2016 PSLE Results & Secondary Posting Discussions

[nicnac]

janet88:

nicnac:

Yes, Janet, to enjoy the affiliation advantage, you must put the school as your first choice. As long as you meet the requirements, you are guaranteed your spot in the school.
You lose that privilege once you puto the school as 2nd choice or lower.

thanks nicnac. greatly apppreciate.

U're welcome.

All the best to your DD in her secondary school. A new chapter begins.... :celebrate:

[mystuff_corner]

nms1:

mystuff_corner:

[quote=\"Morinosuke\"]I am actually rather surprised that a lot of people select the schools based on last year's lowest T-score of the school, not the median score. As the distance and convenience were important factors to us, DD and I spent time going for different open houses prior to PSLE and actually timed the commute between home to the school, including the wait/walk time. We also considered schools that were up to 20+ points lower than DD's estimated T-score, just as a safety net. We are happy that DD has a high chance of getting into her first choice school as her T-score was right smack into the school's median score recorded last year.


I would personally worry if DD insisted on selecting the \"utmost reputable\" school where she barely meets the COP, as it may affect her self-esteem knowing she starts off at the bottom of the pack. That particular T-score may be listed as the school's lowest score of 2017 intake, and she has to bear with the initial phase of schoolmates sharing each others' T-scores. As my DD will start the journey of her school life for the next 6 years, these social aspects were important for our decision.

Hi Morinisuke,

How do we find out school's Mean Score?

The median score is available at sis.moe. gov.sg[/quote]Hi Morinosuke,

Thanks for the info. :thankyou:

[Future Academy]

Zlia:

Hi all,

My son got 209 for his PSLE and we are considering Outram, Kent Ridge and New Town.

We like Outram because they are strong in sports and he's interested in Rock Climbing and when my hubby and son went to the open house, they see that the students were very passionate (though I think that the students selected or who volunteered to assist in the open houses are always the passionate ones) and said they spend quite a number of days training weekly so we thought then there is a less chance of our son spending most of his time loitering around or playing too much computer games. However, I can't seem to find any O Level performance online for this school and they missed asking about this during the open house.

His tutor recommended Kent Ridge as she said her students from Kent Ridge were very motivated and they love their teachers and their school. We went to the open house and thought it was ok. However, they don't seem to have strong sports CCAs and my son is not really keen in the CCAs available there. The school's O Level performance seems good when I saw the figures and their cut off point to Sec 1 seems to have increased over the years so I think it could have been more popular?

Another school we are considering is New Town. His tutor said it used to be an Ah Beng school but now it's better. Another tutor friend said the standard of the papers there is quite high and the kids there who he taught were have good attitude and speak fondly of the school. I read online that they have a new principal this year who used to be a school leader in Anglican, so am wondering if it could be a plus point. I can't find any recent O Level performance online for this school.

We are actually quite confused now. Not sure if we are looking for too much - OK O Level performance, good sports CCA that interests my son (he's interested in rock climbing, basketball, floorball, tchoukball), less ah bengs, not too far from home or closer to his twin sister (I will go to her later). We stay in Tiong Bahru, but have seen many rowdy Queenstown and Bukit Merah students.

For his twin sister, she got 244+2. We are considering the below schools for her:
1. Nan Hua
2. Crescent
3. Fairfield
4. St Margarets
5. St Theresa
6. Gan Eng Seng

For her, we were thinking if we should have NH or Crescent as the first choice. Well, it's quite scary though cos she is so close to the cut off points. We went to both open houses. She's very much like the Nan Hua girls we saw in the school, prim and proper, soft spoken. The girls in Crescent, on the other hand, were different. They were more vocal, enthusiastic (they were encouraging her to try out all the CCAs in their booths), and the girls looked like they were enjoying both the company of their friends and talking to the p6 students. We could hear lots of hearty laughter and my girl enjoyed herself. I honestly hope my girl can be more vocal and adventurous cos I think this is necessary as she steps into working life in future.

And so, we are really quite confused now. We didn't manage to go to as many open houses (maybe that would hv made us even more confused. Haha!) as we wanted to cos we had to cater to both the twins.

Please do let me know if you have any views on the schools mentioned above or any suggestions if you think there are other schools that we should consider.

I recall it was quite 'standard' when I chose my secondary school in the past - based on result and distance from home fullstop. Don't know if I'm thinking too much now. Haha.

Thanks in advance!

Hi Zlia,

I was teaching in Nan Hua High School years ago. Nan Hua's school culture is very Chinese. Students are mainly Chinese (there are a few students of other races though). Most of the students take HCL and the girls need to plait their hair. It is a co-ed school. You can expect your girl would become a polite and obedient student if she goes to Nan Hua.

I have many tutees from Crescent Girls in the last few years and now. It is a girls schools and there are students of all races. Many of my tutees are very closed to me. I find that they are more confident and more vocal.

The main differences between the two schools are:
(1) gender of students: co-ed vs. all girls schools
(2) school culture: more emphasis on traditional Chinese culture vs. nurture students to be more confident girls

You may discuss with your daughter which school is more suitable to her based on the two main differences.

Just my two cents.

Good luck to your daughter.

[Morinosuke]

mystuff_corner:

Hi Morinosuke,

Thanks for the info. :thankyou:

Hi mystuff_corner, I actually use this link to refer to the various secondary school information:
http://www.post1.net/biow/entry/2015_psle_cutoff_points_to_2016_secondary_1

[Nebbermind]

janet88:

i put her affiliated school as 1st choice and she met the minimum criteria for NA.

sorry what is AFAIK?

Does CHIJ TP have a affiliated COP for NA?
I thought as long as you have a COP got enough for NA or Express, you will be posted to the respective course if you put the school as 1st choice. ..no?

[Happy75]

With a score of 263, is it wise to put Anderson Secondary as 1st choice instead of RI or HCI? We are residing at Yishun. Please advise.

[karu]

Happy75:

With a score of 263, is it wise to put Anderson Secondary as 1st choice instead of RI or HCI? We are residing at Yishun. Please advise.

Well... it's really up to your child's fit & whether proximity to home is really huge on the priority.
With 263 score, he / she can go to any school he/ she fancy. It depends on the character of the child to determine if he/she can benefit from the school ultimately.

One thing for sure, those with slightly lower score & looking at these 2 schools will be very glad to have one less competition.

[Nebbermind]

karu:

One thing for sure, those with slightly lower score & looking at these 2 schools will be very glad to have one less competition.

This is so true

[FantasyLandDreams]

Happy75:

With a score of 263, is it wise to put Anderson Secondary as 1st choice instead of RI or HCI? We are residing at Yishun. Please advise.

RI is at bishan, about 4 mrt stations away only, should be able to reach within 30 to 40 mins. Not that far actually......

[emoh]

Happy75:

With a score of 263, is it wise to put Anderson Secondary as 1st choice instead of RI or HCI? We are residing at Yishun. Please advise.

With 263 he should have gotten the EESIS ($2400 off schools fees in independent schools) as well ? Can consider other IP independent school like SJI too.

Travel time should be around 30 mins, 20 mins MRT from Yishun to Toa Payoh followed by 3 bus stops (10 mins) journey to SJI at Malcolm Road.

If the school is still at Bishan then it would be similar to RI in terms of travelling time. 15 mins via MRT and 5 mins walk to the school.