JoTs,
Your son's chance depends on how many Victoria kids apply for the primary school, when we did it, it was 300 applicants out of 600 kids, and about 150 were accepted. However, I know of a few kids who got in from outside Victoria when they applied very late in the school year, and also of kids who are offered spot after they initially got rejected.
Since you are in the Belcher's campus, what they are looking for, you and your son should already be familiar with, which is the emphasis of IB curriculum, they are looking for kids and parents who are interested in much more than the academics, they are looking for "well-rounded kids" (at least that was the impression that I got). They will basically interview the parents not so much the kids, and you will be asked questions like, What do you know about the IB program, what do you do for Holiday/weekends, why would you choose VSA for your child, What are you looking for in primary school etc., I think they are trying to see if your philosophy is in-line with theirs.
They have a new primary principal this term, you might be familiar with her already as she use to be in charge of the kindergarten English curriculum, she has come in surprisingly strong and has been bringing lots of changes, and addresses things head-on.
Hope this helps.  |