一直有人问NSW公立教育里关于OC班的事情，基本的情况大家可以参考下面的一个帖子：
《澳洲（NSW）公立教育的基本流程》
http://www..com.au/bbs/v ... p%3Bfilter%3Ddigest
关于NSW公立教育里精英中学的事情,可以看这个帖子:
Selective High School in NSW
http://www..com.au/bbs/v ... page%3D1#pid1635707
在网上还看到了一些关于OC的介绍，写的挺全面的，我把文章转载在这里了方便大家搞懂OC班。
美中不足的一点是都是英文的，大家见谅了。
最后我还会附一些OC班学校的名单、地图和一些试题等等。。。
OC INFO
Index
1. What is the OC (Opportunity Class) Examination?
(1) Background
(2) What are Opportunity Classes?
(3) Why choose Opportunity Classes?
(4) The OC placement Examination
(5) Application and Criteria for Entry
(6) How are marks determined in the OC test?
(7) Choosing a School
(8) How to do well in the OC Test / During the exam…
(9) How to Apply
(10) Illness and Misadventure
(11) Outcome of Applications
(12) Appeals
(13) Late Applications
(14) Application checklist
2. Components of the OC Exam
(1) Exam Structure
(2) English language and literacy
(3) Mathematics and numerical thinking
(4) General ability, problem solving and thinking skills
3. How to prepare for the OC placement Exam
(1) Advice for parents
(2) Advice for students
(3) Skills and strategies for each subject
a. English
b. Mathematics
c. General Ability
i. Verbal Ability
ii. Non-verbal Ability
iii. Numerical Ability
iv. Spatial Ability
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1. What is the OC (Opportunity Class) Examination?
(1) Background
The needs of gifted and talented students for a more intellectually stimulating education were first acknowledged with the formation of opportunity classes in 1932. It recognised the need to cater for academically gifted and talented students. Gifted students need support in order to develop their full potential and opportunities should be provided to them so that they are able to learn together in the appropriate environment at school.
Opportunity Classes were first formed to prepare gifted upper primary students for pathways into secondary and eventually tertiary education. Nowadays, these classes cater for the needs of academically gifted and talented students in Years 5 and 6. These children benefit from Opportunity Classes by way of access to a challenging curriculum and the chance to interact with students of similar ability and maturity as themselves.
There are approximately 114 Opportunity Classes in 72 primary schools across the state of New South Wales. Placements in the State’s Opportunity Classes are highly prized. Parents want to maximise their child’s success, which is understandable and they will reasonably attempt to provide whatever opportunities they can.
However, I can not stress enough the nature of the candidature in Opportunity Classes. The competitive nature of placement in OC ensures that only the most gifted and talented students in the State will be successful. This in no way means that your child is not bright, but simply not bright enough to compete with peers that are more academically capable. It just means that their needs are different and that they would be able to flourish better in the normal classroom environment. Only a very small percentage of students are successful in gaining placement each year. Be careful not to place any undue pressure on your child as this could damage their academic development.
(2) What are Opportunity Classes?
Opportunity Classes are available for Year 5 and Year 6 NSW students who are academically gifted. These special classes cater for brighter students, as they specifically offer extra challenges that the normal primary school class lacks.
Students in Year 4, who wish to join an Opportunity Class, can sit for the OC Placement Test, which is usually held in August every year. Places are offered during the final term of Year 4 so that students have sufficient time to prepare for the following school year. Applications for OC placement in the following year close in early June.
To find out how to apply for OC placements contact the principal of the public school your child is currently attending. Any enquiries regarding courses and programs offered by specific Opportunity Classes should be addressed to the specific schools you are interested in.
(3) Why choose Opportunity Classes?
Although this test is not compulsory, it provides an opportunity for gifted and talented students, with higher academic merit than the average, to complete Years 5 and 6 in Opportunity classes. By joining OC, students with higher ability can be stimulated through learning at a higher level. They will be encouraged to stretch their minds, rather than being ‘bored’ by the unchallenging nature of the non-OC syllabus. There are many benefits OC enrolment can bring to your child. Students have the opportunity to:
• Achieve excellence in academic, creative, cultural and personal areas
• Attain their full potential in a dynamic learning environment
• Work with intellectual peers at a challenging level
• Develop proficient skills in literacy and numeracy at advanced levels
• Achieve higher order thinking skills
• Compete in a variety of state-wide problem solving competitions
• Participate in enrichment programs
• Partake in sporting, cultural and social activities as members of the whole school community.
