Where I live there are few academic select highschools. There is one public academic select school nearby (which has a sound reputation for catering for the needs of G&T kids) and a number of public schools that have G&T programs (one of which we're in the zone for).
To be eligible for entry into the gifted school or a gifted program, you need to sit a selection test (in year 6 which is around 11 years of age for entry into highschool in year 8 around 13 years of age). There are more private options, but they require your child to sit a highly competitive scholarship test.
The positions in the gifted programs and scholarships are highly sought after. As a result, many scholarship preparation and selection test tutoring services have popped up.
While I suspect that the preparation services are money making ventures, I guess I'm wondering whether it's worth pursuing.
Thoughts? jojo
