Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[williamslim]

There is a Humanities Scholarship Programme in ACS(I). Can anyone share more about it?

[spicyblackpepper]

Congrats all ex yr 6 seniors for great results.


My DS will be going on his first OEP (Malaysia ) in 2 weeks but we have no idea about what to prepare besides 6 disposal underwear and no more than RM 200 in cash. What about clothing, must it be school related Tshirts, extra shoes etc. Any kind advice ?

[zeemimi]

breezy:

zeemimi:

Thanks breezy.

Am I correct that students who take HCL at Yr 4, cannot take CLB in Yr 5? Still a bit hazy here. Do you know what the results are like for those taking ab initio?

You are not alone... I only got out of e \"haze\" when my son stepped into yr 5 last yr

Students who took HCL at yr 4 can still take CLB in yr 5. In fact, this is the majority.

Reason being, students taking CLB will get over with it by the end of yr 5 freeing up the periods for their extended essays, etc. but those on ab initio will only take their IB exams in yr 6.

breezy,

another question. The HCL boys can take CLB in Yr 5 regardless of their HCL grade?

[KPFan]

Congrats to ACSI for superb performance!


Can anyone enlighten me regarding who sets the IB exam? Do all students take the exam during the same period? I read that students take 6 subjects, which will give a max of 42 points, what about the remaining 3 points?

[breezy]

zeemimi:

breezy,

another question. The HCL boys can take CLB in Yr 5 regardless of their HCL grade?

Yes. As long as they've passed \"O\"-level normal chinese.

[breezy]

spicyblackpepper:

Congrats all ex yr 6 seniors for great results.


My DS will be going on his first OEP (Malaysia ) in 2 weeks but we have no idea about what to prepare besides 6 disposal underwear and no more than RM 200 in cash. What about clothing, must it be school related Tshirts, extra shoes etc. Any kind advice ?

i spicyblackpepper,

I am sure your son is gonna have so much fun! It's great bonding opportunity.

If I am not wrong, closer to the date, there will be a briefing and a packing list (very generic one) for the boys. They usually report in yellow corporate tee (for easy identification). For other activities, they are allowed to wear their own T-shirt, berms or jeans.

[spicyblackpepper]

Tks breezy

[zeemimi]

breezy:

zeemimi:

breezy,

another question. The HCL boys can take CLB in Yr 5 regardless of their HCL grade?

Yes. As long as they've passed \"O\"-level normal chinese.

Tks. A bit confused cos it seems to indicate otherwise in the SJI thread.

[autolycus]

KPFan:

Congrats to ACSI for superb performance!


Can anyone enlighten me regarding who sets the IB exam? Do all students take the exam during the same period? I read that students take 6 subjects, which will give a max of 42 points, what about the remaining 3 points?

The IB examinations are set by the IB from their centre in Cardiff, Wales. Students take the exams (just like most other exams) in either May or November — for most of the southern hemisphere and most of Singapore, this is November. Singapore hosts the Asia-Pacific zone HQ; there's one for Europe/Africa/Middle East and one for N/S America as well.

Students take 3 Higher Level subjects (240 hours each), 3 Standard Level subjects (150 hours each); the main difference is that HLs have more content, but HLs normally include the 150 hours of the corresponding SL. Each of these six subjects come from 5-6 subject groups (Group 6 is optional, so students can take their sixth subject from any of the other groups). Each subject is graded on a fairly linear (although not completely so) scale of 1-7; they will only get 0 if they do not turn up or they are caught cheating.

Students also take Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, and Creativity-Action-Service (CAS). ToK and EE are graded A to E; basically if you get AA/AB for these components, you get 3 bonus points—if you score lower, you get fewer bonus points to a minimum of 0. CAS is a pass/fail 150 hours of self-assembled activities which students choose as learning experiences.

The 45 points come from the (1-7) x 6 subjects plus the 0-3 bonus points.

[breezy]

zeemimi:

breezy:

[quote=\"zeemimi\"]

breezy,

another question. The HCL boys can take CLB in Yr 5 regardless of their HCL grade?

Yes. As long as they've passed \"O\"-level normal chinese.

Tks. A bit confused cos it seems to indicate otherwise in the SJI thread.[/quote]Okay, I just ploughed thru my son's yr 5 subject briefing pack and gathered these:


Mother tongue requirements & MOE bilingual policy:
Students who have met the MOE mother tongue requirements at GCE O level exam (ie. obtained a D7 grade or better for the higher mother tongue at GCE O level examination) can offer ANY language subject in GRoup 2. To offer language ab initio, students must have obtained a D7 grade or better for the higher mother tongue at the GCE O level examination. Otherwise, they will be required to sit for the GCE 'A' level H1 mother tongue examination.

Students who have been officially exempted from taking the official mother tongue languages can offer any language in group 2.

To lessen the examination load at the end of IB year 2, one standard level examination can be taken at the end of IB year 1. This subject is termed \"Anticipated Subject\" and students are able to offer Chinese B, Malay B or Tamil B as an anticipated subject and take the examination at the end of year 1.

Hope the above helped to clarify your doubt. I also spoke to the IB Chinese dean some 3 yrs back and was given the assurance that even if the student takes. HMT, they are still eligible to do Chinese B in yr 5. You may like to call for clarification too