Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[looking4Tutor]

PiggyLalala:

looking4Tutor:

[quote=\"PiggyLalala\"]What is SIP?

Structured IP more likely a O level preparation class.

How many of such classes? It is different from the o level classes or the same; ( class Q) ? I read students scoring more than 3.0 msg may go to SIP class. Is my information correct? Thanks.[/quote]There are 2 SIP classes about 20 student each. Yes, more like Q class. Yes above MSG 3 and those who fail their group project will make their way there.
BY THE WAY those who failed group project are not necessary have MSG above 3. They might have MSG 2 just for whatever reasons failed their project.
It will be interesting to see how many SIP student make it back to Sec4 IP this year.

[Nebbermind]

Is that only about 10% of the S1 intake?

[looking4Tutor]

Nebbermind:

Is that only about 10% of the S1 intake?

For this year yes. But it varies from year to year. If HCI is to push the standard higher, which is a wrong games plan, you will see more Straight Into Poly classes.

[PiggyLalala]

looking4Tutor:

There are 2 SIP classes about 20 student each. Yes, more like Q class. Yes above MSG 3 and those who fail their group project will make their way there.
BY THE WAY those who failed group project are not necessary have MSG above 3. They might have MSG 2 just for whatever reasons failed their project.
It will be interesting to see how many SIP student make it back to Sec4 IP this year.

Thank you very much. What are these group projects that you have mentioned in your post?

[looking4Tutor]

PiggyLalala:

looking4Tutor:

There are 2 SIP classes about 20 student each. Yes, more like Q class. Yes above MSG 3 and those who fail their group project will make their way there.
BY THE WAY those who failed group project are not necessary have MSG above 3. They might have MSG 2 just for whatever reasons failed their project.
It will be interesting to see how many SIP student make it back to Sec4 IP this year.

Thank you very much. What are these group projects that you have mentioned in your post?

http://projectsday.hci.edu.sg/2010/index.html

[Nebbermind]

looking4Tutor:

Nebbermind:

Is that only about 10% of the S1 intake?

For this year yes. But it varies from year to year. If HCI is to push the standard higher, which is a wrong games plan, you will see more Straight Into Poly classes.

Pushing standard higher = more stringent promotion criteria?

[PiggyLalala]

Hi looking4tutor,

Thanks for the link. Am I right to say that for such projects, you get to choose your own teammates and topic? And students need to do such projects every year?

[looking4Tutor]

PiggyLalala:

Hi looking4tutor,

Thanks for the link. Am I right to say that for such projects, you get to choose your own teammates and topic? And students need to do such projects every year, right?

Yes, there is a possibility to team up with irresponsible mate/s. That is the no.1 recipe for failure.

[Dreamgear]

looking4Tutor:

PiggyLalala:

[quote=\"looking4Tutor\"]
There are 2 SIP classes about 20 student each. Yes, more like Q class. Yes above MSG 3 and those who fail their group project will make their way there.
BY THE WAY those who failed group project are not necessary have MSG above 3. They might have MSG 2 just for whatever reasons failed their project.
It will be interesting to see how many SIP student make it back to Sec4 IP this year.

Thank you very much. What are these group projects that you have mentioned in your post?

http://projectsday.hci.edu.sg/2010/index.html[/quote]This seem to be a competition rather than project work...

[Jennifer]

Nebbermind:

looking4Tutor:

[quote=\"Nebbermind\"]Is that only about 10% of the S1 intake?

For this year yes. But it varies from year to year. If HCI is to push the standard higher, which is a wrong games plan, you will see more Straight Into Poly classes.

Pushing standard higher = more stringent promotion criteria?[/quote]Else how does the school get to produce lustrous 'A' levels results?