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Shocking! Holland Park school art aptitude result

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Jasmin2021 · 16/10/2021 08:42

We just got Holland Park art aptitude result yesterday. They said my DS didn’t attend the art aptitude test, which is obviously a mistake, all families was sending him to the test on the day, and I even got a parking tickets on the day near school as well. Does anyone had same situation like this? My DS is a very artistic boy, and he keen to pass the test and learned to do sketches since one year ago. He got very upset after hear the email.:(

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mamma88 · 19/10/2021 10:07

My daughter also got a score of 20 or more...but the email from the school does NOT give any info on the actual ranking/score. Does this mean she did not make it into the top 24 I wonder, or does it mean they don't tell anyone even if they made it into the top 24?

if anyone has received a message from the school specifying that their child did get into the top 24, can you please let me know? I am really only going to put HP down if I think my DD has a real chance to get through the Art route...

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Jasmin2021 · 18/10/2021 11:30

Just got school's email, said it is an admin error, and my DS achieved a score of 20 or more, but no spicific score and ranking.

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Jasmin2021 · 16/10/2021 20:40

It has no process of registrations before or after test, DS was asking to clip the two drawings and then put in a box, that’s all. And his name and school were written on the back of the drawings.

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steppemum · 16/10/2021 18:14

@Jasmin2021

My DS said there was no one to register them in the test, just let them to sit down the floor and draw. Massive students sitting in the test, and Maybe he was mixed by other students mistakenly.
there must have been something, some way of recording which is your work and handing it in?

Did he miss that?

liveforsummer · 16/10/2021 18:06

I assume there was somewhere to register or a process and he missed it somehow. Wait and see what they respond with now you have sent proof

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Jasmin2021 · 16/10/2021 15:16

My DS said there was no one to register them in the test, just let them to sit down the floor and draw. Massive students sitting in the test, and Maybe he was mixed by other students mistakenly.

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steppemum · 16/10/2021 14:18

If you have photos to prove it, then I think you should be OK. It sounds as if his form/file etc has got mixed up with someone elses.

Was there registration on the day?

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Jasmin2021 · 16/10/2021 14:10

Get the email from the Registrar, and signed by MR DAVID CHAPPELL, the ACADEMY HEAD, did email them back with all the photos we took when we attended the test, waiting for their response now. But My DS was really upset as he prepared for a year for the test.

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EduCated · 16/10/2021 13:16

So your DS definitely did attend? Have you alerted them to the mistake? I recognise it’s the weekend so May not get a response yet.