One fine Sunday morning in 2008, i read a newspaper article about the rising cost of education in Sydney. Gab was in Year 3 at that time attending a local Catholic School.
Thinking aloud, I said. "Private schools are so expensive. We will need to spend anywhere from AU$10,000 to $30,000 per year! Even the government high school kids need to spend up to $5,000 for extra curricular activities."
Gab was sitting beside me and read the article with me.
Suddenly, he closed the newspaper that we were reading and muttered. "Don't stress, Mum. I will get into a Selective High School so Mama will not have to worry about money."
Truly, these were Gab's words!
"Alright, son. Here's the plan, in order to get a Selective placement, you need to move to a public school for Years 5 and 6, preferably get into an OC Class".
"Yes, Mum."
Bingo! The planets just aligned. How it happened, I had no idea.
In a nutshell, Selective High Schools are run by the government to provide an educationally enriched environment for highly achieving, academically gifted students.
Since then, Gab willingly attended tutoring lessons at Swot Shop for 6 months prior to taking the OC Test. Swot Shop primarily teaches children methods to employ in answering questions in a limited time.
When he was in Year 4, he told his classmates about his eventual transfer to another school and the reasons why. We were both convinced that he will pass the test. And he did, indeed!
What can I say? Constant affirmation and action truly works!
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