Tanjong Katong Girls' School
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My DD got 242 and we are thinking of TKGS too. What do you think? I know there is like Crescent Girls and other schools but they are far away. Would appreciate some insight into the school, culture, teachers etc. Thanks!! :please:
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Attend the ‘Ask the leaders’ session to find out more about the school if you havnt had a chance.
Next year Sec 1 will be back at the Dunman campus!
Plenty of CCA options for the girls. Usually twice a week. School ends at 2:40 on most days with Friday ending earlier at 1:40( if I recall exact timing).
Girls can go pretty crazy but school is strict when it comes to discipline, punctuality etc...they are given forms if they are late for school or commit an offence, which is what I like.
https://tkgs.moe.edu.sg/ -
kekeia:
Thanks for that!! Didn't know they had such a session cos we missed open house. Think we will go down.Attend the ‘Ask the leaders’ session to find out more about the school if you havnt had a chance.
Next year Sec 1 will be back at the Dunman campus!
Plenty of CCA options for the girls. Usually twice a week. School ends at 2:40 on most days with Friday ending earlier at 1:40( if I recall exact timing).
Girls can go pretty crazy but school is strict when it comes to discipline, punctuality etc...they are given forms if they are late for school or commit an offence, which is what I like.
https://tkgs.moe.edu.sg/ -
My DD scored 249 and is also considering TKGS as her top choice. We like to know if they can take up 2 CCA options (eg 1 sport and 1 club CCA) and for sports (say basketball), is it usually offered only through a selection process or to ex school players?
Also, how do we find out the subject combinations offered from S3 onwards? TIA! -
Alhana14 - When my DD was in sec 1 in 2017 the whole cohort went through a first round trial selection thing to shortlist those girls who are more suitable for sports in general. Then all these shortlisted girls try out for all the sports cca (they go round the various stations) and then I think they receive an invite if the CCAs are interested in having them join. These girls then have the option of putting that cca on their option form when they select CCAs.
Not so sure about the 2 CCAs part though. Generally now the kids don’t do 2 CCAs (unlike our time in school) cos they go fairly intensive in the one CCA alone. Performing Arts groups meet 2 to 3 times a week. Some of the sports are the same. So it might be quite a stretch for your girl. Not to mention the timings of the CCA days will probably clash.
As for sec 3 combination, the school offers the following as "compulsory"
English
MT/HMT (no CLB)
E. Math
A. Math
Social Studies
Chemistry (either pure or as part of combined science)
The recommended combination is 2 Lang, 2 math, 2 science, 2 humanities.
They offer all 3 humanities as core and elective.
They also have econs, MEP, DEP, Art as other subjects.
Triple science and combined science both offered. Most girls take 2 pure sciences… either pure chem pure bio or pure chem pure physics.
Because it’s a single stream school, they are able to offer the girls more choices compared to the other schools with 3 streams. -
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kspassing:
Thanks for the info kspassing! That's very informative. Yes, my kid went for the Open House today and was also told that 2 CCAs would be too time consuming. She is very interested in 2, so will see how it goes.Alhana14 - When my DD was in sec 1 in 2017 the whole cohort went through a first round trial selection thing to shortlist those girls who are more suitable for sports in general. Then all these shortlisted girls try out for all the sports cca (they go round the various stations) and then I think they receive an invite if the CCAs are interested in having them join. These girls then have the option of putting that cca on their option form when they select CCAs.
Not so sure about the 2 CCAs part though. Generally now the kids don't do 2 CCAs (unlike our time in school) cos they go fairly intensive in the one CCA alone. Performing Arts groups meet 2 to 3 times a week. Some of the sports are the same. So it might be quite a stretch for your girl. Not to mention the timings of the CCA days will probably clash.
As for sec 3 combination, the school offers the following as \"compulsory\"
English
MT/HMT (no CLB)
E. Math
A. Math
Social Studies
Chemistry (either pure or as part of combined science)
The recommended combination is 2 Lang, 2 math, 2 science, 2 humanities.
They offer all 3 humanities as core and elective.
They also have econs, MEP, DEP, Art as other subjects.
Triple science and combined science both offered. Most girls take 2 pure sciences... either pure chem pure bio or pure chem pure physics.
Because it's a single stream school, they are able to offer the girls more choices compared to the other schools with 3 streams.
Question - what does elective mean for some of the subjects (e.g I see E Lit has core and elective)..how does it count towards their O level grade? -
alhana14:
Question - what does elective mean for some of the subjects (e.g I see E Lit has core and elective)..how does it count towards their O level grade?
Elective Lit. means Literature and Social Studies are counted as one humanities subject. Core/Pure Lit. means Literature only makes up one humanities subject. Hence, there are more materials to study for Core subjects compared to Elective. As an example, you study 55% of the material for Elective Geography compared to Pure Geography.
For the computation of L1R5 in the O level, it can either be Elective Humanities or Pure / Core Humanities.
Social Studies is compulsory. Hence, all students need to take at least one Elective Humanities. As for Core Humanities, it depends on the subject combination taken by the students. -
qms:
I see. Quite different from my time in secondary school where we only had cores. Is SS a compulsory O level subject for sec schools today?alhana14:
Question - what does elective mean for some of the subjects (e.g I see E Lit has core and elective)..how does it count towards their O level grade?
Elective Lit. means Literature and Social Studies are counted as one humanities subject. Core/Pure Lit. means Literature only makes up one humanities subject. Hence, there are more materials to study for Core subjects compared to Elective. As an example, you study 55% of the material for Elective Geography compared to Pure Geography.
For the computation of L1R5 in the O level, it can either be Elective Humanities or Pure / Core Humanities.
Social Studies is compulsory. Hence, all students need to take at least one Elective Humanities. As for Core Humanities, it depends on the subject combination taken by the students. -
Yes, for O-level exam : combined Humanities (of which, Social studies is one of them ) is compulsory
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