Hillgrove Secondary School
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berrypie\" post_id=\"1907420\" time=\"1555982543\" user_id=\"100108:
No problem berrypie! Is your son in P6 now? If yes, you will get a booklet from MOE soon which has all the information about all secondary schools in Singapore.
Hi vivid, thank you so much for the value insights about SYFC..Will keep a lookout for their open house in Nov.
Thou, never hear of Bukit View till you mentioned. I will properly will go their open house too.. :rahrah:
Shortlisted: Hillgrove, Bukit View and Swiss Cottage.. :xedfingers:
I was in the same place that you are in now some time back. What we did was shortlist schools based on CCA (other things all being the same) and Hillgrove and Bukit View came to the top of our list because of SYFC. The other schools offering YFC were either in the north or too far away to commute on a daily basis.
In fact you can probably find last year's copy on the MOE website which has all the COP and CCAs plus subjects the schools offer. This will help you plan well ahead of time what your son wants to do.
Hope this helps! -
vividlaurel\" post_id=\"1907426\" time=\"1555984898\" user_id=\"2712:
No problem berrypie! Is your son in P6 now? If yes, you will get a booklet from MOE soon which has all the information about all secondary schools in Singapore.berrypie\" post_id=\"1907420\" time=\"1555982543\" user_id=\"100108:
Hi vivid, thank you so much for the value insights about SYFC..Will keep a lookout for their open house in Nov.
Thou, never hear of Bukit View till you mentioned. I will properly will go their open house too.. :rahrah:
Shortlisted: Hillgrove, Bukit View and Swiss Cottage.. :xedfingers:
I was in the same place that you are in now some time back. What we did was shortlist schools based on CCA (other things all being the same) and Hillgrove and Bukit View came to the top of our list because of SYFC. The other schools offering YFC were either in the north or too far away to commute on a daily basis.
In fact you can probably find last year's copy on the MOE website which has all the COP and CCAs plus subjects the schools offer. This will help you plan well ahead of time what your son wants to do.
Hope this helps!
Nope my son is not in P6...
He is in P4 this year, im super KS doing research now, planning and shortlist 2 open houses this year..Hope this will help him to seek what his interests are and motivate himself instead me nagging at him :pokeeye:
He will be the first batch for the new marking system..no longer based on T-score
So wasn't sure if good or bad 
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berrypie\" post_id=\"1907439\" time=\"1555986306\" user_id=\"100108:
Wow berrypie!
Nope my son is not in P6...
He is in P4 this year, im super KS doing research now, planning and shortlist 2 open houses this year..Hope this will help him to seek what his interests are and motivate himself instead me nagging at him :pokeeye:
He will be the first batch for the new marking system..no longer based on T-score So wasn't sure if good or bad
Actually it is good that you are starting early to check out schools. If your son is interested in science and math, you can also check out SST and NUSH, they are independent schools focussed on math and science.
Since he is in the pioneer batch of the new marking system, I am really unsure how things will work out. Maybe it will be for the better! -
Hi vivid, my son likes science and math but don’t think he is elite for SST and NUSH…haha…
I’m FTWM so planning this year attend 2 open houses and next year another 2 more, final year review again those schools he is interested in…i don’t like to rush thru all the open houses in last mins…
I did a search on Bukit View but it seems to me they are more focus on flying the Dromes…nt sure if more related to SYFC.
Can i check with you, did your son went for oversea training under SYFC?
i heard if you are good, the school will send you to Japan for training… -
I don't think SST and NUSH are elite schools. Yes, for both schools, you have to give the entrance test which determines if you go to the next round because both schools intake is almost 100% through DSA.
Both Hillgrove and Bukit View follow pretty much the same curriculum for the SYFC since this is mandated by the SYFC HQ at Seletar Airport. Both fly model planes and drones and at the secondary level that's pretty much all they do plus flight simulations. They do get to fly in an RSAF aircraft in sec 2&3, but this is always subject to weather conditions. In secondary school, it's about aeromodelling and it's only in JC or Poly they can opt for flying training.
