2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[Timmy21]

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[quote=chris23 post_id=1949595 time=1574747541 user_id=182576]Hi, I am new in this forum. Heard that I can get some advice from expert here.

My ds got 249+1, we stayed at west. Looking at the COP, she is at the border line to get into IP. Any advice on the choice of school?

Our selection
1.RV 2.NH 3.ACS 4.BP 5.FH 6.CT
Above selection ok? In fact we worried he is at bolder line for IP, will it be too stress for him? TQ

if u r worried abt stress, then RV might not be suitable. Becos i heard tat RV has weekly and/or fortnightly tests for various subjects.

Is it weekly or fortnightly??? I was told it's every 3 weeks or once a month.[/quote]based on a fren's son who is in sec 3 now, i dun think it is every 3 weeks. maybe those who went for the open house can confirm?

[Courtly]

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Courtly\" post_id=\"1949609\" time=\"1574748849\" user_id=\"182579:

Note: XMS is among few autonomous schools that offers triple science.

out of 4 Express classes,
how many Sec 3 Triple Science classes, do Xinmin open ?

only 1 class, the rest all (Double Science + Double Humanities) ?

4 classes will further filter into 5 classes during Sec 3.
1 triple pure science class.
1 double pure (Chem physics)
1 double pure (Chem bio)
2 art classes.

[phtthp]

Courtly\" post_id=\"1949609\" time=\"1574748849:

4 classes will further filter into 5 classes during Sec 3.

1 triple pure science class.
1 double pure (Chem physics)
1 double pure (Chem bio)
2 art classes.

How to qualify for Triple Science ?

A1 grade for Sec 2 (English, Maths, Science) at end of Sec 2 streaming, plus minimum 70 percent overall, including Mother tongue and combined Social studies ?

(Asking for a friend's child, interested in Xinmin)

[ilovelaksa]

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I was talking to a friend (ex St Nic mummy) and she told me quite a handful of her friends’ daughters gunning for St Nic IP and SCGS IP. Their children like Eunoia JC !! She said she was surprised.

I am not surprised : ) My daughter’s sec sch frens are all aiming for EJC, used to be just NYJC, ACJC, SAJC, RI etc Now it is literally just EJC.
I brought my son to CatHigh for a looksee. He was okok there. Then we drove passed EJC, his comments were “Woah! OMG! WTH! Siao!” lol

[Courtly]

XMS is ideal for those staying in northeast

area, Scoring 235 and above , wants to enter JC science stream.

Strict discipline and well mannered students.

Has a long list of CCA for those aiming to get the CCA LEAPS 2.0

[phtthp]

Thank you very much, Courtly. Appreciated


Heard Xinmin is a good school, will get my friend’s child to include, inside one of the choices, inside the list. Friend stay Hougang area

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ilovelaksa\" post_id=\"1949618\" time=\"1574749863\" user_id=\"88602:

lee_yl\" post_id=\"1949551\" time=\"1574741492\" user_id=\"17023:

I was talking to a friend (ex St Nic mummy) and she told me quite a handful of her friends’ daughters gunning for St Nic IP and SCGS IP. Their children like Eunoia JC !! She said she was surprised.

I am not surprised : ) My daughter’s sec sch frens are all aiming for EJC, used to be just NYJC, ACJC, SAJC, RI etc Now it is literally just EJC.
I brought my son to CatHigh for a looksee. He was okok there. Then we drove passed EJC, his comments were “Woah! OMG! WTH! Siao!” lol

Given the strong interest in direct route into EJC, will the COP for CHS IP, SNGS IP and SCGS IP going to spike up from this year? Will be interesting to see!

[Courtly]

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Courtly\" post_id=\"1949609\" time=\"1574748849:

4 classes will further filter into 5 classes during Sec 3.

1 triple pure science class.
1 double pure (Chem physics)
1 double pure (Chem bio)
2 art classes.

How to qualify for Triple Science ?

A1 grade for Sec 2 (English, Maths, Science) at end of Sec 2 streaming, plus minimum 70 percent overall, including Mother tongue and combined Social studies ?

(Asking for a friend's child, interested in Xinmin)

A2 for science and 75% overall for triple science class . Which is achievable for most.

There is another 2 classes for double pure.

From Sec 3 onwards class size gets smaller.
Teacher and or student can better focus on their O level at the end of sec4.

[emoh]

chris23\" post_id=\"1949595\" time=\"1574747541\" user_id=\"182576:

Hi, I am new in this forum. Heard that I can get some advice from expert here.

My ds got 249+1, we stayed at west. Looking at the COP, she is at the border line to get into IP. Any advice on the choice of school?

Our selection
1.RV 2.NH 3.ACS 4.BP 5.FH 6.CT
Above selection ok? In fact we worried he is at bolder line for IP, will it be too stress for him? TQ

3rd choice of ACS (250) seems odd compared to NH (245) and BP (244). Unless is ACS Barker instead of ACSI. May want to consider SJI (245) instead.

[nite]

Hi,


Rudimentary question. For comparison, how the 2019 cohort did overall,

1) What is the ESIS cut-off? The top one-third is based on how many independent school places? Do we include SSS, SST, SOTA etc?

2) What is the cut-off for 10% of the cohort offered Cat C third language?

Can someone who has it list down 2019 vs 2018 vs 2017?

Thanks so much…