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Missed it by *that* much!
Topic Started: Jul 4 2012, 02:44 PM (280 Views)
George K
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Finally
Australian student mocked after appealing 99.95 per cent exam score.

A student in Australia has been widely mocked after she scored 99.95 per cent for her final high school exams – the second-highest overall mark possible – and then appealed against her result.

Sarah Hui Xin Wong, who attended an elite private girls' school in Sydney, said she had a wrist problem, suffered discrimination and her mark should have been 100. Her result, a university entrance score, meant she beat 99.95 per cent of other students – but she believed she would have received the top mark if treated fairly.

Miss Wong was ridiculed for the appeal, as was her mother, who was inevitably labelled a "Tiger Mom" after it emerged she had lodged the initial complaint to the board of studies.
"What's the 0.05 mark going to do?" said a comment on the news.com.au." The mother needs to back down."

Another said: "It's probably a publicity stunt by her parents to get others to acknowledge her talent."

Miss Wong, now 21, lost the appeal to a state tribunal after claiming she would have done better if she had been given extra time or allowed to use a computer. Ms Wong has joint hypermobility of the wrist and hand but claimed the board of studies failed to accommodate her during her English and modern history exams.
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Somebody needs to :chill:
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George K
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:veryangry: But, but, but....SHE ALMOST DID IT!!!!! :veryangry:
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Copper
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Discrimination ought to be worth a few points.

She should go to school around here, students get GPA's of 4.5 on a scale of 0 to 4.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
There's a joke in that title, you know....... :D
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Larry
Jul 4 2012, 09:13 PM
There's a joke in that title, you know....
Could we please not taint this thread with such thoughts?
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
heehee... he said "taint"
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