• Year 7-10

  • 2022 Victorian Selective Entry Test Results

Is Principal's Discretion not for those who missed a place because of the 4% rule?
From mhs website: 'At Melbourne High School 15 places are reserved for entry via the Principal’s Discretionary Category. Applicants who missed a place because of the 4% rule will be invited by the School to apply for one of these places. The Principal’s Discretionary Category can only be applied when the quota from any one source school has not been reached.'

    Gorno
    Now that's just confusing to me. The part that says 'the Principal's Discretionary Category can only be applied when the quota from any one source school has not been reached' means that PD only applies for students from a school that hasn't reached the 4% mark, but that completely contradicts their previous statement.

        Ommahp Maybe the quota is 5%? I saw something in the Selective exam handbook thing and it said that for PD, it's 5% not 4.

          In Info Pack 2023 (page 9) it is clearly stated that, if 4% from a school is filled up..there will be no PD offer...

          An illustrative example of the quota process is offered below. At ABC High School, the maximum

          number of standard offers that can be made is 4 based on 100 students enrolled at Year 8. The
          Principal Discretion Category cannot be used as the Year 8 quota for this school has been
          reached. However, offers can be made under the Equity Consideration category to eligible
          students as this category is not subject to the quota policy.

            IZM Correct. Lots of mis-information in many previous posts. My advice is to always refer to the Information Pack by DET for the current year as it does change. This year it is 4% (in the last few years it was 5%, many years ago it was 3%). Page 9 of the Info Pack has clear information about this rule.

            My understanding is the PD process has been completed for most schools with school Welcome Day/Info Evening for new students happening this week. So only a couple of late offer rounds for this year.

              katie damn my friend got in mhs with 3 sups 2 highs

                  Train ur friend is lucky..

                  2 ppl got in from my class, and one of them is a new student last yr. if he didn't come, i wouldve gotten in. like why would you come to my school if you were gonna leave anyways!?!? I will never stop hating him for stealing my spot.

                      katie do you go to a competative school? thats probs why you didnt get in. but my school was very competetive as well (around 300)

                          oops spelt competitive wrong

                          katie He most likely didn't know he would get in. And your scores were like amazing, what did the other two people have to get to get in??

                              Train i wouldnt say its a competitive school, just a small one, only 52 students in my grade. Like those two boys are the only ones smarter than me.

                                  katie Only 52, that is so small. Which school do you go to?

                                      i know i have asked this many times but is there any other possible way to get in besides PD? like i am really desperate

                                        like is there any way my current school can help me get in? or not

                                        katie No not really... The only thing that bypasses the 4% rule is the equality thingy (I forgot what it's called)

                                            The equity consideration category