2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[March]

Is Edgefield Secondary School good?

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[quizo99]

Concerndad:

Thanks a lot!
I am thinking Swiss need to take train n bus, else long walk.
Commonwealth oso need take train n bus
Clementi town direct train
I stay at boonlay, is clementi town better than fuhua? I also dunno what is \"better\" shd I look at academic results or ?? even open house only allows a glimpse..[/quote]

Hmm..from boon lay, of course, Fuhua is nearer but has to take a walk from the mrt along the canal. Clementi town couple of stops away also with a short walk..so not much of a different. You may want to check whether there is any direct bus from your place to Fuhua..so for distance-wise, Fuhua has a slight edge.
The cop of both schools and the O lvl results also roughly the same for both schools.
Why not check up the CCAs, whether there are CCAs that you prefer over or the other?

For Swiss, there is this bus 187 direct from Boon Lay bus interchange to Swiss..

Hope this helps! [/quote]


Thanks! I will be going to Fuhua open house tmr. Swiss cop is 241, Fuhua is 235. If I go Swiss, will I be band into the last class?

[quizo99]

Concerndad:

Thanks a lot!
I am thinking Swiss need to take train n bus, else long walk.
Commonwealth oso need take train n bus
Clementi town direct train
I stay at boonlay, is clementi town better than fuhua? I also dunno what is \"better\" shd I look at academic results or ?? even open house only allows a glimpse..[/quote]

Hmm..from boon lay, of course, Fuhua is nearer but has to take a walk from the mrt along the canal. Clementi town couple of stops away also with a short walk..so not much of a different. You may want to check whether there is any direct bus from your place to Fuhua..so for distance-wise, Fuhua has a slight edge.
The cop of both schools and the O lvl results also roughly the same for both schools.
Why not check up the CCAs, whether there are CCAs that you prefer over or the other?

For Swiss, there is this bus 187 direct from Boon Lay bus interchange to Swiss..

Hope this helps! [/quote]


Thanks! I will be going to Fuhua open house tmr. Swiss cop is 241, Fuhua is 235. If I go Swiss, will I be band into the last class?

[quizo99]

Morinosuke:

quizo99:

Thanks a lot!
I am thinking Swiss need to take train n bus, else long walk.
Commonwealth oso need take train n bus
Clementi town direct train
I stay at boonlay, is clementi town better than fuhua? I also dunno what is \"better\" shd I look at academic results or ?? even open house only allows a glimpse..

Not sure if you are aware that there is a straight bus (no. 30) that goes from Boon Lay station to Commonwealth Sec Sch. Based on your selection I would recommend Commonwealth not just because the COP is the best match to your child's results, I've also heard good things about the school such as their innovation in creating their own eco garden at their school. Plus it's an autonomous school, i.e. greater autonomy in making their own decisions.

I don't know much yet about Fuhua but they're having an open house tomorrow (8.30am-2pm) if you are interested.

Clementi Town also seems to be a decent school (I went for their open house), they won a couple of awards before for distinction and innovation. And it's just a few minutes walk away from the MRT station.

Parents can help in filtering the selections based on COP, distance/commute, curriculum etc but I think ultimately it's a good idea for the kids to visit the open house to experience the \"look and feel\" to assess how comfortable they are in the school and mingling with the students there. That's how my DD finalized her first choice school prior to PSLE..

Ya. Will be visiting Fuhua tmr. Taking Bus 30 is quite long journey? But MRT from BL to JE-> Bus 78, also about same.
My child no views, ok with all choices. But did comment prefer nearer to home.

[hari]

Mr Bean:

247daddy:

Hi, my first post here as I cannot find the information anywhere... anyone knows if any kids get to choose Japanese as third language with T-score of 251 or below?

It will be indicated in the S1 option form if you are eligible. I think for the Cat 3 3rd Language, only the top 10% is eligible, so it depends on where the top 10% COP is for that year. May differs from year to year.

Thank you. Do we have info about last years' 10% COP?[/quote]


Anyone know how is the top 10% cutoff for this year and last year?[/quote]


Last year COP for top 10% was 252 (252 was offered Cat 3 3rd Language, 251 was not offered).
This year COP for top 10%, someone mentioned earlier in the forum that 252 was offered Cat 3 3rd Language.
Looks like it's the same for this year and last year.[/quote]


A friend of mine DS score 250 but has been offered CAT 3rd language! Could it be a stray case ?

[Mr Bean]

hari:

Mr Bean:

[quote=\"247daddy\"]Hi, my first post here as I cannot find the information anywhere... anyone knows if any kids get to choose Japanese as third language with T-score of 251 or below?

It will be indicated in the S1 option form if you are eligible. I think for the Cat 3 3rd Language, only the top 10% is eligible, so it depends on where the top 10% COP is for that year. May differs from year to year.

Thank you. Do we have info about last years' 10% COP?[/quote]
Anyone know how is the top 10% cutoff for this year and last year?[/quote]


Last year COP for top 10% was 252 (252 was offered Cat 3 3rd Language, 251 was not offered).
This year COP for top 10%, someone mentioned earlier in the forum that 252 was offered Cat 3 3rd Language.
Looks like it's the same for this year and last year.[/quote]


A friend of mine DS score 250 but has been offered CAT 3rd language! Could it be a stray case ?[/quote]


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Strange, could be a stray case.
Did the kid get A* for both languages.

[hari]

No just A’s

[jaylee]

could it be that must meet the top 10% COP and also took HMT with at least a pass?