Catholic High School

[Nebbermind]

comrades\" post_id=\"1932091\" time=\"1567035764\" user_id=\"180828:

Ejc last year A level result was not impressive- Science result didnt churn out as good even with bulk from IP kids.

RP is only ~82 point which is 2nd last among the IP JCs and lagging behind non IP JC.
Better to be in CH OP which has high std then excel, then do A level in RI, HCI.

VJC results dropped these 2-3 years.

IIRC, VJC and EJC were among the last few schools that joined the IP route. With an overall increase in the IP cohort, surely there would be some shift in the schools' performance, especially for those newer IP schools.
Why focus on the overall school performance? I'm sure there were also kids had fantastic A level results from these JCs....coz they were smart kids to begin with. I had friends who chose not to go the top JCs during my time and they continued to churn out fantastic results.
My belief is that one should focus on what he can do....not what others couldn't do.
Anyway, if it's your choice to keep your kids in O level track, I'm also perfectly OK coz it's your decision. Just donch keep putting down some of these IP JCs

[FatherOfSon]

Hi all, I’m new here :). We were looking around for school for my boy for next year & so far he’s really comfortable with CHS compared to others (he’s really supportive of CHS when we watch the national science challenge on tv). How is the school compared to others? This school is quite low profile compared to other school around the same cut off score.

[Careermum]

Glad that your son feels comfortable with CHS. Yes, the school gives out a friendly vibe. The place is like a big family. The teachers are kind & there is brotherhood & camaraderie amongst the boys. The boys are hardworking, do well in their studies & they don’t feel that the environment is competitive.

[FatherOfSon]

Curious why it’s not as highly sought after as the others (Dunman, Nan chiau etc)? Is there something that we miss (offer more subject)? We went to a few open-house & CHS really gave us a sense of belonging with it ‘my blood is green’ slogan. The students are very well-behave & actually more refine than those from the more reputable school :)!

[floppy]

FatherOfSon\" post_id=\"1935417\" time=\"1568565463\" user_id=\"181077:

Curious why it’s not as highly sought after as the others (Dunman, Nan chiau etc)? Is there something that we miss (offer more subject)? We went to a few open-house & CHS really gave us a sense of belonging with it ‘my blood is green’ slogan. The students are very well-behave & actually more refine than those from the more reputable school :)!

Why did you say it’s not as highly sought after?
Comparing IP, COP of CHS (boys) is 253, COP of DHS (coed) is 255.
Comparing OP, COP of CHS is 250, COP of NCHS (coed) is 243.
Statistically, it is not far from DHS, and definitely more sought after than NCHS. In fact, based on COP, it is the 6th most sought after school for boys in Singapore for IP (after 3 other boys’ schools and 2 coed), and the most sought after school for boys for OP.

There are also not many “more reputable” schools than CHS (you can probably count them with your hands).

[MerlionInGermany]

FatherOfSon\" post_id=\"1935417\" time=\"1568565463\" user_id=\"181077:

Curious why it’s not as highly sought after as the others (Dunman, Nan chiau etc)? Is there something that we miss (offer more subject)? We went to a few open-house & CHS really gave us a sense of belonging with it ‘my blood is green’ slogan. The students are very well-behave & actually more refine than those from the more reputable school :)!

I am curious why you say it is not as highly sought after as the others. Is it just because the people you are talking to, prefer the others? How can Nan Chiau be more sought after than Cat High? I guess NC is only in popular Sengkang, is it because your friends whose kids prefer NC live in SK?

Could it be one is boys and the others are co-ed schools?

