JC or Poly?

[janet88]

starlight/slmkhoo,


we have agreed that she takes POA in place of her MT…meaning she has 6 subjects.
she isn’t a math/science person but if she wants to do well for math, she can.

this girl is gungho compared to her brother. academically, she is slower than her brother…but I don’t allow her to use it as an excuse to slack.

[Bitbit945]

Hi. I think that both JC and Poly has its advantages.

You need to decide for yourself how you best study and how you best learn.
JC is more suited for academia while Poly is more suited for hands on learners.

[phtthp]

O level results out tomorrow Monday (14 January 2019), 2 pm


https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/gce-o-level-results-out-on-jan-14-moe

[mommyNg]

phtthp:

O level results out tomorrow Monday (14 January 2019), 2 pm


https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/gce-o-level-results-out-on-jan-14-moe

All the best to all receiving results tomorrow! No matter what you get, you have already achieved a lot. Give yourself a pat and look forward to your next phase of life. :rahrah:

[Sniper Angel]

Understand that once enter Poly it is very difficult to enter Local University? As going JC, the government cater more quota intake?

[Sniper Angel]

Please share percentage of students scoring 6A1 from respective secondary schools.

[phtthp]

For IP students drop-out, although without any O-level certificate, they can still apply to various Polytechnic, using their "End-of-Year 4" results.


IP schools like (RI / RGS, Dunman High, National Junior College) use GPA scoring system, to grade Year 4 students.

Anyone know, for Year 4 IP students who wish to exit to the Polytechnic, what is the Year 4 (IP) GPA score requirement, to enter following Polytechnic -

- Diploma in Accountancy,
- Diploma in Applied Chemistry,
- Diploma in Biomedical Engineering
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering ?

[janet88]

what if the child can’t continue in IP in year 2?

[lee_yl]

phtthp:

For IP students drop-out, although without any O-level certificate, they can still apply to various Polytechnic, using their \"End-of-Year 4\" results.


IP schools like (RI / RGS, Dunman High, National Junior College) use GPA scoring system, to grade Year 4 students.

Anyone know, for Year 4 IP students who wish to exit to the Polytechnic, what is the Year 4 (IP) GPA score requirement, to enter following Polytechnic -

- Diploma in Accountancy,
- Diploma in Applied Chemistry,
- Diploma in Biomedical Engineering
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering ?

I have two relatives who opted to go poly instead of retaking A levels NOT because they suddenly felt they had a calling to join Poly but because they didn’t do well in their A level.

Am I right to say those who decide to switch lane half way, are those who aren’t doing well in IP?

So by end of year 4 if their results are already struggling type, even with Fs, can ALL be guaranteed a place in Poly?

[floppy]

Sniper Angel:

Understand that once enter Poly it is very difficult to enter Local University? As going JC, the government cater more quota intake?

That will depend on your definition and understanding of ”very difficult”.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/1-in-3-local-university-students-admitted-last-year-is-a-polytechnic-student, 34% of local university students are from poly. 2017 and 2018 figures should be similar, if not higher. The (very) slight bias towards JC students is to be expected. In theory, JC students are more academically inclined compared to poly students. Hence, our universities, which are academic in nature, will favour them.

The poly cohort also occupies a very wide spectrum, from the low single digits to high 20s for L1R2B2. Therefore, it’s not possible to compare apples against oranges with JC students (a narrow, and getting narrower spectrum). Based on what I have seen, if a student is scoring in the single digits or low 10s for O Level (L1R5), the likelihood of success to qualify for local universities from JC and poly is about the same.

Furthermore, poly grads have a few more options compared to JC students; some may choose to work and save money first (their numbers may be counted in future as mature students), some may realize that a degree may not add much value in their field of work (and forgo a local degree in pursuit of specialization or specialized qualification), others may go to overseas universities where they can get nearly a year of credits off (local universities are very ‘kiam’). The numbers don’t always tell a full picture.