CCA for secondary one

[Skyed]

mummy so kiasu:

My boy did not have any CCA in his primary school except learning Taekwondo from Taekwondo federation. Will the school consider it as CCA if the school does not have Taekwondo.


Can he join tennis in Sec school if he does not know how to play? What is the max points he will get if he is not good enough to be in the school team?

Yes, since most primary schs don't offer tennis either, so most of the sec 1 recruits will be people that never play before. The coach will probably be looking out for those who are fast/powerful hits during tryouts amongst those who don't know how to play.

Not sure how many points if not in school team, but should still be a1/2 easily for representing sch even if not in sch team.

[kiasustudent1997]

hello i am in chung cheng’s scouts and its definitely much more eaasier to get leaps points. i am sec 3 this year and i already have 27 points a1 already. compare to my frens in those clubs cca they damn hard to get 20 points sia

[CassN]

rains:

Is cca point deduction important for IP students? Do they need those 2 points to get into the jc at year 5?

No, IP students do not need. Which i feel is a good part of being in an IP school. I can join whichever CCA that I enjoy. I used to be in a top-notch sport in my school, given many leadership opportunities through that, lots of achievements through taking part in comps. But i left the CCA (cause i know i'm not interested in it and i don't want to waste my time building up portfolio by doing a sport which i don't enjoy) and joined another sport (which isn't doing very well in my school as it's not a niche CCA). But i'm enjoying myself very much now as it is where my passion really is and what i really like.

[watmekiasu]

CassN:

rains:

Is cca point deduction important for IP students? Do they need those 2 points to get into the jc at year 5?

No, IP students do not need. Which i feel is a good part of being in an IP school. I can join whichever CCA that I enjoy. I used to be in a top-notch sport in my school, given many leadership opportunities through that, lots of achievements through taking part in comps. But i left the CCA (cause i know i'm not interested in it and i don't want to waste my time building up portfolio by doing a sport which i don't enjoy) and joined another sport (which isn't doing very well in my school as it's not a niche CCA). But i'm enjoying myself very much now as it is where my passion really is and what i really like.

This is a relief as my dc would like to try out and learn something new. Hence, all the talk about the CCA choosing you and how important it is to get those points had me very worried. In fact, she was upset when I told her that she may have to try out for the strings ensemble (which we think should not be a problem) to avoid the UGs (she's a tofu) and earn those points which we were not sure on its application for IP students.

[rains]

CassN:

rains:

Is cca point deduction important for IP students? Do they need those 2 points to get into the jc at year 5?

No, IP students do not need. Which i feel is a good part of being in an IP school. I can join whichever CCA that I enjoy. I used to be in a top-notch sport in my school, given many leadership opportunities through that, lots of achievements through taking part in comps. But i left the CCA (cause i know i'm not interested in it and i don't want to waste my time building up portfolio by doing a sport which i don't enjoy) and joined another sport (which isn't doing very well in my school as it's not a niche CCA). But i'm enjoying myself very much now as it is where my passion really is and what i really like.

Thanks! I read somewhere on this forum that not getting good points for cca might affect your chances at getting into popular faculties at university level. The person quoted an example of a student who couldn't get into medicine even tho he got straight As for his academic results, bcos he wasn't actively involved in cca (which implied that he didn't get good grades for his cca).

If the above is true, then it means that you still need to do well in a cca no matter which path you take, O level or IP?

[Skyed]

rains:

CassN:

[quote=\"rains\"]Is cca point deduction important for IP students? Do they need those 2 points to get into the jc at year 5?

No, IP students do not need. Which i feel is a good part of being in an IP school. I can join whichever CCA that I enjoy. I used to be in a top-notch sport in my school, given many leadership opportunities through that, lots of achievements through taking part in comps. But i left the CCA (cause i know i'm not interested in it and i don't want to waste my time building up portfolio by doing a sport which i don't enjoy) and joined another sport (which isn't doing very well in my school as it's not a niche CCA). But i'm enjoying myself very much now as it is where my passion really is and what i really like.

Thanks! I read somewhere on this forum that not getting good points for cca might affect your chances at getting into popular faculties at university level. The person quoted an example of a student who couldn't get into medicine even tho he got straight As for his academic results, bcos he wasn't actively involved in cca (which implied that he didn't get good grades for his cca).

If the above is true, then it means that you still need to do well in a cca no matter which path you take, O level or IP?[/quote]
If you're aiming to get into a highly sought after course like medicine you will need excellent grades, good CCA record and passion imo. The interviewers have this uncanny ability to see past whatever facades you may have.

[Augmum]

CassN:

rains:

Is cca point deduction important for IP students? Do they need those 2 points to get into the jc at year 5?

No, IP students do not need. Which i feel is a good part of being in an IP school. I can join whichever CCA that I enjoy. I used to be in a top-notch sport in my school, given many leadership opportunities through that, lots of achievements through taking part in comps. But i left the CCA (cause i know i'm not interested in it and i don't want to waste my time building up portfolio by doing a sport which i don't enjoy) and joined another sport (which isn't doing very well in my school as it's not a niche CCA). But i'm enjoying myself very much now as it is where my passion really is and what i really like.

Though IP students dont require the 2 pts of CCA deduction for JC or yr 5 entry,
In my gal's IP school, CCA pts is used as bonus pts towards the computation of overall GPA
at the end of yr 4.

[pixiedust]

Augmum:

Though IP students dont require the 2 pts of CCA deduction for JC or yr 5 entry,

In my gal's IP school, CCA pts is used as bonus pts towards the computation of overall GPA
at the end of yr 4.

How to find out the impact of CCA points on IP/IB students ? Usually who in the school can answer these queries ? Do the school tell the year 1 students during orientation ? or maybe on reporting day ?

[Augmum]

pixiedust:

Augmum:

Though IP students dont require the 2 pts of CCA deduction for JC or yr 5 entry,

In my gal's IP school, CCA pts is used as bonus pts towards the computation of overall GPA
at the end of yr 4.

How to find out the impact of CCA points on IP/IB students ? Usually who in the school can answer these queries ? Do the school tell the year 1 students during orientation ? or maybe on reporting day ?

Ok, firstly, i think....perhaps not every IP/IB school use CCA pts as a bonus pt for their pupils' overall academic grades computation.

I am speaking on behalf of my gal's IP sch....

Frankly, i wasnt aware that CCA pts plays a role in their GPA computation till my gal was in sec 3 ,
was told that having A1/A2 in LEAPS will come in useful when comes to end of the yr 4 GPA computation.

U can check this out with the respective sch with the CCA teacher-in-charge......

[hazelwong]

For a club such as "robotics" or "entrepreneur club", would it be difficult to get the 20-25 points (for A1 or A2)? thanks