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