CHIJ Toa Payoh Secondary
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esmummy:
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My final plan is actually for her to do IB at SJI independent regardless of whether she does IP or Os.
School fees for either SCGS (O level) or SCGS (IP) are around $300, per month, as SCGS is an independent school.
Also, if your daughter study SCGS (IP), MOE want the IP students to complete their A-level exam, at Eunoia Junior College destination, in Year 5 and 6. Unlikely that MOE allow your girl to \"suka suka \" Transfer across, or jump ship to SJI (IB), in Year 5, from SCGS (IP) end of Year 4.
Perhaps best to clarify with MOE first, whether such kind of Transfer is allowed, in the first place, bearing in mind that the curriculum designed for IP-A level : is very different, from that of an IB designed curriculum.
Thus, do consider carefully, what exactly you want? Do you prefer A-level, or prefer IB ?
If prefer IB : then choose either IJ (Toa Payoh) or SCGS (O level). After O level, enter SJI (IB).
There is a thread of discussion here, IB vs A-level
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8100 -
Hi, going from IP to IB is possible. My dd1 in Cedar IP4 has frens who took the SJI IB entry test and gained entry.
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Just to add, transfer from O level to IP (in current or another school) and transfer from IP to O level (in current or another school) are all possible.
For the former, the child has to take entry tests and submit sec 1-2 results. Entry only at yr3.
For the latter, just don’t clear the promotional criteria in IP yr2 ; )
My children has friends who have done all these.
Yes, you cannot transfer from IP to O lvl randomly within the IP school if you clear its promotion criteria. BUT if you wish to transfer out to another school’s O lvl programme, you can. Latest is try do it aft yr2 exams. -
ilovelaksa:
For transfer from o lvl to ip, they do look at yr psle scores, not just the sec1-2 eoy exam results. And it is not easy to transfer from a school with low cop to one with high cop.Just to add, transfer from O level to IP (in current or another school) and transfer from IP to O level (in current or another school) are all possible.
For the former, the child has to take entry tests and submit sec 1-2 results. Entry only at yr3.
For the latter, just don’t clear the promotional criteria in IP yr2 ; )
My children has friends who have done all these.
Yes, you cannot transfer from IP to O lvl randomly within the IP school if you clear its promotion criteria. BUT if you wish to transfer out to another school’s O lvl programme, you can. Latest is try do it aft yr2 exams.
I say it is not easy but it is not impossible cuz I hv frens whose kids did just that, they transferred fm a nbh sec sch (cop less than 210) to v popz boys school in sec3 (cop more than 245) BUT they are not doing well in the new school at all.
Before the parent does a transfer, you must look at yr child’s results realistically and ask yrself if you are doing it for yr child or doing it for yourself. Also, do remember it is your child doing the adjustment in the school, coping with his/her peers, facing the new curriculum, not the parent.
All the best to people looking for future transfers : ) -
Sorry for veering off-topic
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ilovelaksa:
You mean u have friends who PURPOSELY do badly at end of Sec 2 (IP), don't clear the Sec 2 Promotion criteria, so as to target Transfer over successfully to the O level track, within the same dual track IP school ?Just to add, transfer from O level to IP (in current or another school) and transfer from IP to O level (in current or another school) are all possible.
For the former, the child has to take entry tests and submit sec 1-2 results. Entry only at yr3.
For the latter, just don’t clear the promotional criteria in IP yr2 ; )
My children has friends who have done all these.
Yes, you cannot transfer from IP to O lvl randomly within the IP school if you clear its promotion criteria.
BUT if you wish to transfer out to another school’s O lvl programme, you can. Latest is try do it aft yr2 exams.
Knowing that if they had continued to do well in Sec 2 (IP) : then they cannot Transfer over to O level track, since they proved that they can cope with IP ? Because MOE will say, \"you can cope with IP, so why want to go over to O level?\"
On the other hand, if these IP students purposely do badly at end of Sec 2 (IP) just because they target to Transfer out to another Secondary school for O level, which Secondary school's Principal will want to accept them in for Transfer, with their poor, lousy year-end Sec 2 (IP) results ? -
No, I was merely offering the reason one can use to move out of IP. So far no one has purposely done it lol. Not that we know of la. Usu it is bcuz they fail one subject. Actually moving out of IP is no big deal, at least in VS/Cedar it is not. It is just a transfer in course.
The criteria to move out of IP is to not meet the promotional reqm. If you don’t meet, then you will hv to leave IP. It applies in all years, even yr3.
There are transfers from IP to O level tracks in other schools. It is not that hard. -
phtthp:
You cannot transfer within the same dual track school if you clear the promotional criteria.
Knowing that if they had continued to do well in Sec 2 (IP) : then they cannot Transfer over to O level track, since they proved that they can cope with IP ? Because MOE will say, \"you can cope with IP, why go over to O level?\"
On the other hand, if these IP students purposely do badly at end of Sec 2 (IP) just because they target to Transfer out to another Secondary school for O level, which Secondary school's Principal will want to accept them in for Transfer, with their poor, lousy year-end Sec 2 (IP) results ?
But you can transfer out of the IP to another single track O level school.
The transfer is possible bcuz they look at the PSLE score and the IP school you are coming from.
The only difficulty in transfer is the child’s conduct, not so much on the child’s results. -
Can elaborate more, on why "the only difficulty in Transfer is the child’s conduct, not so much on … " ?
Is it because the child refused to Transfer ? -
Hi, sorry, getting more and more off-topic le : )
Will just stick to IJ TP related stuff here.
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