Year 12 Extension 1 Cut-Off (1 Viewer)

[alussovsky]

I remember hearing briefly at the beginning of this year (year 11) that there was a cut-off for 4U maths, that you had to have a raw mark of at least 75% in prelim. 3U at my school to get in, and had to rank within the top 40 or so of the grade. A week ago, a friend of mine was breaking down because she got a bad mark for the 2nd 3U test this year and was terrified that she wouldn't make the cut for next year's 3U.

SO, my memory being literally 3 seconds long, I did not recall the note regarding cut-offs at the beginning of the year and I REALLY NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ACTUALLY A CUT-OFF FOR 3U MATHS IN YEAR 12 AND IF THERE IS, WHETHER IT IS BASED OFF OF YEAR 11'S 3U OR 2U RAW MARK.

PLEASE.

 

[Roy G Biv]

well, from BOSTES's side, there's no such restriction.

but like the guy above said - it really depends on your school. sounds as if the teachers at your school have decided that anyone not getting 75% in 3u exams in prelim course doesn't have the motivation or talent to attempt the 4u course with reasonable chances of success.

look, if it's just 1 exam, you could probably have a meeting with your maths teachers and just appeal to them directly. You could even negotiate a condition such as: you'd self teach or get tutored 1 topic in 4u over holidays to prove your willingness+ability to learn. If you failed this condition, you'd be forced to drop 4u.

I don't know - but teachers do tend to be understanding and they want you to succeed. I'm sure they'd listen

 

[Lumenoria]

Depends on your school, but it is not a rare occurrence. We had a similar thing for English Advanced. If you were ranked in the bottom half after prelims, the English faculty would automatically drop you to Standard. Likewise, we needed a mark of 90+ in English Extension 1 to qualify for a position in English Ext 2. In our case, these cut offs were very strictly enforced and non negligible, but talk to your faculty.


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