(4) The OC placement Examination
The test conducted for entry to Year 5 Opportunity Classes has been developed as an ability test. As a result, they do not test the primary school curriculum as such but the ability of students. This means that they are not required to acquire specific curriculum-based knowledge or skills.
On Wednesday 1 August 2007, the Opportunity Class Placement Test, for placement in Year 5 in 2008 will take place.
The OC Placement Exam has two test papers. In each paper, students are given 30 minutes to answer approximately 35 questions. All questions are of equal value. The exams include questions on:
• English Language and Literacy
• Mathematics and Numerical Thinking
• General Ability, Problem Solving and Thinking
(5) Application and Criteria for Entry
GENERAL GUIDE
It is important to carefully read all the instructions provided in the application booklet and to fully understand all the requirements. This chapter serves as a guide to parents on how to successfully complete the application form with particular focus on the following:
• Your child’s academic achievements
• How to select the appropriate schools
• How to comment on your child’s achievements
• Important criteria needed for successful application
SPECIFIC GUIDE
• Academic merit
• Age and grade
• Residency
• Interstate and overseas students
(6) How are marks determined in the OC test?
School marks are moderated according to the performance of all students from the school. Moderated school performance means that marks from your child’s school are adjusted. The adjustment is necessary so that the marks from different schools are measured on a fairly equal basis, making them comparable on a state-wide basis. This process is often referred to as “scaling”.
Comments on your child’s performance may be provided by the principal, but the main items that will be assessed to determine OC Placement are your child’s test results combined with your child’s school assessment marks. The principal should provide comments on your child’s performance in Years 3 and 4 up until July 1 that year. The principal may also make comments on a number of other matters including the child’s performance in other areas of the school curriculum, besides English and Mathematics.
However, in circumstances where primary school assessment scores are unavailable, applications will be considered on the basis of your child’s outcome in the OC Placement Test and any other relevant information.
(7) Choosing a School
When applying for OC Placement, zoning is very important. All government primary schools have been zoned to at least one school, if there is one within reasonable distance that offers opportunity classes. All students are zoned according to either residential suburb or the government school they attend.
Students attending government schools will be notified, by their current school, of the school(s) with opportunity classes relevant to their application. Most students will only have ONE choice of a school with an opportunity class for which they are eligible to apply. Students in some areas may be able to apply for up to three choices, in order of preference. If so, it is important to list your choices carefully. If your child qualifies for more than one school, you will be offered only the highest choice for which the student qualifies. List only those schools you are willing to accept.
(8) How to do well in the OC Test / During the exam…
• Follow all of the test administrator’s instructions.
• If you have any problems understanding the instructions, do not hesitate to put up your hand. The test administrator will be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.
• If you need to work something out you may write on the question booklet. Even though the question booklet is collected after the exam, any working you may have in the booklet will not be considered in your result.
• Keep an eye on the time at regular intervals so you know how long you have to complete the test. Learn to pace yourself, so you do not end up running out of time.
• Do not panic if you see something that you haven’t seen before. The people who set the tests are always looking for a different way to pose questions. The best way to avoid any ‘shock’ is to familiarise yourself with a wide variety of questions, by practicing test material and questions before the exam.
• Make sure the question you are answering matches up with the corresponding question number on the answer sheet. The computer will be unable to tell if all your answers have slipped out of place by one position.
• Only mark one choice. If more than one option is shaded, the question will be marked incorrect – even if one of the answers you shaded is the correct answer.
(9) How to Apply
Application documents for use by applicants seeking placement in 2008 will be available in May 2007. Collect a copy of the application form from the Selective Schools Unit.
Read the form carefully before completing the various sections. The form lists all the requirements for entry into OC, such as age and grade, and residency requirements. Attach the student’s most recent school report and any other applicable evidence of academic merit.
It is important that you attach any relevant English and Mathematics school assessment marks to your application form. These school assessment scores are to be based on assessments during Years 3 & 4, up until the 1st of July. Providing any records of sound performance in key subject areas will be beneficial for your child
After you have completed the application form, lodge your form with the principal of your child’s current primary school. Schools will provide you with the necessary information regarding your child’s school marks. They will also provide comments about your child’s performance where relevant.
Applicants who have NOT lodged their application form with their primary school principal or do not have a school mark will be ineligible for placement, unless they have gained a formal exemption.
OC application forms need to be completed by around ______. Please double-check the dates to make sure you do not hand them in late.
