Secondary School CCA

[Lynn2010]

Hi Val,


Yes her CIP exceeds and we actually stop recording early Sec 3.

Not only her CIP exceeds, her CCA pts also exceeds. As she is in string ensemble, she has many performance, etc. She exceeds the pts when the school won the Gold w honours last year. Of course the max .... 5pts?? or something for that category??

I was quite bad to ask her to stop the performance this year, but she told me she enjoys and did it not for pts :). So though most sec 4 in her school stop CCA in Apr, she stops in July bcos of performances. I'm worried but will just let her do whatever she enjoys. After all, we all have only one chance to live in each age.....just enjoy

[Lynn2010]

Valerie Teoh:

Lynn2010:

Yes... the max is 100 hours. Therefore if you do 200 hours, there will not be any extra points.


My dd exceed the 100 hours too. She enjoys CIP. Some students may not know. Also, some schools organise CIP program so that the students can earn CIP points. These activities are sometimes compulsory. So, if you add your own activity plus the school organised CIP hours, you may add up alot.

Wow... Your dd enjoys CIP! Like me
I really dun like those who just go for CIP activity for the sake of CIP hours!! Must be genuine to help right??

And yes.... that's what she said \"must be genuine\".

I wonder if you know her...... hahahaha.....

[Valerie Teoh]

Hi Lynn2010,


Haha, Im an active with Ground-Up Initiative. Does she help out there before? If yes, she might just know me

[Lynn2010]

No… she’s not.


Her CIP activity is church activity. School optional CIP activities. Early this year i heard about going to … Rainbow school or something but i’m not sure the status. This is a self initiated one with class & school mates. Not sure if she’ll get CIP pts but like i said she doesnt need any more CIP pts.

[Septima]

Nonetheless, Strong CCA records are important!

[Septima]

However, CIP has 5 point cap, thats the downside…

[dealingroom88]

my ds is interested in scouts and ncc (air). can anyone advise which of the two cca easier to gain representation and accomplishment points?

[Skyed]

dealingroom88:

my ds is interested in scouts and ncc (air). can anyone advise which of the two cca easier to gain representation and accomplishment points?

Both should be as easy as each other. UG groups always very easy to get LEAPS points one. Though, NCC always sounds cooler than scouts

[dealingroom88]

VitoRelax:

phankao:

Aiyoh, almost all schools the same one lah. If you don't know how to play, can also go for the trials. They will see how you strum or some basic action or some rhythm/aural tests. Same for all musical groups, I think. Also like for band, they will give you the mouthpiece to blow and see how you do. And for choir, they will put thru' vocal & aural (hearing) tests.


Then for the sports, they will also put the child thru some trials/tests.

All this is to see the child's \"potential\".

Most sec schools will have a \"talent discovery\" session for a whole week or at least a few days where the children will go thru all the CCAs (music/sports, etc, etc) where they just play play play and then the seniors or teachers will observe and spot talent. Then there might be another week (or few days) where they organise trials/auditions. Like in my daughter's school, they can go thru as many trials/auditions as they like.

Then after that, they put in their choices. My girl's school - they had 6 choices (like selecting sec sch, hor?) and to be listed in order of preference.

But ... I realise that, the groups will actually select, not caring what the child puts as preference.

Eg. a child may put band as 1st choice but has no experience, and perhaps was in choir in primary school, and when go thru' trials, the child does v well in choir auditions, so probably the choir cca in-charge would put that child as THEIR \"1st choice\" altho maybe your child only put that as 2nd choice. So quite likely, even tho' she/he put band as 1st choice, and a child who had no other CCA experience in pri school would easily have gotten that Band CCA bc they performed passably at the band trials, they most likely would get posted to the CCA that WANTS them.

V cheem, huh? It's unlike our time where CCAs is really for pleasure. Now it's all performance/achievements/results. If the CCA takes the child in, they would feel that THAT child has the potential to be a great contribution to THAT particular CCA.

And yes, if the child has no experience but is selected and passes the trials for that CCA, eg. guitar, or strings, chinese orchestra, they will be given lessons during CCA and taught how to play the instruments.

Thanks phankao for the insight.

Didn't know CCA in sec school is so cheem & complicated one.

So, if you don't like a certain CCA (say choir), then when they ask you to sing, must make sure you sing like a frog, hor ?

happened to come across an old post...

it is still true tht the school can overwrite your first cca choice? lets say if another cca's teacher-in-charge were to shortlist you during the trial, you may end being selected for that cca even if you hv not indicated that cca as your first choice or did not even list tht cca as a choice at all?

my ds would like to try out various cca.

[phankao]

dealingroom88:

it is still true tht the school can overwrite your first cca choice? lets say if another cca's teacher-in-charge were to shortlist you during the trial, you may end being selected for that cca even if you hv not indicated that cca as your first choice or did not even list tht cca as a choice at all?

my ds would like to try out various cca.

You seriously wouldn't know in the end, right? Bc they can just say your child got in his/her 2nd choice.