Dunman Secondary School
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lemonadeboy:
hihi, DS was not selected for the basketball team and he is pretty disappointed over it.
Hey there! Thank you very much for your question.chloecube:
hi lemonadeboy,
thank you so much for sharing, as above, my DS is starting his first yr journey with dunman this yr, i really hope he will enjoy school as much as i would want him to.
like you, i was considering between dunman and ngee ann for him, in the end, i chose dunman as it is nearer to my house and i had been to dunman open house, pretty impressed with the school, and students. a pity i had missed ngee ann open house as i was away.
my son's psle is 196, i could have chosen Express stream for him but in another school as dunman has higher COP. but after speaking to him and letting him see dunman and other schools, he decided to choose dunman but in a NA stream. he prefers to go slow and said he will try his best to get into express stream. i certainly hope he can!
as a teenage's mother, what i am most worried abt is they stray and mix with bad company, thus choosing a school with good reputation is very important to me.
in my opinion, having good character far exceed good result. (though result is also important)
this week is orientation week for him and perhaps he will be choosing his CCA soon. he hopes to get into the basketball team.
can you share how are the NA students like and are they as motivated as the express kids? are the teachers dedicated towards them?
I am in total agreement with your DS in saying that he prefers to go slow and work his way up to the express stream. However it must be noted that he should not feel so much pressure about entering the express stream. Yet, if he does work very hard, I am certain that he will be able to make it because I have seen people who jumped from the NA stream to the express stream and have done quite okay in the o levels.
I am not in the BEST position to share about the NA students but I do have some experiences with them as some of them are in the same cca or that I do see them everyday. DO NOT worry about the academic rigour of being in the NA stream because during my time (should be the same now) Dunman's NA stream has consistently attained rather stellar results (often hovering between band 1 and 2) and Dunman always speaks very highly of their NA stream (often broadcasting their academic achievements in front of the school). With that in mind, I am sure that the teachers are equally dedicated towards teaching the NA stream because many of my teachers also teach the NA stream and I feel that they were really helpful ! Also, because some of my cca mates are from the NA stream, I find that they are very committed to both cca and their studies in the sense that they understand the importance in both excelling in their academics and ccas. Moreover, nearing to major national exams (e.g. N or O levels) the school will most likely engage motivational speakers (e.g. adam khoo for my time) to further spur the students to give it their all for their last lap (not sure if such an opportunity is still present though).
If you are worried about the NA students being very rowdy and unruly, please do not be. When I was in Dunman, the students were generally quite well behaved. Yet, there are definitely some \"black sheeps\" in the school where they are caught for overly tapered pants, their socks being too low, or making loud noises in public e.t.c, but such occurrences happen regardless of one's stream. If you are worried about bad influences (for example smoking, hooliganism e.t.c), I have not really seen any NA students (or any other students for that fact) engaging in such behaviour. You may argue that they may engage in such behaviour outside of school, but that really depends on how close their parents really keeps an eye on them. Generally, the NA students are nice and far from being super rowdy, loud or misbehaved. So do not worry.
Basketball is a good cca to be in! It is intense but this will no doubt teach your son the importance of balance between work and play. All the best if he really does want to go for their trials! But do keep an open mind during the cca walkabout (if there is one) and who knows if he might be interested in another cca?
currently, he put NCC air as first and follow by scouts and Life science.
what cca where u from previously? -
chloecube:
hihi, DS was not selected for the basketball team and he is pretty disappointed over it.
Hey there! Thank you very much for your question.lemonadeboy:
[quote=\"chloecube\"]hi lemonadeboy,
thank you so much for sharing, as above, my DS is starting his first yr journey with dunman this yr, i really hope he will enjoy school as much as i would want him to.
like you, i was considering between dunman and ngee ann for him, in the end, i chose dunman as it is nearer to my house and i had been to dunman open house, pretty impressed with the school, and students. a pity i had missed ngee ann open house as i was away.
my son's psle is 196, i could have chosen Express stream for him but in another school as dunman has higher COP. but after speaking to him and letting him see dunman and other schools, he decided to choose dunman but in a NA stream. he prefers to go slow and said he will try his best to get into express stream. i certainly hope he can!
as a teenage's mother, what i am most worried abt is they stray and mix with bad company, thus choosing a school with good reputation is very important to me.
in my opinion, having good character far exceed good result. (though result is also important)
this week is orientation week for him and perhaps he will be choosing his CCA soon. he hopes to get into the basketball team.
can you share how are the NA students like and are they as motivated as the express kids? are the teachers dedicated towards them?
I am in total agreement with your DS in saying that he prefers to go slow and work his way up to the express stream. However it must be noted that he should not feel so much pressure about entering the express stream. Yet, if he does work very hard, I am certain that he will be able to make it because I have seen people who jumped from the NA stream to the express stream and have done quite okay in the o levels.
