2008年11月17日 星期一

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最新消息: 澳洲中小學教育講座




時間:2008 11 23日 星期日 早上九點三十分


地點:St. Ives High School 中文學校辦公室


 


親愛的家長們


孩子的教育,一直是父母親所關心的話題。孩子需要去參加小學精英班考試嗎?  精英中學考試真的很重要嗎?在伴隨著孩子不同的成長過程中,父母也扮演著不同的角色,由決策者、輔導者到被咨詢者。


我們是一群熱心的媽媽,我們的孩子都已經在中學部上課。如果您孩子正面臨這兩個階段,我們願意與大家分享,我們曾經走過的路。希望我們的經驗能為您提供一些有用的訊息。我們更是非常的歡迎其他孩子已在中學部的媽媽們,跟我們一起來發聲。




座談內容:


小學精英班 ( OC) 需要去考嗎 


小學精英班 ( OC) 與一般的普通班級有什麼不同


為您的孩子挑一個適合他們的大環境


私立學校聯招


精英中學聯招


一般中學資優班


如何填寫志願


精英中學考試如何計分


如何準備精英中學考試




P.S. 我們也期待另一群孩子已經在大學的熱心媽媽或已考完大學入學考的這群大孩子們來與我們分享她他們曾經走過的路




澳洲精英中學資訊




澳大利亞的精英中學 - Selective High School(公立),是為那些天資聰穎、成績优异的中學生而設,目的是給他們提供一個更良好的學習環境。學生的高素質自然就意味著精英中學的學習更具競爭性,同時學校對學生各方面的要求也比普通中學高得多。


 


除了完全精英中學外,也有部份的普通中學、農業中學內設有精英班,稱為非完全精英中學。紐省目前共有17所完全精英中學,27所非完全精英中學(其中4所為農業中學),具体每間學校的詳情可訪問以下网站獲取:http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/k -6a ssessments /selectiveschools.php


 


招生對像


 


只要是澳大利亞或澳大利亞永久居民,在紐省公立或私立小學就讀的6年級學生均可報讀精英中學,外省學生及新西蘭公民也可以報名,不過他們的家庭,在學生入學時必須住在紐省,而且打算在學生讀書期間一直住在紐省。


 


如果學生雖然未能滿足居住方面的要求,但确實有情有可原的情況,而且已經居住在澳大利亞,那么\也可以報名。在學業方面符合精英中學入學要求、但不符合居住要求的考生,包括持有外交簽證的考生,將有机會通過上訴程序申請特殊考量。


 


錄取條件


 


報讀精英中學7年級(初一)的學生,須參加精英中學的招生考試(Selective High School Placement Test),考試包括英文(閱\讀和寫作)、數學、一般能力(general ability),另須提供學生所在小學的英文和數學平時成績考評證明,其它方面的成績也可能被接受。每所精英中學的招生委員會,通過以上几個方面的考試成績來評估考生的學習能力之后,才會決定考生是否符合本校的招生標准。


 


年齡与年級要求


 


報讀2010年精英中學 7年級的考生,正常年齡應該在199711199881期間出生,2009年在小學6年級就讀,如果雖屬6年級,但出生在199881 日之后,那么\家長及小學的校長須對學生的身心智能等先做出全面評估,方能報考。學生家長可訪問以下网站了解入學的相關要求:http: /www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/enrolment/parentsinfo.php


 


報讀的程序(2009年考試,2010年入學)


 


1、通常,精英中學7年級的報名材料需在學生就讀5年級的當年10月份索取,填好的表格要在11月初遞交給學生所在學校的小學校長,校長在11月底前把考生材料寄給精英中學招生委員會( Selective High School and Opportunity Class Placement Unit )


 


2008年讀5年級的學生(要報讀2010年精英中學7年級的考生),應在1027起索取參加09年考試的材料;家長最遲要在1114把填好的申請表交給孩子所在學校的小學校長,校長將會在125前把材料寄出。


 


