Disadvantaged Schools. Explain. (1 Viewer)

[Omnipotence]

How would you classify a disadvantaged school and why are they entitled to extra marks?

 

[cem]

Disadvantaged schools are classified such for a number of reasons such as percentage of students from non-English speaking backgrounds, socio-economic status of the area from which the majority of the student come, distance to important facilities (which is why many rural schools are so classified) etc.

Because the students are coming from disadvantaged homes, e.g. no English spoken there, little money and therefore fewer resources etc the students who do well in the HSC are given a chance to break the cycle by getting into courses with a slightly higher cut-off than they have obtained.

 

[Aerath]

Hmmm, percentage of students from non-speaking backgrounds? Ruse is about....95% Asian/Curry. High is about 80% Asian/Curry.

 

[Thecorey0]

If you go to a PSFP or CAP school, you are automatically entitled to additional points to your selection rank through EAS. If you go to one of those schools, you realise that they are necessary and the school environment can heavily affect you. Mine is 50% indigenous and about 70% won't even get an ATAR.

 

[cem]

Hmmm, percentage of students from non-speaking backgrounds? Ruse is about....95% Asian/Curry. High is about 80% Asian/Curry.

Being from Asian backgrounds is not the same as non-English speaking as many of them are second or third generation (I have some Asian friends whose ancestors were in Australia long before mine as they came here in the 1850s gold rush while mine came early last century) not new arrivals and they obviously have high English standards to begin with.

Non-English speakers are determined by the number of ESL teachers needed and a lot of other paperwork to show disadvantage as a consequence.

Obviously Selective Schools wouldn't qualify as their students have to have a high standard of English to gain entry but there are many others whose English standards aren't up to that standard due to lack of exposure.

 

[Aerath]

Being from Asian backgrounds is not the same as non-English speaking as many of them are second or third generation (I have some Asian friends whose ancestors were in Australia long before mine as they came here in the 1850s gold rush while mine came early last century) not new arrivals and they obviously have high English standards to begin with.

Non-English speakers are determined by the number of ESL teachers needed and a lot of other paperwork to show disadvantage as a consequence.

Obviously Selective Schools wouldn't qualify as their students have to have a high standard of English to gain entry but there are many others whose English standards aren't up to that standard due to lack of exposure.

Thanks for clarifying.

 

[speedofsound]

Hm well according to any north shore snob, anything in western sydney.

hahahaha true

 

[untouchablecuz]

disadvantaged schools represent!

 

[annabackwards]

disadvantaged schools represent!

Hell yeah - more bonus points for us ^^