CHIJ Toa Payoh Secondary

[Breadandmuffins]

Hi lycheesandmommy


my view is that it is good to be strong in maths and sciences in the Singapore school system. Although IJ is known to focus on Lit, arts etc, it actually has more pure Science classes , and with yr child stronger in maths and sciences, that’s like 4 -5 subjects in upper Sec, which then leave her with more time to work on her weaker ones like EL . My girl is the opposite so It is very tough for her.

[Breadandmuffins]

Bubble_jj:

I think depends on the class she is in. Ur gal Probably from 1/1 or 1/2. The rest would b affiliates. The affiliates do not have any other choices to go to mostly 200 to 240 for this year. Primary side i would say very relax no stress so long as u can go next door is considered good.

I do not think the pri school is relax...I hv a girl in Sec school side and another currently in the pri side , and I noticed their worksheets are more difficult compared to few yrs ago. Homework is adequate but not overwhelming , allowing my girl to be able to hv time to pursue her interests outside school. Girls hv to go for supplementary class if they need help with the subjects. My 2 girls are of the opposite spectrum. Till today I m thankful to one of her Teachers for helping her do well in her weakest subject. And some girls , despite scoring above 250 choose to go next door.

[Breadandmuffins]

Bubble_jj:

2018 batch psle results is bad i guess in 2022 their o level results will not be good.

I feel sad when I saw this comment. I wonder how some girls who are struggling to cope in the school will feel when they see this comment.

There are many examples of kids doing well eventually at o levels despite their psle scores....one girl we knew went to the triple science class joining the girls fr the TOP class, despite a score of below 220. They really work hard for it and seeing such discouraging comments does not do good to their self esteem and confidence.

There are also many examples of kids around my circle of friends and relatives who are doing very well despite their poor psle or o level results. They are the ones who truly understand what failure is all about and bounced back even stronger ....building resilience along the way....

[Breadandmuffins]

Bubble_jj:

Chij tp sec is for ij tp pri whom did not do well enough to qualify for other schools. Is just a mediocre sch with high cutoff becos most of its places filled up by feeder sch. If u can choose sch which offers pure sci only to express stream.

Becos these r the sch which have the confidence n will b able to guide the even ave students to do well.

The school choose to keep their cut off low so that the girls can continue their education in IJ . This inclusive policy is what I like about about the school and I certainly hope they don’t raise the cut off unlike some others.

There may be mediocre teachers or school leaders but to say that the school is mediocre just cos the girls are fr the primary side with not so good results , with no where to go, is very condescending. Despite taking majority of the girls fr the pri side with scores of only 200 onwards, they offer 5 pure science classes and only 2 combined science. And their O level results still turned out pretty decent. I find this school more value added than others. The perception that pure science classes are better is so outdated in today’s society .....and going to JC need not be the only route these days....

[phtthp]

Roughly, how many students take Higher Chinese, in Sec 4 ?


Can form say, one class of 30 pupils ?

[icedpeachtea]

phtthp:

Roughly, how many students take Higher Chinese, in Sec 4 ?


Can form say, one class of 30 pupils ?

hello, i’m a current sec 3 hcl student studying in ij.we have 35 students taking hcl and we are split into two classes! the number of hcl girls is roughly the same throughout all levels!

[icedpeachtea]

Bubble_jj:

Chij tp sec is for ij tp pri whom did not do well enough to qualify for other schools. Is just a mediocre sch with high cutoff becos most of its places filled up by feeder sch. If u can choose sch which offers pure sci only to express stream.

Becos these r the sch which have the confidence n will b able to guide the even ave students to do well.

hi there, i have been reading some of your comments on IJ and I simply felt that something should be said regarding what you said. IJ is definitely not just a mediocre school simply because we have a low cut off point for the affiliates nor because we we do not only offer express stream but normal streams. You can just look up on our o level distinction rates and this shows that although the affiliates you mentioned had mediocre psle scores, wonderful o level results can still b produced! and this is definitely because IJ isn’t a mediocre sch and because ij has the confidence, support and can guide the students to do well oh yes btw i had many primary friends who did well enough to go to other “ so called better schools with only pure science express steam “ but still chose to come to IJ!

[ilovelaksa]

Breadandmuffins:

The school choose to keep their cut off low so that the girls can continue their education in IJ . This inclusive policy is what I like about about the school and I certainly hope they don’t raise the cut off unlike some others.

There may be mediocre teachers or school leaders but to say that the school is mediocre just cos the girls are fr the primary side with not so good results , with no where to go, is very condescending. Despite taking majority of the girls fr the pri side with scores of only 200 onwards, they offer 5 pure science classes and only 2 combined science. And their O level results still turned out pretty decent. I find this school more value added than others. The perception that pure science classes are better is so outdated in today’s society .....and going to JC need not be the only route these days....

:goodpost:

[phtthp]

Hi,


Based on school’s classroom timetable, per week (or in 1 week), roughly, how many lessons are allocated (set-aside) to teach POA subject (Principles of Accounting)?

Is it more than 2 lessons, every week ? Per lesson, is it half an hour or 45 minutes ? Thank you.

[janet88]

phtthp:

Hi,


Based on school's classroom timetable, per week (or in 1 week), roughly, how many lessons are allocated (set-aside) to teach POA subject (Principles of Accounting)?

Is it more than 2 lessons, every week ? Per lesson, is it half an hour or 45 minutes ? Thank you.

I would like to know how often POA lessons are held.
as this is a new subject, I'm worried how she will cope with it.