I am not in the BEST position to share about the NA students but I do have some experiences with them as some of them are in the same cca or that I do see them everyday. DO NOT worry about the academic rigour of being in the NA stream because during my time (should be the same now) Dunman's NA stream has consistently attained rather stellar results (often hovering between band 1 and 2) and Dunman always speaks very highly of their NA stream (often broadcasting their academic achievements in front of the school). With that in mind, I am sure that the teachers are equally dedicated towards teaching the NA stream because many of my teachers also teach the NA stream and I feel that they were really helpful ! Also, because some of my cca mates are from the NA stream, I find that they are very committed to both cca and their studies in the sense that they understand the importance in both excelling in their academics and ccas. Moreover, nearing to major national exams (e.g. N or O levels) the school will most likely engage motivational speakers (e.g. adam khoo for my time) to further spur the students to give it their all for their last lap (not sure if such an opportunity is still present though).
If you are worried about the NA students being very rowdy and unruly, please do not be. When I was in Dunman, the students were generally quite well behaved. Yet, there are definitely some \"black sheeps\" in the school where they are caught for overly tapered pants, their socks being too low, or making loud noises in public e.t.c, but such occurrences happen regardless of one's stream. If you are worried about bad influences (for example smoking, hooliganism e.t.c), I have not really seen any NA students (or any other students for that fact) engaging in such behaviour. You may argue that they may engage in such behaviour outside of school, but that really depends on how close their parents really keeps an eye on them. Generally, the NA students are nice and far from being super rowdy, loud or misbehaved. So do not worry.
Basketball is a good cca to be in! It is intense but this will no doubt teach your son the importance of balance between work and play. All the best if he really does want to go for their trials! But do keep an open mind during the cca walkabout (if there is one) and who knows if he might be interested in another cca?
currently, he put NCC air as first and follow by scouts and Life science.
what cca where u from previously?[/quote]Hi Chloecube,
I heard from my child that the Sec 1s were \"auditioned\" for Sports CCA last week and they were to select their choices via LMS.
Yet to know the outcome of selection tho. -
Hi cheerful_dino
is your child in dunman sec 1 too?
ya, DS said they tried a few cca and i guess he wasnt good enough to make it to the school basketball team
he had made some changes in the selection. result is not out yet.
heard 1 uniform is compulsory in the selction choices -
chloecube:
Yes. My child in Sec. 1 too.Hi cheerful_dino
is your child in dunman sec 1 too?
ya, DS said they tried a few cca and i guess he wasnt good enough to make it to the school basketball team
he had made some changes in the selection. result is not out yet.
heard 1 uniform is compulsory in the selction choices
Outcome of CCA will be on 23 Jan.
Btw, is your child taking HCL? If noy did he go for HCL entry test yesterday? -
Hi,
may i know if there is any information given by school? DS didnt tell me the outcome is on 23 jan
no, he not taking HMT -
chloecube:
Hi Chloecube,Hi,
may i know if there is any information given by school? DS didnt tell me the outcome is on 23 jan
no, he not taking HMT
The Sec. 1s had a CCA briefing some time ago and
they were told that after selecting their choices via ls,
23rd Jan they will know the outcome. Fyi -
cheerful_dino:
Hi Chloecube,chloecube:
Hi,
may i know if there is any information given by school? DS didnt tell me the outcome is on 23 jan
no, he not taking HMT
The Sec. 1s had a CCA briefing some time ago and
they were told that after selecting their choices via ls,
23rd Jan they will know the outcome. Fyi
I meant LMS not ls (typo error) -
thks for the infor cheerful_dino
i asked DS again for the CCA date, he doesnt seem to know, either he didnt hear it or he wasnt paying attention.
had told him 23 jan will be the result of CCA.
yup, i had selected through the school website.
DS is slowly making new friends, he is a bit slow in warming up due to his shy character.
but so far, he likes the school
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chloecube:
Hi chloecube,thks for the infor cheerful_dino
i asked DS again for the CCA date, he doesnt seem to know, either he didnt hear it or he wasnt paying attention.
had told him 23 jan will be the result of CCA.
yup, i had selected through the school website.
DS is slowly making new friends, he is a bit slow in warming up due to his shy character.
but so far, he likes the school
Did your child get his other preferred choice of CCA other than basketball ?
My child's CCA training is 3x weekly . Hope he is able to manage both schoolwork & CCA ^_^ -
cheerful_dino:
yes, thank you cheer_dino.he managed to get what he wanted:)
Hi chloecube,chloecube:
thks for the infor cheerful_dino
i asked DS again for the CCA date, he doesnt seem to know, either he didnt hear it or he wasnt paying attention.
had told him 23 jan will be the result of CCA.
yup, i had selected through the school website.
DS is slowly making new friends, he is a bit slow in warming up due to his shy character.
but so far, he likes the school
Did your child get his other preferred choice of CCA other than basketball ?
My child's CCA training is 3x weekly . Hope he is able to manage both schoolwork & CCA ^_^
his CCA is once a week.
your child is in the sport team? i saw from website sport training is quite regular.
btw, do you know if the CCA is starting this week or following?
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