Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[Anothermom]

Appreciate advice/ recommendation from seasoned parents on purchase of textbooks & resources for my ds moving on to Sec 2 next year on the following:-


a) What text books NOT to buy as they will not be used? (History activity book -Singapore from Settlement to Nation was not used at all & it is such a waste)

b) What extra reference books/ assessment books to buy that are useful/ helpful? (Some subjects require extra reading/ practice that will greatly help in the understanding & test/exams preparation) - we were totally clueless this maiden year.

c) Any other tips/ advice for Sec 2s to be? No more honeymoon year?

Thanks!!

[joe0599]

Finally sec2 is over!! How times fly, my DS is finally going to sec3 next year…


I would like to check with current sec2 parents, what subject combination are your DS choosing for sec3? There is a new econ subject for selection among other IHE eg geo, history and lit…do you think choosing econ is a better choice if we think about JC subject combi?

My DS is choosing 3 triple sci and most probably econ.

Anyone going SMTP or BCP etc?

[mkkiasu]

joe0599:

Finally sec2 is over!! How times fly, my DS is finally going to sec3 next year...


I would like to check with current sec2 parents, what subject combination are your DS choosing for sec3? There is a new econ subject for selection among other IHE eg geo, history and lit...do you think choosing econ is a better choice if we think about JC subject combi?

My DS is choosing 3 triple sci and most probably econ.

Anyone going SMTP or BCP etc?

Any details about this Econs elective available such as it's syllabus? This seems to be a new subject for choice.

[joe0599]

mkkiasu:

joe0599:

Finally sec2 is over!! How times fly, my DS is finally going to sec3 next year...


I would like to check with current sec2 parents, what subject combination are your DS choosing for sec3? There is a new econ subject for selection among other IHE eg geo, history and lit...do you think choosing econ is a better choice if we think about JC subject combi?

My DS is choosing 3 triple sci and most probably econ.

Anyone going SMTP or BCP etc?

Any details about this Econs elective available such as it's syllabus? This seems to be a new subject for choice.

Yes, this is the first time econ is available as a choice. The school don't seem to have given any detail on this subject but he has decided to take it up.

What is the subject combi of your DS?

[mkkiasu]

joe0599:

mkkiasu:

[quote=\"joe0599\"]Finally sec2 is over!! How times fly, my DS is finally going to sec3 next year...


I would like to check with current sec2 parents, what subject combination are your DS choosing for sec3? There is a new econ subject for selection among other IHE eg geo, history and lit...do you think choosing econ is a better choice if we think about JC subject combi?

My DS is choosing 3 triple sci and most probably econ.

Anyone going SMTP or BCP etc?

Any details about this Econs elective available such as it's syllabus? This seems to be a new subject for choice.

Yes, this is the first time econ is available as a choice. The school don't seem to have given any detail on this subject but he has decided to take it up.

What is the subject combi of your DS?[/quote]He is now considering Geography for IHE.

What is the implication of not taking Biology? For promotion to JC how many subjects' grade does the school use to calculate the MSG - is it all or L1R5?

[Cheerfuldad]

The school is using MSG and not L1R5.


Regards

[tsh0202]

If one doesn’t take Biology now, can he still take it in JC1?

[petitemum]

tsh0202:

If one doesn't take Biology now, can he still take it in JC1?

Yes, provided chem B3 or better.

[tsh0202]

Thanks!

[mkkiasu]

Cheerfuldad:

The school is using MSG and not L1R5.


Regards

Yes I understand, I didn't mean L1R5 in the true O-level sense. What I want to know is that since there can be different number of subjects taken by different students, for promotion purposes (sec 3 to 4, and sec to JC), do they calculate the MSG over all subjects taken or only the MSG over 1 language and 5 best subjects?