If you require more information regarding the OC test, read through the OC Placement Test Information Bulletin that is produced by the Selective Schools Unit.
(10) Illness and Misadventure
If a problem such as sickness or an accident prevents your child from taking the test or prevents your child from working to the best of his/her ability, you should contact the Unit for an ‘Illness/Misadventure’ form. The completed form should be returned to the Unit as soon as possible. You should also make sure you provide evidence to support your claim wherever possible. If your child was sick, it is vital that you include a medical certificate to cover the test date. It is generally better to take the test when possible (eg. if your child was ill) and then make an illness/misadventure claim, rather than to miss the test altogether.
Children who miss out on the test for unavoidable reasons may be considered on their moderated school assessment scores. In circumstances where neither test marks nor moderated school assessment scores are available, applicants may be considered on the basis of alternative evidence that is presented.
(11) Outcome of Applications
There are three possible outcomes to applications for Year 5 entry into Opportunity Classes:
a) offered a place and/or
b) placed on a reserve list, or
c) unsuccessful
Some students may qualify for one school and also be placed on the reserve list for one or more school(s) of higher choice and higher entry score. If students are able to obtain placement in an opportunity class at more than one school, they will only be offered a place at the school of highest choice for which they qualify.
(12) Appeals
There are several reasons for decisions to appeal. They include:
• Special factors which may have in some way hindered your child’s performance;
• Special factors that may have prevented your child from gaining higher school assessment scores or test marks; or
• There were other factors which may not have been considered by the selection committee.
(13) Late Applications
You must include a written explanation and a supporting statement from the school principal or another relevant person if possible, if you have a good reason for making a late application. The selection committee will decide whether or not the late application can be considered.
If the application is received after a certain date in early August, it may not be possible to arrange for the child to sit for the OC Placement Test, even if the selection committee accepts the child’s reason for late application. These children may be considered on their moderated school assessment scores. If neither test marks nor moderated school assessment scores are available, students may be considered on any alternative evidence presented.
(14) Application checklist
• I have completed the application form
• I have attached copies of relevant evidence of academic merit
• I have lodged the form with the principal of my child’s current primary school
• I have ensured that school assessment scores have been provided by the school and that comments have been provided where relevant
• I have provided proof of citizenship or residence
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2. Components of the OC Exam
(5) Exam Structure
In the Opportunity Class exam, there are two separate papers. Both tests contain questions on English, Mathematics and General Ability. All the questions in both papers are multiple-choice questions. For each test paper, students are given 30 minutes to answer 35 questions.
The components and the structure of the OC Placement Examination are set out as follows:
PAPER NO. OF QUESTIONS TIME REMARKS
PAPER 1 English Around 35 questions 30 minutes Multiple Choice Questions
Mathematics
General Ability
PAPER 2 English Around 35 questions 30 minutes Multiple Choice Questions
Mathematics
General Ability
(6) English language and literacy
The OC Placement Exam is also designed to test students’ grasp of the English language. It includes questions that will require you to read written texts and then answer questions related to the passage to ascertain how well you understood them. This might involve answering questions based on a variety of text types, such as poetry, dialogues, narrative stories, map reading, explanations, instructions, reports, biographies, cartoons, advertisements and factual or personal recounts.
(7) Mathematics and numerical thinking
The topics covered by the 20 questions in the mathematical component of the OC Placement test involve numerical reasoning, numeracy skills, number sentencing, space and geometry, chance and data, fractions, decimals, percentages and measurement (distance, time, perimeter, area and mass).
(8) General ability, problem solving and thinking skills
General Ability tests examine general knowledge and your ability to think and reason, in a quick and accurate manner. Although General Ability is not an actual school subject, like English or Mathematics, these questions are based on normal classroom subject matter and experience.
Your reasoning skills and strategies are tested in key areas such as general literacy, numeracy, visualising shapes, patterns and relationships. You will also be tested on your ability to manipulate words, numbers and/or shapes.
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3. How to prepare for the OC placement Exam
(4) Advice for parents
Every child has his or her own talents. These talents need to be discovered and nurtured. Some children can be high achievers or have special talents, which are not reflected in the results of these tests. The OC Exam tests a narrow range of scholastic abilities.
Children need to be interested in and keen to undertake the test. Parents should avoid placing their children under undue pressure. This exam is a significant and memorable event for them and they need support, as it is very competitive.
Parents should ensure that their children have a balanced lifestyle. It is advisable for them to plan a timetable allocating time for studies, leisure, sports and so on with their children.
