mjl:

Dharma:

Thanks mjl. Now understand why so many boys w/ very high GPAs in RI.

Hi Dharma, that was my impression of the RI GPA system. Need RI student/parent to confirm if they only just change the system this year or have all along been using 7 out of 9 subjects to calculate. Also, my daughter said this year the mean GPA is 3.53 and median GPA is 3.60 for RGS Sec 3.

The GPA computation for RI has just been revised this yr and for the 2009 interim period, the GPA of all Year 1 to Year 4 students will be based on the better of either the existing GPA calculation (counting all examinable subjects offered) or new GPA calculation (5 CORE + BEST 3 OF REMAINING SUBJECTS).

mathsparks:

vlim:

thanks lowmama...what if the student is no gd in any sport cca and can't manage to get into any cca???

hi vlim, core ccas include uniformed and music groups. so there're alternatives. no worries.

that's right. my son managed to get into a uniformed grp altho he was never in one during pri sch.

vlim:

so much good things about RI.. can't wait to see my son get into RI 3 yr later haaa...So does one need to be very gd in a sport cca such as badmintion then he can be enrolled in it? :?

The students have to go for trial sessions to get into sports CCA so I guess they do have to be pretty good in that sport that they want to join, esp if there are good school team players that year. But my friend's son did get into squash altho he's never played squash before going to RI.

hihi

My 2 boys r frm MJS, elder one now in sec sch. Fr my 8 years’ experience with the school, I guess it is not a fantastic tier 1 sch (not my first choice either) but not really a gangster school either. The top students from past few yrs have gone on to RI & HCI and the good ones get opportunities to participate in competitions such as math olympaid, NSW papers etc. It has some good teachers (my son has a really fantastic and dedicated form teacher this year) and the boys (my sons’ classmates) are well behaved and motivated (thanks to teacher). My gripe is with the previous principal (I think she focused too much on organising high publicity events/initiatives that are probably good for herself and her teachers’ CVs/promotion prospects, which I feel add little value to the students). Not too sure about the new principal as she just took over but my son says she is very strict. I think she is a young and upcoming MOE high flyer so may have some bright ideas and could be receptive to parents’ feedback.

Hi all

Am new here but have been following the forums for a month plus. Would like to share the experience of my elder boy who is in RI Sec 2 this year. He was from a mediocre neighbourhood primary school and got into RI thru DSA (Science) but didn’t do fantastically well in PSLE (<250 :x ). In RI, he’s just an average student (great at science, sucks in Chinese), participates in only 1 CCA but I can see that he really enjoyed himself there. I’ve seen him become more sociable & motivated. He doesn’t study terribly hard (I think most of his studying is done during his 40 mins bus journey in the morning and before in classroom b4 morning assembly), sleeps at decent hours (in bed by 10pm), plays computer games when I’m at work (I suspect), and I just have to supervise him to practice his math on weekends and memorise his Chinese ciyu a couple of weeks before CCT/exams, and to check occasionally that he finishes his projects/PTs on timr. I would think Sec 1 was a year of adjusting (first term results was terrible!) and this year, he did pretty well (good enough to qualify for one RA subject next yr). I really think that RI is a great school for boys (this is also becos I’m an ex-Rafflesian :lol: ) and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that my younger boy will do well enough in this year’s PSLE to qualify.