River Valley High School [*IP]

[sky minecrafter]

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So it seems Term 3's progress reports are out!
Can the more seasoned parents share what a good GPA is expected to be and what the impact on choosing subjects for Sec 3 is if any?

😜 (Not an RV parent but) To start the ball rolling, afaik Y1 results are considered if you want to take up Accelerated/ Advanced subjects in Y3. For these, besides Y2's performance, the school also looks at Y1 overall grade, especially the relevant subjects' performance (~75%). Otherwise, Y2 at ~65% seems a decent+average subject grade for the general subject combinations. Does your child incline towards science, humanities, aesthetics, languages?

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sky minecrafter\" post_id=\"1993563\" time=\"1599044837\" user_id=\"130531:[quote=\"sky minecrafter\" post_id=1993563 time=1599044837 user_id=130531]

Serendipity\" post_id=\"1993496\" time=\"1599014727\" user_id=\"9658:

So it seems Term 3's progress reports are out!
Can the more seasoned parents share what a good GPA is expected to be and what the impact on choosing subjects for Sec 3 is if any?

😜 (Not an RV parent but) To start the ball rolling, afaik Y1 results are considered if you want to take up Accelerated/ Advanced subjects in Y3. For these, besides Y2's performance, the school also looks at Y1 overall grade, especially the relevant subjects' performance (~75%). Otherwise, Y2 at ~65% seems a decent+average subject grade for the general subject combinations. Does your child incline towards science, humanities, aesthetics, languages?[/quote]

Hi sky! Thanks for sharing! Hmm... no clear inclinations as yet I think haha... just hoping to have as wide a range of options when the time comes to choose Sec 3 subjects bah

[Considering]

Serendipity\" post_id=\"1993496\" time=\"1599014727\" user_id=\"9658:

So it seems Term 3's progress reports are out!
Can the more seasoned parents share what a good GPA is expected to be and what the impact on choosing subjects for Sec 3 is if any?

Hello, I'm a current JC1 student, and if your child wants to be able to take almost every subj combi they want in Sec 3, then a good aim would be GPA 3.2 as that is usually the criteria for combis like triple science and triple humanities! However I believe they can try appealing if they want a triple sci/humanities combi and are only about 0.1 off + they are strong in the subjects they want to take in the triple combi. If they aren't aiming for a triple sci/humanities combi then GPA 3 is a very comfortable GPA to have.

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Considering\" post_id=\"1994429\" time=\"1599580300\" user_id=\"188349:

Serendipity\" post_id=\"1993496\" time=\"1599014727\" user_id=\"9658:

So it seems Term 3's progress reports are out!
Can the more seasoned parents share what a good GPA is expected to be and what the impact on choosing subjects for Sec 3 is if any?

Hello, I'm a current JC1 student, and if your child wants to be able to take almost every subj combi they want in Sec 3, then a good aim would be GPA 3.2 as that is usually the criteria for combis like triple science and triple humanities! However I believe they can try appealing if they want a triple sci/humanities combi and are only about 0.1 off + they are strong in the subjects they want to take in the triple combi. If they aren't aiming for a triple sci/humanities combi then GPA 3 is a very comfortable GPA to have.

Hi Considering! Thanks for your information!
Do most students take 8 or 9 subjects (excluding CID)?

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Serendipity\" post_id=\"1994446\" time=\"1599614212\" user_id=\"9658:

Considering\" post_id=\"1994429\" time=\"1599580300\" user_id=\"188349:

[quote=Serendipity post_id=1993496 time=1599014727 user_id=9658]So it seems Term 3's progress reports are out!
Can the more seasoned parents share what a good GPA is expected to be and what the impact on choosing subjects for Sec 3 is if any?

Hello, I'm a current JC1 student, and if your child wants to be able to take almost every subj combi they want in Sec 3, then a good aim would be GPA 3.2 as that is usually the criteria for combis like triple science and triple humanities! However I believe they can try appealing if they want a triple sci/humanities combi and are only about 0.1 off + they are strong in the subjects they want to take in the triple combi. If they aren't aiming for a triple sci/humanities combi then GPA 3 is a very comfortable GPA to have.

Hi Considering! Thanks for your information!
Do most students take 8 or 9 subjects (excluding CID)?[/quote]It's actually a pretty good mix? My batch had 1 pure triple humans class and about 5 triple sci classes, 1 bicul class and the remaining 5 were double sci combi classes. I think it just depends on what subjects you'd prefer to take and whether you think you can handle the extra subject!

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Serendipity\" post_id=\"1994446\" time=\"1599614212\" user_id=\"9658:

[quote=Considering post_id=1994429 time=1599580300 user_id=188349]

Hello, I'm a current JC1 student, and if your child wants to be able to take almost every subj combi they want in Sec 3, then a good aim would be GPA 3.2 as that is usually the criteria for combis like triple science and triple humanities! However I believe they can try appealing if they want a triple sci/humanities combi and are only about 0.1 off + they are strong in the subjects they want to take in the triple combi. If they aren't aiming for a triple sci/humanities combi then GPA 3 is a very comfortable GPA to have.

Hi Considering! Thanks for your information!
Do most students take 8 or 9 subjects (excluding CID)?

It's actually a pretty good mix? My batch had 1 pure triple humans class and about 5 triple sci classes, 1 bicul class and the remaining 5 were double sci combi classes. I think it just depends on what subjects you'd prefer to take and whether you think you can handle the extra subject![/quote] :thankyou:

[Rata]

Hi Parents of kids already in RVHS.


Can I ask what are the available subjects combi the schools offers for sec 3?

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shutter\" post_id=\"1980191\" time=\"1591685674\" user_id=\"5938:

May i know if they need to take SS in upper sec? thks!

Yes, SS till yr 4.

Just happened to see this post again... does SS start in Sec 3?

[verykiasu]

Hi

Wanna ask parents of RVHS, any recommendation of good enrichmt centres that cater more to RV syllabus?
Wanna check if triple science is very tedious to take if able to get in?
Thank you

[Mercuryapril]

verykiasu\" post_id=\"1995879\" time=\"1600747465\" user_id=\"8949:

Hi
Wanna ask parents of RVHS, any recommendation of good enrichmt centres that cater more to RV syllabus?
Wanna check if triple science is very tedious to take if able to get in?
Thank you

If your child wants to take triple science , the time table would be longer than double sci classes. If he/she is interested & strong in science, then it should be still manageable.