Victoria School
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yet\" post_id=\"1978207\" time=\"1590655397\" user_id=\"177305:
Thanks i still near chai chee decalthon
depends on your area i'd think. there's steadfast transport service that picks up students frm northeast area- punggol, sengkang, hougang.leyingamanda\" post_id=\"1977536\" time=\"1590319459\" user_id=\"16092:
Does VS has school bus in the morning?
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Hi all I would like to ask if the sports CCA take in students who are doing the sport recreationally or they only take those who have trained competitively?
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Hi all,
Does anyone know if it’s difficult to switch from IP to O Levels track in VS half way through their sec school life? Or is the student expected to transfer to another school? Thank you. -
Average Joe\" post_id=\"1994847\" time=\"1600002664\" user_id=\"29645:[quote=\"Average Joe\" post_id=1994847 time=1600002664 user_id=29645]
Hi all,
Does anyone know if it’s difficult to switch from IP to O Levels track in VS half way through their sec school life? Or is the student expected to transfer to another school? Thank you.[/quote]
Don't think it difficult, especially if the school thinks that the kid is unable to perform and meet promotion criteria successfully. VS has a set of promotion criteria that all IP students must meet in order to progress. If the kid cannot meet it, the school will support and coach through guidance program, consultation etc first. If the kid still cannot meet it, and/or the parents feel strongly that the kids cannot succeed in IP, they allow, and in fact recommend to move to O level. Usually they are very strict at year 2 promoting to year 3. They feel that if the boy cannot succeed in IP at year 2, then he should move to O level at year 3 to have time to learn O level curriculum, since IP curriculum is very different from O. Moving from end of year 3 IP to O is very risky and the school actually said that some boys may retain another year as they are not confident that he will be able to sit for O comfortably. I have personally heard from DS (he is in VS IP year 4) that a few of his ex-classmates moved to O in year 2 and 3. -
nms1\" post_id=\"1974654\" time=\"1588995592\" user_id=\"13601:
I was asking more about the school start and finish times 😊[/quote]School starts 7.30am, but be in school by 7.20am to be safe. Thursday is late start day at 8.30am, again best to be there by 8.20am. About 2 days a week, DS day ends around 2.35pm without CCA. Another 2 days about 6.30pm due to CCA. Friday ends the earliest at 1.05pm. Been quite consistent from year 1 to now year 4. We stay at YCK area, no straight bus. He takes 3 buses to get to school in the morning, and its less than 1.5hrs. We sometimes drive him to school, and its via expressways. Takes us about 20mins to get to school. VS is really good if you drive as the school is near to the ECP exit, so no problems with queueing to drop off.
Bus 135, about an hour.floppy\" post_id=\"1974652\" time=\"1588994913\" user_id=\"97579:
[quote=nms1 post_id=1974644 time=1588992246 user_id=13601]Could any current parents tell me what the school hours are like for Victoria? We are considering it as a DSA choice but the distance is a real concern as we live in Serangoon especially if they have a lot of days when they need to stay back. I've seen two extremes as my daughter stays back nearly every day whereas my other son only stays back on CCA days.
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Thanks, Mark! That’s good to hear and is certainly an attractive feature of a dual track school. I’m a bit concerned because in CHS (also a dual track school), it seems difficult to switch out to OP as classes are full and there’s a wait list of kids with good results wanting to get in.
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Average Joe\" post_id=\"1994869\" time=\"1600013126\" user_id=\"29645:[quote=\"Average Joe\" post_id=1994869 time=1600013126 user_id=29645]
Inside Catholic High,
Thanks, Mark! That’s good to hear and is certainly an attractive feature of a dual track school. I’m a bit concerned because in CHS (also a dual track school), it seems difficult to switch out to OP as classes are full and there’s a wait list of kids with good results wanting to get in.[/quote]
@end of Sec 2 streaming, the O-level seats are very hot, in popular demand.
Why?
Because a few different group of students, are trying to seek Transfer.
1) end of Sec 2 students, from local Secondary schools, armed with good year end results, are seeking Transfer into CHS (O-level) track.
2) overseas Asean scholars including our nearby neighbour Malaysians Chinese end of Sec 2 students, also seeking Transfer into CHS, start new academic year Sec 3.
