For or against selective university admission?
Selection for university entry?
- Yes, based on applications, to keep standards up
- Non-binding guidance tests
- No, open access for all
What's at stake: The debate pits equal opportunity at entry against the cost of mass failure in the first year.
The left's argument
Selection reproduces social inequality: everyone deserves their chance at university.
The centre's argument
Compulsory guidance tests to inform choices, but never used to eliminate anyone.
The right's argument
Without selection, mass failure in the first year wastes time and public money.
And you, where do you stand?
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