• Year 7-10

  • 2022 Victorian Selective Entry Test Results

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

                katie
                It's like when you sign up to do the test, you have to say if your parents have a health care card or pension card or you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. You can't file for it now though.

                    katie
                    "Students are eligible for a place in the equity consideration category if they:
                    • have parents with either a Commonwealth Health Care Card or a Pension Card, and who
                    qualify for income support benefits.
                    • identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders on the application form.
                    Eligibility for the equity consideration category is verified at the application stage."

                      Hi all, does anyone know when the late offer dates are, and how many there will be? Thanks.

                        quasi There's 5 rounds this year, and the third round would be on Wednesday, October 19th. Not sure about the last two though.

                          katie From my understanding, PD applications usually have to get invited to apply through similar means to the actual invitations (via email in the following rounds). The PD category is much more flexible in terms of who is invited to apply, though, and much more is taken into account than academic performance/ performance on the entrance exam.

                          While your scores were very high, the capacity at your school was only 2 people - which was likely what led to you not receiving an offer due to the 4% rule. My understanding is that the PD category doesn’t have to correspond with the 4% rule.

                          Best of luck!!

                              @"Ommahp"#p9379I
                              I think that the 4% rule doesn’t apply to the PD category, seeing as their main target group are people who missed out because of that constraint (I.e people who missed out by 5 marks or less). That might be what is meant by ‘infinite PDs’

                              Though, I’m not sure about how this affects public or private schools differently as this wasn’t mentioned in the information book at all - we were all dealing with the same resources.

                              Ommahp This could definitely vary due to outside factors between schools, though, such as academic interest or distance from the actual school. I think it’s hard to give an exact estimate for any offers handed out in subsequent rounds.

                                Gorno
                                You’re right, one of the selection categories for PD is those who missed out because of 4%. That’s why that constraint doesn’t apply to PD.