Appeal Secondary One Posting

[ycpang]

Bentan:

i agree. 4 points make a big gap so your chance is not high.


Having said that, since your single-minded child is so depressed, I think you should do something to reward her efforts. Put NJ as first choice and another school of 254 as second choice. After you get your posting, go NJ and appeal. (Some schools are actually accepting appeals now. Call NJ and check).

I did it for my daughter, COP 236 but she only got 234. I appealed and finally got into her dreamed school, on the 2nd Friday of January. It is going to be a rewarding experience as the process itself would yiled strong bonding between parents and child ....

http://singapore.math-chinese-tutor.com/contact-us/ if you need some tips on perseverance.

Hi Bentan

Can share how you did the appeal for your DD ?

Did to write long letter ?

[Just Mama]

thank u all for adv ... i know 4 pts makes a huge difference and thats why we are all so depressed And pls, Bentan, pls share how you managed to appeal successfully and how we should perserver even though we know the chances are slim. i still cant get ovet it and this doesnt help cos it is rubbing off on my child.

[millan]

Just Mama:

thank u all for adv ... i know 4 pts makes a huge difference and thats why we are all so depressed And pls, Bentan, pls share how you managed to appeal successfully and how we should perserver even though we know the chances are slim. i still cant get ovet it and this doesnt help cos it is rubbing off on my child.

Guess you really need to pre-empt yr kid if it doesn't work out. At least your kid is mature enough to set her own target.

All my son care is what kind of CCA, what kind of food, whether the library big a not. :roll:

I ever thot of appealling a school for us but think better not as do not want him to be the bottom of the range.

But for you case, if you say it is the MT, then there might be a chance ? Lets hope Bentan cld help you.

But if it doesn't, tell your kid, at least you have tried and there are still other good schools..

[finder]

Just Mama:

Can someone pls adv how we can appeal to the school which yr child wants to go but has not met the minimum cut off? Our dream school is njc, cut off 259. child only scored 255 .... depressed mama

IMHO, you should go and speak to the the school and understand their criteria for accepting appeal then work you appeal around it.

[Bentan]

finder:

IMHO, you should go and speak to the the school and understand their criteria for accepting appeal then work you appeal around it.

Generally all schools have the same criteria:

1) If the Principal or the Vice-Principal say \"Yes\", it is done. Anyone else such as HOD, school board member etc has no power to say \"Yes\". I know of a rejected case of a parent who is a school board member - He can't even appeal for his own son because the Principal said \"No\".

2) Almost all cases of successful appeal are based on CCA. Do thorough research on the CCA that the school is strong at. If your child is willing to work hard on this CCA, then appeal through it. Find out who is the teacher in charge of this CCA. If they engage outsider (such as badminton coach, choir conductor .. etc), go and talk to them.

Perseverance: Please do not force your way during appeal. No bribery, no rude calls.... One wealthy parent whom I was helping forced her way into the Principal room on the third day after meeting the polo teacher ... Not only she got rejection, she also got a military scolding by the Principal.

[Jennifer]

Bentan:

2) Almost all cases of successful appeal are based on CCA.

Hi, Bentan.

Please share the rationale behind \"almost all cases of successful appeal are based on CCA\".

I am in the process of preparing an appeal for my boy (Confirmed DSA offer at ACS but does not want to go to ACS :stupid: ) The standard appeal form from the school we have decided to appeal at has this line \"Have you attained an outstanding achievement in any CCA? Please list your achievement in the blanks provided\".

My boy did not participate actively in any competitive CCA. I think I should leave this line blank but can I submit a letter to highlight his other strengths? For example, the FT selected my boy to tell the Little Red Dot & Racial Harmony story to the lower primary pupils in the sch hall.

Many thanks in advance for your advice.

[Just Mama]

thanks, Bentan. Very good adv… I must try harder to find out more abt the school.

[cindylauper]

Just Mama:

thanks, millan ... Her t-score was pulled down by her MT which is actually her strongest subject. This has been her target since the beginning of the year and i believe she can do well and enjoy school life there. just wish we know how to present a strong case to the school.

My daughter got A* for EMS but A for Chinese, got 253. Cannot make the grade for NJC I think for secondary schools, MT is de-emphasised, so she should be able to do well in NJC, if she can get in. My daughter got good results for the NewSouthWales exams, so I am going to show the principal or v-principal. I thought appeal process starts after 22 December? Can start now meh? will someone please share with me how to do appeal?

[Jennifer]

cindylauper:

Just Mama:

thanks, millan ... Her t-score was pulled down by her MT which is actually her strongest subject. This has been her target since the beginning of the year and i believe she can do well and enjoy school life there. just wish we know how to present a strong case to the school.

My daughter got A* for EMS but A for Chinese, got 253. Cannot make the grade for NJC I think for secondary schools, MT is de-emphasised, so she should be able to do well in NJC, if she can get in. My daughter got good results for the NewSouthWales exams, so I am going to show the principal or v-principal. I thought appeal process starts after 22 December? Can start now meh? will someone please share with me how to do appeal?

I have spoken to the admin staff at NJC last Thur and was told the appeal process starts only on 23 Dec in NJC. Maybe you can approach them and see if they have changed their minds.

[atuna99]

Hi there,


Just to share. Appeal will start either on 22 or 23Dec 09. It depends on the school. My son did not do that well, so, i have spoken to 4 - 5 schools’ principal on appeal. Reason -> it is only this time that there will be movements and the school will look at who appeal and select those they want.

While most school will take in appeal based on CCA, a few based on result. One principal that i spoke to told him told me his selection is based on result, and of course, if the child has leadership quality, it may help. The other one said he wants basketballer and badminton player, if my child has that he will take him despite of aggregate. Yet another principal said it will not make sense if the selection is based on result, he wants to see what the child has and whether the child can give them something extra.

Just to take note, most of the school will accept appeal only if you put them in the first choice, however there may be exception. So, the best thing is to dig out all the credentials that your child has and appoach the school to understand their criteria of accepting appeal cases. From there, you can roughly gauge whether the chance is high or not.