2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)
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Nebbermind:
ok. But if they can meet the affiliation COP, they can stay, like janet's dd.
That is not something new.jetsetter:
I only pity those borderline NA / NT brethren who hv to exit the fraternity. Not all can afford ACS Intl. The ousted may have to go to a secular neighbourhood school. -
Nebbermind:
Why ah?! You are affected? :rotflmao:
Donch like that leh. I'm openly hoping the 20% is for the overall school cohort. Come on! HE said 'in every affiliated school'...so as long as the overall number meets the criteria...no?jetsetter:
MP, jedamum: yah, u r right! It's referring to the 20% of the remaining half O level students. MP, can you go sniff out if they've met the 20%?
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jetsetter:
ok. But if they can meet the affiliation COP, they can stay, like janet's dd.[/quote]There is no guarantee that they can stay even if they meet affiliation COP if more than 80% of the affiliated students put it as first choice and their COP are higher.
That is not something new.Nebbermind:
[quote=\"jetsetter\"]
I only pity those borderline NA / NT brethren who hv to exit the fraternity. Not all can afford ACS Intl. The ousted may have to go to a secular neighbourhood school.
The reason why many think it's \"guarantee\" is that based on past years' trend, the affiliated schools know the no. of affiliated students meeting the affiliated COP and putting as first choice has always been a comfortable figure. This will still be the came for the majority except for the 6 to 8 affiliated schools ... -
jetsetter:
ok. But if they can meet the affiliation COP, they can stay, like janet's dd.[/quote]i was so afraid daughter couldn't even enter NT...thank goodness her 3 subjects met NA requirements.
That is not something new.Nebbermind:
[quote=\"jetsetter\"]
I only pity those borderline NA / NT brethren who hv to exit the fraternity. Not all can afford ACS Intl. The ousted may have to go to a secular neighbourhood school. -
jetsetter:
let's see how great is the contrast in school fees charged, between attending local Secondary schools like ACS (Barker) Secondary, vs. International school
Yah lor...the best is yet to be.Nebbermind:
Why not happy?
These boys who are going to benefit from this new requirement will someday become Old Boys themselves...so theoretically, the family grows and there should be more happy old boys....no?
Injecting new blood's for their own good. Otherwise their cohort standard may remain low forever.
I only pity those borderline NA / NT brethren who hv to exit the fraternity. Not all can afford ACS Intl. The ousted may have to go to a secular neighbourhood school.
seems like Daddy & Mummy need to set aside funds for more than $100, 000 sgd, if want their son to study in an International school (Secondary section), leading to a 4 years' O level programme.
example
a)
for a Singapore Citizenship student, attending a local Secondary school (say, eg: ACS Barker, Secondary), fees charged is $10, per month.
ACS Barker (Secondary) take in her feeder schools' primary school students, from both ACS (primary) + ACS (Junior).
in one year, school fees at a local Secondary school = $10 x 12 months (per year) = $ 120, per year
Total fees charged, for a 4 years' O level Express course, at a local Secondary school =
$120 x 4 years = $ 480 sgd (for 4 years)
$480 : below $ 500
source of info
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/fee-hike-for-international-students-and-prs-attending-local-schools
b)
However, at ACS International school , school fees charged : very expensive
for 4 years (O level), Total fees charged :-
$28, 051.50 (@year 1) + $27,570 (@year 2) + $28,101.50 (@year 3) + $ 29,220 (@year 4)
= $ 112, 943 (for 4 years)
wow !
already exceeded $100, 000 sgd
what more, if a student want to study IB Diploma, at ACS International, for another 2 more years, say, in Year 5 & Year 6 ?
source of info, fees charged (from ACS International website)
http://www.acsinternational.com.sg/study/information-for/potential-students/fees/
c)
How about, Hwa Chong (International) school (HCIS) ?
from Year 1 to Year 4, annually : $24, 610
Total, for 4 years (O level course) = $24, 610 x 4 years = $ 98,440
wow !
almost $100, 000 sgd
what more, if a student want to study IB Diploma, at HCIS, for another 2 more years, in Year 5 & Year 6 ?
source of info, HCIS fee structure :
http://www.hcis.edu.sg/assets/Admission-Forms/HCIS-Fee-Structure.pdf
HCIS academic info :
http://www.hcis.edu.sg/en_US/about-hcis/
d)
How about, St Joseph (International) school, (SJI International)?
a bit confusing, not sure how to interpret fee structure.
source of info (SJI International) :
\"https://www.sji-international.com.sg/ckeditor_assets/Admissions%20ES%20files/SJIIES%20Course%20Fee_Jan%20to%20Dec2017%20join%20in%202014%20or%20later.pdf\"
\"https://www.sji-international.com.sg/ckeditor_assets/Admissions%20-%20HS%20files/SJI_2016_fees_schedule.pdf\"
https://www.sji-international.com.sg/admissions/es/fees -
Nebbermind:
Those ACS boys who are ousted, go to other secular neighbourhood schools, to study :-
That is not something new.jetsetter:
I only pity those borderline NA / NT brethren who hv to exit the fraternity. Not all can afford ACS Intl. The ousted may have to go to a secular neighbourhood school.
their future advantage, remain.
their future generation (off-spring), can still come back to enrol into either ACS (primary) or ACS (Junior) one day in future, after they get married, bear sons one day, since they are old boys, from either of these 2 schools.
However, those 20% new Boys, who come into ACS (Barker) Secondary to replace them, from 2019 onwards :-
under current P1 Registration game (rules), these 20% new boys' next, future generation off-spring : CANNOT be enrolled to study in either ACS (primary) nor ACS (Junior) in future, because their parents ( these 20% new boys) had never studied in either of these schools, before.
see!
although ALL can call themselves Old Boys of ACS one day, still, therein lies a stark contrast between them, in terms of their future off-spring enrolment, into ACS primary schools.
because ACS (Barker) Secondary : is NOT a FULL-school, unlike boys from Catholic High (Secondary full school), & Maris Stella (full school) -
One week short holiday break (after end of P4 Term 1), had started
Rest well, folks
Term 2, start on Monday (20 March 2017) -
The morale of the story is "if the child does not continue to work hard or do their best, they will end up somewhere else."
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sembgal:
The morale of the story is \"if the child does not continue to work hard or do their best, they will end up somewhere else.\"
with the AL grading and the 20% affiliation places reduced, the kids really have to work VERY hard. -
The academically-inclined children can survive anywhere in any primary schools. Eventually, all children will take PSLE and be ranked accordingly based on PSLE T-score or AL grading.
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