Where do I find the 11+ thread?

Today 19:45 Puddinglane12

Does anyone know if all the girls are sitting round 2 in nonsuch? Or are some sitting it in Greenshaw?

Congratulations and well done to both your DDs. Yes Rue, Nonsuch is a bit of a trek for us as well.

DD got through too, very proud of her. Could do without it being at Nonsuch on Saturday (we are walking distance to WHSG) but never mind!

We got through too

All the best to everyone

DD made it to round 2 of Sutton exams. Hopefully everyone has heard now. No matter what happens with next round, I'm proud of her.

@RueDeWakening

I don’t know. My daughter sat it at whsg as well. I wonder if they will have to put more through to second stage to give them a better chance? I don’t know what they can do. Because it doesn’t seem as simple as morning vs. afternoon now. It’s different situations for the different locations as well. And presumably it’s not just the results on those wu stipend it’s all the questions after which people could not answer as they spent time figuring out the earlier ones?

Any thoughts on how Sutton will handle the errors in the maths SET? I know from speaking to an invigilator at one school that both morning and afternoon sessions were warned about the issue and what to expect. This was not the case at WHSG according to DD, who said she had to spend extra time figuring out the formatting issue (diagram inserted which threw off the multiple choice answer list apparently). 3 questions were affected overall, Q40 onwards.

Argh, am supremely pissed off!

Oh okay Rue, I just assumed they might change the papers to avoid information being passed on if morning DCC bump into the afternoon ones. I think I'm overthinking it all, 😂

So maths was tricky is the consensus. We gave DD the rest of the day off school. I think everyone from her school who sat the exam did the same, and the afternoon DCC took the morning off as well

Pudding, I think morning and afternoon are the same paper aren't they? I know school told us not to bring ours back until the end of lunch, by which time the afternoon kids would have left so no chance to discuss.

HST, school know little to nothing about the whole 11+ process or even what they examine, so I really don't know...

Sorry, we got the email at 10am ish Thurs 22nd sept rather than the fri 23rd as we had been told. Then did 2nd stage on the sat 1st oct I think

Thanks lilyB. I would try not to keep refreshing my emails from Friday

Interesting re maths paper, I wonder if it was the same in the morning and afternoon ( in terms of how difficult people found it and not finishing). We were in the morning

We sat it at whsg yesterday as well and same results from all her friends. English ok, no one finished maths. I also spoke to her tutor today and she has had same feedback from all her pupils. My dd answered every question but only in the sense that she remembered her tutors advice and ticked a random box! - a fair few questions were done on this basis so to say she completed it would be over stating!

Yes Rue, lastyear I think we were supposed to get SET results on the fri, but think got an email on the wed before. Everyone got their result throughout that day (they seemed to arrive in batches, rather than at same time) via email

Rue, or anyone else who might know, I hear that in the past the email regarding wether our DC has made it to round 2 or not, has been earlier than publicised. Do you know if this was the case last year?

DD has now asked me when the results are due and if it will be sent in the post?

Round here a lot of private school kids sit the 11+ as practice for entrance exams or 'to see how they compare to state kids having spent so much money on them so far

And then apply to the grammar schools gain a place and forget to tell the grammar school that they are staying independent afterall.

Round here a lot of private school kids sit the 11+ as practice for entrance exams or 'to see how they compare to state kids having spent so much money on them so far '

Yep, Sutton starts off with the Selective Eligibility Test, and we find out if they pass that or not next Tuesday.

If they pass, then that qualifies you to list Greenshaw (partially selective mixed comp) and/or Wallington Boys on your CAF.

If you want to attend Wally Girls or Nonsuch, or Sutton Grammar or Wilsons, you get invited back to sit a second stage test which is next Saturday. Results of that will be out before the CAF deadline and only if you pass both can you list those schools on it.

Pudding and Rue, what a pain. Wishing your DCC well for next Tuesday.

It is great to see everyone being so supportive of their DCC.

In contrast, a mum I know got her son to sit for a highly selective boys' grammar and apparently the maths was very hard and he didn't finish. The amazing thing is, she knew he wasn't ready and probably wouldn't do well, but wanted him to understand how hard selective/11+ exams can be . She isn't a horrible, pushy parent and each to their own and all that, but I doubt it's going to help with his confidence...
I guess this this whole 11+ thing brings things out in people...Can't quite get my head around that one, but I suppose it's exam experience.
A bit early to clink my with y'all, but I salute you all with my coffee instead..

And now, back to work.

Thanks for the good wishes. It was 'ok'. (Basically she didn't cry at any part of the morning and I take that as successful. But she's not a crier so I'm not helping myself!)

Some have another round next week? 😵 What's going on there?

For everyone!!!

Thanks Giles, poor sods Indeed. I don't think DD realises the results are due next Tuesday.

Rue, same venue for us too. Yes, I heard maths was very tricky. DD is not very forthcoming and I figured the less I know, the better for me at this stage... sigh!

All the best to everyone's DC

Same here Pudding - we were at WHSG.

DD seems fairly calm about how it went. Playground gossip indicates the maths was hard and nobody we know finished the paper.

Fingers crossed pudding

Poor sods having to do a second one..

DC did Sutton SET today. Roll on next Tuesday when we find out if she made it to round 2