[FatherOfSon]

Hi MerlionInGermany. Ya, most would suggest RI, Dunman or SJI or Nan Chiau. Some of them don’t even know about CHS & most was surprise when we told them the score needed to get in was around 250. Actually we never heard of CHS until 1 of the ex-student recommended it & ask us to check it out

[floppy]

FatherOfSon\" post_id=\"1935502\" time=\"1568614063\" user_id=\"181077:

Hi MerlionInGermany. Ya, most will suggest RI, Dunman or SJI or Nan Chiau. Some of them don’t even know about CHS & most was surprise when we told them the score needed to get in was around 250. Actually we never heard of CHS until 1 of the ex-student recommended it & ask us to check it out

:scared:

Not surprising that CHS is unheard of. I mean, they only count 1 of out 3 PMs in Singapore (the other 2 coming from RI) as her alumni (P/S: 1 of the PM SPECIFICIALLY send his son to CHS, who would then become a PM, because he find this school more suitable than his own Alma Mater).

[Careermum]

floppy\" post_id=\"1935507\" time=\"1568614549\" user_id=\"97579:

FatherOfSon\" post_id=\"1935502\" time=\"1568614063\" user_id=\"181077:

Hi MerlionInGermany. Ya, most will suggest RI, Dunman or SJI or Nan Chiau. Some of them don’t even know about CHS & most was surprise when we told them the score needed to get in was around 250. Actually we never heard of CHS until 1 of the ex-student recommended it & ask us to check it out

:scared:

Not surprising that CHS is unheard of. I mean, they only count 1 of out 3 PMs in Singapore (the other 2 coming from RI) as her alumni (P/S: 1 of the PM SPECIFICIALLY send his son to CHS, who would then become a PM, because he find this school more suitable than his own Alma Mater).

Hey floppy, I am surprised that CHS is unheard of by yourself

It is one of the pioneer schools with a long history, which used to be situated in town, together with RI, SJI, CHIJ.
Then, during my time when I did PSLE, it became one of the SAP schools that took in the top 10% of students from each PSLE cohort, to do 2 languages as 1st language, together with other SAP schools eg Hwa Chong, Nanyang Girls, St Nicholas Girls etc

When I mentioned CHS to anybody (whether English educated friends, Chinese educated friends, customers who are senior citizens, any random persons who tried to strike up conversations by asking what schools my kids went to), all have heard of it, and all said it is a good school and the students are humble and well mannered.

I also have another son in a nearby top secondary school, and the respond that I get are \"wah, must be very stressful/competitive\"

[Davischew]

Careermum\" post_id=\"1935528\" time=\"1568621019\" user_id=\"22005:

floppy\" post_id=\"1935507\" time=\"1568614549\" user_id=\"97579:

[quote=FatherOfSon post_id=1935502 time=1568614063 user_id=181077]Hi MerlionInGermany. Ya, most will suggest RI, Dunman or SJI or Nan Chiau. Some of them don’t even know about CHS & most was surprise when we told them the score needed to get in was around 250. Actually we never heard of CHS until 1 of the ex-student recommended it & ask us to check it out

:scared:

Not surprising that CHS is unheard of. I mean, they only count 1 of out 3 PMs in Singapore (the other 2 coming from RI) as her alumni (P/S: 1 of the PM SPECIFICIALLY send his son to CHS, who would then become a PM, because he find this school more suitable than his own Alma Mater).

Hey floppy, I am surprised that CHS is unheard of by yourself

It is one of the pioneer schools with a long history, which used to be situated in town, together with RI, SJI, CHIJ.
Then, during my time when I did PSLE, it became one of the SAP schools that took in the top 10% of students from each PSLE cohort, to do 2 languages as 1st language, together with other SAP schools eg Hwa Chong, Nanyang Girls, St Nicholas Girls etc

When I mentioned CHS to anybody (whether English educated friends, Chinese educated friends, customers who are senior citizens, any random persons who tried to strike up conversations by asking what schools my kids went to), all have heard of it, and all said it is a good school and the students are humble and well mannered.

I also have another son in a nearby top secondary school, and the respond that I get are \"wah, must be very stressful/competitive\" :)[/quote]haha, not Master Floppy unheard lah, he is being sarc.....
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