Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[strawberrycupcakes]

ACSI is a good school. If your son can get into the school. Go for it!

[South African]

Hi, can anyone share what’s the cut off point for acjc as well as acsi (entry to yr 5 IB)?


If my ds does well enough for o level, should he even consider going the IB route or the a level route? I was told by one parent that those students who joined acsi yr 5 after o level generally do better than the IP boys because the IP boys are to so trained in the same intensity (exams). Any views on that?

[autolycus]

South African:

Hi, can anyone share what's the cut off point for acjc as well as acsi (entry to yr 5 IB)?


If my ds does well enough for o level, should he even consider going the IB route or the a level route? I was told by one parent that those students who joined acsi yr 5 after o level generally do better than the IP boys because the IP boys are to so trained in the same intensity (exams). Any views on that?

ACJC and ACS(I) are both somewhere around 6 points now. If your DS does well enough to go for the O-level route, that's fine; bear in mind however that he will then need to do well to get into ACS(I) IB, because there is no automatic entry from the Y4 O-level cohort.

All IP schools have an interesting problem with lack of tough exam practice (since cutting down on exams was the main point of the IP schools). Research has shown serious differences between IP and non-IP intake at RI and HCI. However, remember that the non-IP intake would have been the cream of the crop, the best of all the academically 'best' applicants. For the IB cohort at ACS(I), this difference is not significant at the final output.

[zeemimi]

autolycus


could you elaborate a bit more on the "serious differences". sounds interesting.

[autolycus]

zeemimi:

autolycus


could you elaborate a bit more on the \"serious differences\". sounds interesting.

Heh, no. Wouldn't be professional of me to leak other people's in-house research. But it's only to be expected; much as with GEP students, the prize aimed at is something beyond just the immediate exam results.

[zeemimi]

autolycus:

zeemimi:

autolycus


could you elaborate a bit more on the \"serious differences\". sounds interesting.

Heh, no. Wouldn't be professional of me to leak other people's in-house research. But it's only to be expected; much as with GEP students, the prize aimed at is something beyond just the immediate exam results.

ok tks. i understand. i had to read and reread what you wrote before i understood what you meant. :evil:

[Snow Crystal]

autolycus:

zeemimi:

autolycus


could you elaborate a bit more on the \"serious differences\". sounds interesting.

Heh, no. Wouldn't be professional of me to leak other people's in-house research. But it's only to be expected; much as with GEP students, the prize aimed at is something beyond just the immediate exam results.

Autolycus - greetings!
I guess the explanation for the serious difference is that RI/HCI IP up to Year 4 is heavy on projects/assignments whereas A levels is an extension of O levels plus for A levels there is no more projects for each H2 subject. On the other hand IB (year 5/6) pedagogy is a continuation/extension of the ACSI IP. In this case, it will be the other way round- the O level kids facing a bigger adjustment to the IB pedagogy.

[Nebbermind]

zuluwarriors1879:

Hi,


Do these 'differences' imply that non-IP students do better at the A levels at RJC and HCI? You were citing research being done; has this been cited in published literature?

Thanks.

I think for this you should ask the reps from the respective schools.

[autolycus]

zuluwarriors1879:

Hi,


Do these 'differences' imply that non-IP students do better at the A levels at RJC and HCI? You were citing research being done; has this been cited in published literature?

Thanks.

Not published, or I would have been perfectly happy to direct accordingly.

[DadOfGirl]

autolycus:

ACJC and ACS(I) are both somewhere around 6 points now. If your DS does well enough to go for the O-level route, that's fine; bear in mind however that he will then need to do well to get into ACS(I) IB, because there is no automatic entry from the Y4 O-level cohort.

All IP schools have an interesting problem with lack of tough exam practice (since cutting down on exams was the main point of the IP schools). Research has shown serious differences between IP and non-IP intake at RI and HCI. However, remember that the non-IP intake would have been the cream of the crop, the best of all the academically 'best' applicants. For the IB cohort at ACS(I), this difference is not significant at the final output.

What is cut off for ACJC... Published cut-off are Arts-7 & Science-6... but if ACS(I) has dropped fro 5 to 6 , has same happened to ACJC?