Selective School (Nossal) Queries

Gabe-iitch05

Randomhuman24 honestly, everyone is gonna be like they don't study at all and act like they are "cool" after they get in but in the reality is that they all study really hard and they wanna see your downfall, that's just the way the life is. In my selective school, people are really competitive, its to the point they wont even help you unless there are benefiting out of it. But other than that, you will be with like-minded people who will share similar goals as you and because of that, you would no longer be the "smart kid" unless if you're a genius

justaperson_

Hey so I’m a current year 9 student at Nossal and It’s been awesome. Don’t worry I’m pretty sure everyone is thinking and feeling the same way as you. Although it is quite a competitive enrichment, there are definitely still students who slack and either don’t get the work done or even just aren’t as smart as you would think. This might just be for Nossal (I doubt mhs would have it as bad tho). In all honesty, the work isn’t too difficult and there isn’t A LOT of hw. I feel like a lot of students over exaggerate the academic side bc at the end of the day it’s still just a government school but just like academically inclined students. But the culture is really nice, ‘most’ of the teachers are easy going and the students are ‘MOSTLY’ all well-behaved (to a certain extent) Just a last note, a vast majority of students are Indian and a minority of students are East Asian etc. Anyway those are just my thoughts, I hoped that helped a bit

Randomhuman24

justaperson_ Thank you so much!!

Ommahp

To anyone that can answer, I recently went to the Nossal information night and they talked about buying their laptop and I was reading last year's PDF on the Student Laptop Program. I was wondering if you guys actually recommend getting the Nossal laptop or using a different one that has a stylus. It also said in the PDF that you would have to purchase all the paid apps and software that the school supplies in their laptop yourself, so I was wondering what kind of apps you use at Nossal to see how much they cost and if I should end up getting the Nossal laptop. Any answers would be very much appreciated.

monket

Hey guys this is quite a strange question, but are you able to get kicked out of Nossal if you don't perform high enough? Do you have to have an average grade or anything to not get kicked out? 😅

Randomhuman24

monket Hey! I am going to Nossal next year (year 9 2023) so I’m not entirely sure as to whether or not this is the case, but I’m fairly certain that there is no such as getting kicked out for having a low grade average 🙂

cynopoly

monket Hi! I don't go to Nossal myself (long story, mum rejected my first offer without telling me and I've tried every year) , but I am friends with almost all of nhs class of 24. They're really chill with academics and reports, most people even fail, since the work really increases but they just care about your own improvement and effort. It is an amazing community and has a lot for all students with all kinds of passions, so don't worry at all! Even when there were some issues with the students, Nossal claims they NEVER expel anyone, but aim to help the students as best as they can. I hope you all get to have the incredible experiences there too!

I_Need_mental_asylum_HELP

Randomhuman24 Could you give something to focus on for the test I am weak at maths I really wanna go nossal

monket

https://www.nossalhs.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2022-Student-Laptop-Program.pdf Hey, does anyone know how much all of the software for the laptops costs approximately if you were to purchase it yourself? The actual computer they are selling retails for only 900 dollars, so I'm trying to calculate if it is actually worth buying it through the school.

Ronaldo

cynopoly damn i would be so mad

Mina

I was also wondering if u guys could tell me anything abt the material on the quantitative and maths test. I have a ton of pressure and expectations from other ppl to pass this exam but i cant seem to find the topics i should work on. Also if u can share any writing, verbal reasoning or reading comprehension tips and question types that would be great. i hope someone replies soon as im quite stressed and on a tight time frame. Ty