National Junior College (Junior High)

[njcstudent123]

ion:

Hi,

My P6 DS is interested in attending NJC but is concerned about the gender ratio. Would like to ask the parents of boys / boys at NJC how they feel about having many more girls than boys in the class.
Also, is the curriculum very rigorous with many projects?

Honestly, I find that the first two years in NJ were a lot more relaxing and refreshing (esp after PSLE!) as there are no year end or mid year exams. The projects are not hard to handle (if everybody puts in effort) and the tests are easy to score in as they usually have a test after teaching a subject, when the info is still fresh in our minds. the school does provide a lot more non-academic activities which definitely highlighted my time in NJC. However, in JH3 and 4, there are a lot less projects and there are mid year and year end assesments again. For me, because of the sudden transition from the two years without exams, I did not score as well for the first midyear but I caught up and did much better in the next exam. However, I do have friends who have different opinions, and felt that JH3 and 4 were much easier than JH1 and 2 because they were more familiar with the exam format. (from pri school) Hope this helps!

[bsk]

Hi

If join in NJC is the boarding option mandatory or can we get some exception?

[ntnl]

bsk:

...is the boarding option mandatory or can we get some exception?

Hi bsk, Mandatory. We've heard of exceptions, but it was under certain extraordinary circumstance (I believe it was a pupil conduct issue, but let's not speculate). Boarding is actually a very jolly affair; most kids do look forward to it. The only hassle lies in lugging paraphernalia (gigantic fan, reference materials) back & forth!

[MittenMom]

My DC wants to go NJC for the AEP program. What are the chances of being selected for AEP? How many applicants vs successful candidates? Is there any pre requisites? Have to be winning art competitions prior? What does the portfolio required for the interview and selection process need to have? Any information greatly appreciated.

[blok]

MittenMom:

My DC wants to go NJC for the AEP program. What are the chances of being selected for AEP? How many applicants vs successful candidates? Is there any pre requisites? Have to be winning art competitions prior? What does the portfolio required for the interview and selection process need to have? Any information greatly appreciated.

Chances quite high. DD got in along with most applicants except maybe 3 or 4. Nope no experience necessary. DD had no prior art experience and got in. Just need an interest in art. No portfolio is required and there is no interview. Just have to do a simple selection test on the first day of orientation if I rmb correctly. (not sure if selection process has changed as this was a few years ago but I doubt it has changed much.)

[MyBaby]

ion:

Hi,

My P6 DS is interested in attending NJC but is concerned about the gender ratio. Would like to ask the parents of boys / boys at NJC how they feel about having many more girls than boys in the class.
Also, is the curriculum very rigorous with many projects?

Hi ion, DS was from a co-ed primary school so he was quite used to the co-ed environment in NJC and was not perturbed by the boy to girl ratio (about 1:2). He said that the boys in his class are very close as they bonded together well, especially during the hostel period. The class size is small with 25 students per class (9 boys to 16 girls - so not that many more girls to boys). During the first year, they do many subjects (besides the usual Languages, Science, Maths, Geography and History, there are subjects like Thinking, Governance and Society, Arts, Music - and all are graded). There are projects assigned for almost all subjects but these are spaced out and somehow DS was able to manage. Hope the above information is of some help.

[MyBaby]

MittenMom:

My DC wants to go NJC for the AEP program. What are the chances of being selected for AEP? How many applicants vs successful candidates? Is there any pre requisites? Have to be winning art competitions prior? What does the portfolio required for the interview and selection process need to have? Any information greatly appreciated.

Hi MittenMom, there are no pre-requisites for AEP. During reporting day, NJC will make available the date for AEP selection test. Interested applicants will take the selection test and can bring along their portfolio if they want to. I don't think there is an interview. The results will be made known by the first day of school as students taking AEP are grouped into one class (similarly, those taking MEP are grouped into one class). After being selected, the students go through several AEP lessons before committing to taking it for 4 years. More details can be found at https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/other/art-elective-programme

Hope the information is of some help.

[MittenMom]

MyBaby:

MittenMom:

My DC wants to go NJC for the AEP program. What are the chances of being selected for AEP? How many applicants vs successful candidates? Is there any pre requisites? Have to be winning art competitions prior? What does the portfolio required for the interview and selection process need to have? Any information greatly appreciated.

Hi MittenMom, there are no pre-requisites for AEP. During reporting day, NJC will make available the date for AEP selection test. Interested applicants will take the selection test and can bring along their portfolio if they want to. I don't think there is an interview. The results will be made known by the first day of school as students taking AEP are grouped into one class (similarly, those taking MEP are grouped into one class). After being selected, the students go through several AEP lessons before committing to taking it for 4 years. More details can be found at https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/other/art-elective-programme

Hope the information is of some help.

Thanks for the information blok and My baby. !

[bjlsh]

Hi, parents. My psle result is 258+2, and I intend to NJC. How about Badminton CCA in NJC? Is it difficult to join? Thanks

[chesfel]

Hi, may I know what is the color for shoes for junior 1-2?