Hi cmeilim & tambourine lee,


Thanks much for your replies. My younger old, though 12 years old, wants to be a vet. My hubby and I are prepared to send him overseas if this is what he wants when he is much older. (Hub and I wont be able to retire early if we send him overseas but if he wants and if he has the means, we will support him all the way.)

I was hoping that the curriculum would prepare him for his ambitions. Looks like SST would be a right fit for him. Thanks for the rich sharing.

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This is my concern too when we were considering if we should apply to SST.

I think the word here is \"qualifying\".
During the open house, it was shared that 55% of the SST graduating students \"go to\" JC. The qualifying cohort (to go to JC) would likely be much bigger but not shared during the open house.
I supposed the school's encouragement to poly admission, SST curriculum and peer pressure played a part in influencing the high % to poly.
In addition, there will probably be many who meet the JC entry cut-off points but their O level results may not be that great (enough) to go to good JCs and opted for Poly instead.

Do you know how many % of the 97.5% in GESS eventually end up in JC?

Hi, I am not sure. 97.5% is the % of students who qualify, so not all will go to JC. Nonetheless, I am impressed with the %. In a cohort of 100, close to 98 of them qualify. Not forgetting the % should include the Sec 5 students taking O levels and they came from N(A) stream.

I am open to my children opting for poly if it is their interest. However, I would want my child to be prepared for JC if he wants to go there.

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If your younger son DS2 choose to accept CO ( SST ) over other Mainstream Secondary schools (eg. Gan Eng Seng),
then

your DS2 Sec 3 subject combination cannot follow that of his older brother (DS1) current Sec 3 or 4 subject combination, at Gan Eng Seng anymore,

Because

1) your younger DS2 cannot do Triple Pure Science (TPS) in SST,
because
SST forbid,
don't allow Sec 3 TPS subject combination.


2) your younger DS2 has to do a compulsory \"Applied\" Science subject. In SST, \"Applied\" Science is mandatory, starting from Sec 3.


3) SST Is pushing hard,
or at least
her school Principal is pitching hard at her sales and marketing strategy, trying to promote end of Sec 2 students, to enter the through-train Polytechnic programme, by-passing O level programme, especially since this new path had been launched.

If you or your husband
do not like the very strong & powerful influence coming from this school (SST), trying to \"encourage\" students to take up the through train Polytechnic route, then u should not send your younger DS2 into SST, to be tempted or face strong temptation here, to take up this newly launched through-train programme,

because

the peer pressure from the school management plus from his fellow (classmates + school mates) here, will be very strong.

Of course,
there will be some SST students here, end up still persists to go JCs. But your child must in the first place, be very strong firmly himself, not to be easily swayed nor be influenced himself,
in order to withstand the external influence coming from his peers and Teachers alike, in this school.


4) if your son DS2 still want to pursue Polyechnic path,
by all means, he can still do it, right after his O level exam is over, even by attending any other O level Mainstream Secondary school outside.

eg.
Attend Gan Eng Seng Secondary.
There is no need to purposely come into SST, to do this.

Anyone whose L1R5 O level results released can qualify for whichever Polytechnic unique Diploma admission entry, the student can certainly still pursue Polytechnic course, right AFTER his O level exam.

By that time,
at aged 16 years old, 4 years later, your son in his teenager years, he will be more mature, can think for himself, clearer, better:-
does he
still prefer Polytechnic
or prefer JC
or prefer IB route, instead ?
Then, let him make that decision for himself by then, 4 years later.

Thank you for your reply. You got me at the peer pressure part. As teenagers understand that peer pressure will definitely be more powerful and convincing than parents. As a parent, I am not keen for my child to make a decision at 14 yrs old.

I am ok with him taking an applied subject, as long as his 2 sciences are Chem and Physics because these are the 2 sciences which will gain entry to the most poly and uni courses.

Hi mummies & daddies,


My son has a CO from SST. Reading through the previous pages, I am concerned about the % of students who went to JC. Of course, it could be an issue of students who qualify and choose not to go JC.

My older boy is in Gan Eng Seng School where AL varies from 10 - 15. The % who qualified for JC at GESS was 97.5%. I am certain of the % as it was shared to parents during the talk. So far, I am happy with the holistic development at GESS, though the school is very academically driven. (e.g students are taught upper sec concepts in lower sec). Currently, older son is taking triple Science there. Being teenagers, he play games with his classmates, studies at the last min but results are still ok. Science papers are difficult but with the way the teachers are teaching, I am sure he will stand a good chance to go to JC.

My hubby is not keen to accept the offer and wishes for my younger one to go to a school with a higher % of students going to JC. While I know that it depends on my son's preference, I am also concerned if SST would prep my son for the national exams. Nonetheless, my boy is very excited to be there.

Would love to hear from fellow parents.

@lovemelody,


My son is in P3 this year. Can you kindly PM me details of the tuition? I need a tutor who can stretch him as he is bored in school. Not sure if she is willing to teach 1 to 1.

Hi current P3 mummies,


Can I chk if the school uses My Pals Are Here For Maths and Science?

Just realised that my P2 son’s upcoming EL test has comprehension. I just gave him a comprehension passage from an assessment book but realised that it is too difficult for P2 students. Hahahahaha.


When I was in P2, I don’t remember doing comprehension.

Liah:

limsatine:

Hi parents,


May I know if the students will be streamed based on their P2 results?

Hi,

Yes I think so. They have SA2 exams and they will be streamed in P2 based on the results.

Parents, Please correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks.

Hi liah,

Thanks for the reply. Keeping my fingers crossed that my kid will do well for p2.

Hi parents,


May I know if the students will be streamed based on their P2 results?

Hi all,


I’d like to find out whether there is any good focus in maths for GESPS. I read before that Maths Olympiad training in GESPS only starts in P5, is it still true? By looking at the CCA, there is no Maths Club offered.

I’m soon to register my boy (2009) for P1, this is one of the factors i probably have to consider since he loves maths more than anything else.

super-mom,

I am not sure about Maths Olympiad training in GESPS. But if your son loves maths, why not start training him yourself from P1? He should be able to grasp the concepts fast.

My son basically loves play more than any subjects. Pigs will fly if the day comes when my son tells me he loves maths more than anything else. But at home, I will train him when I am free using questions such as David has three shirts, red, blue and green. He has two pants, black and white. How many combinations of clothes can he wear? He saw me using the factorial formula to solve similar questions and I used this chance to explain what the factorial formula is. Not sure he understand fully what the formula is but its alright.