Some of these Malaysian students who are studying in Malaysia's Chinese run private primary and Secondary schools, their standard of Chinese is very powerful. In fact, they learn 3 languages, since young. They learn (Malay, ie. their National language, Chinese and English). Thus, for them to join Catholic High (SAP school), no issue
3) some of the CHS (IP) students, who maybe due to poor time management issue handling 8 to 9 subjects, or handphone addiction or other reasons, cannot cope with IP curriculum , eventually will also attempt to seek Transfer quickly & urgently back into the O-level track, just in the nick of time to prepare for O-level exam,
having tried out IP for 2 full years, realized that IP don't quite suit them after all.
4) CHS by itself, is a Full school, hence the strong, appealing attraction.
For Sec 4 graduates from CHS Secondary, their future sons can enrol into CHS primary school for primary 1 school admission in future one day, even though they themselves had never studied in CHS primary school section, before.
In contrast,
VS not a Full school, don't even have any primary school section associated with VS. Does Victoria primary school exists ? No, it doesn't. -
phtthp\" post_id=\"1994876\" time=\"1600014725\" user_id=\"35251:
Thanks, phtthp! This is quite insightful. I suppose the demand for places for VS also exists at Sec 3, but the other points are quite valid.
Inside Catholic High,Average Joe\" post_id=\"1994869\" time=\"1600013126\" user_id=\"29645:[quote=\"Average Joe\" post_id=1994869 time=1600013126 user_id=29645]Thanks, Mark! That’s good to hear and is certainly an attractive feature of a dual track school. I’m a bit concerned because in CHS (also a dual track school), it seems difficult to switch out to OP as classes are full and there’s a wait list of kids with good results wanting to get in.
@end of Sec 2 streaming, the O-level seats are very hot, in popular demand.
Why?
Because a few different group of students, are trying to seek Transfer.
1) end of Sec 2 students, from local Secondary schools, armed with good year end results, are seeking Transfer into CHS (O-level) track.
2) overseas Asean scholars including our nearby neighbour Malaysians Chinese end of Sec 2 students, also seeking Transfer into CHS, start new academic year Sec 3.
Some of these Malaysian students who are studying in Malaysia's Chinese run private primary and Secondary schools, their standard of Chinese is very powerful. In fact, they learn 3 languages, since young. They learn (Malay, ie. their National language, Chinese and English). Thus, for them to join Catholic High (SAP school), no issue
3) some of the CHS (IP) students, who maybe due to poor time management issue handling 8 to 9 subjects, or handphone addiction or other reasons, cannot cope with IP curriculum , eventually will also attempt to seek Transfer quickly & urgently back into the O-level track, just in the nick of time to prepare for O-level exam,
having tried out IP for 2 full years, realized that IP don't quite suit them after all.
4) CHS by itself, is a Full school, hence the strong, appealing attraction.
For Sec 4 graduates from CHS Secondary, their future sons can enrol into CHS primary school for primary 1 school admission in future one day, even though they themselves had never studied in CHS primary school section, before.
In contrast,
VS not a Full school, don't even have any primary school section associated with VS. Does Victoria primary school exists ? No, it doesn't.[/quote]
I’m wondering now if it’s a more prudent then, for the child to opt for O levels Track first and if he does well enough, then switch to IP at Year 3. -
Average Joe\" post_id=\"1995015\" time=\"1600071948\" user_id=\"29645:[quote=\"Average Joe\" post_id=1995015 time=1600071948 user_id=29645]
Thanks, phtthp! This is quite insightful. I suppose the demand for places for VS also exists at Sec 3, but the other points are quite valid.phtthp\" post_id=\"1994876\" time=\"1600014725\" user_id=\"35251:
Inside Catholic High,[quote=\"Average Joe\" post_id=1994869 time=1600013126 user_id=29645]Thanks, Mark! That’s good to hear and is certainly an attractive feature of a dual track school. I’m a bit concerned because in CHS (also a dual track school), it seems difficult to switch out to OP as classes are full and there’s a wait list of kids with good results wanting to get in.
@end of Sec 2 streaming, the O-level seats are very hot, in popular demand.
Why?
Because a few different group of students, are trying to seek Transfer.
1) end of Sec 2 students, from local Secondary schools, armed with good year end results, are seeking Transfer into CHS (O-level) track.
2) overseas Asean scholars including our nearby neighbour Malaysians Chinese end of Sec 2 students, also seeking Transfer into CHS, start new academic year Sec 3.