2、公立小學學生從所就讀的學校索取申請表,填寫后將申請表遞交給所在小學的校長,由校方填寫評語,并附上英語和數學的學校評分。由校長把申請表寄給精英中學招生委員會。所有的公立學校都提供學校成績。


3、就讀私立小學的學生,須到附近的公立小學或各中小學教育机构辦公室索取申請表,填寫后交給學生所在小學的校長,由校長蓋\章后把申請表寄給精英中學招生委員會。大部份的私立學校將會處理申請表,但不提供學校成績。


 


4、有少部份的私立學校將不會處理申請表,在种情況下,家長和學生須向精英中學招生委員會尋求一個正式豁免。豁免表可從招生委員會网站上下載,或到招生委員會處索取。


 


每年的精英中學考試在學生報名之后的下一年的3月份舉行,2009年的考試是在319,星期四進行。


 


學校的選擇


 


1、學校選擇次序:報讀精英中學7年級時,最多可以申請4所學校,請在報名表中按优先順序慎重填上孩子向往的學校。家長在填寫選擇學校順序之前,應對孩子的智能做出全面評估,根据學習成績,將孩子最有把握考取及最想讀的學校,填在所選擇4所學校順序的最前面,而將最沒有把握考取的學校填在最后面。因為如果你同時被數所學校錄取,最后你只能入讀排在最前面的那所學校,而如果你只有資格入讀1所學校,那么\就不會受优先順序的影響了。


 


2、交通:在選擇學校的時候,家長和學生應該考慮住處和學校間的交通問題,招生委員會的錄取決定并不包括這一因素。


 


其它事項


 


1、錯過精英中學的考試怎么\辦?


這考試每年只考一天,而且只在紐省的公立學校進行。如果學生因病或者其它原因未能參加考試,他們則需要向考試管理辦公室提供醫生證明、學校成績單等材料,并要通過其它后續的補考程序,才有可能取得入學資格,具体要求請諮詢考試管理机构。


2、更改學校及次序


如果你是在200952之前決定更改的話,那你需要書面向考試管理辦公室申請,所有報考材料在52之后就要准備轉交到各校的招生委員會。如果你是到了52之后才要更改學校的話,招生委員會將不能接受你的更改申請。


3、錯過報名期


如确因不可抗拒等原因而錯過報名期限的話,則你需要書面申述理由,并附上小學校長等人的證明材料,考試管理辦公室才有可能給你補辦報名手續。


4、錄取決定及上訴


所有錄取決定都是由每所精英學校的招生委員會做出的,招生委員會將充分考慮每名考生的考試分數及其它成績證明,才決定是否錄取該生。每個報名的考生都會收到入選、落選或列入備選名單的通知。如果你認為錄取決定不符合自己孩子的實際學習情況,如因确實理由而未能考好等,家長可以提出上訴,上訴委員會將根据家長所提供的材料,做出支持或改變招生委員會決定的裁決。


關于最低錄取分數線


每所精英中學的最低錄取分數線是指當年錄取新生中的最低分數,它主要是由學校的地理位置、申請入讀學生的人數多少及其考試成績決定的,不同學校之間的最低分數線不同,就是同一間學校每年的最低分數線也會不一樣。


 


最低分數線并不能做為反映一所學校實際辦學質量的指標,因此家長不能僅憑最低分數線來決定報考哪所學校,而應該綜合多方面的情況,如課程設置、交通等因素來作出決定。2008年參加精英中學考試的最低錄取分數線,將會在2009年第一學期末在紐省教育与培訓部网站上公布。


 


以下是2007年參加考試,在2008年派完等待名單后的精英中學的最低錄取分數線,可作為報讀2010年精英中學的參考:


Alexandria Park Community School 175


Baulkham Hills High School 226


Caringbah High School 197


Chatswood High School 193


Fort Street High School 212


Girraween High School 208


Gosford High School 184


Hornsby Girls High School 217


Hurlstone Agricultural High School 205


James Ruse Agricultural High School 240


Macquarie Fields High School 185


Merewether High School 187


Normanhurst Boys High School 211


North Sydney Boys High School 214


North Sydney Girls High School 224


Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus 201


Penrith High School 197


Rose Bay Secondary College 183


Ryde Secondary College 194


Sefton High School 200


Smiths Hill High School 180


St George Girls High School 206


Sydney Boys High School 219


Sydney Girls High School 220


Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus 181


Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus 187


Sydney Technical High School 201


Tempe High School 189


請通過以下途徑獲取更多有關的信息或幫助:


 


1、閱\讀報名材料。


2、与學生所在的小學校長交流。


3、聯絡精英中學招生辦事處:電話(029707 6262,傳真(029707 6265,電子信箱ssu@det.nsw.edu.au


4、利用互聯网尋找相關的信息,主要网址有:


http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/k-6assessments/selectiveschools.php


http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/types/shs_ahs_details.php


http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/enrolment/parentsinfo.php


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Scholarships for some  private schools the candidates must sit for the ACER Scholarship Examination which will be held on Saturday, 9 May, 2009. Application forms will be available in February, 2009.      For Music  scholarships http://www.musicteachers.com.au/scholarships.htm


Selective High School Placement Test For Year 7


The selective high school testing subjects include:



  • English (reading and writing): 2/3 of marks come from a reading/ comprehension test and 1/3 from a writing test;

  • Mathematics: tests students’ abilities in reasoning and problem solving; and

  • General Ability: similar to an IQ test.

Students are selected on their academic merits measured by their test results, together with the assessment in English and Mathematics based on their school work, which are provided by their primary schools . The total 300 “Profile Scores” are comprised of:



  • English: 100 scores – 50 marks from the Test and 50 marks from the assessment provided by the student’s school;

  • Mathematics: 100 scores – 50 marks from the Test and 50 marks from the assessment provided by the student’s school; and

  • General Ability: 100 scores from the Test.

In the situation where some non-government schools are unable (or unwilling) to provide the required assessment in maths and English, 100% of the testing marks


  http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/k-6assessments/selectiveschools.php


There are 17 fully selective high schools, 9 high schools with selective classes (partially selective), and 4 agricultural high schools 2 offering selective placement in Year 7 for entry in 2008.


 


In March 2008 13,300 students out of approximate 60,000 Year 6 students set for the Test, competing for 3, 522 Year 7 places in selective high schools in 2009. In 2007 12, 834 students competed for 3,530 selective high school positions.


 


There will be 630 new selective school places at 14 comprehensive high schools across the State, including NSW’s first virtual selective class, the NSW Premier Mr Nathan Rees recently announced.


Key dates

















Applications available
(Application is made when students are in Year 5)



27 October 2008



Parents return applications to current primary school



14 November 2008



Principals return completed applications



5 December 2008



Selective High School Placement Test



Thursday 19 March 2009



What do the school assessment scores mean?


The school assessment scores for English and mathematics rank all candidates from a particular school applying for selctive high school placement in order of merit showing the relative gaps between the students.


For example, a school with five candidates may provide the following school assessment scores: 





























Students



English



Mathematics



Student A        



95



72



Student B



83



89



Student C



79



91



Student D



77



90



Student E



64



61




How does the selection committee use the school assessment scores?


These scores tell the selection committee how the students are performing in their own school environment, but the selection committee needs to see how that performance ranks with the performance of all other candidates in the other schools in the state.


Therefore, as part of the calculation these school assessment scores are moderated to make them meaningful across the state and to give them the same weight as the scaled test marks.


How are the school assessment scores moderated?


The mean (average) and standard deviation (spread of scores) of the English and mathematics tests are calculated for all of the students from each primary school who sat the test.


The mean and standard deviation are applied to the school assessment scores for English and mathematics.


What happens to the test scores?


For each test component, the test score is scaled to a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 12. In other words the average score correct out of 45 for Reading is scaled to 60 out of 100 and all other scores are calculated relative to that score of 60. The process does not convert the test score to a percentage score.


What happens next?