• Encourage children to practice
• Encourage children to ask questions
• Give children Time to Think
• Be positive
• Make studying fun
(5) Advice for students
The best way to prepare for the exam, is not to study individual topic areas but to complete a variety of practice questions. By doing practice questions, you can familiarise yourself with the types of questions that may appear in the test. The more you practice, the more confident you will be when you sit for the exam.
(6) Skills and strategies for each subject
Students need to acquire important skills when preparing for the Opportunity Class Exam. Some of these skills include: Goal setting, Special abilities, Specific goals, Realistic goals, Obstacles, Setting your own goals, Study timetable, How to fill in your timetable, Dictionary skills, Thesaurus skills, etc
a. English
In the exam:
• Read the text carefully but quickly, making sure you take a mental note of the general idea of the text and the type of text it is. Then have a quick look at the questions.
• Attempt the questions one at a time. Read through all the possible options before choosing the answer you think is best. Usually, there are one or two answers which are obviously wrong – it may help to cross these out as soon as you know which ones they are.
• Always make sure you refer back to the text when answering questions. Do not answer any questions just from memory.
• Double-check what the question was asking before you mark an answer on your answer sheet, to make sure you did not mis-read what the question was asking
• When you have to determine the meaning of a word or phrase, avoid choosing answers involving words you do not recognise or know.
• Don’t waste too much time on one question. Sometimes you will realise the correct answer after answering other questions
• Answer every question. Don’t leave any question blank. It is always better to guess an answer, especially when no marks will be lost if your answer is incorrect.
b. Mathematics
Generally you can apply all the skills mentioned to all the subjects that you are studying for the test. However, some skills and strategies are better employed for particular subjects so that studying becomes more effective.
In Mathematics, there are five strands in the primary syllabus, which students need to study. They are Number, Patterns and Algebra, Data, Measurement and Space and Geometry. Studying Mathematics is a formative process whereby students need to develop mathematical thinking, understanding, skills, competence and confidence. With this, they can apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired and practise as many different types of questions as they can.
In Mathematics, problem solving skills are important. Students need to follow a logical and systematic approach when they solve Mathematical problems. The following 4 steps will enable students to handle problems in a structured and meaningful way.
Step 1: Understanding the problem
Step 2: Deciding on a strategy or plan
Step 3: Solving the problem
Step 4: Reflect
c. General Ability
General Ability or General Aptitude testing is conducted to determine and examine the extent of a student’s ability to think and reason. As a result, different sets of skills may have to be utilised when preparing for General Ability questions. A higher than average level of individual intelligence is a necessary attribute to possess, in order to do well in this section.
Intelligence is the capacity a person has to learn and understand. The ability of one’s mind varies from person to person but intelligence remains the same throughout each individual’s lifetime. Testing intelligence means testing the child’s ability to respond and adapt to new situations, to think abstractly and to comprehend complex ideas. IQ tests and general ability questions help to measure human intelligence, separate from attainments.
Since 2005, a greater importance has been placed on the General Ability component of the Opportunity Class Placement exam. Generally, students who do well in this section of the test usually have a higher than average Intelligence Quotient (IQ). General ability questions are used to determine the level of your child’s IQ. These questions also help to ascertain the extent of the student’s vocabulary, general knowledge and his/her skills in calculation and logical reasoning.
It is possible to improve on your performance in general ability tests by practicing the types of questions that will appear in the actual exam. Many of these questions are not culturally based and as a result, they can measure one’s ability to think and reason more accurately. To maximise your outcome in this section of the paper, students can try practising using questions found in IQ tests. Students are then able to familiarise themselves with the type of thinking required.
General Ability questions are set out similarly to those in IQ tests. The range of questions includes finding the odd one out; synonyms and antonyms; analogies; sequences and matrixes. These types of questions can be categorised into 4 major topic areas:
i. Verbal Ability
ii. Non-verbal Ability
iii. Numerical Ability
iv. Spatial Ability
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01，02，03年OC班入学考试试题
给大家参考
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the calculated profile score?
The calculated profile score is a mark out of 300 which is used to rank candidates applying for opportunity class placement. For most students the calculated profile score is provided at the bottom of the letter or email advising the outcome of their application.
What other scores can I ask for?
You can complete a request for scores form (pdf 51kb) and, apart from the calculated profile score which most people receive on their outcome letter as well, you will receive a letter or email detailing the following: (Note that all marks requests will be processed together at the end of each month.)
