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Secondry school entrance exam

bellapip · 2010-01-11 21:34:26

I know that there is a site SOMEWHERE!!! which allows you download a sample paper of what kids can expect in the entrance assessment for senior school, but I have searched and searched and I can not find it,. I have asked the school where my daughter will be attending and they have told me not to worry about it, as it is…

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#62 12-01-2010 11:02pm

spurious

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Religious owned schools (which is most of them) and hospitals are exempt from the equality act.

Very many schools use 'entrance tests' to limit who they take in.

'Oh xxxxx school down the road would be much better able to meet your child's needs' can often mean 'he has a learning difficulty and will mess up our exam results'.

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#63 12-01-2010 11:12pm

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I wouldn't worry about it. The test I did was some basic maths and very basic reading and writing. Anybody could do it without a hitch.

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#64 13-01-2010 12:25am

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spurious wrote: »

'Oh xxxxx school down the road would be much better able to meet your child's needs' can often mean 'he has a learning difficulty and will mess up our exam results'.

That's why I said 'legally'. What really happens can be a different story.

Sounds like the OP wants his kid to ace the entrance exam because he thinks this will get her into the 'best' class, when he probably hasn't any idea of the setting the school uses, whether it's mixed ability or streaming.

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#65 13-01-2010 12:29am

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spurious wrote: »

Religious owned schools (which is most of them) and hospitals are exempt from the equality act.

Very many schools use 'entrance tests' to limit who they take in.

'Oh xxxxx school down the road would be much better able to meet your child's needs' can often mean 'he has a learning difficulty and will mess up our exam results'.

Well is it fair that someone with a learning difficulty would be allowed to hold an entire class back from reaching their full potential??

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#66 13-01-2010 11:51pm

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Hi OP. Very important to get your kid to see this exam beforehand so they can cheat their way to a high mark and get into a top class. It'll make all the difference and remember ... once you're in the 'D' class , you're there for life (or at least til you finish your Junior Cert).

Just to clarify, and maybe I was not clear.
I simply wanted an idea of the things they are going to ask her,.
We have a new principal in the primary school and she has told all the kids that they should revise for their exams and cover element of all the subjects that have been covered through the year.
My daughter is one of the lucky ones who finds learning easy (I did not) and she really just wanted to get an idea of what sort of thing would come up.
No more or less than that.. I am purely a parent who wants the best for her kids, I am not a smothering, over pampering freaked out loooonatic who is going to go into meltdown when she gets to the big exams.
I am however practical and know my eldest daughter well enough to know that she will relax much more and enjoy the experience if she has a tiny inkling of what it will involve. .......

Thanks so much to all of you who gave tips and advice, I really didn't think it would generate such a can of worms.

Bell:D

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