Oguledoen wrote:
Janita wrote:
This week we attended both KEGS and CRGS post 11+ open morning meetings.
I am feeling quite nervous now for my boy who's score was 341.241 as the head of kegs had a very different view about the historical sheet for 2019. We are in catchment for KEGS only.
In big bold letters he wrote:
WARNING:The numbers for the 11+ has gone up. The average score of candidates sitting at KEGS has gone up and age standardiation will on average INCREASE scores. We cannot predicted actual cut offs - BUT WE BELIEVE that the cut offs for KEGS will rise this year.
Looking at the historical sheets the last 4 years is actually not giving me much hope. Could it be as much as 4 points?
I'm starting to doubt whether 341.242 will be good enough.
He can say whatever he likes; when the chips are down, the cut off will remain the same.
"He can say whatever he likes....the cut off will remain the same"
That just made me chuckle. How can anyone say that?! The Headteacher of KEGS, who's seen the numbers (number and scores of DCs who took the test, at least for those who sat the test at KEGS) has openly said 'The numbers for the 11+ has gone up. The average score of candidates sitting at KEGS has gone up and age standardiation will on average INCREASE scores. We cannot predicted actual cut offs - BUT WE BELIEVE that the cut offs for KEGS will rise this year' but you somehow know that "...when the chips are down, the cut off will remain the same".
How do you know this? What's the basis of this insight?