CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' Secondary

[gardenia64]

MyMelborne:

gardenia64:

This year affiliation COP is 230 not 220. Psle is already over for morn than 2 months, all the girls already head start for their sec school life on the first week of the Jan. now everyone start to adopt sec life at Sngs regardless your psle score.

So is it true that the girls will learn O level topics even in S1? IMO, transition into sec sch curriculum is already quite tough by itself. How much more tougher it must be to learn the upper sec, i.e. O level topics.

I am not sure whether they learn olevel topics or not at S1. s1 students need start their sec life rather than they plays the games every mins, update Facebook very frequently. I donot see this is the good point for students. I told my girl if u don't update your Facebook, it does not affect u anything.

[25HMOM]

MyMelborne:

gardenia64:

This year affiliation COP is 230 not 220. Psle is already over for morn than 2 months, all the girls already head start for their sec school life on the first week of the Jan. now everyone start to adopt sec life at Sngs regardless your psle score.

So is it true that the girls will learn O level topics even in S1? IMO, transition into sec sch curriculum is already quite tough by itself. How much more tougher it must be to learn the upper sec, i.e. O level topics.

That is what I heard recently. I was pretty shocked too. My dd sch did start their pupils on O level content but it was to a small extent. They were more involved in lower sec subjects including art, music, home econ, D&T and non-academic enrichment programs. There's no time for heavy O level topics.

[25HMOM]

gardenia64:

I am not sure whether they learn olevel topics or not at S1. s1 students need start their sec life rather than they plays the games every mins, update Facebook very frequently. I donot see this is the good point for students. I told my girl if u don't update your Facebook, it does not affect u anything.

I am sure your dd will get very good results.

[Popick]

kitty2:

Popick:

Anyone knows how does those with maybe PSLE score 260 or even higher (I believe there are some), do they score 7 or 8A1 in O level?

I know my neighbour did and was a scholar in Hwa Chong and now scholar in NTU. She was not from st nick Pri , just a
Neighborhood school

Was she previously graduated from SNG at O level?

[kitty2]

Popick:

kitty2:

[quote=\"Popick\"]Anyone knows how does those with maybe PSLE score 260 or even higher (I believe there are some), do they score 7 or 8A1 in O level?

I know my neighbour did and was a scholar in Hwa Chong and now scholar in NTU. She was not from st nick Pri , just a
Neighborhood school

Was she previously graduated from SNG at O level?[/quote]
Yes,her time had no IP classes

[gardenia64]

25HMOM:

gardenia64:

I am not sure whether they learn olevel topics or not at S1. s1 students need start their sec life rather than they plays the games every mins, update Facebook very frequently. I donot see this is the good point for students. I told my girl if u don't update your Facebook, it does not affect u anything.

I am sure your dd will get very good results.

Thanks. My girl is too much on the Internet. I don't think so as she always give herself a good excuse if she did not do well. She is happy go lucky one. Hope Sngs sec life can change her to be more confident.

[StillThinking]

For the Sec 1 start on O level stuff, I think so. For math, 1 or 1 page(not to sure is which) of our work was questions from O level

[Popick]

StillThinking:

Popick:

The enrichment programmes for whole year is out. But funny, thought 1 Justice is O level class this year but why the class has passion pursuit programmes like IP? So sad, O level classes not given Math enrichment except again 1 Justice.

Hmm, maybe they forgot to change? I''l check with my ft ltr....

Update: FT said it's cause it hasn't been updated... My question is why is it only out now if it was done before 1J changed to O level which was like the 1st few days of school...

Enrichment programme had been updated. They have taken out PP and Maths enrichment from 1Justice. A good new is O level class also being offered Maths Enrichment programme (optional though).

[StillThinking]

Popick:

StillThinking:

[quote=\"Popick\"]The enrichment programmes for whole year is out. But funny, thought 1 Justice is O level class this year but why the class has passion pursuit programmes like IP? So sad, O level classes not given Math enrichment except again 1 Justice.

Hmm, maybe they forgot to change? I''l check with my ft ltr....

Update: FT said it's cause it hasn't been updated... My question is why is it only out now if it was done before 1J changed to O level which was like the 1st few days of school...

Enrichment programme had been updated. They have taken out PP and Maths enrichment from 1Justice. A good new is O level class also being offered Maths Enrichment programme (optional though).[/quote]Thks, and cld you provide me with info about the Math Enrichment? I didn't see it on that page. Is the Math Enrichment the Math Olympiad, or diff?

[25HMOM]

gardenia64:

Thanks. My girl is too much on the Internet. I don't think so as she always give herself a good excuse if she did not do well. She is happy go lucky one. Hope Sngs sec life can change her to be more confident.

My dd2 spends a lot of time surfing the net too. Now in sec 2, she's still very carefree, unlike our neighbour's dd from sngs. From the point of view of a parent, a school like sngs will be good to train her to spend her time wisely.