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for the super top ones, your naplan is not the strongest but is not bad. The C's will hurt a bit though but that is only for your half yearly. How about your yearly report or half yearly report for last year? Regardless, there is always a chance so go for it! But if you do not make it this time, work hard to improve it for next year

@@BingsAcademy what are the super top ones because I am planning to apply for NSGHS and SGHS and Chatswood High. I havent gotten my yearly report because I am planning on applying next year so I am hoping to get all As for my yearly. For extracurricular is having volleyball,swimming, and netball good for the schools I mentioned and I am going to do a math competition later on! Thank you for answering

@@jellywellycat yep they are quite high! good aim, definitely try and do more extra curricular as it is typically the number of activities you have done. This is a similar vein for the competitions, the more you do - the higher the chance that you will perform better

duke of ed most likely

definitely more than just inflation going on :( much more expensive than before

they can have a package that requires both writing or just one of them. most schools right now just have one writing task, abstract reasoning, reading and maths. There is another package for HAST that schools can opt in for which is reading, maths and 2 writing tasks (removing abstract reasoning).

@BingsAcademy oh ok thanks! So is it a random writing task or just imaginative or just discursive. Because I never learnt discursive in school only persuasive.

@@KAZEX1 it's a random pick between persuasive, narrative and discursive although the writing has a low chance of being discursive as most of the years the writing section ahs been narrative or persuasive but be prepared for anything 👍

@sleepysokkas oh no. Well thanks for clearing that out.

@@KAZEX1yeah all good but in my experience of hast and selective it has been narrative every single time but im sitting the hast again for year 9 at penrith so hopefully they switch it up 🫤

The Test is on August 3rd and I struggle with Abstract reasoning

goodluck! go watch the other videos on HAST that I have released previously and for abstract reasoning in particular. let me know how you go! Hurlstone still do HAST so you will have to do well in the exam.

best of luck! let me know how you find it

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@@Aura0074 HI DEV

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is urs on 3rd august

yes it is possible if you perform extremely well in your test. if you don't make it in this time, you have to do better for next year in both your reports + hast exam. There is still room for improvement. Next year is your best chance of making it in as they have an extra class in year 10 but definitely don't leave your preparation to the last minute... get a good tutor and work hard. good luck anyway!

check out these square puzzle ones! they are definitely very similiar if you are in year 10 especially. Otherwise, note that the problems will all be worded and can involve interpreting data/graphs.

glad you enjoyed it! Fortunately you have future years to practice and perhaps get tutoring for the exam. For the mathematical reasoning component, it is worded math problems and definitely interpreting data/graphs. There may also be science topics but will still involve math. The math is quite basic but it is all about applying it properly. The preference order you put down if they also have HAST means you will go to the test centre to your highest choice. Let's say you go for hornsby, girraween and fort street (in that order). Then you will do the hast test at hornsby and they will share your results to girraween and fort street since you obviously can't attend all three schools at the same time to do the test.

it will be tough as your C's are going to be rough. I don't know how you will go with your other 2 reports (remember they require 3 reports) as well as extra curricular and academic achievements. There is always a chance so goodluck!

don't think i would be able to by the time the test comes around... what video would you like me to make though?

no it does not

goodluck! No resources that I can provide besides these youtube videos. We do have some study books that can be applicable for HAST. No one can really help you for SBHS as they have a custom exam (no other school does it). Good work on your report though.

Hello! Your report is unfortunately not very good so be sure to improve as much as you can if you wanted year 11 entry. Although year 10 has an extra class for Penrith, your reports are quite weak. You will still have a chance if you somehow ace the exam though (although will be small)

@@BingsAcademy oh ok thank you for your feedback.

it will be tough for both schools honestly! have a look at what a report should look like in one of my other videos and you can compare yourself

ok thanks

i would say it is similiar in some areas but definitely will involve some harder math concepts as you have mentioned! A lot of the questions though won't be very difficult for year 8 entry but the difficulty ramps up quite a bit for year 9 onwards.

is this for transferring into a selective high school? As for year 7 entry, no reports is required.

@@BingsAcademy transferring

@@suikarr hmmm good question then. I would say 3 above average reports to show you are consistently a high performer over a year and a half is more impressive. In saying that, getting a better report in the latest one (compared to the previous 2) shows you are improving over time (which is not bad either).

i actually have a video on that! essentially you can try again in a future year but it is even harder. so you have to be very on top of your preparation

i think i have one already! check out the videos for abstract reasoning questions for hast! if you have watched it and still unsure about something, do let me know specifically

hey! honestly very little chance as your report is very weak. i would still give it a go but honestly you need to do a lot better if you plan on transferring. Just beacuse Penrith would have much higher standard than your current school!

