National Junior College (Junior High)

[Shaansan]

Hello

Can any njc students or parents share what essay topics were asked before in the dsa process. I wanted this information so I can guide my daughter who is very keen to dsa to njc.
Thanks

[Hyunyluv]

Hi, I am a Secondary 1 student who went to National Junior College by DSA.

For your studies, NJC is not only A's. Most of the time they require A stars, and a lot of people cannot go in because they did not do well for the test.
In case you still want to register, You can go and online and register and the test topic will be about english comprehension and mathematical reasoning.
It is very hard, so good luck! :dancing:

[Shaansan]

Thanks for your reply. Do you have any tips for how my daughter can prepare for the entrance test.

[Jennifer]

How to improve the grade for LA at Sec3?


We spoke to the teacher who told us ah boy has all the points during class dicussions but is unable to link these points coherently, smoothly in his essay.

Other than this observation, she is unable to advise how to improve on this shortcoming.

[keborah]

Hyunyluv:

Hi, I am a Secondary 1 student who went to National Junior College by DSA.

For your studies, NJC is not only A's. Most of the time they require A stars, and a lot of people cannot go in because they did not do well for the test.
In case you still want to register, You can go and online and register and the test topic will be about english comprehension and mathematical reasoning.
It is very hard, so good luck! :dancing:

hi, can you share the info on the format of the selection test, MCQ or short answer questions? Thanks.

[ntnl]

Hi, NJC's DSA application closes 01 July 2016 5pm (according to the school's website). As the deadline draws near, I would like to share experience.


Phase 1
I can't comment on the specifics as dc has (unfortunately) clean forgotten everything. However, if I were to conjecture, 2015's was mostly MCQs coupled with short answer questions.

Phase 2
The impression we had of the 2015 interview was that the school wanted to be assured that the DSA CO student would eventually accept the offer. This year 2016, the section (literatim):

Addtional Information
For information only, NOT part of selection criteria.
I have applied / intend to apply to other schools under DSA. List of school:

is added to the online application form. This seemed to be absent in 2015's. The school had obtained this information from the student through the interview process. At this juncture, it is a personal recommendation that the student DOES NOT lie. Rest assured that even if you are shortlisted by other IP schools, & you candidly report these facts to the interview panel, NJC will still offer you a CO if you fit the school's requirements - this is personal experience.

Hope this helps.

[keborah]

thanks a lot!

[hippopotamus]

socks:

Hi! Could anyone advise me on the advanced science programme. I understand its open to Jh2 students. What's the programme like and how are the students selected? Tia.

Hello! I am a SH2 IP student from NJ who was from A Science back when I was in JH3/JH4! My batch was the first to be introduced to the AS programme, and the selection processes may have changed since then. The syllabus that the JH are going through now has changed as well, but I'll do my best to recall whatever I can but do take it with a pinch of salt!

AS is not 'open' to JH2 students per se; for my batch, JH2 was sort of choosing a group of students who had the potential to be in AS in JH3/4. We were just issued consent forms after receiving our mid-year progress reports, and had to attend extra lessons in terms 3 and 4. There was a final test at the end of the year, and if i'm not wrong, it was based on that test's results that decided whether or not you were offered to take AS in JH3/4. You could choose to take it or reject it if you were offered. Selection-wise (for the consent form stage), your IS grade had to be pretty decent (I think an A would be good enough, but of course the higher the better!), but they might consider your other academic subjects as well.

The syllabus for AS might be a little iffy because it is such a new programme that the teachers keep tweaking it every year to better suit the class. So once your child has opted to take AS, he/she will be in a class with the other students who opted for AS. They will go through the normal triple science curriculum, and I had extra lessons every week that covered mainly uni-level physics and chemistry. Think quantum mechanics, MO theory-- it's pretty deep, and to be fair we didn't go super in-depth(there's only so much a 15-year-old brain can take!), but it's great because it exposed us to the real rigour of the subject, and it helped me decide what I really like and what I don't. For my batch, they only ventured into advanced physics and chemistry, but for my juniors (current SH1s), they had biology too.

NJ also has heavy emphasis on research so the AS students have plenty of opportunities with local and overseas institutes, but all of these exchanges and attachments are available to all students-- except for one that is only open to the AS students because it has high demands of them. Also, we had many opportunities of participating in olympiads, conferences etc, so AS really is great for a child who is interested in pursuing science in the future. But then again, at the age of 14 or 15, who really knows what they want to do?

[socks]

Hello hippopotamus! Thank you so much for your reply. It’s very informative and much appreciated. Thanks once again!

[Jennifer]

hippopotamus:

socks:

Hi! Could anyone advise me on the advanced science programme. I understand its open to Jh2 students. What's the programme like and how are the students selected? Tia.

Hello! I am a SH2 IP student from NJ who was from A Science back when I was in JH3/JH4! My batch was the first to be introduced to the AS programme, and the selection processes may have changed since then. The syllabus that the JH are going through now has changed as well, but I'll do my best to recall whatever I can but do take it with a pinch of salt!

AS is not 'open' to JH2 students per se; for my batch, JH2 was sort of choosing a group of students who had the potential to be in AS in JH3/4. We were just issued consent forms after receiving our mid-year progress reports, and had to attend extra lessons in terms 3 and 4. There was a final test at the end of the year, and if i'm not wrong, it was based on that test's results that decided whether or not you were offered to take AS in JH3/4. You could choose to take it or reject it if you were offered. Selection-wise (for the consent form stage), your IS grade had to be pretty decent (I think an A would be good enough, but of course the higher the better!), but they might consider your other academic subjects as well.

The syllabus for AS might be a little iffy because it is such a new programme that the teachers keep tweaking it every year to better suit the class. So once your child has opted to take AS, he/she will be in a class with the other students who opted for AS. They will go through the normal triple science curriculum, and I had extra lessons every week that covered mainly uni-level physics and chemistry. Think quantum mechanics, MO theory-- it's pretty deep, and to be fair we didn't go super in-depth(there's only so much a 15-year-old brain can take!), but it's great because it exposed us to the real rigour of the subject, and it helped me decide what I really like and what I don't. For my batch, they only ventured into advanced physics and chemistry, but for my juniors (current SH1s), they had biology too.

NJ also has heavy emphasis on research so the AS students have plenty of opportunities with local and overseas institutes, but all of these exchanges and attachments are available to all students-- except for one that is only open to the AS students because it has high demands of them. Also, we had many opportunities of participating in olympiads, conferences etc, so AS really is great for a child who is interested in pursuing science in the future. But then again, at the age of 14 or 15, who really knows what they want to do?

Great sharing.

Do encourage your peers to share more about the special programs offered in NJC.