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Hi, I am trying to gain admission into yr 10 james ruse or baulkham Hills. I will be sitting the edutest this year to gain entry next year. I have some strong certificates and high distinction to put on my application but the problem is I got 2 bs in my report for 2024 sem1. It was science and English:(. But otherwise I have gotten straight as. What result do I need to get in the edutest to get into james ruse or baulko for next yr? Also I know that the spots available r quite low for yr 10 entry so I was wondering how many they would offer? Also I'm currently in nsg
 

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I think your report looks good. Come to ruse, not baulko :)
for edutest, you want to have 3 superior to 4 superiors. but then maybe 5 for year 10.
year 10 entry can be really tough (only 2 people accepted this year), anwyay dont be too disappointed if you dont get it for year 10 entry and try again for year 11 entry. good luck
 

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Hi, I am trying to gain admission into yr 10 james ruse or baulkham Hills. I will be sitting the edutest this year to gain entry next year. I have some strong certificates and high distinction to put on my application but the problem is I got 2 bs in my report for 2024 sem1. It was science and English:(. But otherwise I have gotten straight as. What result do I need to get in the edutest to get into james ruse or baulko for next yr? Also I know that the spots available r quite low for yr 10 entry so I was wondering how many they would offer? Also I'm currently in nsg
Sooo I transferred to Baulkham Hills this year from Hornsby Girls. In my case we had a full class of transfers (~26 kids total) come in from a range of schools (there was even one from Cherrybrook Tech, a local school, though I do believe you being in NSG does give you a bit of an upper hand). From what I've seen, to qualify for ruse nowadays, you pretty much need full superiors / straightish As to even get considered for admission, especially since there'll be a significantly less amount of slots available for year 10.
Personally, I qualified for baulko with only 3 superiors, though keeping in mind: I grinded out straight As for the first semester of y8 + superiors don't actually tell you much about how you placed, with it covering ~10% of the population (from memory) (which could count for thousands of fellow applicants).
It's a good idea to buy some of the practice tests available despite how expensive they are, though you shouldnt need more than like 5 lol - I found it was good preperation just for the type of exam it is, but if you can't afford it / any other reason, the questions were pretty similar to those from standard tests you go through like NAPLAN, OC and even selective lol -> from memory they're all multiple choice apart from writing so just make sure you can go through those relatively quickly.
Also I think the writing and reasoning tests probably have a slightly heavier weighting, though thats mostly my speculation, just because it's really common for kids to get tutored for subjects like mathematics and english. (I got "above average" marks on mathematics and reading in the tests and I still got in fine lolol)

OVERALL my experience transferring wasn't all that bad, I don't think yours will be either.. just try not to stress too much, especially during the exam + and NSG is already a solid school anyway lol, even if your parents try persuade you otherwise.
I sincerely wish you goodluck on your journey though !!
 

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hi im trying for baulko this year asw and i have a guaranteed c and b in my report is that gonna impact me significantly?
 

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Hi, I am trying to gain admission into yr 10 james ruse or baulkham Hills. I will be sitting the edutest this year to gain entry next year. I have some strong certificates and high distinction to put on my application but the problem is I got 2 bs in my report for 2024 sem1. It was science and English:(. But otherwise I have gotten straight as. What result do I need to get in the edutest to get into james ruse or baulko for next yr? Also I know that the spots available r quite low for yr 10 entry so I was wondering how many they would offer? Also I'm currently in nsg
are u dense? ur in a fucking top school already. This is genuinely like a retard transferring from oxford to cambridge (except it's geninely useless for high school)
 
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are u dense? ur in a fucking top school already. This is genuinely like a retard transferring from oxford to cambridge (except it's geninely useless for high school)
people have reasons to transfer other than ranking :/ for example i go to a top 10 but im also applying to ruse. why? it's nearer for me, i love agriculture, and i have friends there. maybe don't judge unless you're in the same situation yourself 🫠
 

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lowkey might sound like a hater but the NSG uniform is 10x prettier than any of james or baulko

(i was offered a place at a top 120 selective school but rejected it bc the uniform was ugly and my current school is 300-something so before anyone comments saying 'uniform isnt everything' for me it is and everyone is different lmao)
 

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hey im trying for ruse and nsg this year (entry into year 11 coming from hurlstone LMFAO),
if anyone could lmk what they think with what i put in my application that would be wunderbar:

Leadership:
2025 Youth Parliamentarian (1 of 84 in NSW)
2025 Macarthur Young Champions Awards Finalist for Academics and Leadership
2025 School peer support leader
2022-2025 School SRC
2024-pres. School Performing Arts club Executive
2025 School Pushup Challenge Student Leader
2025 School Climate Leadership team
2024 School Presentation Day speaker

Academics:
2025 Game Changer Challenge Team
2025 World Scholars Cup team (wasn't able to put in my winnings at the time because applications were due the day before the competition finished)
2024 English Dux
2024 Mathematics High Achievement Award
2024 AMC Distinction
2024 Senior Mathletes First Place (school-made competition)
2023 Year Advisor Award
2023 AMC Credit

Public Speaking:
2025 UN Youth Evatt Competition NSW Semifinalist
2025 Model Global Parliament Best Speaker
2025 Speaking Schools Australasia Rising Voices Public Speaking Championship Finalist
2025 Participant in Holiday Debate Workshops
2024 Model Global Parliament Best Motion
Other MUN awards and participation: MLC School MUN Best Del, UNSW-HAHSMUN Best Del, Blacktown Girls MUN, Ruse MUN, etc.
2023-Pres. School Debate Team/Captain/Coach

Performing arts:
2020-2025 participation in a drama academy
2024- pres. School Stage crew
2022-pres. participation in school concerts

Sports:
2025 selected for NSW U18s Ultimate Frisbee Emerging Talents Program
2025 NSW Ultimate Sydney Youth Hat 1st Place
2023-2024 NSW Junior All Schools Ultimate Frisbee (2nd Place for 2023)
2023-pres. Plays club-level ultimate frisbee
2025 School Touch Football Team
2025 School Open Girls Soccer Team
2025 Western Sydney Wanderers Women’s Coaching Program

In my application, I also included my 2024 Short List letter from Fort Street High School, A letter of recommendation from my 2024 English teacher and one of my speeches from a public speaking competition.
My 2025 school report only has 1 B in music and the rest are A's, I also currently study agriculture and I have an A in it as well, so I think that's pretty good for Ruse. However, my 2024 reports aren't as good (a few more b's).
My 2024 NAPLAN is all in the exceeding bracket with grammar & punctuation and numeracy being in the triangle.
My 2022 NAPLAN is good except that my writing is below the national average in it.

My issue is that I don't tend to perform well with day-long tests so I really can't bank on doing insanely well on the edutest. Obvs gonna study but just scared i might be cooked so im praying my extracurriculars can pull me up!!
 

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