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    Importance of HCL/CL grade for uni admission or scholarship

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    • Zeal mummyZ Offline
      Zeal mummy
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      I believe it is important only if you are applying for studies related to Chinese.



      Take a look at NUS -
      Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Requirement
      Meet the Mother Tongue Language (MTL) requirement for admission by having one of the following*:

      Minimum of D7 for the higher MTL paper taken at the 'O' Level examination.
      Minimum of ‘S’/ ‘D7’ grade for the H1/‘AO Level’ MTL paper or General Studies in Chinese.
      Minimum of 'S'/‘O’ grade for the H2/‘A Level’ MTLL paper taken at the 'A' Level examination.
      Pass in the MTL 'B' Syllabus paper at the 'A' Level examination.
      Source- https://nus.edu.sg/oam/apply-to-nus/singapore-cambridge-gce-a-level/admissions-requirements


      The benefits of take HCL -
      Secondary students who took Higher Chinese at O Levels are exempted from taking Mother Tongue if they progress to Junior College. Students who didn’t take Higher Chinese are required to study Chinese as an additional subject for A-levels. i.e. H1 Chinese. Thus, these students who are exempted would have a lighter workload over the course of 2 years in Junior College..

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      • chenlaoshiC Offline
        chenlaoshi
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        nerov\" post_id=\"2017047\" time=\"1615215993\" user_id=\"16273:

        Hi parents,

        Would anyone be able to share if the HCL/CL grade is a consideration factor when it comes to uni admisssion or scholarship application?

        Thanks!
        Hi nerov,

        There was similar discussion previously regarding your query on this thread:
        https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67330&start=2520#p1897244

        Do check it out 😉

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        • N Offline
          nerov
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          Thanks Zeal Mummy and Chen Laoshi!

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          • coastC Offline
            coast
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            nerov\" post_id=\"2017047\" time=\"1615215993\" user_id=\"16273:

            Hi parents,

            Would anyone be able to share if the HCL/CL grade is a consideration factor when it comes to uni admisssion or scholarship application?

            Thanks!
            H1 CL (or O Level HCL) may be included in the computation of the rank points (RP). If included, RP will be rebased to 100 and then multiplied by 90. Local autonomous university will consider the higher RP.

            All the best.

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            • John LimJ Offline
              John Lim
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              Zeal mummy\" post_id=\"2017058\" time=\"1615226935\" user_id=\"58173:[quote=\"Zeal mummy\" post_id=2017058 time=1615226935 user_id=58173]
              I believe it is important only if you are applying for studies related to Chinese.


              Take a look at NUS -
              Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Requirement
              Meet the Mother Tongue Language (MTL) requirement for admission by having one of the following*:

              Minimum of D7 for the higher MTL paper taken at the 'O' Level examination.
              Minimum of ‘S’/ ‘D7’ grade for the H1/‘AO Level’ MTL paper or General Studies in Chinese.
              Minimum of 'S'/‘O’ grade for the H2/‘A Level’ MTLL paper taken at the 'A' Level examination.
              Pass in the MTL 'B' Syllabus paper at the 'A' Level examination.
              Source- https://nus.edu.sg/oam/apply-to-nus/singapore-cambridge-gce-a-level/admissions-requirements


              The benefits of take HCL -
              Secondary students who took Higher Chinese at O Levels are exempted from taking Mother Tongue if they progress to Junior College. Students who didn’t take Higher Chinese are required to study Chinese as an additional subject for A-levels. i.e. H1 Chinese. Thus, these students who are exempted would have a lighter workload over the course of 2 years in Junior College..[/quote]
              H1 Chinese only 1 year 😄

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              • John LimJ Offline
                John Lim
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                John Lim\" post_id=\"2017098\" time=\"1615266430\" user_id=\"119435:[quote=\"John Lim\" post_id=2017098 time=1615266430 user_id=119435]
                Zeal mummy\" post_id=\"2017058\" time=\"1615226935\" user_id=\"58173:[quote=\"Zeal mummy\" post_id=2017058 time=1615226935 user_id=58173]I believe it is important only if you are applying for studies related to Chinese.


                Take a look at NUS -
                Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Requirement
                Meet the Mother Tongue Language (MTL) requirement for admission by having one of the following*:

                Minimum of D7 for the higher MTL paper taken at the 'O' Level examination.
                Minimum of ‘S’/ ‘D7’ grade for the H1/‘AO Level’ MTL paper or General Studies in Chinese.
                Minimum of 'S'/‘O’ grade for the H2/‘A Level’ MTLL paper taken at the 'A' Level examination.
                Pass in the MTL 'B' Syllabus paper at the 'A' Level examination.
                Source- https://nus.edu.sg/oam/apply-to-nus/singapore-cambridge-gce-a-level/admissions-requirements


                The benefits of take HCL -
                Secondary students who took Higher Chinese at O Levels are exempted from taking Mother Tongue if they progress to Junior College. Students who didn’t take Higher Chinese are required to study Chinese as an additional subject for A-levels. i.e. H1 Chinese. Thus, these students who are exempted would have a lighter workload over the course of 2 years in Junior College..[/quote]
                H1 Chinese only 1 year 😄[/quote]
                H1 Chinese very easy 😄 , 2019 95.7% pass (Grade A - E). Grade 'S' sub-pass ??? %

                https://data.gov.sg/dataset/percentage-of-a-level-students-who-passed-mother-tongue-language-at-ao-h1-level?view_id=277d4f32-14bc-4504-b8d6-903cf2895e3b&resource_id=44611e52-4a37-4071-810b-cfbdf858b32a

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                • John LimJ Offline
                  John Lim
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                  nerov\" post_id=\"2017047\" time=\"1615215993\" user_id=\"16273:

                  Hi parents,

                  Would anyone be able to share if the HCL/CL grade is a consideration factor when it comes to uni admisssion or scholarship application?

                  Thanks!
                  scholarship application? No for NUS, NTU & SMU. Both my kids NTU Scholar, HCL F9 :rotflmao:

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                    phtthp
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                    John Lim\" post_id=\"2017185\" time=\"1615349043\" user_id=\"119435:[quote=\"John Lim\" post_id=2017185 time=1615349043 user_id=119435]
                    scholarship application? No for NUS, NTU & SMU. Both my kids NTU Scholar, HCL F9 :rotflmao:[/quote]
                    You mentioned that your child is an \"NTU scholar\", inspite of HCL \"F9\".

                    What did your child get,
                    for his H1 (Chinese) in A-level JC ?

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