Haberdashers Boys interview and places
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Haberdashers Boys interview and places
Hi - I am new to the 11+ forum. Have so many questions....
Does anybody out there know how many places will be offered for Habs boys and how many will be interviewed ?
Does anybody out there know how many places will be offered for Habs boys and how many will be interviewed ?
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Re: Haberdashers Boys interview and places
does anybody know the interview tips and information regarding habs boys please?
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Hi the response above is about another post I have removed as it gave fairly detailed info about the interviews and could affect interviews to come over the next few days.
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All interviews over now!! 3.2.10
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All interviews over now!! 3.2.10
floarnie wrote:DS had his interview today.
Group discussion - had to describe a picture of uncle Sam ?!
No mental arithmatic.
Asked about hobbies.
Read a passage and answered some questions on it.
Asked which other schools he applied and why he wanted to go to habs.
We had no more than 5 mins with the headmaster. Asked him if he could tell us our DS result. He said no as they don't interview borderline cases, and everyone they interviewed would have scored 85% or higher.
So well done to all those who have made it to the interview stage. Should be proud of them.
Anyone any ideas as to why they would interview 320 for only 100 places this year?
Are they having a lot of offers rejected? Are the children so prepared for the exams that there is little differentiation in the marks? Can they no longer rely on primary school reports because they have become bland due to parents routinely asking to see a copy?
Are they having a lot of offers rejected? Are the children so prepared for the exams that there is little differentiation in the marks? Can they no longer rely on primary school reports because they have become bland due to parents routinely asking to see a copy?
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Hi Mushroommushroom wrote:Anyone any ideas as to why they would interview 320 for only 100 places this year?
Are they having a lot of offers rejected? Are the children so prepared for the exams that there is little differentiation in the marks? Can they no longer rely on primary school reports because they have become bland due to parents routinely asking to see a copy?
From a distance I woudl say any or all of those. They may well find that lots of the offered places are turned down when the state results come out or a bursary is not forthcoming.
320 seems high going by what the headteacher told us. He said that Habs only interviewed those who achieve 85% and above in the exams. But I know that they do offer interviews automatically to all boys from certain prep schools nearby and siblings.
Post in the last couple of years indicated a lower number of 175 though.
Post in the last couple of years indicated a lower number of 175 though.