Sunny_bright12 - there are a couple of reasons. Firstly, the relative popularity of schools have changed. It used to be;
Pates
STRS
Crypt / Marling
Now it is:
Pates
STRS/Crypt
Marling
That is mainly due to Crypt becoming more popular due to co-ed status. As a result, the lowest ranked boys now tend to be picked up by Marling.
For the first couple of years after going co-ed, Crypt had problems with working out how many people they should qualify, and I think they also had some admin issues. The upshot was Crypt ended up being underfilled which put more pressure on Marling spaces, so they didn't go down the rankings as much as in a normal year. I think 2019 was one of those years.
Also note that the allocations in 2021 were affected by covid (applying prior to knowing results).
Pates
STRS
Crypt / Marling
Now it is:
Pates
STRS/Crypt
Marling
That is mainly due to Crypt becoming more popular due to co-ed status. As a result, the lowest ranked boys now tend to be picked up by Marling.
For the first couple of years after going co-ed, Crypt had problems with working out how many people they should qualify, and I think they also had some admin issues. The upshot was Crypt ended up being underfilled which put more pressure on Marling spaces, so they didn't go down the rankings as much as in a normal year. I think 2019 was one of those years.
Also note that the allocations in 2021 were affected by covid (applying prior to knowing results).
Statistics: Posted by Glos18 — Tue Oct 22, 2024 11:34 pm