Hi, besides the year end promo exam, may I know if there is any mid year exam for RI Y5 students? If there is, May I know if it is held before or after the June hols? Thank you.

entei17\" post_id=\"2056212\" time=\"1642554618\" user_id=\"162440:

Hi,

What are the subject combinations available in Y3-4? What are the Eng Lit texts used in Y3-4? Thanks.

Hi, these are the subject combis for 2022 Y3. Lit book: Frankenstein

8 subjects
https://i.postimg.cc/pTq5bdqQ/8.jpg

9 subjects
https://i.postimg.cc/0Ng9jqbT/9.jpg

10 subjects
https://i.postimg.cc/q784CZKz/10.jpg

Eligibility
https://i.postimg.cc/yYb1qRBY/c.jpg

Hi, may I know if belt is compulsory for Y3-4 boys who are wearing pants? Any specification on color, width, material of the belt? Thank you.

Angelahaha79\" post_id=\"2048269\" time=\"1637826232\" user_id=\"129267:

Hi all wise mommies and daddies out there, my DD has got 8+D and we stay at east. How high is our chance of getting into Dunman High? the cut-off point for Dunman is exactly 8+D. sigh...

Also, with regards to our second choice, would you recommend a 2nd tier IP school like TJC or O program from a 1st tier school, like St. Nicholas? what are the pros and cons between these 2 options that we need to bear in mind before coming into a decision?

Schools aside, IP vs OP is something you need to discuss with your DD.

If DHS is your DD’s dream school, go for it! How the actual COP will deviate from MOE’s indicative COP is anyone’s guess. Having a distinction in HCL puts your DD at the forefront of all the AL8s so it’s worth a shot IMO.

Whether to put TJC or other OP schools as 2nd choice will depend on how much you value IP. Bear in mind TJC will move to temp site during upgrading.

Cedar IP is worth considering also. Both Cedar and St Nicks are dual track schools.

Timmy21\" post_id=\"2048107\" time=\"1637807152\" user_id=\"122721:

newstart2022\" post_id=\"2048083\" time=\"1637805431\" user_id=\"195956:

my boy got 6M, if we put
1st RI,
2nd HCL,
3rd ACS,
4th RV
Is it too risk to lost 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, if this year there are a lots 4 and 5, then cop for RI, HCL and ACS to 6 or below?

or we put
1st HCL
2nd ACS
3rd RV.
if sequence of choice matters, then maybe go HCL if this year there are a lots 4 and 5, then cop for RI, HCL and ACS to 6 or below?

Please advice.

I think ACS(I) will be a \"safety net\" choice for you because it is very unlikely that AL9 (indicative by MOE) will leap to AL6. So you can afford to put RI and HCI in whichever order (1st / 2nd) you want and give it a shot. If it doesn't work out, you will get your 3rd choice of ACS(I).

AL9 is indicative COP for ACS(I) Express.
Indicative COP for ACS(I) IP is AL7, which can swing upwards to AL6 depending on number of applications.

Burp123\" post_id=\"2048119\" time=\"1637808303\" user_id=\"195246:

Does anyone know the number of seats left (for non DSA, non affiliates) for S1 posting at the top four schools?

About 30% of the places are taken by DSA. Not sure about affiliates.

SG_KP1\" post_id=\"2048075\" time=\"1637804722\" user_id=\"188234:

Asdfgh\" post_id=\"2048067\" time=\"1637803905\" user_id=\"61111:

Hi,

We are staying at Pasir Ris. My son got AL7M.
May I know what any advise on Secondary School Selection?
1. NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL - 40 min
2. HWA CHONG INSTITUTION - 80 min
3.TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE - 65 min (upgrading from 2024 to 2027 (tentative), school will hold classes at 2 Tampines Ave 9)
4.CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE - 70 min

Should we even consider if the travelling take more than 1 hour?
Any other school that we should put into consideration?

Hi and congrats. I think at AL7(M) you will almost certainly be posted to NCHS.

Assuming you are keen on Chinese/SAP, the others to considers are Anglican High (probably not much different travel time from NCHS), Chung Cheng High Main, and Dunman High (probably around 1 hour+ or slightly shorter time than to HCI). For choice #4, I assume you mean Catholic High (Secondary)? CJC should not be applicable at this point in time.

I agree with SG_KP1 that Dunman High, Chung Cheng High and Anglican High are good choices in the east. So is Victoria School, which is dual track and affiliated to VJC for OP.

newstart2022\" post_id=\"2048083\" time=\"1637805431\" user_id=\"195956:

my boy got 6M, if we put
1st RI,
2nd HCL,
3rd ACS,
4th RV
Is it too risk to lost 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, if this year there are a lots 4 and 5, then cop for RI, HCL and ACS to 6 or below?

or we put
1st HCL
2nd ACS
3rd RV.
if sequence of choice matters, then maybe go HCL if this year there are a lots 4 and 5, then cop for RI, HCL and ACS to 6 or below?

Please advice.

If your child does not have a strong preference for RI, putting HCI as 1st choice will definitely be safer since he has a merit for HCL.

However, if RI is my son's dream school, we would take the risk, accept the disadvantage of putting HCI as 2nd choice, just to have a shot at balloting for RI.

In the event we fail to secure a place in the RI balloting, AL6M will still put us in a better position than students with AL6-, so hopefully we won't need to ballot at HCI.

So the big question is how much you want a certain school, and how much risk you are willing to take for it.

jkorompis\" post_id=\"2047887\" time=\"1637754265\" user_id=\"193874:

Judyshim01\" post_id=\"2047868\" time=\"1637750556\" user_id=\"121564:

[quote=blur_mum post_id=2047846 time=1637748187 user_id=14009]AL 5 is EEIS cut off means AL 6 will likely need to ballot for the last seat based on the criteria if there is a tie.

It seems that the criteria for ESIS has been changed from the previous years. Below os from moe website. I guess that students who got ESIS this time are those admitted to independent school through DSA.
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Awarded to the top one-third of students admitted to independent schools by PSLE score.

Students who meet the ESIS cut-off score and are admitted to independent schools under the Direct School Admission Exercise will also be offered the ESIS.

Actually AL5 may not be the cut off, cos ESIS letter may had been given to those who had been confirmed via DSA to an independent school. My rationale is that only those confirmed thru DSA going to Indep. schools got offered the scholarship first. need someone who's successful in dsa to an independent school and who scored AL6 to confirm if he/she got the scholarship too. other AL6s still need to go through posting to be placed in an indep. school. maybe by then , they will send out the eligibility letters. ESIS is meant for those attending indep schools only[/quote]If the child is eligible for ESIS, the child will be informed on PSLE results day, NOT upon posting to independent school. The part about DSA is just saying that regardless whether the child enters the independent school via S1 posting or DSA, the child will be eligible for ESIS as long as the results meet the ESIS cut off.

siokhoon\" post_id=\"2047765\" time=\"1637737577\" user_id=\"122732:

My girl has AL6M, if we put RGS as 1st choice and Nanyang as 2nd, is this safe?

If ESIS is indeed 5, with AL6M it would be very risky to put RGS as first choice and NYGH as second choice. If there are many AL6M who put NYGH as 1st choice, your DD may not get into either school.