Dunman High School (Junior High)
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yuki_tokki:
Hello
Thanks for the detailed info. Just to check, for 3M I believe it's a triple sci class for GPA 3.6 n above students and its a smaller class size. Is there a similar, smaller size class for double sci/double humanities?sg.angel:
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:rahrah: Hello 
I am a year 3 DHS student and I posted a comment last year, when I was in Year 2. Since the discussion is regarding Dunman High School, so I thought that I should chip in some of my thoughts as well. Hope you won't mind as this will be a lengthy one. I can't think of a particular one thing to write about, so I will just write anything that pops into my mind and hope that either one of the topic which I will be talking about can answer your question(s).
Academic and Streaming:
So, as all of you know, Year 2 is a streaming year, which also means more stress for students, more stress for teachers and even more stress for parents. Year 2 students have to get at least a GPA of 2.8 in order to take 8 Au, which also means 8 subjects. If you get lower than 2.8, you can only take 7 au and if you get lower than 2.4, you will be streamed into a special class---the 'O' level class. As you all should know, DHS classes range from A-M (These may vary), with M being the best class with the best pupils who ace academically. To get into 3M in Year 3, you have to get at least a GPA of 3.6 (That's what I heard and may be quite true) and have to ace in Sciences and LA (Language Arts). If you get a GPA of 2.8 and above, you are allowed to take 8au. 8 au combinations consists of: triple sci+geog, trip sci+his, trip sci+C-Lit, trip sci+E-Lit, double sci+double humanities. Triple Science+Geog and Triple Science+Hist are the more popular combinations. But for me, I took Triple Science+E-lit as I find that History and Geog are just not my thing.
Dunman High has \"0\"-level students???
Yes, there is a class (3A/4A)specially set up for students who failed to score over 2.4 for their overall GPA in Year 2. The students in the O-level class will then have to study a totally different syllabus from the rest of the level. There are usually about 25 students in the )-level class.
Many parents may think that the homework that the school give the students are too \"mainstream\" and not tough enough. But you have to stop and think for a moment. The questions that the school give as homework are to build on your foundation. To excel in your studies and score good grades, doing and completing your assignments given by your teachers are NOT enough. Everyone else in the level is doing the same homework, the same worksheets, so what makes you think that you can score well. You have to put in extra efforts and work on your diligence. Many of us buy assessment books, Ten-year series, and will go to our school's Media Resource Library to photocopy past years exam papers to drill. So please...as parents, you can't just throw everything to the school and expect the school to provide your kids with the best materials and by some spark of miracle, your kid will ace academically. There are no such thing as miracle. Miracle is just another name for hard work, determination and diligence. Many of my friends do not have tuitions and they depend on themselves, school teachers and parents for them to still do well in school. It is pretty common to ask your teachers for consultations and the teachers will be very glad to help But of course, if the student realises that he/she cant keep up,it's alright to go for tuitions. I recommend DHS students to go to Aspen Learning Centre (the parkway branche) as this tuition centre is specially modified to suit DHS students.
Entering DHS doesn't mean that you can just slack and relax. Fruits don't magically appear on trees without water, dedication and nutrients. When you enter DHS, you have to put in extra effort as what you learn in secondary school will be completely COMPLETELY different from what you had learnt in primary school.
Teachers and staffs:
As a whole, I can say that DHS teachers are passionate and put in their heart and soul into their lessons. Whenever the common tests are approaching, you can see students chasing their teachers around to book them for consultations. Teachers are more than happy to help their students even though their schedules are packed full. In fact, when I leave school at about 7 everyday, I can always see teachers still giving consultations to their students with their exaggerated hand gestures.
One thing that I'm proud of my school is not the academics or CCAs, it is the strong bonds within the DHS family. DHS is my second home, in fact, I spend most of my time here in school. With the good facilities, study environment, helpful seniors and friends who will be there for me, I can't expect anything more. This Friday, the Chinese Orchestra will be flying off to Xiamen for 7 days which includes 2 performances. Alumni who had already graduated took made time and came back to DHS just to help up and 10 of them will be flying with us to Xiamen. If you think about it. How often do you see alumni returning to school and help up? It's not like they are getting paid to do so. It just shows that even though they had already graduated, their hearts are still here in this school.
I am not bragging about anything. I sincerely want to tell you that, I never regretted choosing to enter DHS. And I truly hope that this DHS spirit will continue from one batch to another.
Can also advise is literature tough for year 3?
