National Junior College (Junior High)

[mother777]

ntnl:

mother777:

...boarding for NJC..

>How are boys and girls housed?
Separate floors (security arrangements: security guards, CCTV). The children are warned from Day 1 that they are expected to comply with the school's decorum, \"any infringement will result in action and consequences\". This means that they are strictly not allowed on another gender's floor.

>What special structure is in place to monitor and motivate studies and progress of children?
Self-study. Children are assigned teacher-mentors as well.

>How safe is the boarding for girls?
Very safe.

>Are children allowed to go home during weekend?
Yes, Friday Check-Out before 2000 hours & Sunday Check-In by 2200 hours.

> What's the approx boarding cost per month?
$700~$800 a term, amount is halved after government subsidies. The Boarding schedule comes with a bunch of forms which means you could be paying next to nothing (<$50/term? http://nationaljc.moe.edu.sg/about-us/frequently-asked-questions/) if you meet those requirements.

Thank you for quick and clear reply

[bjlsh]

mommyNg:

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

I'm not familiar with Badminton CCA, but as far as I know, joining CCA of your choice in NJC is usually not too difficult as NJC does not have DSA Sports, so you don't have the situation where most of the spots in the more popular sports/CCA being already taken up by the DSA kids.

Thanks a lot

[bjlsh]

Hi, parents. How many students in jc1 in 2016 and among them how many are IP students in NJC? Thanks

[ntnl]

bjlsh:

How many students in jc1 in 2016 and among them how many are IP students in NJC?

Hi bjlsh, hippopotamus has addressed this issue on https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1201&start=4620. There are ~200 JH1 (Y2016).

[bjlsh]

ntnl:

bjlsh:

How many students in jc1 in 2016 and among them how many are IP students in NJC?

Hi bjlsh, hippopotamus has addressed this issue on https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1201&start=4620. There are ~200 JH1 (Y2016).

Thank you

[bjlsh]

I would like choose French as third language. Can anyone share the information about it? Heard many people said it is tough. Thanks

[MyBaby]

bjlsh:

I would like choose French as third language. Can anyone share the information about it? Heard many people said it is tough. Thanks

Hi bjlsh, I cannot comment on French as my children do German and Japanese. Learning a new language takes effort, and having an interest and friends to practice with helps. Both my children picked up some basic German (using Duolingo)/Japanese (CDs from an Aunt who learns Japanese as an adult) during the Dec hols and it helps as MOE LC teaches at a fast pace since the students attend lessons only once a week.

For NJC, as long as the student takes a third language, the grade will be included in the report book - regardless of whether the student does well or not, and is used to compute the overall percentage.
For some other IP schools, the grade for third language is considered only if it helps to improve the overall performance.

[bjlsh]

MyBaby:

bjlsh:

I would like choose French as third language. Can anyone share the information about it? Heard many people said it is tough. Thanks

Hi bjlsh, I cannot comment on French as my children do German and Japanese. Learning a new language takes effort, and having an interest and friends to practice with helps. Both my children picked up some basic German (using Duolingo)/Japanese (CDs from an Aunt who learns Japanese as an adult) during the Dec hols and it helps as MOE LC teaches at a fast pace since the students attend lessons only once a week.

For NJC, as long as the student takes a third language, the grade will be included in the report book - regardless of whether the student does well or not, and is used to compute the overall percentage.
For some other IP schools, the grade for third language is considered only if it helps to improve the overall performance.

Thanks for your quick and clear reply. Since it is relative to the grade included in the report book, it looks like more stressful. Is there any information about how many percentage of students in s1 students choose third language in NJC? :thankyou:

[MyBaby]

Hi bjlsh, I dont have information on % of students who took 3rd Language in JH1 in NJC.

[chesfel]

May I know what are the school uniforms for JH1-2? Heard that JH1-2 don’t wear school uniforms and skirts