Students will engage in a comprehensive exploration of texts, emphasising reading comprehension, critical thinking and effective communication. The curriculum integrates diverse literary genres to provide a dynamic and enriching learning experience. This course is tailored to prepare students to be able to answer questions in the Selective High Schools Placement Test as well as scholarship tests.
Course objectives
We are currently revising the teaching plan.
Vocabulary is included in most weeks. Homework includes a writing task that is teacher-marked, and other activities that are self-marked. There is no homework in week 10.
| School | Offered | Reserved |
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| James Ruse AHS | 0 | 0 |
| North Sydney Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Baulkham Hills HS | 0 | 0 |
| North Sydney Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Normanhurst Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Hornsby Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Fort Street HS | 0 | 0 |
| Girraween HS | 0 | 0 |
| St George Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Hurlstone Agriculture HS | 0 | 0 |
| Penrith Selective HS | 0 | 0 |
| NBSC Manly Campus | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 53+ |
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| James Ruse AHS | 0 | 0 |
| North Sydney Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Baulkham Hills HS | 0 | 0 |
| North Sydney Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Normanhurst Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Hornsby Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Fort Street HS | 0 | 0 |
| Penrith Selective HS | 0 | 0 |
| Girraween HS | 0 | 0 |
| NBSC Manly Campus | 0 | 0 |
| St George Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Hurlstone Agriculture HS | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 14+ |
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| Beecroft Public School | 0 | 0 |
| North Rocks Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Ermington Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Artarmon Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Pearce Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Dural Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Waitara Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Hurstville Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Summer Hills Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Lindfield Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Ryde Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Chatswood Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Greystanes Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral Bay Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Wahroonga Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 27+ |
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| Beecroft Public School | 0 | 0 |
| North Rocks Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Ermington Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Artarmon Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Pearce Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Dural Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Waitara Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Hurstville Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Ryde Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Chatswood Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Woollahra Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral Bay Public School | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 25+ |
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| James Ruse AHS | 0 | 0 |
| Baulkham Hills HS | 0 | |
| North Sydney Girls HS | 0 | |
| North Sydney Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Hornsby Girls HS | 0 | |
| Normanhurst Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Boys HS | 0 | |
| Sydney Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Penrith Selective HS | 0 | 0 |
| Girraween HS | 0 | 0 |
| NBSC Manly Campus | 0 | |
| Fort Street HS | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 16 |
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| James Ruese AHS | 0 | 0 |
| Baulkham Hills HS | 0 | 0 |
| North Sydney Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| North Sydney Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Hornsby Girls HS | 0 | |
| Normanhurst Boys HS | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Boys HS | 0 | |
| Sydney Girls HS | 0 | 0 |
| Penrith Selective HS | 0 | |
| Girraween HS | 0 | |
| NBSC Manly Campus | 0 | |
| Fort Street HS | 0 | |
| Others | 0 |
| School | Interview | Scholarship |
|---|---|---|
| Abbotsleigh | 0 | 0 |
| Arden Anglican School | 0 | 0 |
| Barker College | 0 | 0 |
| Brigidine College St Ives | 0 | 0 |
| Cranbrook School | 0 | 0 |
| Danebank School | 0 | 0 |
| Hills Grammar School | 0 | 0 |
| Kambala School | 0 | 0 |
| Knox Grammar School | 0 | 0 |
| Meriden School | 0 | 0 |
| MLC School | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Sant'Angelo | 0 | 0 |
| Newington College | 0 | 0 |
| Northholm Grammar | 0 | 0 |
| PLC Sydney | 0 | 0 |
| Pymble Ladies' College | 0 | 0 |
| Queenwood | 0 | 0 |
| School | Interview | Scholarship |
|---|---|---|
| Ravenswood School | 0 | 0 |
| Reddam House | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Sabina College | 0 | 0 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst | 0 | 0 |
| Shore School | 0 | 0 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral | 0 | 0 |
| St Catherine's School | 0 | 0 |
| St Joseph's College | 0 | 0 |
| St Luke's Grammar | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Grammar School | 0 | 0 |
| Tara Anglican School | 0 | 0 |
| The King's School | 0 | 0 |
| The Scots College | 0 | 0 |
| Trinity Grammar School | 0 | 0 |
| Wenona School | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 |
| Year 5/6 | Year 7/8 | |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Rose Asgari | Aditya Paul |
| Second Prize | Ian Jung | Indraneel Jishnu |
| Third Prize | Richelle Lam | Cynthia Cai |
| Highly Commended | Jaithra Vasani Anooushka Vijay Anand Lehan (Olivia) Xu |
Anna Crowley |