Few look at a star football player and remark bitterly:“Well,his mother was taking him to training since he was four.” But when it comes to academic performance,it's a different story.
The key problem with the selective high school test in NSW is that it is not identifying the students with the most potential.
The number of students with disabilities being offered places at selective schools tripled this year,but,like other disadvantaged groups,they remain under-represented,new figures show
English company Cambridge Assessment will write the new selective tests,which will be delivered by Janison in a $5.5 million,five-year deal.
One parent told author Christina Ho that migrant parents would be"negligent"to simply let their kids play after school.
A new test aimed at improving equity and reducing'coachability'has seen entry scores for most selective schools fall.
A principal research officer at the Department of Education said cultural issues such as tall poppy syndrome have"long been a challenge"for gifted education.
The majority of pupils come from suburbs popular with skilled migrants,who hope a good education will help their children break through the so-called bamboo ceiling.