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No, not at all.If you're in a top 5 school and you do pretty bad (like near last in all subjects), does that still guarantee you a high ATAR because of your cohort?
It's impossible to definitively say. We don't know the strength of both the schools - yes, he goes to a top 5 school, based on a ranking system that looks at the percentage of Band 6's. But that doesn't show how poor or how well the tail might perform. Even 10th in a top 30 school may not achieve an exam mark on par with someone coming last in another school. It's simply impossible to say. That's why if you look at the historical trends and see what ATARs are typical of your ranks.No, I go to a mid 30s school. My friend goes to a top 5 school. I am performing much better at my school than he is at his school (relative of course). I am almost in top 10 in all my subjects, and he's last in about 3 subjects and near last in the rest. I was just wondering how well he is doing relative to me.
That's a poor take on this scenario. The kid is effectively coming last in their school.Usually a top 5 will have a stronger cohort hence it's harder to come top of that than let's say top 30 or top 50 school where competition is a bit more relaxed.