‘No pain, no gain’: The pressure on children to get into selective high schools

‘No pain, no gain’: The pressure on children to get into selective high schools

Every year, thousands of New South Wales students sit a test to determine places for highly sought-after selective high schools. These are academically selective public schools often associated with high Year 12 scores. While there has long been a level of expectation around selective school entrance, the most recent round of testing has shone a fresh light on the pressures some young people are experiencing. Media reports have described some st…