Triple Science and Double Science

[jtoh]

concernmother:

Hi,

Can someone enlighten me? My DD is Sec 2 this year. Take for example she gets in double science. Does it mean that she has to compete with students from triple science in JC (If she opts for science stream in JC)?

Can also enlighten me what is the good thing about going to science stream? If DD opts for commerce in JC, does she need to be in science stream in sec to get in? everyone wants to get to science, i just wonder whether students know what they are looking for.

:scratchhead:

Most JCs do not offer triple science. Students in the science stream do 2 science subjects + math + one contrasting subject (lit/history/geog/econs etc).

So your child doesn't lose out in doing double science in upper sec. The one advantage students doing trip sci in upper sec have is they can choose to do any 2 sci subjects in JC whereas a double sci student can only offer the two that he has done in upper sec.

You can move into commerce regardless of the stream you were in in upper sec.

[SunBrazen]

Go for Double Science, Double humanities. Its the most balanced stream, and will benefit in the L1R5 score

[koguma]

concernmother:

Hi,

Can someone enlighten me? My DD is Sec 2 this year. Take for example she gets in double science. Does it mean that she has to compete with students from triple science in JC (If she opts for science stream in JC)?

Can also enlighten me what is the good thing about going to science stream? If DD opts for commerce in JC, does she need to be in science stream in sec to get in? everyone wants to get to science, i just wonder whether students know what they are looking for.

:scratchhead:

There is no commerce stream in JC. Only Millennia Institute offers Business stream.

Only good thing in going to Science stream is to prepare the students to do engineering in University or Polytechnic. If your child is not good in Science, why force him/her to do Pure Science. A combined Science can also allow your child to go into JC. Only problem he/she can only do one H2 science in JC (some JCs may allow 2 H2 science for combined science students) .

[concernmother]

Thanks everyone for your help. I guess time has changed. We used to have commerce in my JC time.

[germalux]

what is commerence??

[concernmother]

germalux:

what is commerence??

Well, if i am not wrong...they take subjects like Management Of Business, Principles Of Accounting and of course, Economics. quite interesting if you intend to choose to do business in future or in the financial sector.

[lapapillion]

Haha, those are the old days Used to have a science, arts and commerce stream Commerce is somehow merged into arts stream. These days, JC students have to take one 'cross faculty' subject i.e. if they are science students, they have to take a subject from the 'arts' (i use that word very liberally) like economics or lit at a lower level. It's the H1, H2 thingy lah haha

[Septima]

Actually DS is much easier if the 2nd science is physics since there is relatively lesser to study

[ruohoo97]

jtoh:

Most JCs do not offer triple science. Students in the science stream do 2 science subjects + math + one contrasting subject (lit/history/geog/econs etc).

So your child doesn't lose out in doing double science in upper sec. The one advantage students doing trip sci in upper sec have is they can choose to do any 2 sci subjects in JC whereas a double sci student can only offer the two that he has done in upper sec.

You can move into commerce regardless of the stream you were in in upper sec.

If DS wants to study medicine in future, does he have to take chemistry or Biology for \"o' level?

[ruohoo97]

slmkhoo:

ruohoo97:

If DS wants to study medicine in future, does he have to take chemistry or Biology for \"o' level?

Chemistry 'A' level is a prerequisite, so presumably Chemistry 'O' level is required.

Thank you!