2021 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2009)

[678Yess]

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I learnt that the pure IP schools ie those without O level stream start their days later than those schools with O level stream. Could someone share the time they start their days by schools? The reason of trying to find out this is transport and travelling time, another key consideration in school selection. Thanks

HCI starts school as like any other school.

[FantasyLandDreams]

Asking the below on behalf of a friend if anyone can help?


For the below list of sap schools mainly, if a child does not take HCL in primary school, can the child continue with Normal Chinese instead or there is no normal Chinese class in these secondary school? Thanks!

River Valley High, Maris Stella, HCI, Catholic High, Bukit Panjang High

[SG_KP1]

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Asking the below on behalf of a friend if anyone can help?

For the below list of sap schools mainly, if a child does not take HCL in primary school, can the child continue with Normal Chinese instead or there is no normal Chinese class in these secondary school? Thanks!

River Valley High, Maris Stella, HCI, Catholic High, Bukit Panjang High

HCI, RVHS, and CHS IP will be mandatory HCL. The others (including CHS O) should allow the student to chose based on HMT eligibility.

[blur_mum]

All sec 1 students take HCL. No normal Chinese.

[newkeynesian]

Let me tell you. HCL is very, very challenging as you progress to upper sec and HCL standard at O level nowadays is very high. Really.

[blur_mum]

For Hwa Chong, all sec 1 take HCL. No normal chinese

[san20sg]

can I check if the child can drop HCL if he goes into Cat high IP or O? Thanks!

[FantasyLandDreams]

Thanks all, for your replies.

[floppy]

newkeynesian\" post_id=\"2046468\" time=\"1636979151\" user_id=\"5441:

Let me tell you. HCL is very, very challenging as you progress to upper sec and HCL standard at O level nowadays is very high. Really.

I think it’s all relatively speaking.

While I think it’s probably ‘challenging’ for current cohort, due to English being more or less their native language, the standard of HCL in Singapore is quite low compared to the level of ‘normal’ Chinese taught in Taiwan and China, and Malaysia’s Chinese vernacular schools. Personally, I wish it was a lot more challenging if it wants to stand up to being “HIGHER” Chinese.

[MrsKiasu]

I was about to show the post to my dd! I do feel a little better now…phew…