penrith bc its sm closer for u and this lowk sounds hypocritical bc of my own situation but travel time can do a LOT, like that 25 minute difference is more sleep or study or just more downtime between school and whatever u need to do afterwards. but you should also consider things like extracurricular culture, overall school culture, etc. (i personally think girra and penrith are very similar in the two aspects)

Ok good idea, thanks!

 

[woo_879]

yesyes its like a simulation of court
i genuinely cant believe im taking 13units though also is it true that they’ll stop u from dropping to 10units in year 12

lol i could never do 13 units ( i never heard of that im taking an accelerant sub loll, but i think you can drop to 10units plus if you perform badly in a sub they might let you switch or something

 

[Viva_student2025]

If I put penrith as first pref and girra as second, can I still get accepted into girra if I get rejected by penrith, or do they prioritize ppl who put the school as first more?

 

[cindicle]

If I put penrith as first pref and girra as second, can I still get accepted into girra if I get rejected by penrith, or do they prioritize ppl who put the school as first more?

in year 8-11 entry they don't care about what place you put the school imo

 

[cindicle]

lol i could never do 13 units ( i never heard of that im taking an accelerant sub loll, but i think you can drop to 10units plus if you perform badly in a sub they might let you switch or something

arghhh what the flip man

 

[Viva_student2025]

in year 8-11 entry they don't care about what place you put the school imo

Ohh ok

 

[aaliya]

lol I know this is so random but what subjects have you guys decided to take like
for everyone

maths ext 1/2, bio, chem, physics, n i forgot the rest of my plan

 

[spiderlemonade]

according to the rankings on better education penrith is better than girraween by 3 places

isnt girra usually higher than penrith tho

 

[za!n]

isnt girra usually higher than penrith tho

penrith recently got better than girraween

 

[spiderlemonade]

penrith recently got better than girraween

yh, although that could just mean that penriths cohort last year was just better than girras, like an outlier, girra is usually better
girra ranks from the last 5 years: 27, 19, 30, 33, 33
penrith ranks from the last 5 years: 37, 33, 41, 36, 31
although it could be like how nsb beat ruse for 2 years but we'll never know until hsc results come out this year

 

[aaliya]

theres this forum oabt girra vs penrith, ppl who attend those skl said both r trash but girra is better still regardless of the rank

 

[Viva_student2025]

Does girra or penrith usually have more ppl sit the HAST exam for yr 9 entry?