VIC Selective Entry case studies
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The Selective Entry High Schools (SEHS) Year 9 entrance examination is the centralised selection test used to allocate Year 9 places across Victoria's four selective entry high schools: Nossal High School, Suzanne Cory High School, The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School and Melbourne High School. Around 1,000 places are available each year. It is aimed at students in their second year of secondary schooling (Year 8) who have not previously sat the examination for Year 9 entry, and who meet the citizenship, visa or ImmiCard requirements. The examination is managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) on behalf of the Department, and takes place in June each year at multiple venues. The VIC Selective Entry case studies are 5 cases and about 2,237 words.
1The School Garden Water Roster
A Year 7 class has a rectangular garden bed 6 m long and 2.5 m wide. They must keep the soil moist for 14 days using only two 200-litre rain tanks.
427 words, about 2 min2The Library Borrowing Puzzle
Four students - Ana, Ben, Cara and Dev - each borrowed a different number of books from the library this term. The totals were 3, 5, 8 and 12, in some order.
420 words, about 2 min3The Two Endings
Ending A: Mira opens the box, finds it empty, and laughs. Ending B: Mira leaves the box on the bench and walks into the rain, never learning what was inside.
443 words, about 2 min4The Council's Recycling Proposal
A town council proposes a new recycling scheme. Residents who sort correctly will pay 20 less in rates.
460 words, about 2 min5The Bridge-Building Contest
A science club must build a paper bridge spanning a 30 cm gap that holds as much mass as possible. Rules: only paper and tape may be used; the bridge may not touch the gap's base; the load is placed at the centre.
487 words, about 2 min