@@BingsAcademyOk,Thanks for ur feedback but I have another question.What if I do really well in the HAST exam this year.Can I possibly make it this year?And I also have some extracurricular activities. And academics achievements as well.I am also applying for Normanhurst boys high school as well.For year 8 entry but I realised that Normanhurst doesn't do Hast but instead they do their own entrance exam.

@@karthkeyagudisay771 yes like I said, there is always a chance but it will be very low. Nothing to lose, try your best and with a mixture of some luck, you could also make it in.

@@BingsAcademy Ty.And yes I agree with you and also I think the amount of competition matters as well because we need to know how many people are gonna be applying for that school.If competition is less then it will higher my chances of getting in but if competition is high then it will lower my chances of getting in.

only if you are shortlisted. they won't have time to interview everyone!

good points and thanks for sharing! I dont have anything against group tutoring but when it is in an online group format, i don't see it being engaging at all.

I can't share too much as we are also tutoring students in the subject. But just know that they do not usually have complex math concepts rather they are pretty basic. Instead, they are all worded math problems that focus on application. Sometimes they are on scientific concepts but you don't really need science knowledge to solve, just maths,

hey! I would have liked more A's but definitely not bad. You will need to do more extra curricular activities if that is the only thing you have completed. Have a look at the supporting documentation video I shared! Penrith and Girra were really fun schools ( I went to both) so wishing you the best!

what would you like to learn?

@@BingsAcademy a lot of math really, I would appreciate it

they will look at a minimum of 2 reports but sometimes 3! so it is your performance over time if you are looking to transfer into a selective school. definitely possible but be sure to work hard over time!

too many variables at play. 73-80% in the actual selective test or from sample tests? This year's exam was definitely on the easier side so the raw score/average would be higher than previous years as more people will score better. I would recommend going for more conservative options especially as there were more than 2000 more students doing the test this year

not much time until this year's exam but i suggest working with a great tutor if you are thinking of next year and beyond!

You are so welcome!

haha it is definitely hard to tell! the tense will be a huge sticking point so you definitely will struggle getting in the top 10% overall as most people would know they have to be past tense.

what is the selective test in two weeks? is it for melbourne?

chances are slim. your best chance was for year 10 entry when they had the extra class.

it is quite hard as the raw score in the mock exam doesn't give us information for us to determine whether that will translate into the actual exam. If we compare this year's exam to previous year's, it was definitely on the easier side so it would average a higher raw score. I would say the cutoff for hurlstone is definitely higher this year in 2024 as the overall acceptance rate is reduced with the thousands more students doing the test this year.

you can buy them from the ACER website. Although keep in mind the ones there are a lot more easier than the real test. Square Puzzle Questions can be seen in the exam though so keep an eye out for that.

very different! for starters, VIC is only selective 9-12. NSW has selective from year 7. So the difficulty would vary. NSW also has a lot more schools and applicants compared to the 4 schools in VIC. The question types, format, approach will vary.

@@BingsAcademy Is there any recommendations for selective if I am in Melbourne?

What should I do if I didn’t make it into selective?

@@ethancheng9841You should always have a backup school if you don’t make it into selective, I sat the test this year and I have a backup school if I don’t get in for any of my 3 schools.

@@HenryXu-sf8nw what recommendations are you looking for? There are only 4 selective school options in Melbourne you can go for.

what about them in particular?

selective test was 9th may!

good luck!

for what exam?

@@BingsAcademy for the selective school exam

@@heartattackchuufromloona36 yes but different schools have different exams. Baulkham hills for instance has edutest while Girraween has HAST. Sydney boys has a completely different exam too

hahaha I am hearing you loud and clear! That is actually one of the hardest parts of the HAST exam due to the unique structure. We might hold off on releasing videos on it until after this year's exam in August :P

what year are you doing it? Biggest tip is that it is a grind. Ideally you are doing it in year 7 or 8 so you have some extra time if it does not work out. Personally it took me 3 tries (3 years) to make it into girraween so if you are only looking to try once and giving up, this is likely not the right mindset to have.

@@BingsAcademy I will be doing the hast test this year and next year so i have more chances, I want to try join fort street or sydney boys high, I currently go to private.

@@SimplyVibesReal yes both schools I have heard are really good. sydney boys best chance is for year 9 entry as that is when they have an extra class and fort street has an extra class in year 11. As a result, you have to make sure you are ultra prepared for the tests!

nice! how did you find it?

it is too hard to tell as I don't know you not our student, might be best to speak with your tutor if you had one for selective. I recommend being more conservative though as we have had the highest number of applicants this year for selective than any other year. I'll be having a video later this week about my insights of the exam which could help you compare on how you thought the exam went though! keep an eye out.

Thanks John!