lhy686:

iMeme:

[quote=\"lhy686\"]Hi iMeme, is your child taking HCL in school? Mine is taking CL. Hence the staff said my child not suitable for the Elite class. She then added on to say that Elite class is more suitable for students taking HCL in school and constantly scoring 85 marks and above. I think she probably meant if lower grades still can attend if u want to but will be a lot more stressful? But for my case, since my child is taking CL then definitely not suitable for Elite class coz the syllabus is based on HCL and not CL.

Yes, mine is taking HCL but is far from scoring 85 & above. :nailbite:
But its only the elite class that covers everything whereas the COC and HCL classes only concentrates on certain areas? Or am I wrong?

Yup. The COC class covers compo, compre and oral. HCL covers vocab, compare and oral. Elite Class combines everything but also means it will be fast-paced.[/quote] :thankyou:
will give it a try and see if DC can cope.. :xedfingers:

lhy686:

Hi iMeme, is your child taking HCL in school? Mine is taking CL. Hence the staff said my child not suitable for the Elite class. She then added on to say that Elite class is more suitable for students taking HCL in school and constantly scoring 85 marks and above. I think she probably meant if lower grades still can attend if u want to but will be a lot more stressful? But for my case, since my child is taking CL then definitely not suitable for Elite class coz the syllabus is based on HCL and not CL.

Yes, mine is taking HCL but is far from scoring 85 & above. :nailbite:
But its only the elite class that covers everything whereas the COC and HCL classes only concentrates on certain areas? Or am I wrong?

DC heard the following:

- most HCL students score less than 60
- it is common for HCL students to fail their papers in sch
- some HCL students do badly even in normal CL exam

Wonder if this is really the "norm" or its just DC school?

lhy686:

Hi iMeme, i spoke to the centre before. The lady who answered my call said that they will only recommend this class for this higher chinese students who constantly score 85 marks and above else they might find it stressful and hard to catch up. :yikes:

Hi Ihy686, I called the centre also, they only tell me the pace is faster and ask me to sign up first. If student unable to catch up then can consider switch to COC.
btw, what is the \"common\" score for higher Chinese? my DC told me many of her friends who took HCL either just pass or even fail. Is scoring low (50-60) common in higher Chinese?
could it be that they mean for students taking HCL, and scoring 85 & above for CL?

laughingcat:

I don't know about you. But I love a class with few students, so that the teacher can give more attention to the child. I am not too sure about the demographic of Katong in terms of student population. But other HCL centres like in Bishan and Thomson are always a lot of students. So doing a replacement class is a headache at times.

the staff said replacement class can be done in other centres too.

annalee:

iMeme:

Hi, any parent's DC is attending HCL Elite at Bishan branch, can give some feedback on the 3 hr class?

I know of a friend whose son is in HCL Elite 3 hour class, her feedback is he improved after joining that class. The quality of materials is v good, teacher also can hold the class attention for 3 hours. But she did say her DS std was already not bad so he could really improve after joining. She had another friend whose son was getting around 80-82 and he found the class rather stressful.

Thank you, annalee. A child getting 80-82 and still find it stressful... So this class is for those whose is 90s/GEPs ??
I heard the Elite class is actually COC + HCL (suppose to be 4hrs but squeeze into 3 hrs, but you still pay as if you are attending 2x2hr classes :?), then the materials should be the same as what each of the 2 classes are getting?

Hi, Anyone has DC in this Chinese centre - Xin Zhong Wen? Any feedback?

Hi, any parent’s DC is attending HCL Elite at Bishan branch, can give some feedback on the 3 hr class?

Vevey:

Some non-SAP sec sch offer HCL too. Others offer it in another school out of curriculum hours. You can check on targeted school website.

I somehow had the wrong impression that HCL is only offered in SAP schools. Thank you very much for pointing this out, Vevey! :rahrah:

Thank you, a13313 and mum_sugoku! Glad to know that there are options still available should IP doesn't work out!


Had been pondering over which route (O level or IP). DC also cannot decide after see a mix of comments in forum. But DC seem to quite like DHS, but when asked what is it that DC like, DC can't really tell. :scratchhead:

Any latest insights of the school culture, learning environment, staff, students, how the school & students help weaker students, etc. would be very much appreciated!