Cleveland District State High School has a proud tradition of Preparing Students to Meet the Future. One of
the ways we do this is to provide opportunities for students to excel in their
chosen pathway. For students who are extremely motivated and achieve high
academic results, we provide an Academic Excellence Program in Year 7 which
leads into an Intensive Academic Pathway in Senior, with students selecting
general ATAR subjects or the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The aim of
the Year 7 program is to provide these students with learning experiences which
challenge their thinking and ensure they have engaging opportunities to bring
out their academic best. Places in this program are limited and are awarded to
the students who perform well in the entrance exams, combined with positive
effort and behaviour comments on their report cards from their primary school.
These exams are open to families both within and out of our catchment
area.
This year, we will again use Edutest to administer and assess our
entrance exams. Edutest is an Australian educational assessment organisation
that provides quality assessments and services to over 100 independent and
government schools around the country. Their team provides thorough diagnostic
testing and reporting feedback to parents and students.
The test will
take place on Saturday, 21 May at 9am. It will assess students against a range
of skills in numeracy, literacy, reading comprehension and writing. Families
who wish to apply for a place for their student in the Year 7 Academic
Excellence program in 2022 are required to register their student for the
entrance exam via the following link and pay the $88: https://aus.edutest.com.au/D/?t=S25HJE1M
Registrations
close Friday, 13 May. Once registered, we will be in touch with further details
about the organisation of the day. If your student would like to prepare
themselves for the test, please visit the Edutest website for practice tests:
https://www.edutest.com.au/pa-online.htm
This
year, we are pleased to announce that we will award scholarships to the students
whose results place them in the top five participants. The scholarships will
cover the annual cost of the Student Resource Scheme for 2023.