Dunman High School (Junior High)

[Augmum]

Yr 4 Parents ....

How is the feedback fr yr DD/DS of today's LA paper 1??
Heard from gal that after the paper, every1 in her class were saying \"Be prepared to die\"...... :roll: :slapshead:
Simply insufficient of time to write....

[zae]

Hi,


May I know what are the usual school hours for DHS?
I heard that DHS students need to do project/homework till midnight from sec 1. Is that true across IP students or particularly so in DHS?

Thanks so much.

[Augmum]

zae:

Hi,


May I know what are the usual school hours for DHS?
I heard that DHS students need to do project/homework till midnight from sec 1. Is that true across IP students or particularly so in DHS?

Thanks so much.

Many have been saying that Yr1 is referred to \"Honeymoon period\" of the 6 yrs IP education....
Thus ...Yr1 is alrdy considered as the most relax yr of the 6 yrs...
Real Heavy workload will come-in in Yr3 and beyond...

Not everyday, they need to stay up late in yr1... Unless they are rushing to meet projects' deadline...
And it's true that DHS does have lots of projects to do...
In a way, that's good as these pupils are very hands-on wrt to projects since Yr1...
Which may explains how they can achieve a whopping of 93.X% of Distinctions in PW in recent A level results...

Of coz, if the pupil is in 2 CCAs, third lang and actively engage in other sch activities....
That will leave him or her not much time to complete homework/ assignments n projects...which leads to late nites...
But in short, Yr1 and Yr2 are definitely manageable ... if one works efficiently...

Wrt to what is the usual hrs for Yr 1...
3 long days and 2 short days....
For long days, it can end ard 6.30 p.m for CCA or those taking 3 rd lang or electives...
Short day will be ard 2-3 p.m...

All days start at 8 a.m.... Fri will start at 9 a.m....

[zae]

Augmum:

zae:

Hi,


May I know what are the usual school hours for DHS?
I heard that DHS students need to do project/homework till midnight from sec 1. Is that true across IP students or particularly so in DHS?

Thanks so much.

Many have been saying that yr1 is referred to \"Honeymoon period\" of the 6 yrs IP education....
Thus ...yr1 is alrdy considered as the most relax yr of the 6 yrs...
Real Heavy workload will come-in in yr3 and beyond...

Not everyday, they need to stay up late in yr1... Unless they are rushing to meet projects' deadline...
And it's true that DHS does have lots of projects to do...
In a way, that's good as these pupils are very hands-on wrt to projects since yr1...
Which may explains how they can achieve a whopping of 93.X% of Distinctions in recent A level results...

Of coz, if the pupil is in 2 CCAs, third lang and actively engage in other sch activities....
That will leave him or her not much time to complete homework/ assignments n projects...which leads to late nites...
But in short, Yr and Yr2 is definitely manageable ... if one works efficiently...

Wrt to what is the usual hrs for Yr 1...
3 long days and 2 short days....
For long days, it can end ard 6.30 p.m for CCA or those taking 3 rd lang or electives...
Short day will be ard 2-3 p.m...

All days start at 8 a.m.... Fri will start at 9 a.m....

Thanks so much! Have been reading your posts in this forum recently. Indeed helpful to know more about DHS!

[Augmum]

zae:

Thanks so much! Have been reading your posts in this forum recently. Indeed helpful to know more about DHS!

U're most welcome....
Choosing DHS for yr son or daughter ?
Start reading this thread....lots of info about DHS, shared by me n other parents....

Have been reading my posts recently? Thank u...but recently , i am vey \" unproductive\"lah....only have been playing with chinese words at the playground...

[zae]

Augmum:

zae:

Thanks so much! Have been reading your posts in this forum recently. Indeed helpful to know more about DHS!

U're most welcome....
Choosing DHS for yr son or daughter ?
Start reading this thread....lots of info about DHS, shared by me n other parents....

Have been reading my posts recently? Thank u...but recently , i am vey \" unproductive\"lah....only have been playing with chinese words at the playground...

My DD has a CO from DHS (and also from NJC which means she has to make a decision soon). We read some of your old posts before deciding which school to DSA, and recently again. She likes the school environment (particularly the library), the seniors she has met, and the bicultural studies program. But there are other aspects of NJC that she likes too. I guess probably she is too excited (but confused) to explore all possibilities.

Could you share about the bicultural studies program? Is the selection based on results of both Chinese and English in lower sec? Thanks so much for your time.

[Augmum]

zae:

My DD has a CO from DHS (and also from NJC which means she has to make a decision soon). We read some of your old posts before deciding which school to DSA, and recently again. She likes the school environment (particularly the library), the seniors she has met, and the bicultural studies program. But there are other aspects of NJC that she likes too. I guess probably she is too excited (but confused) to explore all possibilities.

Could you share about the bicultural studies program? Is the selection based on results of both Chinese and English in lower sec? Thanks so much for your time.

Congrats to yr DD for getting double COs !!!

Am glad that my old posts here still have some usage....hehe...

Oh yeah.... DHS library is new, big, comfortable n conducive....
as according to my gal....her group juz like to study there....

The bicultural studies program ( BSP) has 2 cat....
One is the MOE SAP scholarship and the other one is sch- based program....

The MOE Prog is offered only to 4 SAP sec schs, NYGH, DHS, HCI n RVH...
Selection is by MOE, with remmendations by sch teachers...
This offers overseas immersion opportunities at subsidised rates...

Yes, for both cat....the grades of HCL, LA n overall GPA play impt roles....

[zae]

Augmum:

zae:

My DD has a CO from DHS (and also from NJC which means she has to make a decision soon). We read some of your old posts before deciding which school to DSA, and recently again. She likes the school environment (particularly the library), the seniors she has met, and the bicultural studies program. But there are other aspects of NJC that she likes too. I guess probably she is too excited (but confused) to explore all possibilities.

Could you share about the bicultural studies program? Is the selection based on results of both Chinese and English in lower sec? Thanks so much for your time.

Congrats to yr DD for getting double COs !!!

Am glad that my old posts here still have some usage....hehe...

Oh yeah.... DHS library is new, big, comfortable n conducive....
as according to my gal....her group juz like to study there....

The bicultural studies program ( BSP) has 2 cat....
One is the MOE SAP scholarship and the other one is sch- based program....

The MOE Prog is offered only to 4 SAP sec schs, NYGH, DHS, HCI n RVH...
Selection is by MOE, with remmendations by sch teachers...
This offers overseas immersion opportunities at subsidised rates...

Yes, for both cat....the grades of HCL, LA n overall GPA play impt roles....

Thanks so much for the information.

[Bedokid]

My dd did not do well in her yr5…most likely she will be retained…if she does not want to be retained what other options can she take? Can she appeal to be promoted? If she wants to go poly, can she be accepted? No O level can? Or if she wants to repeat can she join other jc?

[Jovialcho]

Dhs probably need to be strict especially higher levels to ensure excellent results at alevel; those unable to fulfill, no choice but may has to retain n buck up … But also hope can appeal case by case as cause anxiety n stress to kids n parents.