1. School assessment scores
Schools provide school assessment scores based generally on the student’s performance on the school’s curriculum in Year 3 and up to June of Year 4. Schools have the discretion to set their own assessment criteria.The scores are provided for:
English out of 100
Mathematics out of 100
2. Test scores
Students take the Opportunity Class Placement Test and receive the following set of scores:
English out of 20
Mathematics out of 20
General ability out of 30
What do the school assessment scores mean?
The school assessment scores for English and mathematics rank all candidates from a particular school applying for opportunity class placement in order of merit showing the relative gaps between the students.
For example, a school with five candidates may provide the following school assessment scores:
Students English Mathematics
Student A 95 72
Student B 83 89
Student C 79 91
Student D 77 90
Student E 64 61
How does the selection committee use the school assessment scores?
These scores tell the selection committee how the students are performing in their own school environment, but the selection committee needs to see how that performance ranks with the performance of all other candidates in the other schools in the state.
Therefore, as part of the calculation these school assessment scores are moderated to make them meaningful across the state and to give them the same weight as the scaled test marks.
How are the school assessment scores moderated?
The mean (average) and standard deviation (spread of scores) of the English and mathematics tests are calculated for all of the students from each primary school who sat the test.
The mean and standard deviation are applied to the school assessment scores for English and mathematics.
What happens to the test scores?
For each test component, the test score is scaled to a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 12. In other words the average score correct out of 20 for English is scaled to 60 out of 100 and all other scores are calculated relative to that score of 60. The process does not convert the test score to a percentage score.
What happens next?
The rest of the score processing averages the moderated school assessment scores and the scaled test scores for English and mathematics, rescales them to a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 12 and adds the scaled general ability score. The three scores out of 100 are combined to make the calculated profile score out of 300. The average score of the candidature is therefore always set to 180.
Can I compare my child’s score with the score of a child from another school or a previous year?
No, each school’s candidature is used to moderate its own school assessment scores quite separately from any other school so comparisons between students at different schools are not valid. Comparisons between students at the same school in previous years are similarly invalid as each year has a totally different test and totally different school candidatures.
Is the calculated profile score the only score used for opportunity class entry?
For most students the calculated profile score is the score on which students are considered. However, for a small group of students, selection committees have the discretion to consider factors which may have prevented students from showing their true academic merit. These factors may include a student’s disability, language or cultural background or any illness suffered during the test.
Can students ever achieve a score of 300?
No student has yet achieved a score of 300 for opportunity class placement as the test is very difficult and school assessment scores rarely moderate to 100 but the top score tends to be between 270 and 280.
What score does a student have to gain to be successful for opportunity class placement?
There is no set score which students have to achieve to be successful for opportunity class placement. The minimum entry score for each opportunity class depends on the score achieved by the candidates for that class and can vary from school to school and from year to year.
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Application Package for 2009
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List of zoned schools with an opportunity class
zoningbyschool.xls
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List of zoned suburbs and schools with an opportunity class
zoningbysuburb.xls
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Opportunity class placements Reports and statistics
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好了，一大堆资料，
反正有兴趣的家长就自己读吧。
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下载题目来玩玩
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谢谢了,很有用.收藏了.
就要帮孩子选择学校了.考虑的因素要很多.看了真的是有益.
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幸苦了，有些题目，我还有点晕呢
看来我周围的鬼佬，都没上过oc。
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谢谢师弟加分。
是，鬼子都是认为考OC的题目是很难的。
尤其是GA的部分。
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辛苦了，正在找这些内容，多谢了
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谢谢了
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what is the answer of :
Question 17 Which letter is missing in this series?
Z X U ___ L
A P
B Q
C R
D S
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题目好难啊
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B Q
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20 Which letters are missing in this series?
PR RP ___ VL XJ
A SM
B SO
C TN
D TO
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What it's Q?
Z X U Q L
i see:
Z与X之间隔一个字母，X与U之间隔两个字母，如此类推，
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C TN
他们是隔一位，成对出现的。
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Great, then I guess the next after XJ is ZH
What about the one before PR, is it NT?
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我也不知道啊
反正A,B,D肯定不对。
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Haha,ha, finally you have sth not sure....:)
I did 2003 question. They are so interesting. not just like 2+3=?
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楼上可以再去做做精英中学的题目，much more interesting
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for fun :)
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http://www..com.au/bbs/v ... &extra=page%3D1
Enjoy:)
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