ACS(I) did very well in the IB examination, with 13 perfect scorers out of 27 perfect scorers world-wide. Also, 85.4% of the cohort taking IB in ACS(I) scored at least 38 points, making them eligible for schools like Oxford and Cambridge. Does this imply that that it will be easier to enter top universities using IB? If so, why aren’t other schools offering IB?

MooMoo:

Thanks to ApronMama for your explanation.


Through this thread, the COP for IP schools are:
NHS - 258
RGS - 260
RV - 251
RI - 259
HCI - 257
NYGS - 263
ACS(I) - 255 (IB)
NJC - 257

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Is the COP of ACS(I) 255 or is it the marks needed to get into IB?

westmom:

25hourmaid - i hope you will sleep well tonight after the frenzy today! Just another update, I know someone who got into NGH at 258 + 2. So can amend your list...(currently at 263)....

Checked with MOE and they said that the official COP of NYGH is 263.

cyradis:

do the classrooms of nygh have air-conditioning?

A research by Forget-me-not (a team from Nanyang), which won the National Weather Study Project, showed that working memory capacity was best at the temperatures of 25.9-27.3 degree celsius and that Singapore's climate is quite conducive for studying. So, there is actually no need to install air-conditioners in classrooms.

hippo:

HI micko07


I would like to check with you if Nanyang Girls also offer O level as well as IP track.

I think I read somewhere that IP track is only for GEP students whilst the others will take O level. Is this informaton true?

From what you have written, I think Nanyang Girls will be a better choice for my daughter. She obtained 270+ .

Thanks a lot for your advice.

They do not offer O level now (so everyone will go through the IP programme) but girls still have to take the O level for Chinese.

emerald:

Hi, I'd like to know what time does school start at NYGH. I'm staying at Woodlands and would like to know how long does it take to commute from my place to the school and also how to get to the school from Woodlands. TIA.

School starts at 8.30am on Mondays and 7.30am for the rest of the week.

My friend whose brother got into hcis said that the school fees is around $4000 a term. Her brother went there because he couldn’t get into the express stream. She also told me that they learnt different things there (as compared to a local school) which would be quite beneficial for their future.

Here is the link to the application form to appeal for Nanyang:

http://www.nygh.moe.edu.sg/dsa/S1%20Appeal%20Appln%20form%20%28adm%202010%29.pdf

PS：Copy and paste the link address instead of clicking the link.

Qifa : 290 (top in Sin)


Ai Tong : 280 (2nd 274, 3rd 273)
ACS Jr : 280 (2nd 275, 3rd 273)
ACS Pri : 282 (2nd 279, 3rd 277)
Blangah Rise : 273
Boon Lay Garden: 278
Bukit Panjang : 280
Canberra : 273
Catholic High : 280 (2nd 278, 3rd 277)
CHIJ Katong : 271
CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel : 280
CHIJ St Nicholas : 280
CHIJ Toa Payoh : 270
Chong Fu : 270
Clementi : 262
Corporation: 265 (2nd 263, 3rd 258x2)
Coral : 268
East Spring : 271
Greenridge : 285
Gongshang : 287 (2nd 283, 3rd 280)
Fairfield : 273
Fengshan : 279 (2nd 274 - 2 students)
Fuhua : 271
Gan Eng Seng : 275
Haig Girls’: 274+
Henry Park : 279
Holy Innocents’ : 272
Hougang : 281
Jie Min : 269
Jurong West: 272
Juying : 263
Kheng Cheng : 270
Kong Hwa : 280 (2nd 277, 3rd 276)
Kuo Chuan : 269
Maha Bodhi : 272 (2nd 271, 3rd 268)
Maris Stella : 271 (2nd 268, 3rd 267)
Marymount Convent: 276 (2nd 275, 3rd 274)
Mee Toh : 256
Nan Chiau : 282
Nan Hua : 285 (2nd 284, 3rd 282)
Nanyang : 287
Ngee Ann: 268
Northland : 268
North View : 265
Opera Estate : 264
Pasir Ris Pri : 281
Pei Chun : 274 (2nd 270, 3rd 268)
Pei Hwa : 280
Poi Ching : 268
Punggol Pri: 267 (2nd 264 - 2 students)
Raffles Girls : 286 (2nd 283, 3rd 282)
Radin Mas : 272
Red Swastika : 277
Rosyth : 287 (2nd 279 - 2 students)
Rulang: 283
St Anthony’s : 271
St Anthony’s Canossian : 274
St Gabriel’s : 267
St Hilda’s : 280
St Stephen’s: 268
South View : 286 (2 students)
Tao Nan : 281 (2nd 280, 4x 279)
Temasek : 274
Xinghua : 264 (2nd 263, 3rd 258)
Xingnan:270
Yangzheng : 278 (2nd 273 - 2 students)
Yew Tee : 272

added Boon Lay Garden, Corporation, Jurong West and Xingnan

likoko:

girlmum:

[quote=\"StudentABC\"]Well, I got 285, I need some advice... Should I enter Nanyang Girls or Raffles? Alot of teachers advise me to go to Raffles...but which is a better choice? Anyone can help? :? :? :?:

I would agreed with yr teachers. Has a friend whose daughter is in RGS, she went in with a T-score of abt 265. Doing great in sch & most importantly, she is happy.

