Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[Zann]

vlim:

huh...170 is quite little la...suppose there are 350 gep boys in total..then 170 is only half them :shock: ..I expect more geppers to get into RI

So include HCI ispark 81, total 251. The other about 100 are probably distributed out to NUSH, DHS, SJI, CHS or other non GEP secondary schools, and may be SST.

[Zann]

verykiasu2010:

ycpang:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]
that's what i thought too.

I tot total gepers is only about 500 per year? If so, assuming 50% of them are boys =250. 170 is ALOT!

whether is a lot or little is relative and is subjective to one's persuasion

no one is comparing

I expected a much bigger cohort in iSpark. the impression given by the school in the dialogue session is that it is very big, at least equal in size to the other 3 consortium[/quote]Some may ask if there a need to go ispark or RI GEP class when at the end of 6 years all will do GCE 'A' Level. Why \"suffer?\" Ispark or RI GEP classes are definitely doing more challenging stuff and in the end students may not do well on papers and duno if that is disadvantage of anything/award along the way .

[Pen88n]

Zann:

vlim:

huh...170 is quite little la...suppose there are 350 gep boys in total..then 170 is only half them :shock: ..I expect more geppers to get into RI

So include HCI ispark 81, total 251. The other about 100 are probably distributed out to NUSH, DHS, SJI, CHS or other non GEP secondary schools, and may be SST.

During the DSA briefing session, RI principal has indicated that yearly, RI accepts between 150 - 180 geppers whilst the rest are made up of mainstreamers. 50% of geppers cohort of boys is already quite substantial, and the other slightly > 250 vacancies for mainstreamers will account for about < 1% of top mainstreamers taking PSLE. That makes the % sounds about right.

Geppers are chosen at a young tender age of P3, and by P6, the ability of some other kids blossom. Choosing the top 0.5-1% of the mainstreamers cohort allows for RI to recruit this group of high performers as well.

[ApronMama]

[quote="ptnttsg"


May I know what is your son’s score for PSLE. I know kids in maintream who score above 265 are invited into ispark and you are allow to reject the invitation. My 2 friends’ ds rejected the ispark invitation.[/quote]

26++ but he got in the school via DSA. When did your friends receive the invitation? Thru phone, email or letter? How long were they given to consider?

[Zann]

pinky88:

Fm the recent post on the EMB:

Sec 1
ISpark : 81 (3 classes, 27 ea)

Wonder among the 81 how many took up GEP since P4?

[jtoh]

Zann:

Some may ask if there a need to go ispark or RI GEP class when at the end of 6 years all will do GCE 'A' Level. Why \"suffer?\" Ispark or RI GEP classes are definitely doing more challenging stuff and in the end students may not do well on papers and duno if that is disadvantage of anything/award along the way .

Why not? I don't see being in iSpark or RI GEP as 'suffering'. The kids who are in these classes are probably higher ability ones and would thrive at being challenged to reach their potential. I dare say some of the brighter students find Sec 1 rather easy and unchallenging because they're covering material they've already learnt in primary school. This is assuming that there is differentiated learning in these classes compared to the other classes.

[ptnttsg]

ApronMama:

[quote=\"ptnttsg\"


May I know what is your son's score for PSLE. I know kids in maintream who score above 265 are invited into ispark and you are allow to reject the invitation. My 2 friends' ds rejected the ispark invitation.

26++ but he got in the school via DSA. When did your friends receive the invitation? Thru phone, email or letter? How long were they given to consider?[/quote]

They got in thru DSA too. My friends told me they rejected the offers and I did not ask for further details.

[ksasalways]

:? How did RI get into HCI thread??


Anyway, my personal concern is DS moving forward...how well he will adapt to the school, new classmates, new syllabus, programs, etc...how far he will continues to communicate openly to me.

品学兼优is the value I am brought up with. Thus values is important or maybe, as important to academic results.

Any 'senior' here with experience to share on how their son changed after entering HCI and how / what they are doing to keep up with the communication with their DS?

[Zann]

jtoh:

Why not? I don't see being in iSpark or RI GEP as 'suffering'. The kids who are in these classes are probably higher ability ones and would thrive at being challenged to reach their potential. I dare say some of the brighter students find Sec 1 rather easy and unchallenging because they're covering material they've already learnt in primary school. This is assuming that there is differentiated learning in these classes compared to the other classes.

Fully agree. When my ds was selected for Pr GEP, like some parents we were also in a dilemma of whether to go or not to go ... having gone thru a year in the programme both ds and us found it is really an enriching and better programme (for him). At least it keeps him busy and not wondering around like last time. I can understand some of the anxiety parents have to struggle with when facing such decision but most important is not to stop them from developing to their protential.

[wonderm]

ksasalways:

:? How did RI get into HCI thread??


Anyway, my personal concern is DS moving forward...how well he will adapt to the school, new classmates, new syllabus, programs, etc...how far he will continues to communicate openly to me.

品学兼优is the value I am brought up with. Thus values is important or maybe, as important to academic results.

Any 'senior' here with experience to share on how their son changed after entering HCI and how / what they are doing to keep up with the communication with their DS?

ksasalways, my DS1 is in HCI Sec 3 this year. He has become more mature and independent in the last 2 years. He is doing well academically and also participates actively in CCA and other school activities. To keep up with communication with him, I told him to see me as his mentor and coach as well as tutor and care-taker. He approaches me when he encounters any difficult questions for academic subjects. He also chat with me about his involvments in other school activities.

My DS2 just entered HCI for Sec 1, I certainly hope he will enjoy and benefit from his HCI journey too.