❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on GATE test applications and school preferences. The answer provides the number of applicants and the percentage who listed specific schools as their first preference.
AnsweredQoN 8224Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many students applied to sit the GATE test?
(2) Of the students that sat the GATE test, as their first preference, what percentage applied for:
(a) Perth Modern;
(b) John Curtin;
(c) Shenton College;
(d) Applecross; and
(e) Willeton?
(2) Of the students that sat the GATE test, as their first preference, what percentage applied for:
(a) Perth Modern;
(b) John Curtin;
(c) Shenton College;
(d) Applecross; and
(e) Willeton?
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Answered
7 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
55 days
(1) For assessment in 2012, 4 051 students enrolled in Years 6-10 applied to sit the Gifted and Talented Selective Entrance Tests.
(2) Of the students who sat the GATE test:
(2)(a) 40.7 per cent applied for Perth Modern School as a first preference;
(2)(b) 14.5 per cent applied for John Curtin College of the Arts as a first preference;
(2)(c) 6.1 per cent applied for Shenton College Selective Academic as a first preference;
(2)(d) 1.7 per cent applied for Applecross Senior High School Selective Visual Arts as a first preference; and
(2)(e) 9.5 per cent applied for Willetton Senior High School Selective Academic as a first preference.
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(2) Of the students who sat the GATE test:
(2)(a) 40.7 per cent applied for Perth Modern School as a first preference;
(2)(b) 14.5 per cent applied for John Curtin College of the Arts as a first preference;
(2)(c) 6.1 per cent applied for Shenton College Selective Academic as a first preference;
(2)(d) 1.7 per cent applied for Applecross Senior High School Selective Visual Arts as a first preference; and
(2)(e) 9.5 per cent applied for Willetton Senior High School Selective Academic as a first preference.
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