River Valley High School [*IP]

[WeiHan]

NightFury:

RV vs. NJC. Anyone able to share the A level Results comparison? Thanks

The 2 schools average result is probably very close but RV has achieved this level of results within very short time. In the last three batches, RV has also produced 2 national top scorers despite its small cohort size. RV, generally produces more PSC scholars in recent years.

[NightFury]

WeiHan:

NightFury:

RV vs. NJC. Anyone able to share the A level Results comparison? Thanks

The 2 schools average result is probably very close but RV has achieved this level of results within very short time. In the last three batches, RV has also produced 2 national top scorers despite its small cohort size. RV, generally produces more PSC scholars in recent years.

Thanks WeiHan.

[NightFury]

Anyone waiting for RV CO? I was told by RV that they had posted out last Friday, still waiting for RV letter.

[Yeesim]

Anyone knows what time will the school ends tmr? Thanks

[NightFury]

Finally received RV CO by mail. Posted last Friday, received Today. SingPost need to improve their service.

[sophosphine]

worriermum:

My dd is in year 1 n is struggling with her maths. Is there any parents who can lend/give/sell RV maths exam/revision papers? Desperately needed by my dd for more practises... I can personally collect them at your convenience...Please help...

Hi worriermum
I'm in Yr 1 this year too. As far as I know I'm quite sure the school library provides some past year papers of different subjects for us, your daughter can borrow it from the library to photocopy and return it to the school. That's what my friend has been doing too! Also you can get your daughter to arrange more consultation sessions with her teacher maybe? Personally I think Yr 1 Maths is quite easy as long as you can keep up in class, grasp the concept and you should be more or less alright If anything you can contact me, I might not be an expert in maths but I'm more than willing to help in any way possible! good luck for her eoys!

[Yeesim]

Hi, anyone can share which type of chinese assessment books for yr1? Urgently need for EoY revision. :nailbite:

[rosecy]

andante:

Any idea whether there is still exemption skeme in RVHS? FES ? Btw, I think there are quite a no. Of relief teachers in RV who are not even trainee teachers. Furthermore, they are teaching for more than a term and I heard that they even set common test questions?

Think no more exemption scheme. The top students in my child's class are also taking the EOYs.
Also heard from another parent that a few Y1 geography was taught by a relief teacher. Test paper was set by the relief teacher too. Many had done badly across the level. If this is true, reflect badly on the school's management of testing protocols.

[sgrvstudent]

rosecy:

andante:

Any idea whether there is still exemption skeme in RVHS? FES ? Btw, I think there are quite a no. Of relief teachers in RV who are not even trainee teachers. Furthermore, they are teaching for more than a term and I heard that they even set common test questions?

Think no more exemption scheme. The top students in my child's class are also taking the EOYs.
Also heard from another parent that a few Y1 geography was taught by a relief teacher. Test paper was set by the relief teacher too. Many had done badly across the level. If this is true, reflect badly on the school's management of testing protocols.

Indeed, the exemption schemes that were in effect from 2010 to 2012 will no longer be so from this year onward.

With regard to the Y1 Geography issue, I feel it may not necessarily be the teachers' problem. Considering geography being a humanities subject, it is never a all-can-score subject. Some may scrape through it, some just cannot do it while some can ace it and say: \"no kick\". And by the fact that they are Y1 students, they possibly need more time with geography since it is a totally new subject to them. The ability to adapt also differs. Of course, if everyone in the cohort failed the test then yes, a review is a must! Just my two cents worth.

[sgrvstudent]

starlight1968sg:

Parents with Y2 kids,

May I ask if the kids would be choosing their subjects combination at the end of this year?
Thanks.

Hi, not sure what the school's plans are for current Y2 batch, but the situation for Y2 2012/Y3 2013 batch is a Subject Updating Exercise.
(They are going to conduct a Subject Combination Exercise for Y4 2014 at the end of the year.)

Subject Updating Exercise for Y3 2013:
1. Choose BSP/no BSP (Bicultural Studies Program)
2. Chemistry + \"Biology OR Physics\" (for double science)
3. Triple Science? If yes, Physics + Chemistry+ Biology
4. Both Geography and History are to be studied in Y3.
5. No Singapore and Comparative Studies - previous cohorts used to have SCS in BOTH Y3 and Y4.

Not sure if there will be changes for the Y3 2014 exercise.

Hope this helps.