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  1. Cavendish Road State High School

    Co-ed · State · Holland Park

    • Fees No tuition fees (state school)
    • Students 2,022

    Some evidence2 people mention it. Worth reading what they said.

    Comes up in 67% of 3 reviews · about the Brisbane average (71%)

    This school 67% Brisbane 71%

    Of 3 comments: 1 speaks well of it · 2 raise concerns

    Review Year 12 subject choices

    I did General English, Maths Methods, Physical Education, Accounting, Biology, Chemistry. While i enjoyed my subjects, at the time of choosing them i was unaware of how much of an impact ATAR scaling would have on my final result, so finishing grade 12 i had some regret in my subject choices, as some of my subjects did not scale well, dropping my grade.

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    Review Subject range and curiosity

    My school offered a lot of subjects which promoted everyone to explore their own interests. Unfortunately, in senior years, at no fault of the school, most people chose subjects that would scale the best in the ATAR system, which left many of the worse scaling subjects with hardly any students, some subjects even being removed due to lack of selection.

    Review Year 12 subject choices

    I chose Accounting, Business, Design, Senior Art, English, Math Methods. I enjoyed all of my subjects accept design. The business and accounting class was the highlight as the teachers were so good and were very relaxed with their students which made everyone feel much more comfortable and welcomed while studying. I wish I had chosen something other than design but it wasn’t the end of the world just so boring.

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