New school: Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences

[pi]

I can see their point (although that does surprise me too), you want to have stronger English students for yr11 entry than yr10 entry given that the time to catch up on skills is ~33% less.

[psyxwar]

Sorry for necromancing but they just had their exam yesterday for the first intake of Year 11's next year. Apparently (according to my friends), the school 'will be better than JMSS' (according to their principal) *cough* and there were approximately 140 kids there at the exam.

bit early to tell, but it certainly seems to have promise.

[Scooby]

Sorry for necromancing but they just had their exam yesterday for the first intake of Year 11's next year. Apparently (according to my friends), the school 'will be better than JMSS' (according to their principal) *cough* and there were approximately 140 kids there at the exam.

[akamaru]

I was recently administrated into this school for 2014, but I'm not sure if its going to be able to compete with JMSS at least for the first year. The standard of being accepted into EBBS was probably sitting at an 80%, as there was roughly <140 students who took place in the examination, with 20 guaranteed positions for those who were already attending at Uni High. The problem that arises so far is if the school would actually work, as I averaged with only 2 superior, as well as being only an average-ish student. Hopefully this school won't turn out as a disaster like Suzanne Cory. :S   

[Butterscotch]

I was recently administrated into this school for 2014, but I'm not sure if its going to be able to compete with JMSS at least for the first year. The standard of being accepted into EBBS was probably sitting at an 80%, as there was roughly <140 students who took place in the examination, with 20 guaranteed positions for those who were already attending at Uni High. The problem that arises so far is if the school would actually work, as I averaged with only 2 superior, as well as being only an average-ish student. Hopefully this school won't turn out as a disaster like Suzanne Cory. :S

Wha...? o.O Suzanne Cory is a disaster???

[grannysmith]

What's happened to Suzanne Cory?

[AliceS]

I got into the school as well, and when I was talking to other people at the exam there were plenty of people that didn't know that the subjects you do are set and other critical information about the school like that. The kids who applied from Uni High also got their entrance exam admission fee. It will be more popular next year as more people hear about it but I don't think it will be as good at JMSS. We may just have to prove everyone wrong!

[anakhl]

I was also accepted into the school and I think the most important piece of information which quite a few missed is the style of teaching which is very similar to a University rather than a typical Secondary School.

Also you do have some leeway with the subjects, quite a few decided to switch Biology with another 3/4 which was perfectly acceptable. However those classes would take place at UHS.

It will be interesting to see how this new teaching method unfolds and its effectiveness especially in VCE.

[LastOfUs]

Why don't they have select entry schools for humanities based subjects? Science people get all the fun.

[Robert243]

Apparently (according to my friends), the school 'will be better than JMSS' (according to their principal) *cough* and there were approximately 140 kids there at the exam.

I dont want to turn this thread into a debate on which schools better , but i do believe Jmss provides much more oppurtinity than EBSS , especially the fact that JMSS kids start a year earlier , so they don't jump into VCE straight away . But nevertheless EBSS is a great school well done to everyone who made it in .

Why don't they have select entry schools for humanities based subjects? Science people get all the fun.

Thats a good idea , but a lot of regular schools teach humanities well , its not really the same story with science thought .

[LastOfUs]

a good idea , but a lot of regular schools teach humanities well , its not really the same story with science thought .

I'm pretty sure it's mandatory to learn general science from year 7-10?

[pi]

I dont want to turn this thread into a debate on which schools better , but i do believe Jmss provides much more oppurtinity than EBSS , especially the fact that JMSS kids start a year earlier , so they don't jump into VCE straight away .

It's not really a jump if they were in yr10 the year before. I assumed everyone went from Year 10 -> Year 11 unless they do it differently at JMSS?

[Robert243]

I'm pretty sure it's mandatory to learn general science from year 7-10?

Haha yeah but some schools just cant afford the science facilities which JMSS  or other selective schools have  .

It's not really a jump if they were in yr10 the year before. I assumed everyone went from Year 10 -> Year 11 unless they do it differently at JMSS?

Hmmm ... I see where your coming from , but there will be diverse contrast from starting vce or continuing it for some people , at a completely different school . But nevertheless from what i heard from people its a good school , and this shouldn't be a problem for most people .

I think you guys do something together with MHS as well , in Y 11. But i'm not to sure , i just heard it from one of my friends who goes to MHS .

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And i'm kinda jealous by the fact that you guys don't have to wear uniform

[IndefatigableLover]

I dont want to turn this thread into a debate on which schools better , but i do believe Jmss provides much more oppurtinity than EBSS , especially the fact that JMSS kids start a year earlier , so they don't jump into VCE straight away .

The only thing I can see JMSS having more opportunity than EBSS is that it's more 'established' which have resulted in a number of different programs offered to the general student body. As the years go by we'll have more programs on offer adding onto the list of ones which we already offer. At this point in time nobody knows what EBSS have in store so yeah...

It's not really a jump if they were in yr10 the year before. I assumed everyone went from Year 10 -> Year 11 unless they do it differently at JMSS?

No we go from Year 10 -> Year 11 unless you fail certain subjects/requirements in Year 10 in which you have to repeat (which is pretty standard in all schools I believe).

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And i'm kinda jealous by the fact that you guys don't have to wear uniform

What's wrong? I find that you belong more when wearing school uniform (and JMSS uniform isn't even that bad LOL it's actually pretty good although the blazer as pi has mentioned on a number of times from memory LOL) and there'd always be the thought of having to pick out what you wear in the morning which can be a pain sometimes imo T_T

[pi]

I went to UHS before MHS, free dress to school is the best! All the problems people say like "clothes can emphasise who is rich and poor" or "it's such a pain to choose what to wear" are actually not true. People wore whatever and no-one really cared.