Private or Public? (1 Viewer)

[BillyMak]

Hi people,

I am fairly new to this site and am getting the impression that most of the 4-unit people who come on this site go to a private, rather than a public school (no real evidence for this, just an impression). I was just wondering if yous could answer a few questions so I get a good idea of what's going on here.

Firstly, what is the name of your school?

What is the location of your school?

How many people do 4-unit there?

What sort of mark are you expecting in the HSC exam?

The reason I am asking these questions is that I am from a public school (Great Lakes College, Tuncurry [about 3.5 hours north of Sydney on the coast]) where only 3 people do 4-unit (out of about 130 in my year), and I was wondering how much this number increased at private schools.

Cheers,

Billy

 

[McLake]

It is true that more people in private (and Selective) schools take 4U maths. But that should not really be a problem for you ...

In terms of your question, in 2002 I was at Caringabah (Selective) and we had ~40 4U students ...

 

[withoutaface]

I go to Oakhill, catholic independent school in NW Sydney with ~270 students and 17 doing 4u.

 

[kimmeh]

I go to Girraween High. My school is a selective high school and we have 48 students doing ME2. I want anything higher than a high band 5 for ME2

 

[cj_bridle]

i go to a private school, northholm grammar, in arcadia (far north west), 60 students in the grade, 3 doing EXT2

 

[Slidey]

Private Catholic. ~100 people in my grade, 5 of which are doing 4 unit next year.

 

[Slidey]

BTW, how exactly do people expect to get a band 5 or 6 for ME2?

 

[BillyMak]

Hmm... I find it uneasing that I am the only public school student here (of those who have answered anyway).
I'm going for band E4, but to be honest I'm not sure how hard it is to get. Last year 3 people did 4-unit and 2 got band E3, one E2.

If I had a raw assessment mark of say.... 75%, any ideas as to what mark I'd have to get (/120) in the HSC exam to get into band E4?

 

[withoutaface]

BTW, how exactly do people expect to get a band 5 or 6 for ME2?

We had 72% (8/11) of our students in band E4 last year.

 

[ngai]

lol i wasn't gonna bother to post here..
james ruse, which is public (although selective)
and theres ~90 ppl doing ext2, and like 175 doing ext1

 

[withoutaface]

lol i wasn't gonna bother to post here..
james ruse, which is public (although selective)
and theres ~90 ppl doing ext2, and like 175 doing ext1

Are you top of 4u?

 

[ngai]

yup

lol stupid msg rule...must be at least 10 chars

 

[BillyMak]

I am as well.... out of a whopping 3 people though

 

[BillyMak]

lol i wasn't gonna bother to post here..
james ruse, which is public (although selective)
and theres ~90 ppl doing ext2, and like 175 doing ext1

How many people are in your year?

 

[ngai]

How many people are in your year?

haha ok i betta change those figures
as of 2/6/04:
total in grade: 171
ext1: 153
ext2: 89

 

[BillyMak]

haha ok i betta change those figures
as of 2/6/04:
total in grade: 171
ext1: 153
ext2: 89

*finds those figures intimidating*

 

[gman03]

Was in Epping Boys last year, public and non-selective.
~150 people in the grade, ~40 do 4U maths
me got 96 Band E4

my marks were:
Term1 - 79.59%
Term2 - 93.33%
Trial - 86.67%
Total Assessment Mark: 85.52%
Rank 1st

 

[mojako]

21 ppl in my school
Additional (i.e. excluding the ext2 students) +- 50 ppl doing Ext1

the school.... is a private catholic school somewhere in NSW...

As long as you have good teacher it'll be fine...

 

[withoutaface]

*finds those figures intimidating*

What you should find more intimidating is the name of the school

 

[withoutaface]

i go to a private school, northholm grammar, in arcadia (far north west), 60 students in the grade, 3 doing EXT2

Lots of people from your school catch my bus, I had no idea it was so small.