Maris Stella High School

[carebear]

Bentan:

My son studied in Maris stella in 2003-2004. I transfered him out in 2005 to a neighbourhood school. He scored 13 points for L!R5 in O-level.


He would not have acheived this result if he continued with Maris Stella. According to him, 30% of his classmates repeated Sec-3 while another 30% were asked to leave for another school, converted to N-Level.

The situation in Maris Stella may be better now. Unfortunately they are still far from the top 10 position, which is the ranking when I did my secondary education there. As old boy of Maris Stella. I hope they can be more serious about bringing the school back to glory.

Bentan:

My son was from Maris Stella and my daughter from TKSS.

Maris Stella looks after top students very well. If your son is at 240, he will get very good care and attention.

http://singapore.math-chinese-tutor.com/contact-us/ if you need to talk.

Hi Bentan, thanks for your reply.
I get the picture now!

[HoSayLiao]

Hi, bentan, I am also an old boy of Maris Stella. Has the swimming pool being built?

[mrswongtuition]

HoSayLiao:

Hi, bentan, I am also an old boy of Maris Stella. Has the swimming pool being built?

After many many many donkey years of fund raising and when they finally got the money, they found that the land is unsuitable for constructing a swimming pool. They've built new wings to the school instead.

[cccocobean]

Hi Bentan,


Is the school strong in both languages? I was told is a SAP school and your child must be strong in chinese language. Any view on this?

Thanks in advance!

[jinglebelle]

Just wondering, is this school made up of mostly rich men’s sons??

[MintLeaf]

jinglebelle:

Just wondering, is this school made up of mostly rich men's sons??

I doubt it. What made you think so?

[lovethekids]

Hi Claire,


We did not attend the open house. Anyway PSLE results already released, my child did not score well too. Quite disappointed for a while as he did well in his prelims, hoping that he may do well in Sec 1 and request for a transfer to Maris Stella.

Well, any one has experience transferring to another sec school using the sec one results? I heard if attained 70% for overrall subjects, we may do so. Is it true?

Please advise.

Thank you


lovethekids

claire:

Hi lovethekids
Did you eventually go to the open house at Maris Stella on saturday ? We went and my child is quite impressed by their innovative MACbook one-to-one learning during curriculum time.
We've advised him that there are alot of other factors to consider while choosing a school. We are not near Maris Stella and distance is therefore one of the considerations for us. However, he is still very keen, but I suppose we'll all have to wait for the PSLE results to be released before he decides making any final decision.
Hi Tianzhu,
We have seen how the MACbook is being used as part of the classroom curriculum , and it's indeed \"appealing\" to the students as children nowadays are really drawn towards IT/Infocomm technology. I agree with you that some families may have problem getting the child a MACbook. But I think in such cases, the school might help those who are in need.

Wishing all our children the best with the PSLE results.

[MintLeaf]

lovethekids:

Well, any one has experience transferring to another sec school using the sec one results? I heard if attained 70% for overrall subjects, we may do so. Is it true?

I would suggest appealing to the school on the 23rd December. Don't worry about the T-Score gap from the COP. If you like the MacBook program, find a way to mention it in the appeal process. After all, it appears to be the only Secondary School in Singapore that is using MacBook.

There is a streaming process for Secondary 3 that depends entirely on the Secondary 2 results. The child needs 70% and above for Maths, Science and Overall Average, before he can opt for triple science.

[ooptimizer]

lovethekids:

Well, any one has experience transferring to another sec school using the sec one results? I heard if attained 70% for overrall subjects, we may do so. Is it true?

It depends from school to school. You will have to call the new school in Term 4 to check if there are any vacancies. They may ask your child to take some exams, usually in Maths, Science and maybe English, Chinese.

[skyjuice]

Anyone has boys in Maris Stella to share about the school? My son will join the sec 1 class next yr there. It seems so happening. 1st week already has 3D2N Orientation and Discovery Camp. But i guess this is the best way to get to know one another. Thanks!