Nan Chiau High School
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beariecrystal3
My daughter stayed back a lot in the school. School officially finished at 145 pm everyday except Wednesday ends at 230 pm for assembly. Understand that assembly often overruns.
I think how often they stayed back depends on what activities they are in. My girl has 2 CCAs and in various other programmes. So she stayed back about 4 days a week, sometimes reaching home only 7+. They are much more busy in secondary school, so I suppose this is something parents have to get used to. However, she has made a few good friends and spending her time meaningfully. I have seen her blossomed from a shy girl to now more enthusiastic. -
Goodluck8
Ummm… maybe you can let me know what areas you are interested in? -
littlecloud:
Thanks for the infor, what kind of CCA is there in Nan Chiau? Is the kids there well behaved? How many CCA are they require to sign up in Sec 1? How does the school help those students who are weaker in their studies?beariecrystal3
My daughter stayed back a lot in the school. School officially finished at 145 pm everyday except Wednesday ends at 230 pm for assembly. Understand that assembly often overruns.
I think how often they stayed back depends on what activities they are in. My girl has 2 CCAs and in various other programmes. So she stayed back about 4 days a week, sometimes reaching home only 7+. They are much more busy in secondary school, so I suppose this is something parents have to get used to. However, she has made a few good friends and spending her time meaningfully. I have seen her blossomed from a shy girl to now more enthusiastic. -
beariecrystal3
Did you and your girl attend the open house last Saturday? My girl was amongst the students manning the CCA stalls
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What CCAs are your girl interested in? From the school website, there is a listing of the CCAs - I counted 26 there, including performing arts, sports and games, uniform groups , clubs and societies. From what I see from my girl and her classmates, they are quite active in the CCAs. Each student need to only sign up for one CCA at a minimum, I think.
Are the kids there well-behaved? From what I see, yes. A few of her classmates came to my place to do projects quite often, and they are rather well-behaved – typical Singapore teenagers. In fact, my girl is the more laid-back type and I think they encouraged her to study, and of course, my girl listens to them more than me. They are also helpful and often took pictures of the textbooks and notes and send to my girl when she forgot to bring them back home the days before exam. I am quite happy that they are not too competitive. In fact, they are going out today to celebrate two girls’ birthdays, even though it’s school holiday.
How does school help weaker students? Umm… I think my girl was one of them … They do have supplementary classes for specific subjects if deemed necessary. I think in secondary schools, they are expected to be more independent and seek the teachers out if they need help. I remembered speaking to her maths teacher over the phone and she told me which topics my girl should work on, and even offered to help to mark extra maths work and explain to her. I suppose teacher quality varies - some taught more effectively than others. But I have seen many teachers there who are very approachable, and show a lot of concern for students, even the PE teachers and home econs teacher.
Feel free to PM me if you want. -
Goodluck8
Don’t worry too much. From what I see from my girl, there are various projects that require them to work in groups, but manageable. Same for homework.
My girl does not have whatsapp, because she is using a very very old iPhone so not able to install whatsapp. She uses Facebook quite a lot I think, when she has wifi connection at home.
I replied your PM too. -
Goodluck 8
Welcome. Let me know if there’s anything I can help. -
For me, I bought 3 sets of uniform and 3 sets of PE attire, reason due to sec one orientation this year was 3D2N and PE attire was required. I bought the socks from school but black shoes,(sch require) I bought 2 pairs from sport link due to nicer design. The vendor will tell you to buy 1 polo shirt which the students can wear it on Friday but for me it’s a waste as my girl doesn’t like the design so she rather wear the full uniform on Friday.
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If I remember correctly, the students can wear white shirt instead of PE shirt if they run out of PE attire during the sec one camp. In Sec one this year, there are 3 PE lessons in week one and 2 lessons in week two, so should be ok if buy only 2 sets.
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If any child choose Nan Chiau as 1st choice in S1 posting with score 250 and above, must go to the general office and apply the S$800 special award given by the school.
This is enough to pay 4 years school fee and buy Sec 1 textbooks. -
May I know which tuition centre did nan chiau students go to? Any recommendation?
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