CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' Secondary

[zac's mum]

laokong\" post_id=\"1956712\" time=\"1577925446\" user_id=\"57696:

good question, i will like to know too.
if anyone can also answer, why would you choose o level in st nicks (cop 253) when you can qualify for scgs ip (cop 252)?
bearing in mind if the child wants to transfer to st nicks ip in sec 3(from o levels)

I can’t answer the first question as I don’t have first-hand knowledge.

But I can guess the following reasons for some people choosing SNGS OP over SCGS IP:
- prefer SAP school
- prefer religious emphasis
- live nearer to AMK
- don’t like sleeveless uniform
- don’t like Eunoia JC. Prefer to take O levels and keep JC options open.

[doodbug]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1956713\" time=\"1577926451\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1956713 time=1577926451 user_id=53606]

laokong\" post_id=\"1956712\" time=\"1577925446\" user_id=\"57696:

I can’t answer the first question as I don’t have first-hand knowledge.

But I can guess the following reasons for some people choosing SNGS OP over SCGS IP:
- prefer SAP school
- prefer religious emphasis
- live nearer to AMK
- don’t like sleeveless uniform
- don’t like Eunoia JC. Prefer to take O levels and keep JC options open.

Perhaps fees is most important factor. SCGS' OP - you have to pay independent school fees and at the 252-254 range, one doesn't qualify for ESIS.

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doodbug\" post_id=\"1956714\" time=\"1577927144\" user_id=\"13281:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1956713\" time=\"1577926451\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1956713 time=1577926451 user_id=53606]

Perhaps fees is most important factor. SCGS' OP - you have to pay independent school fees and at the 252-254 range, one doesn't qualify for ESIS.

That’s what I think as well. If you are in the low 250s, SCGS IP is a luxurious option.

[winsomelosesome]

laokong\" post_id=\"1956712\" time=\"1577925446\" user_id=\"57696:

good question, i will like to know too.
if anyone can also answer, why would you choose o level in st nicks (cop 253) when you can qualify for scgs ip (cop 252)?
bearing in mind if the child wants to transfer to st nicks ip in sec 3(from o levels)

School fees exp and dont like EJC are probably the main reasons.
With very good O result coming from St Nicks , have more options and can choose better JCs.

[MerlionInGermany]

Also, some of them are from other CHIJ and their dream school is IJ St Nicks. I know people from OLN, TP, and OLGC from tuition class, when I asked them which school they want to go to, they said St Nicks. And St Nicks is also popular with PLMGS students and the students from Marymount Convent. If you ask those who ask those are already in the school, you will find many of them put SN as first 2 choices. Some of them may have seniors who went on to SN and when they went back to pri sch, the juniors would ask them for feedback on sec sch life etc.


It is just personal preference, which cannot be measured and quantified. And it is very impt to find a school you like to go to.

[doodbug]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1956713\" time=\"1577926451\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1956713 time=1577926451 user_id=53606]

laokong\" post_id=\"1956712\" time=\"1577925446\" user_id=\"57696:

I can’t answer the first question as I don’t have first-hand knowledge.

But I can guess the following reasons for some people choosing SNGS OP over SCGS IP:
- prefer SAP school
- prefer religious emphasis
- live nearer to AMK
- don’t like sleeveless uniform
- don’t like Eunoia JC. Prefer to take O levels and keep JC options open.

Actually, SNGS' 253 includes HCL bonus right?
SCGS' 252 for IP is raw - no HCL bonus points.
If this is so, then those with 250+3, 251+2, can't get into SCGS IP.

[doodbug]

I guess the point I am trying to convey is that I don’t think the pool of girls who deliberately chose SNGS O levels over SCGS IP is that large.

[MerlionInGermany]

doodbug\" post_id=\"1956758\" time=\"1577933813\" user_id=\"13281:

Actually, SNGS' 253 includes HCL bonus right?
SCGS' 252 for IP is raw - no HCL bonus points.
If this is so, then those with 250+3, 251+2, can't get into SCGS IP.

But if you really ask them, many of them didnt take HCL in pri school.
Same for the IP students, many of them didnt take HCL in pri school.

I do think, the pool of students who chose SN O over SC IP chose it for the school.
These 2 schools have a different “target market”. They have different “unofficial feeder schools”.
I am sure there is a group who will put SN and no SC in their list, and there is a different group who cannot imagine themselves in any other sch except SC.

The same reason why a 26x (no HCL) is going to SC O or SN O and not RG? It is just personal preference.

[nukewind]

Yes, my girl immediately rule out scgs cos of the sleeveless uniform (else the school is good cos no need take HCL for IP)

[phtthp]

nukewind\" post_id=\"1956769\" time=\"1577935920\" user_id=\"848:

Yes, my girl immediately rule out scgs cos of the sleeveless uniform (else the school is good cos no need take HCL for IP)

I see.
Thank you for clarification, nukewind

In St Nick, HCL is compulsory for All IP students.

For OP (St Nick) students, if receive MOE HCL Eligibility letter, can start HCL from Sec 1