Repeating Chinese 3/4

[caqiu]

This was originally posted on the VCE forum but I think I should post it here

Hey guys,
I am currently in year 10 and I am doing 3/4 Chinese, however I don't think I'm doing that well. For my SACs I've been averaging out B's and B+'s but I want to get a 40 raw which I don't think is possible anymore. I know a lot of people would say its ok if you don't do good, Chinese can be in the bottom 4 but I think I can do better in it if I were to do it again. My Chinese teacher (out of school) is pretty biased (based on what I think) and for some SAC's I've done think I should get a B. Now I want to repeat Chinese next year, My Chinese teacher is encouraging it but at my school they are telling me I can't even if my Chinese school is encouraging me. Also they cant take me out of the system right now so I can't redo 3/4 next year. I don't know what to do, I'm planning on emailing the Education Department but not sure that that's gonna do anything. Does anyone have any tips?
Thank you!
Caqiu

[sarangiya]

Is the school giving you a reason as to why they won't let you repeat?
Unfortunately the education department is unlikely to help in this situation. It is entirely the school's prerogative.

[caqiu]

Is the school giving you a reason as to why they won't let you repeat?
Unfortunately the education department is unlikely to help in this situation. It is entirely the school's prerogative.

One of the teachers said that repeating will cause you to have a lower study score but from what I've been reading this doesn't happen anymore so i told her that, however she said that i shouldn't trust other sources rather, I should listen to the school as it knows the best. I don't get why the school doesn't let us make the choice of repeating like majority of school let you, don't they?
caqiu

[Bell9565]

One of the teachers said that repeating will cause you to have a lower study score but from what I've been reading this doesn't happen anymore so i told her that, however she said that i shouldn't trust other sources rather, I should listen to the school as it knows the best. I don't get why the school doesn't let us make the choice of repeating like majority of school let you, don't they?
caqiu

As far as I'm aware, VCAA won't reduce your study score because you've done it a second time. Would it be replacing one of your other 3/4's next year - if so that may have something to do with their reasoning for you not repeating it. Other than that, I can't think why else they could justifiably not want you to do it.

Also just food for thought, as you are doing 7 subjects (as per your info thingo at the bottom of posts), one of them won't count at all and 2 will be 10%ers. If you happen to not do as well as you hope (although a killer exam score can work wonders), it may only count as your 5-7th subject. There may be other factors as to why you want to repeat other than your ATAR - I have no idea!
If you were planning on replacing one of your other subjects with it, this isn't too relevant but, if you wanted to do it in addition to your other 6 subjects over the next two years - perhaps (from a purely ATAR-centric statistical point of view) it would be better to focus more on your other subjects to bump them up a few extra points.

Idk if that whole last paragraph made sense, sorry if it didn't ahah
But yeah school shouldn't be able to stop you from repeating, your study score won't be penalised. My school doesn't encourage it because there was a kid a few years ago who redid further and did worse because he was trying to get a better study score when he had an extra 4 subjects to worry about!
Goodluck with your studies and trying to convince your school

[caqiu]

As far as I'm aware, VCAA won't reduce your study score because you've done it a second time. Would it be replacing one of your other 3/4's next year - if so that may have something to do with their reasoning for you not repeating it. Other than that, I can't think why else they could justifiably not want you to do it.

Also just food for thought, as you are doing 7 subjects (as per your info thingo at the bottom of posts), one of them won't count at all and 2 will be 10%ers. If you happen to not do as well as you hope (although a killer exam score can work wonders), it may only count as your 5-7th subject. There may be other factors as to why you want to repeat other than your ATAR - I have no idea!
If you were planning on replacing one of your other subjects with it, this isn't too relevant but, if you wanted to do it in addition to your other 6 subjects over the next two years - perhaps (from a purely ATAR-centric statistical point of view) it would be better to focus more on your other subjects to bump them up a few extra points.

Idk if that whole last paragraph made sense, sorry if it didn't ahah
But yeah school shouldn't be able to stop you from repeating, your study score won't be penalised. My school doesn't encourage it because there was a kid a few years ago who redid further and did worse because he was trying to get a better study score when he had an extra 4 subjects to worry about!
Goodluck with your studies and trying to convince your school

Thanks for the help!
no i dropped jap this year so i would only be doing 6 now. and cause im doing chinese in yr 10 so i dont really think it would affect any of my other subject next year if i repeat because people usually do 2 1/2s next year right? My school also won't let me do 7 subject

[sarangiya]

From the information you've given, I think if you really want to do it you'll just have to fight for it.

[Ace2018_03]

You can go to weekend Chinese school next year for vce exam.  They don't mind you repeat or not.

[caqiu]

You can go to weekend Chinese school next year for vce exam.  They don't mind you repeat or not.

Yeah that's what I'm doing now because our school doesn't have Chinese, but I have to enrol to my school that I'm doing Chinese but they won't let me