2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)
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lexis:
Thank you for the reply. Really useful info and link.teachingmum:
Hi, my son is offered HMT. He did not take HMT in Pri school and has secured a place in an IB sch. Heard that HMT is not needed for those taking IB. Is it true?
Depends on the school. HMT requirement is for admission to local universities, but for IB students, the HMT requirement can be satisfied by Pass in SL/ HL MTL A or B paper taken at IBDP examination (see: http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/docs/FAQs%20for%20International%20Baccalaureate.pdf)
However, different IB schools do it differently. I think ACSI and SJI do take the MOE HTML paper (or at least the kids have the option to) but for SOTA, they do the IB MTL paper at Year 6 and don't offer the HMT O level paper. IBDP requires a subject from the language group (Group 2?) so those kids who take the HMT paper at year 4 will have to do another language at ab initio level at Year 5-6.
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Nebbermind:
It's usually not that difficult to meet the promotion criteria if they have been going about their daily work diligently.slmkhoo:
[quote=\"Kiddy Angel\"]Hi, does anyone know if there is a 'O' level class in RGS? If the child is not able to perform after Y1 or Y2, will she get kicked out if the school. Please advise. Thank you!
There is no 'O' level class. \"Not perform\" has to be very bad (bottom couple of the cohort) before the student is advised to transfer out. Before selecting the school, ask yourself if the student is above average, eager to learn, an independent learner (or willing to be one), highly motivated, high energy levels etc. If not, a nother school may be a better fit.
Seriously, if a kid can't attain an average of B3 (equivalent of about L1R5 of abt 20) for lower sec, the risk of doing badly for A level is rather high. It would be good to look elsewhere.[/quote]Thanks everyone for the input. It helps ease my mind for my DD to apply RGS. -
jetsetter:
Can also consider AMK (227) and Edgefield (224)
How about Katong Convent (should have buses plying Still Road from Hougang to Marine Parade)?lookingforward:
hi,
My girl scored 229 for her PSLE, A* for English, A for Science, B for Maths & Chinese. We are staying at Hougang and with no car. May I have some suggestions from kind souls here, what are the secondary schools to be considered for her Sec 1 posting?
** She doesnt want to go to Hougang Sec & YCK Sec
In fact she wanted to go XinMin or Zhonghua, but she didnt do as well as expected, will it be risky to put these 2 school as part of her choice?
Appreciate your advise, thanks so much :thankyou:
St Joseph's Convent (but it was 231 in 2015)
Holy Innocents High School
Bowen Sec School
St Hilda's Sec School (check for buses from Hougang via Lor Halus to Tampines) -
BigDevil:
I hope people stop using the word \"risk\". There is no risk in placing XXX school as the first choice.
If your expectation is that the COP will be higher than previous year,
you are basically throwing one choice away since your daughter's T-score
didn't even meet previous year's COP, let alone this year's.
Then again, you have a total of 6 choices. So long as you exercise caution,
and choose one or two schools with COP well below her T-score, then there
is no risk at all.
It will NOT trigger World War 3, the apocalypse or cause KiasuParents to crash. Those are real risks.
The key to success is to dream big on option 1, remain relatively sane for option 2 and 3, be kiasu for option 4 and 5, and choose a school for option 6 as if you are betting your life on it (i.e. 99.9% safe option). -
Hi All
My gal is still thinking and deciding. But may I ask for advise here, with 233 where is the best place to go to in the North. -
That's why I said there is \"no risk at all\" provided you are
prudent with your selection.
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BigDevil:
Monkeymom:
Hi! Heard that the cohort result is good, the COP might increase too. May I know if my dd psle aggregate lower 2 marks with the top sch COP, do you think if i can take the risk to put this sch as first choice? The second choice is meet the sch COP. TIA
If your expectation is that the COP will be higher than previous year,
you are basically throwing one choice away since your daughter's T-score
didn't even meet previous year's COP, let alone this year's.
Then again, you have a total of 6 choices. So long as you exercise caution,
and choose one or two schools with COP well below her T-score, then there
is no risk at all.
Thank you :thankyou: -
jetsetter:
In addition to the good choices above, you can also consider St Anthony's Canossian Sec in Bedok (if you prefer girl's school), or Geylang Methodist Sec in Aljunied. They have relatively safe COP at 219 and 223 respectively.
How about Katong Convent (should have buses plying Still Road from Hougang to Marine Parade)?lookingforward:
hi,
My girl scored 229 for her PSLE, A* for English, A for Science, B for Maths & Chinese. We are staying at Hougang and with no car. May I have some suggestions from kind souls here, what are the secondary schools to be considered for her Sec 1 posting?
** She doesnt want to go to Hougang Sec & YCK Sec
In fact she wanted to go XinMin or Zhonghua, but she didnt do as well as expected, will it be risky to put these 2 school as part of her choice?
Appreciate your advise, thanks so much :thankyou:
St Joseph's Convent (but it was 231 in 2015)
Holy Innocents High School
Bowen Sec School
St Hilda's Sec School (check for buses from Hougang via Lor Halus to Tampines)
More importantly, if your child is keen on the JC route, you'll need to plan ahead to see if you want to capitalize on the 2 point deduction (offered by some affiliated sec schools) come O Level.
As per the excellent comments put here for how to utilize the 6 options, just make sure that you have a \"sure to get in\" option put in at the end.
But, since you mention you've no car, and I assume you'll want schools with ease of transport, so you might want to see what buses / MRT can easily reach your desired school? You can easily do so by checking online maps such as street directory which will show you what are the buses that reach the school. Given the heavy workload and CCA for secondary school, having a school easily accessible is a definite consideration for some.
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JTS a sweet piece for all parents to share with their kids! I think we can all relate...
http://www.smartparents.sg/en/smartparents/parenting/open-letter-to-my-son-on-his-psle-results-6944496 -
Thanks so much for all the suggestions, I have listed down and will get my girl then we discuss further. By the way, how is Presbyterian High School? coz we are thinking to dream a bit higher for the first 3 choices, then the 4th, 5th & 6th will go for those safer
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