Not really sure about this, but you can get more information from the https://www.syfc.sg/SYFC website
No, I don't think anyone goes for overseas training under SYFC, at least not in Hillgrove. I don't think BVSS also sends for overseas training. I am not sure of other schools though.
What you are referring to is probably the boys who went to Japan last year or the year before last. This was a separate project they did for which they were invited to Japan to see how their experiment was done in space.
But almost all secondary schools will have overseas learning journeys in various subjects and your child can choose which one he wants to go to. If I am not wrong, each child gets a minimum one chance to go.berrypie\" post_id=\"1907606\" time=\"1556068065\" user_id=\"100108:
Hi vivid, my son likes science and math but don't think he is elite for SST and NUSH...haha..
I'm FTWM so planning this year attend 2 open houses and next year another 2 more, final year review again those schools he is interested in..i don't like to rush thru all the open houses in last mins..
I did a search on Bukit View but it seems to me they are more focus on flying the Dromes..nt sure if more related to SYFC.
Can i check with you, did your son went for oversea training under SYFC?
i heard if you are good, the school will send you to Japan for training... -
Not sure abt SST but NUSH is IP school. I heard the T-score have to be 259 and above.
If thru DSA, is not an issue but not able to join SYFC as a CCA is not my option and their monthly school fee is S320++. NUSH is a 6 years prog directly to A level. Not sure if my son can handle that kind of stress if you don’t do well you are neither getting an O level nor A level. I’m not a tiger mom that academic is the priority than everything, manageable is good enough. -
Fyi
For SST, the students studying inside, still need to take GCE O level exam.
Nus high : you mentioned above, that need to take A level, that "NUSH is a 6 years programme directly to a level "? No. Nothing to do with a level
no a level exam, for nus high students. Instead they will be given nus high diploma, not a level cert. After that hey proceed to local university nus or overseas uni -
Hey phtthp...thanks for your info abt NUSH, i just read thru its abt 6 years prog, didn't pay much attention to whether it's A level or high Dip....haha
...Does all the IP schools the same? Did your child went to NUSH? -
berrypie\" post_id=\"1907611\" time=\"1556070311\" user_id=\"100108:
Hi berrypie,
but not able to join SYFC as a CCA is not my option
You may need to manage expectations about your son being able to join the SYFC. I can't speak for other schools, so I will give you an example using Hillgrove. They have 7 classes for Sec 1 across the three streams and roughly 280 students per cohort. I assume half these are boys and at least 60-70% of these boys (there are girls also who join the YFC, but you don't get more than 1-2 per cohort, so I will discount them) join the school because of the F&A programme and the SYFC. This means that we are looking at a minimum of 80-100 students who have an interest in this CCA. The intake is less than a quarter of this, which means only 1 in 4 students get in and the other 3 get posted to other CCAs (perhaps their second or third choice). It's all how you present yourself at the audition interview with your CCA leaders and teacher which determines which 20-25 Sec 1 students get this CCA. According to my son, they get around 100-120 applications each year and only 25 max get selected.
When my son was in Sec 1, he put SYFC as his first choice as he joined the school only for this CCA. But we also tempered his expectations and told him to have alternatives in mind in case he doesn't get in. He put one of the uniformed air groups as his second choice and Robotics as his third choice. He was lucky he got in, but I am sure there were many who didn't. It's difficult to appeal because this CCA is almost always full. Those who get in are super passionate and don't leave.
Sorry for the long post, but the intention is not to be fixated on one CCA to the exclusion of everything else. Yes, that's a great CCA to be in and my son has enjoyed his four years there. But it's not the end of the world if he had not gotten in. There are many pilots who have not taken this kind of CCA in school. There are other options like joining the SYFC on your own (I think they have a group of people who join because their secondary school does not offer this as a CCA). You can check them out and then discuss options.
Hope this helps and sorry if I have offended you in any way! -
Hi vivid,
No worries…its the facts i understand.
It is just a matter of time of joining SYFC basic flying prog when he reaches that age.
However, it’s good that he is able to participate in school SYFC first.
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