Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[autolycus]

Sunbird24: Heh, it’s not so theoretical, because 450 is the proposed cap on the IB intake. The original cap proposed back in 2002 was supposed to be 120, 6 classes of 20 — now it is more like 16-18 classes per level, I think.

[Chirunner]

kirakira:

Mandarin, Chirunner


My sentiments are exactly like Harini's. I was so impressed when I read about your sons. As their parents you must indeed feel relieved and proud at the same time! :celebrate:

And I must say they are very well rounded, and the school must has given them the environment to excel in various areas, and not just academically.

My DS has to find his way around the long travelling too. 1.5 hrs by public transport on his way home.

Thank you again for the sharing, its really valuable for us newbies to understand what it is like.

glad you found it useful:-) you will see you son develop in many areas as I have witnessed in my son. All the best!

[Mandarin]

kirakira:

Mandarin, Chirunner


My sentiments are exactly like Harini's. I was so impressed when I read about your sons. As their parents you must indeed feel relieved and proud at the same time! :celebrate:

And I must say they are very well rounded, and the school must has given them the environment to excel in various areas, and not just academically.

Thank you for your kind words. I must say my son is still learning to be a gentlemen and an officer. The school is definitely very condusive for this development. I hope your son and your family will find similar joy.

[Mandarin]

Sunbird24:

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Care to share on how your son and yourself handle this issue?
Saw a vendor in Clementi Central selling ACS(1) exam papers but cant't be sure if it is for express or IP students. :?

I am really hesitant to answer your question as I am still learning how to help him. Though 1 year has passed and he has done pretty well, I can't say I have found a way to help him. The truth of the matter is that unlike primary schools, the content is much harder and broader, he knows more things in many topics than i do now. I can't help him in all subjects anymore, though I can still explain when he approaches me and after I read through the text. My job now is more of monitoring and mentoring, I just make sure that he finishes his work on time and revise for his test. My take is that as long as the child is paying attention in class and consistent in his work, he should be able to do well enough. Then again, I have never asked for high scores, I am a believer of 80-20 rule and prefer him to spend time developing other areas than hours on studying to score high. You may to be acquainted with the GPA scoring system and know what to work for.

I heard from my son that the photo-copy folks in school sells past year papers (with answers too). It is sold by subject. As my son was not keen to buy(he claimed that his teacher has prepared him well enough), I have not purchased any before. You may want to check it out.

[luckystar]

450 taking IB in year 6 ? No A level in ACSI ?

[luckystar]

Just check the web. 425 took the IB, 13 got perfect score, out of the world perfect score of 45.


Perfect score is 45 points, average of acsi is 40 points, >38 points can enter top uni like Oxbridge etc.

It means >80% of the IB s can get in to top uni ! :celebrate:

[Muffins]

LuckyStar, you forgot that there were only 27 students in the whole world who got perfect scores, and ACS(I) got almost half of that!

[autolycus]

You could check out the IB results listed here:


http://www.sevenoaksschool.org/examination-results

Enjoy.

[harini]

[quote=\"Mandarin

You may to be acquainted with the GPA scoring system and know what to work for.

I heard from my son that the photo-copy folks in school sells past year papers (with answers too). It is sold by subject. As my son was not keen to buy(he claimed that his teacher has prepared him well enough), I have not purchased any before. You may want to check it out.[/quote]

Hi Mandarin,

Thanks for your insights. I am sure u must be really proud of ur DS !!!

Can u please enlighten us on the GPA scoring system, so that we can also learn to focus on the right things.

What is the photo-copy folks in school ?? Is it the co-op society ? Thanks for all ur help - it surely makes new sec 1 parents get more comfortable :celebrate:

[Chirunner]

Mandarin:

My take is that as long as the child is paying attention in class and consistent in his work, he should be able to do well enough.

I agree, n that's what a HCI teacher told me when I asked about tuition for my other son in sec 1. I haven't bought any assessments and test papers even in primary school except for lower primary when we first entered the school system and everyone seemed to be buying and sending their kids for tuition. We've since learnt to resist the herd instinct and see what the each child needs. It's hard not to be kiasu and worry but why not see how your son performs in the first half year before deciding if he needs extra? I agree with Mandarin about kids developing in other areas too, that's why i've always been more willing to drive them for sports and other activities not provided by school rather than for more academic courses to balance what's left out by schools.