The rest of the score processing averages the moderated school assessment scores and the scaled test scores for English and mathematics, rescales them to a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 12 and adds the scaled general ability score. The three scores out of 100 are combined to make the calculated profile score out of 300. 


Can I compare my child’s score with the score of a child from another school or a previous year?


No. Each school’s candidature is used to moderate its own school assessment scores quite separately from any other school so comparisons between students at different schools are not valid. Comparisons between students at the same school in previous years are similarly invalid as each year has a totally different test and a totally different school candidature.


Is the calculated profile score the only score used for selective high school entry?


For most students the calculated profile score is the score on which students are considered. However, for a small group of students, selection committees have the discretion to consider factors which may have prevented students from showing their true academic merit. These factors may include a student’s disability, language or cultural background or any illness suffered during the test. In these cases, scores can be adjusted by the selection committee.


Can students ever achieve a score of 300?


It would be very unusual for a student to achieve a score of 300 for selective high school placement as the test is very difficult and school assessment scores rarely moderate to 100 but the top score tends to be between 270 and 280.


What score does a student have to gain to be successful for selective high school placement?


There is no set score which students have to achieve to be successful for selective high school placement. The minimum entry score for each selective high school depends on the score achieved by the candidates for that school and can vary from school to school and from year to year. 


Further information about entry scores is available at:


https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/reports_stats/yr2008/selectivehs.pdf


https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/reports_stats/sel_high.pdf


Minister for Education and Training, John Della Bosca, said 600 new places were proposed in 14 comprehensive high schools from south-western Sydney to the north coast, taking the total number of selective places in the state’s public schools to around 4,100.


The new selective classes created as a result of this initiative will be ready for Year 7 students in 2010.


Western Sydney Region



  • Parramatta High School

  • Blacktown Girls High School

  •  

  • Blacktown Boys High School

South Western Sydney Region



  • Elizabeth Macarthur High School

  • Bonnyrigg High School

  • Moorebank High School

  • Prairiewood High School

Illawarra & South East Region



  • Karabar High School

Hunter/Central Coast Region



  • Wyong High School

Riverina Region



  • Kooringal High School

North Coast Region



  • Grafton High School

  • South Grafton High School

New England Region



  • Armidale High School

  • Duval High School

Western NSW Region



  • Virtual selective class



澳大利亞的精英中學 - Selective High School(公立),是為那些天資聰穎、成績优异的中學生而設,目的是給他們提供一個更良好的學習環境。學生的高素質自然就意味著精英中學的學習更具競爭性,同時學校對學生各方面的要求也比普通中學高得多。


除了完全精英中學外,也有部份的普通中學、農業中學內設有精英班,稱為非完全精英中學。紐省目前共有17所完全精英中學,27所非完全精英中學(其中4所為農業中學),具体每間學校的詳情可訪問以下网站獲取:http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/k-6assessments /selectiveschools.php


招生對像


只要是澳大利亞或澳大利亞永久居民,在紐省公立或私立小學就讀的6年級學生均可報讀精英中學,外省學生及新西蘭公民也可以報名,不過他們的家庭,在學生入學時必須住在紐省,而且打算在學生讀書期間一直住在紐省。


如果學生雖然未能滿足居住方面的要求,但确實有情有可原的情況,而且已經居住在澳大利亞,那么\也可以報名。在學業方面符合精英中學入學要求、但不符合居住要求的考生,包括持有外交簽證的考生,將有机會通過上訴程序申請特殊考量。


錄取條件


報讀精英中學7年級(初一)的學生,須參加精英中學的招生考試(Selective High School Placement Test),考試包括英文(閱\讀和寫作)、數學、一般能力(general ability),另須提供學生所在小學的英文和數學平時成績考評證明,其它方面的成績也可能被接受。每所精英中學的招生委員會,通過以上几個方面的考試成績來評估考生的學習能力之后,才會決定考生是否符合本校的招生標准。


年齡与年級要求


報讀2010年精英中學 7年級的考生,正常年齡應該在199711日至199881日期間出生,2009年在小學6年級就讀,如果雖屬6

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