Mentone Girls’ Secondary College offers an Enhancement Program for girls who seek a greater academic challenge.
We are looking for out third cohort of Enhancement Program students!
The Enhancement Program runs from Years 7 to 9 and has been designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn through higher-order thinking, inquiry and rich tasks as part of an enhanced curriculum in English, Mathematics, Humanities and Science. Students have access to a number of co-curricular activities such as the Writers’ Festival, STEAM programs, the History Challenge and others. Students in the Enhancement Program will work on more complex tasks and will learn topics to a greater depth and breadth.
Students in the Enhancement Program are also able to take part in the Instrumental Music and Band Program. Please indicate whether or not your daughter would be interested in this in the relevant section of the Parent Nomination Form. Please note that Instrumental Music lessons cost $500 per year, and instruments can be rented for $200 per year if required.
The Program will thoroughly prepare students for one or two Unit 1 & 2 subjects in Year 10.
2020 Enhancement Program application package
Application process
The application process has four stages:
1. Submission of forms, reports and NAPLAN results
2. Application for Year 7, 2021 at Mentone Girls’ Secondary College
3. Edutest registration and testing
4. Interview
Step 1: Submission of Forms
Parents must complete the Parent Nomination form. It is requested but not compulsory that your child’s current teacher completes the Teacher Nomination form. In addition, we ask that you submit .pdf versions of students’ most recent school reports (generally Grade 5 Semester 2) and Grade 5 NAPLAN results. These forms must be submitted by Friday 22 May.
All forms can be mailed to the school or delivered to the General Office (Corner Balcombe & Charman Roads, Mentone, 3194) or emailed to enhancement@mgsc.vic.edu.au
Steep 2: Application to study at Mentone Girls’ Secondary College
Candidates must apply to Mentone Girls’ Secondary College in the standard way. The Southern Metropolitan Region has not yet released its Application Form for Enrolment for Year 7, 2021. This information will be update as soon as the forms are released. These forms must be submitted to your primary school before Friday 15 May.
Step 3: Edutest Registration and Testing for 2020 entry
Parents must register at MGSC Enhancement Edutest registration for the formal test, provided by Edutest. The testing will take place on Saturday 16 May; applications close on Monday 11 May. Late applications cannot be processed.
A payment of $82.50 must be made as part of this registration. Please contact enhancement@mgsc.vic.edu.au if financial assistance is required, as funding for a limited number of tests can be provided by the school. Please note that photo ID is required for the testing.
Participation in the testing does not guarantee a place in the Enhancement Program. The results of the testing will be made available to all candidates as early as possible.
Step 4: Interview
Candidates whose applications and testing results indicate suitability for the Program must then take part in an interview with the Principal, Assistant Principal or Director of Curriculum. Students are requested to bring in a recent piece of work that demonstrates their skills and interests. The interview will run for 15-20 minutes; parents may be present but are asked not to participate Please bear in mind that some applicants prefer to sit the interview without a parent present, so a discussion about preferences is recommended.
Parents will be contacted by a staff member to arrange an interview time. The majority of interviews will take place between 8am and 6pm throughout June.
Offer
Offers will be made by early August at the same time that school offers are made. Candidates who are not initially offered a place in the Program will be added to a wait list, and may be offered a place later in the year if spaces open up.
Timeline for 2021 entry
11 May Cut-off date for Edutest application
15 May Application forms due to primary school
16 May Testing day
Further information
Information regarding the Enhancement Program will be available at the Open Evening on Tuesday 28 April.
Please email enhancement@mgsc.vic.edu.au with any other queries.