Yes 3M is a trip sci class for GPA 3.6 n above and the 3M students are more likely to take 9au (9 subjects). And no, 3M has an average class size. All classes in the level have around the same number of students but the gender ratio may vary. For example, this year's 3G only has 3 guys and as for my class, there's only 7 guys & 28 girls. As far as I know...there are no similar, smaller size class for double/double humans. If I'm not wrong, there's only one class that cater for the double sci/double humans combi (3F) and this class has a mix of 7au and 8au students.
As for E-lit...it depends on the person, really. But for me, I really enjoy my e-lit lessons. For year 3 E-lit, we will be studying Death of a Salesman and Lord of the Flies (and Boom). E-lit is hard to score but you won't do that bad either. According to my seniors, you will usually fail or scrape E-lit during the first term, but after that, you will start to settle and get comfortable with the writing style etc.[/quote]Hi, lost track of the sec combi
Can I know for DHS what are the available combi?
GPA 3.6 n above ?
GPA of 2.8 and above triple sci+geog, trip sci+his, trip sci+C-Lit, trip sci+E-Lit, double sci+double humanities
GPA 2.4 and above?
So the students doing the same combi will be grouped in the same class?
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yuki_tokki:
This year's 3M got around 27 pupils[/quote]That's consider small class size. Others properly around 35 pupils. Just like year 1 special class.
No more smaller class size for class 3M ( maths n sciencs enriched) ? thot in the past, was ard 25 pupils ...Augmum:
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And no, 3M has an average class size. All classes in the level have around the same number of students but the gender ratio may vary.
Also, you mention there is only one double sci/ double hum class, 3F? So mainly are taking triple sci? Compute as follows?
3A - 'O' level class (1 class)
3F - double sci/ double hum (1 class)
3B - 3E, 3G - 3L are triple sci/single hum (10 classes?)
3M - triple sci/ double hum (special class) -
sg.angel:
3A - O level class
That's consider small class size. Others properly around 35 pupils. Just like year 1 special class.yuki_tokki:
This year's 3M got around 27 pupils
Also, you mention there is only one double sci/ double hum class, 3F? So mainly are taking triple sci? Compute as follows?
3A - 'O' level class (1 class)
3F - double sci/ double hum (1 class)
3B - 3E, 3G - 3L are triple sci/single hum (10 classes?)
3M - triple sci/ double hum (special class)
3B - 3C - 7 subjects (double sc/single hum)
3D - 3G - ??? Can be 7 or 8 subjects (triple sc/single hum, double sc/double hum, double sc/single hum)
3H - 3M - 8 subjects (triple sc/single hum)
Also, those who do 9 subjects take the extra subject such as 3rd lang or MEP. And these students can be in any of the classes.
Not all students in the same class have exactly the same combi. They might be doing different sciences or humanities. I think the sch also take into consideration the enriched subjects that students choose. So it's actually quite complicated. Don't quite understand how the sch did it??? But one thing for sure, as long as you get gpa 2.8 or better, you will get the combi you want! -
skcmummy:
GPA 2.4 to <2.8, only can do 7 units ...
GPA 2.4 and above?
It means cant do triple sci ... 2 sci ( Chem is compulsory), 2 Maths, 1 humanz, LA n HCL ...skcmummy:
Depends...some classes, all doing the same combi...while some classes differ in the humanz subj (usually)...So the students doing the same combi will be grouped in the same class?
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Augmum:
actually, only 3 classes have a mixture of students doing different combinations, from what I heard. 3M has an even split between geo and history. 3i and 3e are the two other classes but I am not sure of the mixture. Enrichment choices do not play any part in allocation to classes as far as I can see. I think the mixture in 3E and 3I is more likely that the school accommodates the students' choice and makes the best arrangement it could. Otherwise, it is purely a subject combination arrangement.
GPA 2.4 to <2.8, only can do 7 units ...skcmummy:
GPA 2.4 and above?
It means cant do triple sci ... 2 sci ( Chem is compulsory), 2 Maths, 1 humanz, LA n HCL ...skcmummy:
Depends...some classes, all doing the same combi...while some classes differ in the humanz subj (usually)...So the students doing the same combi will be grouped in the same class?
