Dunman High School (Junior High)
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phtthp:
Media release already stated this is part of \"ongoing efforts to encourage greater diversity in our schools\" and that \"(t)his will also provide more opportunities for the current students in both schools to interact and experience school life with more students at the junior college level\".
Dunman school management will decide whether or not going to segregate (separate) out the IP Year 5 students clearly, from the JAE O-level students who newly joined Dunman JC, during class lessons / group discussion projects, or allow them to mix & interact together, let the (IP and JAE) students build closer rapport, during group assignments (discussion), after the honeymoon Orientation period is over.
OT: LHL's DIL was from DHS, right? The one who just gave birth... -
FantasyLandDreams:
magic number (80 ) : to some extent, likely to have some impact to the 2019 Cut-off point admission entry, for the other 3 nearby JCs located in the east (Victoria, Temasek, Meridian), impact both Science & Arts stream admission, with an extra 4th JC to choose from .
Yes. DHS and RV will take in 80 vacancies each.
Source of info:
https://www.zbschools.sg/news/local/stories-9728 -
phtthp:
next year 2019 JC1 :
80 is ok..zeit:
[quote=\"FantasyLandDreams\"]Yes. DHS and RV will take in 80 vacancies each.
Source of info:
https://www.zbschools.sg/news/local/stories-9728
I noticed DHS' PW distinction rate is always very high (above 90%). Read here it was 99% in 2017 and 94% in 2018? Could be because the same bunch of students had stuck together for 5 years, enabling them to build a strong rapport with one another thru various group projects. They didn't need to adapt to newcomers. My theory could be wrong though .
Dunman school management will decide whether or not going to segregate (separate) out the IP Year 5 students clearly, from the fresh JAE O-level students who newly joined Dunman JC, during class lessons / group discussion projects, or allow them to mix & interact together, let the (IP and JAE) students build closer rapport and bonding, during group assignments (discussion), after the honeymoon Orientation period is over.[/quote]The school management had communicated that the IP and JAE students will mix & interact together, so no segregation by classes. Also, starting from next year, there will not be any formal lessons for the IP (Year 5) students in Jan until the JAE students join the school and after the Orientation period is over (as per all the other IPJCs). Previously, the DHS Year 5 students just delve into academic work from the beginning of the year (since no JAE Orientation anyway). -
.zeit:
What do u all think ? Will there be a \"fight\" for good, strong JAE candidates, between Victoria JC and Dunman JC ?SAP pri kids in the East whose grades didn't make it to IP after PSLE may be keen for DHSJC after doing well in O Levels in SAP sec schools like CCHS or AHS. Some top students from CCHS may opt for DHS as it is only a stone's throw from CCHS.
KHS, MBS, PCS, RSS, TNS
DHS(JC)'s COP should be rather high.
It's a welcomed news for people living in the west too. There's a sandwich group of west-enders who may not qualify for NUSH, HCJC and NJC but are too qualified for PJC. Now, besides ACJC, they have RVJC as another option.
Those students who are more \"ang mo pai\" : not keen in rich Chinese oriented Traditional environment, or perhaps lured by some special, interesting, enticing Drama (Acting) enrichment programme available at Victoria JC, but not found at Dunman : will target VJC. They won't choose Dunman.
What attraction, do Temasek JC & Meridian JC, offer ? -
80 is a very small number as compared to other JC’s O level intake and I dont think its going to drastically change the dynamics of both schools.(May be there will be a gradual increase in coming years) If a student want to do A level and experience JC life, then I think a real JC (ie VJC) will be a preferred choice. You cant really compared a high school with about 400 student per cohort with a JC of 800-1000 students…the dynamics is totally different…but of course some will like a small close knit environment.
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Another consideration is whether someone who joins DHS from another sec school will feel being the odd one out given that more than 80% of your classmates have been with DHS since 4 to 5 years ago. Moreover as we know such school may have brought down some JC curriculum to its IP secondary students to prepare them way ahead of A level. Hence, Adaptation and agility are important to join at JC level.
