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CH's prospectus

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:18 pm
by Happy
Currently on the trail for senior school for my daughter, I requested a prospectus from CH and was sent a glorified cardboard leaflet, with lovely Bill Avenell teaching but CH children looking, well, in need of Ritalin in most photographs. Before you crack jokes about WJA's teaching, we all know how these things are staged.

I have to say overall this is very disappointing and in no way sold the school to my other. We expected an introductory insight into the school and its various aspects. Many schools include a copy of their school mag, what their teams are up to, the musical calendar....the list goes on. Several produce CD roms and a DVD.

Is this part of the new admission policy? You've got to really be in such dire need that the 'prospectus' leaflet is superfluous and therefore merely structural support for the admissions forms in the envelope?

CH has so much to offer but if I didn't have the benefit of being an Old Blue, I would consider the school a tad odd based on this leaflet. What did I learn from it? Its a school, with an odd uniform and academic environment. So are many places.

CH Parents may not be wealthy but does that mean they don't require the same information as those with more means? My other felt that CH was being a little offensive and I had to stop him calling the school for what he called " a real prospectus".

Are you all sighing, saying "well, its a case of numbers - they are oversubscribed already so they spend as little as possible on these things..."??
:shock:

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:54 pm
by shoz
I downloaded the CH prospectus from the website and found it to be reasonably informative. I haven't seen your cardboard version though, so I can't compare really.

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:51 pm
by Richard Ruck
shoz wrote:I downloaded the CH prospectus from the website and found it to be reasonably informative. I haven't seen your cardboard version though, so I can't compare really.
Do you have children, Shoz?

I don't, and have no plans to, but if I did I'm sure that C.H. would be top of my list.......

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:23 pm
by shoz
Yes, I have a daughter, but she's too old for CH now unfortunately. And when she was young enough I had never heard of it :(

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:49 pm
by Happy
Shoz - can I ask - what brought you to the forum? I apologise if someone has someone asked this already...

Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:56 am
by shoz
Happy wrote:Shoz - can I ask - what brought you to the forum? I apologise if someone has someone asked this already...
Of course you can ask. I first heard of CH via Rock School. I was so impressed with the school and its traditions I started to research the place. On my travels I found this forum. I admit I started off on the wrong foot by asking too many questions about the place, which, looking back, were pretty weird. I should have got to know people a little at first.

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:23 am
by Great Plum
I know that the school had a 'pre' entrance exam on Saturday as the numbers wishing to join have increased year by year...

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:58 am
by Great Plum
Simply put Simon, I think that it is needy intelligent kids that get in...

Although I may be wrong - I'm not really the person to say definitvely...

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:05 am
by Great Plum
palgsm93 wrote:
Great Plum wrote:Simply put Simon, I think that it is needy intelligent kids that get in...

Although I may be wrong - I'm not really the person to say definitvely...
I see. I always thought that the entrance exam was to check that we met the absolute minimum standards, but what with your mentioning of a ‘pre’ entrance exam it seems that you now need to be well above average.

I didn’t do well in the entrance exam and had to return with a few other “borderline” people to do further tests. Nowadays I wonder if I would have been given that 2nd chance?
The 'pre' entrance exam is necessary as there are no well over 500 kids yearly who wish to join the school - this exam then takes the numbers down to about 300 when the main entrance exams are done (I think)