National Junior College (Junior High)

[kiasumumof3]

Hi, my DS is in P6 and got CO from NJ for his DSA. I did "train" him for the interview section of the DSA. We went through possible Q&As as my son tends to give single-word answers every time when he’s with strangers.

[resgmom]

Agree it helps when parents have mock interviews the kids. But still must get through HAST/GAT before reaching the interview stage.

[ptoh]

resgmom:

Agree it helps when parents have mock interviews the kids. But still must get through HAST/GAT before reaching the interview stage.

Agree - my DS, now in JH2, also got in thru DSA. The entrance exams play a big part. by the time NJC calls for round 2, not many left...

[Awonder]

Yap, also feel that I have to go through some mock interviews with my ds, he is not that outspoken.


Btw, to the mummies whose dd/ds that got into NJC thru DSA, may I know how does your child rate the HAST/GAT exam. Sorry, I really have no idea what kind of exam it is, is it the same as what the primary school set their exam paper or its mostly base on IQ or others.

[zeemimi]

Ds went for 2 HAST and 1GAT. He rated njc HAST the most difficult of the 3. The English component was very tough. When he was rejected by the school whose test he thought was the easiest among the 3, we thought he wouldn’t stand a chance with njc. But interestingly he got a co with njc.

Njc HAST consists of abstract reasoning, English, math and science.

[ahmeowie]

Anyone looking for NJC school tie?


I am willing to sell for $5, mailed, worn less than 5 times.

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[resgmom]

We also received the HAST result a few days ago - reading, maths and abstract reasoning results according top 10%, 15%, 50% and bottom 10 and 15%. As expected, the level is \"middle secondary\" - apparently Singapore needs to use mid-sec test in Australia to administer to our P6


I am wondering for this particular result, whether they're comparing the cohort of the entire middle secondary (from all the data they have from Australia, Singapore) or just with the NJC-DSA cohort who took the hast test.

[JJ1111]

resgmom:

We also received the HAST result a few days ago - reading, maths and abstract reasoning results according top 10%, 15%, 50% and bottom 10 and 15%. As expected, the level is \"middle secondary\" - apparently Singapore needs to use mid-sec test in Australia to administer to our P6


I am wondering for this particular result, whether they're comparing the cohort of the entire middle secondary (from all the data they have from Australia, Singapore) or just with the NJC-DSA cohort who took the hast test.

I think should be NJC-DSA cohort.

[Jovialcho]

Does It means top 10% stands higher chance of clearing initial round ?

[zeemimi]

New Principal for NJC

Mr Ang Pow Chew 洪茂秋
Deputy Director/ English Language and Literature Curriculum Planning & Development Division