Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]
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RA is a subject pull out class
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zulu:
What about the atmosphere/environment? Still as friendly and sharing as before or will the RA classes be very competitive?jtoh:
[quote=\"gardenia64\"]Usually RA class GPA average is quite high, it could be more than 3.6. And also because the formula of GPA, core 5 subjects + 2 best subjects, it can avoid the lowest GPA to be calculated. My girl is at RA class, her GPA is more than 3.6 and she still consider that she is not good as her classmate majority are 4.0. Their GPA could be more than 3.9. I can not believe it as I always think if u get nearly 3.6, that is very good GPA as it comes from Rgs.
That's true. For RA classes, scoring overall 3.6 finds you at the lower end of the class, whereas 3.6 would probably have you at the higher end of other classes. It's a little intimidating to be in a RA class where everyone seems to score nothing but 4.0 for individual subjects with an occasional 3.6.
Are all RA students doing the popular subject combinations automatically grouped together?[/quote]In years 3/4 the students are grouped according to subject combi. So students doing the same RA subject with similar subject combis are grouped together.
As for the environment it depends on the students in the class. In my dd's year, there were two RA classes which were seen as the top two classes because of the students in them. One class had a very friendly and supportive environment where the students freely shared notes with each other and helped each other out. The other class was more competitive. -
Do RGS Girls attend tuition class?
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jtoh:
In years 3/4 the students are grouped according to subject combi. So students doing the same RA subject with similar subject combis are grouped together.
As for the environment it depends on the students in the class. In my dd's year, there were two RA classes which were seen as the top two classes because of the students in them. One class had a very friendly and supportive environment where the students freely shared notes with each other and helped each other out. The other class was more competitive.
The 2 top RA classes are in which subject specialization? -
jtoh:
Finding it hard to digest...gardenia64:
Usually RA class GPA average is quite high, it could be more than 3.6. And also because the formula of GPA, core 5 subjects + 2 best subjects, it can avoid the lowest GPA to be calculated. My girl is at RA class, her GPA is more than 3.6 and she still consider that she is not good as her classmate majority are 4.0. Their GPA could be more than 3.9. I can not believe it as I always think if u get nearly 3.6, that is very good GPA as it comes from Rgs.
That's true. For RA classes, scoring overall 3.6 finds you at the lower end of the class, whereas 3.6 would probably have you at the higher end of other classes. It's a little intimidating to be in a RA class where everyone seems to score nothing but 4.0 for individual subjects with an occasional 3.6.
I would have thot 3.6 is good enough.
Thanks for sharing, jtoh and gardenia64. -
Thanks Jtoh. Certainly hope that DD will find Years 3 & 4 just as enjoyable and fulfilling.
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GiftedGem:
3.6 is definitely \"good enough\" by nearly anyone's standards! As parents, I think we should assess our child based on effort rather than purely grades, since every child has different innate abilities. I remember telling my daughter before she started at RGS that she could find herself in the middle or lower, but that as long as she had put in a good effort, it was fine. After all, if you compare with the top 3% (I think?) of students and come in at the bottom, it's still good!Finding it hard to digest...
I would have thot 3.6 is good enough.
Thanks for sharing, jtoh and gardenia64. -
jtoh:
Sorry, I don't know. I don't know if my daughter has heard, or if she told me. My daughter is one of those who doesn't like to compare results, so we only see hers and rarely know what is happening in the rest of her class, let alone in the school. She was in a non-RA class, so the students were not the very strong ones.
The school should be sharing with your girls the trends for previous years. I can't recall what the average is in Years 3/4. Maybe slmkhoo can recall as her dd is in Year 4.GiftedGem:
I see. My initial thot was trend downward, as it gets more challenging and difficult in Yr 3-4.
What is considered as 'average' in Yr 3-4.
Is 3.4 good enough? Or my expectation is too low? -
jtoh:
Again, I don't know! My daughter hasn't mentioned if there are those who will only take 3 H2s next year. I just know her grades, and that's all. Based on this year's founder's day awards, not all the girls who got the outstanding excellence award for Yr3 (about 11 in total) had an overall GPA of 4.0, so I don't think overall GPA of 4.0 is that common.Yes, the 3.6 was referring to giftedgem's class. So your under 3.0 average GPA is for your dd's Year 4 class? That is on the low side. That would mean some of the students not being able to pursue 4H2 subjects in Years 5/6?
I remember being told the stats during briefings. They're not released as printed stats but in briefings to the students and parents, to give them an idea of trends and where they're headed.
If the school would make more stats known, we wouldn't have to speculate like this! -
678Yess:
Do RGS Girls attend tuition class?
My DD does for Chinese and I have heard her mention that some of her friends do for various subjects.
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