St. Joseph's Institution
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I am a little confused here.
I thought I read SJI IB first batch is 2018 but how come already have average results of 41? Is that from SJI International - they are having same curriculum?
Anyone can share also 2015 SJI O level L1R5 median? -
radiantmum:
They started the IB with students taking O Levels first:I am a little confused here.
I thought I read SJI IB first batch is 2018 but how come already have average results of 41? Is that from SJI International - they are having same curriculum?
Anyone can share also 2015 SJI O level L1R5 median?
http://www.sji.edu.sg/news-and-events/a ... ments/2011 -
maychua1975:
I absolutely agree with maychua1975 ! ACSI has a long history of stellar IB result (not only Singapore, worldwide) and not only in the past 2 years.
The IB results for ACSI is about 42 average, while SJI was 40 last year then went to 41 this year. As you mentioned, the JC intake is very different. The PSLE intake for ACSI IP is also much better.CONNECTION2016:
Almost same. ACSI is 5 point. difference is 2 points. but the IB result difference is huge huge and huge. they have good amount of intake in Y5 (about 200 students). amonst these lots of students scoring 45/44.
Then again, by the amount of complaints you have, I'm pretty sure your son is in the wrong school. He'd be better off in ACS(I) =P Good luck. -
radiantmum:
SJI International also offers IB. Is that what you mean by same curriculum ?I am a little confused here.
I thought I read SJI IB first batch is 2018 but how come already have average results of 41? Is that from SJI International - they are having same curriculum?
Anyone can share also 2015 SJI O level L1R5 median?
SJI IB first batch refers to SJI IP IB, meaning students admitted to SJI after PSLE, joining Year 1.
Average result refers to SJI students admitted to Year 5 and took the IBDP in 2015. -
happyhearts
Glad to hear your son is happy in SJI. The Sec 1 orientation and campfire are indeed very well run and memorable experience. At the beginning of Sec 3, there is camp TABA for the boys to bond with their new classmates (after Sec2 subject combination). SJI emphasis on camaraderie. My son loves his school and has grown to be much more confident and responsible.
There is no perfect school and no school with ALL good teachers (except maybe the :rahrah: school mentioned in earlier posts on this thread
) but I am impressed with the way the school handled disciplinary issues and parents' feedback. -
Hi pixiedust,
Yes, agreed that there is no perfect school and no school with all good teachers. Even for the schools mentioned in the earlier posts on this thread, if one google or have know of students in these schools, one will realised its not so perfect as one assume them to be.
My son will be glad to know that there is another camp in Sec 3, thanks for letting us know Already for this Sec 1 camp, he is very excited about it. -
pixiedust:
I absolutely agree with maychua1975 ! ACSI has a long history of stellar IB result (not only Singapore, worldwide) and not only in the past 2 years.[/quote]You are correct about the average result of 41 vs 42. Definitely SJI did quite well in IB. But request you see more detailed result. How many perfect score and how many near perfect score and compare. As a parent can't we dream the similar from SJI. Out of 80 student-- 8 Perfect score and 20 near perfect score. Does it not mean huge huge different. My point is not to criticise rather to take or follow a better system which is already proven as best.
The IB results for ACSI is about 42 average, while SJI was 40 last year then went to 41 this year. As you mentioned, the JC intake is very different. The PSLE intake for ACSI IP is also much better.maychua1975:
[quote=\"CONNECTION2016\"]Almost same. ACSI is 5 point. difference is 2 points. but the IB result difference is huge huge and huge. they have good amount of intake in Y5 (about 200 students). amonst these lots of students scoring 45/44.
Then again, by the amount of complaints you have, I'm pretty sure your son is in the wrong school. He'd be better off in ACS(I) =P Good luck.
Agree with both of you that ACSI is doing extremely well due to their long history. At the same time may I request you to go in depth how they are doing so well. In fact their IB curriculum starts right from Sec 1 where as SJI starts at Sec 3. Their are few more steps taken by them to ensure guys to perform best in academically as well as holistically. My point is not to compare and put one up and another one down. My point is constructive argument and to embrace, support and follow the better system. No system or organisation in the world is perfect. Their are always pros & cons on all the system. Their are thousands of things are THE BEST in SJI compared to any school in the world. One of those is the bonding, SJI Family and brotherhood. Academically ACS(I) already established a proven system. We parents can discuss these with the school and request them to follow a better system.
Argument can also raised that SJI is new with IB. But you can also refer to the ACS(I) O level and SJI O-level result. Definitely SJI did very good, but compare to the ACS(I), they should have done much better. So what I mean, there are still very good room for improvement for SJI on both O level and IB; and we (parents and school both) should strive for this, help each other and embrace the better / proven system. -
Just want to say that my boy is very happy at SJI. He could have gone to a school based gifted programme but we picked SJI because of the calibre of the boys they produce.
We as parents have been very impressed with all the seniors so far. They are polite and greet everyone they meet. C also told us that they took very good care of him on orientation day and to date. Definitely not robotic or lifeless and, definitely more passionate, warm and polite than many other IP schools. The two boys we met at the open house were sec 1 boys, and not upper sec boys who helmed the fort.
At a tryout this week, another boy snatched C's equipment and the seniors immediately ran over to tell the bully to return the items, I
think that says a lot of them and their culture. He comes back everyday with stories of how the seniors really look after them juniors so it's really a great deal to us.
As for school comparisons, it's not fair to compare an apple to a grape. Both are nutritious in different ways so we have to learn to use the nutrients to enable our body to grown. If you wanted an apple, then why pick something else? At the end of the day, every parent have dreams for our children. Some can be realized, but some can't. Now that the boys are posted to SJI, make the most out of it. It will not be the stellar result producing school like RI but it will make a gentleman out of a boy. Ora et Labora! -
CONNECTION2016,
Perhaps you want to read this mother's journey with ACS(I): https://vickychong.wordpress.com/2012/1 ... c-schools/
And if you have any suggestions for SJI to improve, maybe you should bring up to SJI directly. -
CONNECTION2016:
Argument can also raised that SJI is new with IB. But you can also refer to the ACS(I) O level and SJI O-level result. Definitely SJI did very good, but compare to the ACS(I), they should have done much better. So what I mean, there are still very good room for improvement for SJI on both O level and IB; and we (parents and school both) should strive for this, help each other and embrace the better / proven system.
CONNECTION2016
ACSI did very well and they have been doing very well in both IB and Olevels results. This is a fact, no need to argue. I hope you already did the comparisons before you send your son to SJI.
There is always room for improvement (maybe except for the :rahrah: \"perfect\" school).
However, very few percentage of SJI parents visit this site. You will reach the right and more parents/school, by bringing your constructive suggestion(s) directly to SJI and SJI Parents' Support Group.
Here on a public internet forum, your suggestions will reach very few people who has actual stakes in SJI's interest.
By the way, hope that Parents 1/2/3 will also feedback to SJI. It would be a shame to churn out robots, regardless of their academic results.
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