I also have a friend whose daughter is in Nan Yang and is doing great there. I think what matters most is your attitude. Both schools provide great education, so it's up to you to make a decision. Check out their niche area,your CCA Record and distance before selecting the school of your choice. Wish you good luck. :D[/quote]Quoted from micko 07:

Yup me! I was in the pioneer batch of DSA students, non GEPer.

I graduated from NYGH last year, currently in HCI. I'll admit that at times the workload made me go but overall, I certainly wouldn't trade my NYGH experience for anything else.

For those of you who think that NYGH is more \"relaxed\" and \"laid-back\", I can tell you that depends on how seriously you take your work. There's always things to be done and good luck if you're trying to cram for 3 tests (in one day) while juggling a truckload of projects, CCA and whatnot. I will say that the environment is much less cut-throat but I don't think that makes us any less competitive. That is more dependent on the individual; on how driven and motivated you are. I did like the nurturing environment though; people were extremely helpful and you help to push each other up rather than push them down. As far as I can see, that trend has carried on to HCI; we share notes and good essays quite often! I'm not sure what the culture over at RGS is like and I'm not going to speculate. I did hear the \"thrown into the deep end of the pool\" analogy though; that came from my friend, who went to NYGH whereas her older sister went to RGS, so I guess there is some truth to the matter.

I'm probably a good example that the typical stereotypes of NYGH gals don't hold true. My Chinese is horrible (I must really thank my NY teachers for putting up with it), I'm fairly outspoken (or so I've been told) and I'm far from nerdy. In fact, I've lost count of the number of times people being surprised that I don't hail from RGS. I'm not sure what you define as \"traditional\" - Guai guai, cheena or what? I\"m quite guai (definitely not the rebel) but I will question things I'm not convinced in. I'm conservative; but I attribute that mainly to my upbringing in a Christian environment, not because I went to NYGH. I think if anything, NYGH made me more outspoken, my teachers often encouraged us to voice our opinions (we have roundtable discussions, Socratic seminars and presentations rather often) and the less intimidating environment certainly helped. Discussions were in a more discussive style rather than an all-out debate.

My mother (ex-RGS) has often said that had I gone to RGS, I might have become more meek because I would have been overshadowed by the other girls. I don't know how true that is but at any rate, I think I was very blessed with the opportunities that NYGH offered. I've done caving in South Australia, OCIP in India, science attachements to A*Star, a two-week attachement to a school in Tasmania, been to a space camp in Beijing and so on. I don't agree with some of the school's policies (we did voice them out in a forum with the V-P) but overall, I think NYGH did a good job of nurturing me to who I am today. I'm especially thankful to my teachers, many of them are genuinely caring and very supportive of the students. I've met teachers who went against the school management just because they felt the welfare of the students was being compromised; that really touched me. (Didn't like the principal though, mainly because I felt her bad English was going to cement the notion that NYGH girls can't speak eloquently forever).

My initial choice was RGS and I was very disappointed to be rejected for DSA. Back then, I signed up for the NYGH DSA simply because I had nothing better to do after PSLE and as a \"safety net\". Well, when the PSLE result were released, a lot of people thought I would appeal (I scored 278 - my form teacher was so shocked when she saw my posting slip!). I didn't and looking back, I think God really knew what was best for me. I did seriously contemplate transferring out in Sec 1 (yes I'm embarrassed to say I thought RGS was better than NYGH back then) but I stuck on. And I'm glad I did.

It was a stroke of fate that threw me off my original plans. I don't think changing over the RGS would have affected me very badly but it sure is one heck of a blessing in disguise.

For the record, I hail from a middle-class family. I'm quite spoilt in that I rarely take the bus (Mom quit her job in 2002 I think) but I'm definitely not snobby, nor do I discriminate against others. From my personal experience with GEPers, I would disagree that they are snobby. Maybe it's just a case of a few black sheeps - at any rate, such elitist mentalities should be corrected immediately. Don't ever get intimidated into thinking that you're any lesser than them. I'm currently in the Hwa Chong Humanities Programme - the students who rank at the top are mainly mainstreamers, for example.

Good luck to all in choosing between the two (I feel your dilemma!) and here's hoping that everything will turn out fine in the end

Sorry for the terribly long rambling, I felt that I needed to get my story out (particularly since it bears a lot of resemblance) and I really needed to debunk some of the myths about NYGH (which annoys me to no end).

To 2ct: Welcome to the NYGH family! Feel free to ask any questions you have! I'm always very happy to meet/ help new students

Hope this helps!