2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[ChiefKiasu]

pirate:

ammonite:

If u ask me, Stetan and pirate are the really kee siao ones. LOL.

I heard that.

That's the result of entertaining an Internet troll, especially one who enjoys the drama of EDMW.

[jetsetter]

ChiefKiasu:

pirate:

[quote=\"ammonite\"]If u ask me, Stetan and pirate are the really kee siao ones. LOL.

I heard that.

That's the result of entertaining an Internet troll, especially one who enjoys the drama of EDMW.[/quote]Too plebian for my digestion. :imcool:

[pirate]

ChiefKiasu:

pirate:

[quote=\"ammonite\"]If u ask me, Stetan and pirate are the really kee siao ones. LOL.

I heard that.

That's the result of entertaining an Internet troll, especially one who enjoys the drama of EDMW.[/quote]But you give me KP$ for doing that. :siam:

[phtthp]

lee_yl:

I asked DD1 if she is keen to go to the open house of St Nic, she said why bother, all will end up in the same (E)JC. Hey, then issnt those in Scgs has a slight advantage (lower t-score needed)?


So unless one is very hardup to do Chinese, why choose St Nic O-level as 2nd choice and not SCGS IP as 2nd choice? Although there is still a chance one can switch from O-level track to IP, one must still need to go through 'entrance test' and it is not guaranteed!

Not just a matter, of being hard-up over Chinese. Chinese is only one single subject, out of Total 8 or 9 Secondary school subjects, depending on whether they include taking 3rd foreign language, Music MEP, Art specialisation, etc or not.

Although both IP program at SCGS and St Nick do end up in the same Eunoia JUnior College, from Year 5 onwards, however the wide difference in school fees paid per month ($ 300 vs $ 28, indicating a difference of $ 272, per month), between an independent SCGS (IP )vs. A government St Nick (IP), does suggest or imply somehow that throughout the 4 years' IP program, from Sec 1 to Sec 4 : in terms of the IP learning exposure content, across total 8 or 9 different Secondary school subjects and in terms of preparing the girls for A level, there could be a difference between them.

Thus, it is natural for parents to query, curiously :
actually, which IP program, between these two, better equip or better prepare the girls for Crucial final exit point (A level), at least during the initial 4 years ?
SCGS, or St Nick IP, better ?

Eg
We do know that in IP (Year 3 & 4), lecturers start to bring down, teach or incorporate certain A level concepts, for certain subjects. Thus, those JAE students who joined Eunoia JC in Year 5, after the orientation is over, they will try to catch up fast, try to be on par with the group of IP students, over what they had missed out

Parents who happen to have two daughters : each, studying in each different IP schools, may be able to spot or tell the difference between them, at the end of Year 4 (IP).
For these parents, in fact, would appreciate very much, if they can share with us here, your daughters' unique IP learning experience(s), from these schools. Or parents, who have daughters, currently studying or had studied before, in either of these schools. Thank you.

[phtthp]

FantasyLandDreams:

I was chatting with some P5 and P6 parents last week and realized some prefer to be 'IP-centric' (highest COP IP school as first choice) whereas some prefer to be 'school-centric' (refer to below illustration) in their 6 choices for secondary school.


1. St nicks IP
2. St nicks O level
3. SCGS IP
4. SCGS O level
5. Cedar IP
6. Cedar O level

Can I check, what's the pro or con of the school centric method, if any?

What u have put forth above, in your list of 6 choices of Secondary schools, is interesting.

Come 2019, in the final last week of November, after the release of our PSLE results slips through schools, we (parents) will help piggy to decide : choose IP or O level ?
If IP : choose A level or choose IB Diploma ?

Assuming that your child desire to study IP curriculum very much, then in the first few choices of the list, put down those IP schools, which u think your child face no issue in terms of travelling to school, everyday. We don't want a poor kid to travel an hour so long, one way to school daily, Mon to Fri.

Eg
If stay in Tampines, not advisable to choose CHIJ St Nicholas (IP) : because distance travel is too far, might as well choose Cedar (IP), nearer.

The 4th & 5th choice : can be O level schools. But your #6 last choice, is the most important.
your child's T-score at least must be some points above #6 COP, so as to catch her, make sure that she can safely enter this #6 final school, should anything happen, Come, what may. Otherwise, is up to MOE to post her to any Secondary school, if her T-score slip outside of the last, final #6 school's Cut-off-point, don't qualify, fail to enter. (can cry)


For Affliation students : to go back to Affliated Secondary school, must list down, as first choice.

