Dunman High School (Junior High)

[Nightrace]

Hi Augmum, saw your post in RV thread regarding HSK. Didn’t know that there is this oral component. Was it stated in the memo? Maybe I have missed it.


Thanks for sharing.

[Augmum]

Nightrace:

Some degrees of comparison is good, will strive to do better
Hello Augmum, how's workload for DD? Much busier in Y3, right?
Good that son is kept busy with school work. Otherwise, he is always busy comparing Apple and Samsung.

Hi nightrace
yes, yes, gal is very much busier than last yr..... :faint:
besides curriculum workload, she has to attend training for competition for her CCA which is held outside sch.
Now, those common tests were over, but almost everyday is a deadline for projects and assignments.....

but Yeah....friday is a holiday.....

[Augmum]

Nightrace:

Hi Augmum, saw your post in RV thread regarding HSK. Didn't know that there is this oral component. Was it stated in the memo? Maybe I have missed it.

Thanks for sharing.

No, it is not stated in the memo.
i knew abt it only when gal handed me the letter to sign,
she told me there would be 2 papers, a written and a oral, dunno what will be tested in oral.

[kevin1]

spunky:

Sounds like typical Singaporeans comparing Prada , Lv bags etc.Please parents get a grip of urself n stop this.Comparison mentality n let us just celebrate the achievement of this A level teens. :congrats:

Seriously, it is very depressing to read this forum. The school has made strides in the A level results, having a greater percentage of students having 6,7 and 8 distinctions compared to other comparable JCs, and yet all I read is people dismissing our achievement.

This is a critical juncture for DHS where opinions are shaped permanently about the calibre of the school based on the A level results. We need to start producing results that our PSLE COP intakes suggest we should. The 4th best PSLE intake in the country should produce 4th best or better A level results! All the old boys and girls knows the school has seen better days than in the current pecking order.

from a proud ex-Dunmanian

[rosecy]

kevin1:

Seriously, it is very depressing to read this forum. The school has made strides in the A level results, having a greater percentage of students having 6,7 and 8 distinctions compared to other comparable JCs, and yet all I read is people dismissing our achievement.

This is a critical juncture for DHS where opinions are shaped permanently about the calibre of the school based on the A level results. We need to start producing results that our PSLE COP intakes suggest we should. The 4th best PSLE intake in the country should produce 4th best or better A level results! All the old boys and girls knows the school has seen better days than in the current pecking order.

from a proud ex-Dunmanian

6-9 distinctions are not the only or most important indicators. These data just represent the cream of that cohort.

percentage of 3 H2 distinctions maybe a much better indicator of how well the whole cohort does as this is directly linked to the UAS which determines the percentage qualifying for local uni.

if only the top 20-30% does very well while the rest are just average, then as a cohort they may not have done very well.

[Louis]

rosecy:

6-9 distinctions are not the only or most important indicators. These data just represent the cream of that cohort.


percentage of 3 H2 distinctions maybe a much better indicator of how well the whole cohort does as this is directly linked to the UAS which determines the percentage qualifying for local uni.

if only the top 20-30% does very well while the rest are just average, then as a cohort they may not have done very well.

Below is the data collected by another forumer:

Percentage of cohort which achieved at least 3 H2 Distinctions:
1. RI - 68%
2. HCI - more than 50%
3. VJC - 50%
4. NJC - 44%
5. RVHS - 44%
6. DHS - 40%
7. TJC - below 40% (estimated)

DHS is ranked 6. This is respectable, given that there were only 3(?) batches of full IP. But as Kevin said, DHS shall strive upwards. When VS/VJC goes full IP, it will be an attraction to students from the east. Value adding is always important.

University admission is getting tougher nowadays. To get into Business Faculty in local universities quite normally requires 3 H2 distinctions.

And we are not only talking about academic results only. In the past, students need good results and CCA to be considered for scholarship. Look at the president scholars profile last year. Many had done community services.

[WeiHan]

Louis:

When VS/VJC goes full IP, it will be an attraction to students from the east. Value adding is always important.

I agree with the above statement. However, as more schools go IP, all schools will be affected. VJC will also be affected for its JAE intake.

[Nightrace]

Augmum:

Nightrace:

Hi Augmum, saw your post in RV thread regarding HSK. Didn't know that there is this oral component. Was it stated in the memo? Maybe I have missed it.

Thanks for sharing.

No, it is not stated in the memo.
i knew abt it only when gal handed me the letter to sign,
she told me there would be 2 papers, a written and a oral, dunno what will be tested in oral.

Mine just detached the portion that required signature and asked me to sign. :oops:
Anyway, son said that the students have been informed about the test format and the school has given them sufficient practice. I leave it to him to handle it by himself.

[Augmum]

Nightrace:

Augmum:

[quote=\"Nightrace\"]
Hi Augmum, saw your post in RV thread regarding HSK. Didn't know that there is this oral component. Was it stated in the memo? Maybe I have missed it.

Thanks for sharing.

No, it is not stated in the memo.
i knew abt it only when gal handed me the letter to sign,
she told me there would be 2 papers, a written and a oral, dunno what will be tested in oral.

Mine just detached the portion that required signature and asked me to sign. :oops:
Anyway, son said that the students have been informed about the test format and the school has given them sufficient practice. I leave it to him to handle it by himself.[/quote]Oh....yr son's class has been informed of the test format, mine din tell me anything abt this HSK test.
I, too believe that their Chinese teachers will prepared them for it,
din wan to ask further, am juz curious of the oral component.....

[Augmum]

rosecy:

kevin1:

Seriously, it is very depressing to read this forum. The school has made strides in the A level results, having a greater percentage of students having 6,7 and 8 distinctions compared to other comparable JCs, and yet all I read is people dismissing our achievement.

This is a critical juncture for DHS where opinions are shaped permanently about the calibre of the school based on the A level results. We need to start producing results that our PSLE COP intakes suggest we should. The 4th best PSLE intake in the country should produce 4th best or better A level results! All the old boys and girls knows the school has seen better days than in the current pecking order.

from a proud ex-Dunmanian

6-9 distinctions are not the only or most important indicators. These data just represent the cream of that cohort.

percentage of 3 H2 distinctions maybe a much better indicator of how well the whole cohort does as this is directly linked to the UAS which determines the percentage qualifying for local uni.

if only the top 20-30% does very well while the rest are just average, then as a cohort they may not have done very well.

Computation of the uni admission score, not only require the 3 H2,
GP/KI and PW grades are taken in too.
Thus, with a whopping percentage of 93% of DHS A level pupils vs national ave of 56%
gotten distinctions in PW, will certainly helpful in their uni ranking.