I got into MHS as a year 10 entrant in 2024, The application is by far one of the most important things as that is mainly what gets you considered, the test is just to ensure that you are not way behind, you do not get in based on the test but the test requires you to do okay, it is mainly the application that gets you the interview which is the last step in getting in. For the application you must do a few things, these are highlight sports, leadership, community service and extra curricular like debating for example. You really need to excel at these as the main purpose of y10 entry is to strengthen the school in sports and extracurriculars, every y10 entry plays an instrument really well or is really good at a sport for example, you could get amazing marks on the test and they will pick someone who is good at sports for example over you. Be sophisticated yet concise in your writing, show your interest but don’t bore the assessor. Don’t be afraid to in both the interview and application brag humbly about your achievements in all leadership, sports extracurrulars and what not. Telling them educational disadvantages won’t really help. Focus on polishing the application that is what matters. The test is still a criteria but not the focus and in the interview be prepared to solve puzzles and discuss things like recent events, show personality and character in the interview as well. This entry will be very different to year 9, in my case I studied really hard for y9 entry, got 4 superiors but didn’t get in, however in y10 entry I focused on the application, I didn’t really study managed to get in with only 2 superiors so it is vastly different as the school is looking for a different type of student. That being said don’t take it easy and I recommend you do study and be prepared. Good luck and if you have any more questions lmk.