For affliation students, be careful.
If put some other schools as first choice in the list, in the event did not get posted to your desired, first choice #1 school, and want to go back to your Affliated school, in the event of Appeal, then will be subjected to, whether still got anymore available vacancies left, after S1 posting.

Now MOE, strict. In the event of appeal, also Need to meet the school's COP, first.

[floppy]

ChiefKiasu:

pirate:

[quote=\"ammonite\"]If u ask me, Stetan and pirate are the really kee siao ones. LOL.

I heard that.

That's the result of entertaining an Internet troll, especially one who enjoys the drama of EDMW.[/quote]But if you have too much time on your hand, entertaining some of these trolls keep you busy (and entertain, as long as you don't think of \"winning\" them).

[lee_yl]

phtthp:

lee_yl:

I asked DD1 if she is keen to go to the open house of St Nic, she said why bother, all will end up in the same (E)JC. Hey, then issnt those in Scgs has a slight advantage (lower t-score needed)?


So unless one is very hardup to do Chinese, why choose St Nic O-level as 2nd choice and not SCGS IP as 2nd choice? Although there is still a chance one can switch from O-level track to IP, one must still need to go through 'entrance test' and it is not guaranteed!

Not just a matter, of being hard-up over Chinese. Chinese is only one single subject, out of Total 8 or 9 Secondary school subjects, depending on whether they include taking 3rd foreign language, Music MEP, Art specialisation, etc or not.

Although both IP program at SCGS and St Nick do end up in the same Eunoia JUnior College, from Year 5 onwards, however the wide difference in school fees paid per month ($ 300 vs $ 28, indicating a difference of $ 272, per month), between an independent SCGS (IP )vs. A government St Nick (IP), does suggest or imply somehow that throughout the 4 years' IP program, from Sec 1 to Sec 4 : in terms of the IP learning exposure content, across total 8 or 9 different Secondary school subjects and in terms of preparing the girls for A level, there could be a difference between them.

Thus, it is natural for parents to query, curiously :
actually, which IP program, between these two, better equip or better prepare the girls for Crucial final exit point (A level), at least during the initial 4 years ?
SCGS, or St Nick IP, better ?

Eg
We do know that in IP (Year 3 & 4), lecturers start to bring down, teach or incorporate certain A level concepts, for certain subjects. Thus, those JAE students who joined Eunoia JC in Year 5, after the orientation is over, they will try to catch up fast, try to be on par with the group of IP students, over what they had missed out

Parents who happen to have two daughters : each, studying in each different IP schools, may be able to spot or tell the difference between them, at the end of Year 4 (IP).
For these parents, in fact, would appreciate very much, if they can share with us here, your daughters' unique IP learning experience(s), from these schools. Or parents, who have daughters, currently studying or had studied before, in either of these schools. Thank you.

I am not sure about the difference between their O-level/IP program. I am just curious why a non-affiliated student would choose SN O-level instead of SC IP as #2nd choice.

For me, if can go IP then go lah, who knows the child may get distracted by BGR or be overtaken by late bloomers & in the end couldn't make it to SN IP or a good JC right? Although dual track, bo bao jiak.

Another reason maybe a handful of them who scored 253 actually got 250 + 3HCL, thus, with 250, they couldn't get in SC O/IP(cut-off 252) ?

[pirate]

floppy:

But if you have too much time on your hand, entertaining some of these trolls keep you busy (and entertain, as long as you don't think of \"winning\" them).

I go look for some more entertainment from them. :evil:

[Nebbermind]

lee_yl:

Another reason maybe a handful of them who scored 253 actually got 250 + 3HCL, thus, with 250, they couldn't get in SC O/IP(cut-off 252) ?

Historical data is only a guide and the eventually COP will only be revealed at the end of the exercise.

So, even if she put SC IP as 2nd and missed the COP, if her T-score+3 is higher than what is needed to get into SN O, she will still get in even if she place it at the 6th choice (provided she misses the 3rd to 5th choice's COPs).

No?

[MerlionInGermany]

lee_yl:

I am not sure about the difference between their O-level/IP program. I am just curious why a non-affiliated student would choose SN O-level instead of SC IP as #2nd choice.

I do know of a few girls from the other CHIJs who chose this way -- first choice SN IP, followed by SN O. They just want to go to SN, didn't matter to them which track. Giving up their own IJ affiliation to IJ TP or St Josephs Convent. But they are probably a minority.