Some of these Malaysian students who are studying in Malaysia's Chinese run private primary and Secondary schools, their standard of Chinese is very powerful. In fact, they learn 3 languages, since young. They learn (Malay, ie. their National language, Chinese and English). Thus, for them to join Catholic High (SAP school), no issue
3) some of the CHS (IP) students, who maybe due to poor time management issue handling 8 to 9 subjects, or handphone addiction or other reasons, cannot cope with IP curriculum , eventually will also attempt to seek Transfer quickly & urgently back into the O-level track, just in the nick of time to prepare for O-level exam,
having tried out IP for 2 full years, realized that IP don't quite suit them after all.
4) CHS by itself, is a Full school, hence the strong, appealing attraction.
For Sec 4 graduates from CHS Secondary, their future sons can enrol into CHS primary school for primary 1 school admission in future one day, even though they themselves had never studied in CHS primary school section, before.
In contrast,
VS not a Full school, don't even have any primary school section associated with VS. Does Victoria primary school exists ? No, it doesn't.[/quote]
I’m wondering now if it’s a more prudent then, for the child to opt for O levels Track first and if he does well enough, then switch to IP at Year 3.[/quote]Not sure about other schools, but VS seems to be rather challenging. Results must be consistently outstanding. As an example and hypothetical situation only: if DS scores very well for PSLE to gain entry for IP, its a 1 time exam. However for IP track, i believe they are looking at full years' results + teachers' recommendation. Hence, effort to change midway seems comparatively harder. DS has 1 classmate who moved from O to IP in year 3, very bright kid, one of top scorers in his O class. This was only 1 case that we knew off. But moving from IP to O, about 3 i think. -
markzh\" post_id=\"1995024\" time=\"1600076162\" user_id=\"6249:
Not sure about other schools, but VS seems to be rather challenging. Results must be consistently outstanding. As an example and hypothetical situation only: if DS scores very well for PSLE to gain entry for IP, its a 1 time exam. However for IP track, i believe they are looking at full years' results + teachers' recommendation. Hence, effort to change midway seems comparatively harder. DS has 1 classmate who moved from O to IP in year 3, very bright kid, one of top scorers in his O class. This was only 1 case that we knew off. But moving from IP to O, about 3 i think.[/quote]Thanks, I suppose that ratio sounds about right.. it’s quite a big decision to recommend the child not to take O levels and just take the A levels after all.
Thanks, phtthp! This is quite insightful. I suppose the demand for places for VS also exists at Sec 3, but the other points are quite valid.Average Joe\" post_id=\"1995015\" time=\"1600071948\" user_id=\"29645:[quote=\"Average Joe\" post_id=1995015 time=1600071948 user_id=29645]
Inside Catholic High,
@end of Sec 2 streaming, the O-level seats are very hot, in popular demand.
Why?
Because a few different group of students, are trying to seek Transfer.
1) end of Sec 2 students, from local Secondary schools, armed with good year end results, are seeking Transfer into CHS (O-level) track.
2) overseas Asean scholars including our nearby neighbour Malaysians Chinese end of Sec 2 students, also seeking Transfer into CHS, start new academic year Sec 3.
Some of these Malaysian students who are studying in Malaysia's Chinese run private primary and Secondary schools, their standard of Chinese is very powerful. In fact, they learn 3 languages, since young. They learn (Malay, ie. their National language, Chinese and English). Thus, for them to join Catholic High (SAP school), no issue
3) some of the CHS (IP) students, who maybe due to poor time management issue handling 8 to 9 subjects, or handphone addiction or other reasons, cannot cope with IP curriculum , eventually will also attempt to seek Transfer quickly & urgently back into the O-level track, just in the nick of time to prepare for O-level exam,
having tried out IP for 2 full years, realized that IP don't quite suit them after all.
4) CHS by itself, is a Full school, hence the strong, appealing attraction.
For Sec 4 graduates from CHS Secondary, their future sons can enrol into CHS primary school for primary 1 school admission in future one day, even though they themselves had never studied in CHS primary school section, before.
In contrast,
VS not a Full school, don't even have any primary school section associated with VS. Does Victoria primary school exists ? No, it doesn't.
I’m wondering now if it’s a more prudent then, for the child to opt for O levels Track first and if he does well enough, then switch to IP at Year 3.
Has anyone been “counseled” out of VS from IP because there’s no space for him in the O levels classes?
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