Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[xxjustakidxx]

Way2GO:

This coming Friday is a break for S1 students. School starts on 11th Jan.

Ah, so your son is in Isparks - this is the consortium for SBGEP in HCI. Your son was from GEP in primary school?

S1 students are grouped in 4 consortiums - Aphelion, Isparks, Ortus ans Pro-Ed.
My DS is in Aphelion.
Except for Isparks which is the consortium for GEP and some other students, I don't know how they are selected for the other 3 consortiums.
Anyone knows the criteria?

I'm in no charge to comment, but I think they are random.
I have people of the same score, same school, going to different consortiums.
Cheers are driving me crazy.
I'm in group 15, the first group to be presented the prize.

[38daddy]

pinky88:

Same here, my hubby was stuck at Adam exit for abt 15 mins. Also reach HCI at 720am. This morning, he tried exit via Stevens Rd, reach HCI at 7.10am. Left home at 6.35am.

Last 3 days i took a different route, I took PIE, CTE and exit Bukit Timah Road. using this route, i will skip both the traffic junctions at Steven Road and Adam. I left home at 630am and reached HCI at 650am.

[Kukumalu]

There is no school on Friday. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Kukumalu]

xxjustakidxx:

I'm in no charge to comment, but I think they are random.

I have people of the same score, same school, going to different consortiums.
Cheers are driving me crazy.
I'm in group 15, the first group to be presented the prize.

I am in group 15 too!

[Kukumalu]

Way2GO:

This coming Friday is a break for S1 students. School starts on 11th Jan.

Ah, so your son is in Isparks - this is the consortium for SBGEP in HCI. Your son was from GEP in primary school?

S1 students are grouped in 4 consortiums - Aphelion, Isparks, Ortus ans Pro-Ed.
My DS is in Aphelion.
Except for Isparks which is the consortium for GEP and some other students, I don't know how they are selected for the other 3 consortiums.
Anyone knows the criteria?

Heard that Aphelion is good in English,Ispark is maths, Pro-Ed is science and Ortus is chinese. :celebrate:

[DecJan]

Way2GO:

DS and his friends were apprehensive about orientation on Day 1.
But it turned out an enjoyable experience for him.
The orientation was run by a hierarchy of seniors - OT, advisers, OS, councillors etc..
His group's mentors made them some cheesecake on the first day and also gave them lozenges on the 3rd day to soothe the throats from all that screaming and shouting.
When I heard these, I was quite touched cos' he understood that his student mentors paid these out of their own pockets.
He was in Group 9 - your son didn't happen to be in the same group, did he?
DS ate at the canteen the 1st day but found that the cafe near the swimming pool serves better food where he subsequently ate.
The group bonded pretty fast in 3 days and the seniors were quite sentimental at the end of it.

It was really sweet of the mentors to made them cheesecake. My son was in group 12. I am really glad they had a wonderful time and most importantly got to make new friends. They are to reach school by 6.45am on 11/1/09 so that the seniors may give them a big welcome. I appreciate this.

[DecJan]

Kukumalu:

Heard that Aphelion is good in English,Ispark is maths, Pro-Ed is science and Ortus is chinese. :celebrate:

Oh! What I heard was ispark is for the GEP as well as DSA applicants in various areas who has high score in GAT and/or Tscore. Octus are in general strong in maths. As for Aphelion and ProEd, I'm not sure - perhaps strong in languages? But how would they know in cases where students scored 4A*?

[Kukumalu]

pinky:

Is it true that students there who do well in mid year exams need not

take the end of the year exam?
(ie the SA1 and SA2 exam)- sorry but I don't know what they call in HCI and how many times they have exam in year 1

They only hav SA1 and SA2in Year 1 :celebrate:

[poohandtigger]

Huh? Monday got to reach school by 6.45am? Thought 7.20am. Can someone confirm please?

[hwachongkid97]

Kukumalu:

I am in group 15 too!

Hahaz! I am in group 16 and we won the best cheers award. We got 6 flags! Yay! :celebrate: