ACER12 you have a bunch of programs and days. so in schs, you have a vertical hg structure, so your hg will have a bunch of people from other year levels. the year 9s will have a primus project which is like a teamwork thing to improve team bonding (idk, it didnt help me, but it might help you). you also have two city days (WE DID ROCK CLIMBING. SUPER DUPER FUN) and phillip island camp. the first term is crazy funn and relaxed

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    BengaliCamel majority of schs, and sometimes by extension nossal, haters use the schools' rankings to demean them. But you have to understand that schs is in the far far west, and isn't really the top preference for majority of people. macrob and melb high are in the city and more accessible, so all the high performing students apply there and get accepted. Plus, macrob and melb high attract richer kids, so those kids can afford crazy expensive tutors and skyrocket in vce. Ultimately, the sehs schools look like this: similar opportunities and culture, different cohorts. its up to you how you use the opportunities provided by your school

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        nossal actually doesn't rank as well as MHS and macrob. Those two are in the top 10–20 range, while Nossal is near 30s range. nossal is in the east, which is VERY well developed. The west (and some parts of the north) are considered to be more "ghetto" and underdeveloped than the other suburbs and parts of Melbourne. I think that speaks volume about the type of people that attend Nossal vs Suzanne Cory, or any other school for that matter! Suzanne's location doesn't attract high-performing students; they prefer macrob and MHS, which are closer to them. A handful of city kids (no hate to them; I just can't think of a better adjective or word to call them) are enough to change a school's reputation. The higher a school's reputation, the more competitive it is, and the more smart or rich kids it attracts. It is a cycle. Is this bad? Not necessarilly. Suzanne has good kids, albeit not as good as the other sehs or private school kids. It is still a selective entry school and still has difficult sacs and exams. IDK if this clarified your question, for this is more of a prolix than a structured response. LMK if you have other questions

            perfectvelvet The west (and some parts of the north) are considered to be more "ghetto" and underdeveloped than the other suburbs and parts of Melbourne.

            Fr, I live in the western area (truganina/tarneit) and I have so many cousins that live in the city. They always ask me how it is living in "the hood" of Melbourne, even though where I live is quite safe and possibly has a better quality of life than many areas of the CBD and Eastern regions (completely in my honest opinion). However, sadly I don't think this stereotype is going to die down anytime soon, especially with the krishank karthik situation going on right now.

                ikr that krishank karthik story is actually scary, like i actually reckon it could be catfishing and a fiscally oriented thing, or js an anonymous thing coz he sold his phon