barney8:

Are sec sch classroom airconditioned?

yes, most if not all are.

Kiddy Angel:

My DD is joining the Raffles family! Can anyone share what is this elective program about? I understand that the timing clashes with the 3rd lang. Is having an elective program better than 3rd lang?

There are three electives (apart from third languages) - Music Elective Program (MEP), Special Arts Program (SAP) and Regional Studies Program (RSP). More information about these can be found on the school website, but as the names suggest MEP is offered by MOE \"for students with an aptitude in music to pursue a deeper study in music listening and music making\", while SAP is offered by the school for \"to provide an enriched Art curriculum that is meaningful, relates to the experiences of the students, and capitalises on their imagination\". RSP \"aims to equip future leaders with the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding of Southeast Asia, in particular, Malaysia and Indonesia\", and requires students to take Malay as a third language. There are of course prerequisites to take note of and those can probably be found with the application forms in the Reporting Day package.
RGS only allows students to take one elective, so it is important to choose wisely. It goes without saying that the utmost priority should be interest because otherwise it'll likely be an awful experience. And the question of which elective/third language is the best is purely subjective, the perceived benefits differ from person to person. You might want to take note that electives/third languages can replace a humanities subject in your GPA, though, as that can be helpful. There's lots more to consider, so I would definitely recommend you do more in depth research to choose the best option! Electives are just like any other subject and require their fair share of effort. Whatever the decision ends up being, I sincerely welcome your daughter to RG and I hope her time here will be enjoyable!

Belle:

Hi,


I am interested to know what happens if the child is selected to the school through DSA but then the psle results falls short of the cut-off point for the school. Does it matter once he was already selected in?

it only depends on if he met the score requirement stated when he received the confirmed offer (eg. instead of the cut-off point for admission to an IP school he only needed to qualify for the express stream)

Yngmng:

My DD is very interested in the Cogitare Club. During the open house, she was very impressed with activities. On which day of the week do the members stay back and until what time? Do they need to go back on Saturdays? Thanks!

When the Y1s go through CCA selection, they will get to have a look at all the different CCA timings and of course also try out for those they're interested in. But anyway, trainings should be Mondays (or if I remembered incorrectly then Tuesdays) and Thursdays 2:30-5:30, or something like that.
~rg student

Ganjiongspider:

Reason being : want to better focus & totally concentrate for PSLE - is it a valid reason?
And what is the school mark range for subject domain (Eng, or Math) in order to be consider good? Eg. Is 85% & above acceptable? Or the selection criteria only look at 90% & above range?

Thanks!

I believe there have already been a few responses, however I still would like to make this point haha. If the student were to drop their CCA and happened to be asked about it during the DSA interview, s/he would be in quite a bad situation as the interviewers would likely question why s/he was unable to cope with CCA while preparing for the PSLE and possibly look unfavourably upon it because secondary school is even more hectic. So, I would definitely urge you to let your child continue with his/her CCA!

siling:

Found this article related to DSA. It seems must start preparing the kids very early if got plan for DSA -_-!!


http://www.tutorchen.com/interview-dsa/

I really wouldn't say that. To be honest, if the child needed a lot of tutoring and preparation to get into his/her dream school through DSA, there is no point because when s/he actually entered the school it would be difficult to cope with the new concepts and content taught. Or, you might end up being reliant on more tuition etc and it would be rather costly, all while the child would likely be quite unhappy with his/her life. I think DSA (Academic) should only be a choice if the child already has (a) particular subject(s) that s/he is interested in - only then should you perhaps give them the resources to expand their knowledge, hone their skill, maybe participate in olympiads and such, and use the subject(s) for DSA.
Of course, this is purely personal opinion.