If the student takes an extra subject like AEP or MEP, you need above 3.2 to do 8 plus one. -
Hello, I would like to say that I think that the classes are allocated by subject combination and enrichment. For the 2013 Year 3 batch,
3A: O levels
3B: Bio, Chem + elit/Geog/Hist
3C: Phy, Chem + Geog/Hist
3D: Bio, Chem + elit, Hist (history enriched)
3E: Phy, Chem + elit/clit, Geog/Hist (history enriched)
3F: Triple science + elit/clit/Geog (E. Lit enriched)
3G: Triple science + Hist
3H: triple science + Hist (LA, maths enriched)
3I: Triple science + Geog
3J: Triple science + Geog (science, Geog enriched)
3K: Triple science + Geog (Maths, Geog enriched)
3L: triple science + elit (LA enriched)
3M: triple science + Geog/Hist (maths, science enriched)
*For LA, Geog and Hist enriched: not all the students in the class are enriched. For eg, 3D and 3E have history lessons together, split into the enriched and normal class
Geog enriched: J/K together
Maths enrich: students from 3H join 3M (whole of 3M is maths enriched)
Hope this helps! -
Jntegration:
Hi, thank you so the detailed information. What would you mean by maths enriched, grog enriched etc. ? How is the student being selected?Hello, I would like to say that I think that the classes are allocated by subject combination and enrichment. For the 2013 Year 3 batch,
3A: O levels
3B: Bio, Chem + elit/Geog/Hist
3C: Phy, Chem + Geog/Hist
3D: Bio, Chem + elit, Hist (history enriched)
3E: Phy, Chem + elit/clit, Geog/Hist (history enriched)
3F: Triple science + elit/clit/Geog (E. Lit enriched)
3G: Triple science + Hist
3H: triple science + Hist (LA, maths enriched)
3I: Triple science + Geog
3J: Triple science + Geog (science, Geog enriched)
3K: Triple science + Geog (Maths, Geog enriched)
3L: triple science + elit (LA enriched)
3M: triple science + Geog/Hist (maths, science enriched)
*For LA, Geog and Hist enriched: not all the students in the class are enriched. For eg, 3D and 3E have history lessons together, split into the enriched and normal class
Geog enriched: J/K together
Maths enrich: students from 3H join 3M (whole of 3M is maths enriched)
Hope this helps! -
sg.angel:
At the end of Yr 2, u are allowed to choose a subject u want to enrich in...( think 2 choices, not sure of any changes)...
Hi, thank you so the detailed information. What would you mean by maths enriched, grog enriched etc. ? How is the student being selected?Jntegration:
Hello, I would like to say that I think that the classes are allocated by subject combination and enrichment. For the 2013 Year 3 batch,
3A: O levels
3B: Bio, Chem + elit/Geog/Hist
3C: Phy, Chem + Geog/Hist
3D: Bio, Chem + elit, Hist (history enriched)
3E: Phy, Chem + elit/clit, Geog/Hist (history enriched)
3F: Triple science + elit/clit/Geog (E. Lit enriched)
3G: Triple science + Hist
3H: triple science + Hist (LA, maths enriched)
3I: Triple science + Geog
3J: Triple science + Geog (science, Geog enriched)
3K: Triple science + Geog (Maths, Geog enriched)
3L: triple science + elit (LA enriched)
3M: triple science + Geog/Hist (maths, science enriched)
*For LA, Geog and Hist enriched: not all the students in the class are enriched. For eg, 3D and 3E have history lessons together, split into the enriched and normal class
Geog enriched: J/K together
Maths enrich: students from 3H join 3M (whole of 3M is maths enriched)
Hope this helps!
Allocation will be based on GPA n the Grade for that particular enriched subject chosen...
Enriched classes basically do / learn more for that particular subj...n they do get a \"better\" teacher for that subj.... -
I am also interested to find out about the extent of enrichment. I thought it was just a class allocation by ranking. The choice of what subject to enrich was given as an option in the streaming, but from my dk’s experience it doesn’t matter. We chose LA enrichment but was allocated the Maths and science enrichment class. Dk was also in the special enrichment class in year 1 and 2 but the curriculum is the same as the rest. I have my doubts on the enrichment because it may not be practical and fair to have a differentiated approach.
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sec1dhs:
I am also interested to find out about the extent of enrichment. I thought it was just a class allocation by ranking. The choice of what subject to enrich was given as an option in the streaming, but from my dk's experience it doesn't matter. We chose LA enrichment but was allocated the Maths and science enrichment class. Dk was also in the special enrichment class in year 1 and 2 but the curriculum is the same as the rest. I have my doubts on the enrichment because it may not be practical and fair to have a differentiated approach.
Did yr DC appeal for the transfer to LA enriched class ?
According to my gal ... Yup, not much a difference in curriculum...but they had to do slightly MORE for projects / assignments as compared to other classes...
As the expectation from teacher (s) was higher...
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