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ksks:
Another consideration is whether someone who joins DHS from another sec school will feel being the odd one out given that more than 80% of your classmates have been with DHS since 4 to 5 years ago. Moreover as we know such school may have brought down some JC curriculum to its IP secondary students to prepare them way ahead of A level. Hence, Adaptation and agility are important to join at JC level.
I think the school has make some conscious efforts to ensure that the JAE students don't feel left out:
1. Though the Y5 (IP) students will still report to school in Jan, they will not go through any lesson relating to JC curriculum until Feb when the JAE students join them, so the JAE students will not be under any disadvantages.
2. The Y5 (IP) students will continue to wear their Y4 uniform (ie with the metal buttons) until the JAE students join them since the JAE students will be reporting in their secondary uniform and everyone will change to their Senior High uniform and get their school batch together.
3. The school will make provision for non-Chinese students to appreciate the DHS culture and heritage like the school song and motto through translation. -
phtthp:
hip hip hurray ! At long last, finally !
2019 new changes
Dunman High & River Valley High finally at last start taking in O-level students, for their A-level in Year (5 and 6).
From today onwards (going forward) -
a)
lets call this school, \"Dunman Junior College\" , no longer just merely being a High school.
b)
no more so called miserable \"on-demand\" one, single O-level class, comprising a very small pool of candidates.
But, going forward, will open several full-fledged O-level classes.
goody, goody GREAT news reported !
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/dunman-river-valley-high-accept-o-level-students-other-schools-10743982?cid=FBcna
Is it official that Dunman High School will be renamed as Dunman Junior College?
If it’s not, it will be good to continue retaining the name “Dunman High School” for discussions until it’s officially announced. -
phtthp:
Yes, MOE had confirmed thatAwonder:
HI, does that mean they are going to take in this years' 'O' level students?
implementation starting (take effect from) wef this year, 2018 GCE O level cohort batch (born 2002) :-
Hi, thks for the info. Yes it’s a great news for the students as they hv 2 more choices and benefit those who stay nearer to these 2 schools.
After O-level exam results are out next year 2019, whose expected date of O-level results release announcement is around (14 January 2019), thereabout :
JAE (Joint Admission Exercise) O-level applicants from various Secondary schools all over Singapore, who are interested in studying GCE A-level at Dunman Junior College, can apply.
As long as their L1R5 O-level results are able to meet the Admission Cut-off point (2019), for both Arts & Science stream JC1 (Junior College Year 1), they can enter. Next year (2019) market forces of demand & supply (# of vacancies or Total number of classes, allocated for JAE applicants), will determine the Admission Cut off point for Science / Arts stream, at Dunman and River Valley JCs.
The same apply to River Valley Junior College, as well.
This is great news, because MOE finally giving us back (returning us back) 2 more A-level bound destination Junior Colleges, by Transforming SAP (Dunman & River Valley High) into Junior Colleges, after removing (take-away / subtract) 4 JCs (namely, Serangoon, Tampines, Innova, Jurong JC), through the merging of 8 JCs -
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/8-junior-colleges-among-28-schools-to-be-merged
Students staying in the east, up to Pasir Ris / Loyang zone -
since there are going to be Total 4 Junior Colleges (including Dunman), to choose from, in the east :
will there be any changes to the Admission Cut-off point intake for JAE applicants, affecting or impacting (Victoria, Temasek & Meridian) Junior Colleges, as well as to Eunoia & Nanyang JC, both Science & Arts stream, next year ? In a way, this also kind of depend on the number of JC1 classes (vacancies) opened, at (Dunman & River Valley) JCs.
Next year (2019): we shall see !
forsee that these 2 new Transformed JCs going to be popular, because
they are SAP IP JCs, going to attract many good O-level candidates. -
Oops sorry I quote on the wrong paragraph!
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