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Suzanne Cory High School (abbreviated as SCHS) is a Years 9 to 12 selective entry co-educational state school in the western region of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school caters for academically gifted students and provides an educationally enriched environment. Enrolment is offered to those having reached a high aptitude in the annual selective entry high schools entrance examination run by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.〔http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/secondary/pages/selective.aspx〕 The school was established in 2011 with 200 inaugural year nine students. 200 positions for year nine students are offered each year. In 2014, the school, for the first time, accommodated a full cohort of 800 students, ranging from Years 9 to 12. It is one of three additional selective high schools in Victoria alongside John Monash Science School and Nossal High School. The addition of these three schools are the result of a policy of expansion, doubling the number of fully selective government schools in Victoria. Prior to these schools, Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, Melbourne High School and the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School were the sole selective entry schools in Victoria. Located in Hoppers Lane, Werribee, the school is in close proximity to Werribee Mercy Hospital and Hoppers Crossing railway station. Suzanne Cory High School is situated adjacent to Victoria University, giving students the opportunity to access university facilities, programs and academic staff. This is expected to give the students preparation for their tertiary years. The school is named in honour of the renowned Australian biologist, Professor Suzanne Cory. The school logo depicts a significant gene strand, the aurantiacus, discovered by Suzanne Cory.〔http://www.theage.com.au/national/scientists-honoured-20090519-bcwg.html〕 ==Enrolment== Entry into selective schools is highly competitive. In 2011, exclusively 955 places were available for over 5000 applicants.〔http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/in-a-class-of-their-own-debate-20110204-1agy0.html〕 Students in their second year of secondary schooling, usually Year 8, are applicable to sit a 3-hour examination which tests their abilities in 6 component tests: numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, mathematics, creative writing and analytical writing. The DET allows a maximum of 5% of Year 8 students from any given Australian school to be admitted into four selective schools: Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, Melbourne High School, Nossal High School and Suzanne Cory High School. However, 5% of enrolments are filled through the ''Principal's Discretion Category''. Students who were not able to achieve the cut-off mark within five marks or passed the cut-off mark for the exam but were denied first round offers due to the 5 percent rule, are given a chance to be seated in an interview. Over 100 applicants are placed in this interview, for less than 20 positions. In addition, the 'Equity Considerations policy', adapted by the DET allows ten percent of year nine enrolments to be filled through this manner. Students with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds or students whose parents have a Commonwealth Health Care Card are eligible for this policy. Year 9, 10 and 11 vacancies are available later in the school year, however places are limited.〔http://www.education.vic.gov.au/aboutschool/enrolling/selectentry/apply.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suzanne Cory High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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