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Comprehensive vs Grammar

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Rollercoasteroflife · 08/07/2019 17:25

My DS (12) goes to a good comprehensive school. It's GCSE results are average/above average.

My friend's DS (12) goes to an outstanding grammar school. It's results are well above average.

My friend seems to think that if our DS's went on to sixth form, took the same A Levels and got the same results, her DS would be given priority over my DS by universities just because he went to a grammar school.

Surely this can't be true?

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Redpostbox · 08/07/2019 17:30

Comprehensive students have probably had to work that bit harder so it's more likely they would be given a bit of positive selection.
I wish we didn't have grammar schools - they are so unfair on the 90% who don't get to go to one and end up in secondary moderns.

OKBobble · 08/07/2019 17:28

oops "son" not daughter

OKBobble · 08/07/2019 17:28

If anything with all other things being equal if they end up with the same results then your daughter would be deemed to have performed better contextually, so she is incorrect. However what I tend to do in real life is just nod and inwardly think "dick"!

WeaselsRising · 08/07/2019 17:26

Of course it isn't. It's more likely to be the other way around.

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