Crescent Girls' School
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Hi,
I am also considering Crescent for my girl. Would appreciate if someone can answer these quests.
May I know if Crescent is strong in language and humanities?
What is the subject combination offered in Sec 3
Is it competitive
Is it tough to get into dance CCA
I have heard from many that Crescent is a nurturing environment. Only distance is a concern now -
Rea\" post_id=\"2046897\" time=\"1637239552\" user_id=\"47915:
hello ! graduated sec4 crescentian here !
Hi,
I am also considering Crescent for my girl. Would appreciate if someone can answer these quests.
May I know if Crescent is strong in language and humanities?
What is the subject combination offered in Sec 3
Is it competitive
Is it tough to get into dance CCA
I have heard from many that Crescent is a nurturing environment. Only distance is a concern now
im not too sure if crescent is considered strong in languages/humanities but i will say the english and humanities department has many passionate and dedicated teachers who are willing to go the extra mile for us ! at least for upper sec (i have somewhat forgotten what lower sec was like ahah 😅) the english, chinese, history and lit teachers give a lot of resources and are very willing to help us out and answer any queries we have about the subjects ! (i cannot speak for the other mother tongues/geog as i dont take those subjects)
for sec3 subject combi, crescentians can choose between double science + double humanities or triple science + single humanities.
the subjects that are compulsory for all crescentians to take at upper sec are english, mother tongue (unless exempted), amath, emath, chem and combined humanities (social studies + elective). some crescentians may choose to drop amath (or in rarer occasions, chem) later on if they find themselves struggling a lot academically
crescent doesn't offer combined science so everyone takes pure sciences. crescentians either take pure phy&chem, pure bio&chem or triple science.
for combined humanities, crescentians take social studies and an elective humanities of their choice (eg english lit, history or geog)
crescentians taking double science also take a pure humanities subject which is different from their elective (eg MEP, history, eng lit and geog)
while most crescentians take 7-8 subjects, some of us may choose to take a ninth subject, eg o level music (different from MEP) or third lang (continuing from lower sec)
crescent does not offer F&N, POA or computer science at any levels
crescent only offers art (GAP), lscep (lower sec computer enrichment programme), dnt and fce at lower sec and not as o level subjects
i think every school will have some very competitive students, and crescent is no exception. however, those students are the minority here at crescent. while many of us crescentians are driven to do well in our studies, most of us are also willing to lend others a helping hand, like sharing study resources or studying together ! i would think that generally, we crescentians are more collaborative than competitive : )
from what i know, dance cca in crescent is a very popular cca choice amongst crescentians every year, so getting in might be tough. however, crescent dance's coaches are quite accepting, as in they do not require crescentians to have a dance background to join the cca.
they also look out for potential dancers' attitudes towards learning dance in addition to their technique, so it is possible for a crescentian who isnt the most outstanding dancer to be accepted into crescent dance so long they display a positive attitude towards dance !
again, can't speak for everyone but personally, i think crescent does have a nurturing environment. crescent provides many leadership opportunities for crescentians (eg class comm, house leaders, peer leaders, student council, crezambassadors, cca leaders, etc) so we can hone our leadership skills !
like i mentioned earlier, most of our teachers in crescent are very passionate and dedicated in teaching us ! many of them genuinely want us to grow and succeed, so they often go the extra mile to look out for us and help us as much as possible. most of our teachers are also very supportive/encouraging and they often find ways to motivate us and cheer us on !
also mentioned earlier, i believe we crescentians are generally more collaborative than competitive. many of us are also encouraging and supportive of one other, celebrating one another's accomplishments and supporting one another through the tough times : )
regarding distance, personally, crescent is about an hour from my house via public transport (this is actually quite common amongst crescentians). while it can be quite tiring to travel quite a bit especially after long days/cca days, i dont think ive ever regretted coming to crescent because of it !
despite the pandemic affecting so many things in the past two years, my time at crescent has been very enjoyable and enriching. tbh, crescent wasn't my first choice when i was choosing secondary schools four years ago, but i now i am so glad and grateful to have come to crescent ! if i had to choose secondary schools all over again, i would still pick crescent in a heartbeat : ) -
strawberrypancakes\" post_id=\"2046908\" time=\"1637264143\" user_id=\"195851:
Dear StrawberryPancakes
hello ! graduated sec4 crescentian here !Rea\" post_id=\"2046897\" time=\"1637239552\" user_id=\"47915:
Hi,
I am also considering Crescent for my girl. Would appreciate if someone can answer these quests.
May I know if Crescent is strong in language and humanities?
...
im not too sure if crescent is considered strong in languages/humanities but i will say the english and humanities department has many passionate and dedicated teachers who are willing to go the extra mile for us ! at least for upper sec (i have somewhat forgotten what lower sec was like ahah 😅) the english, chinese, history and lit teachers give a lot of resources and are very willing to help us out and answer any queries we have about the subjects ! (i cannot speak for the other mother tongues/geog as i dont take those subjects)
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Thank you for the detailed reply. Much appreciate it. I am actually in a dilemma between SCGS and CGS cos of the distance(SCGS is nearer) and Dance CCA( SCGS is more to ballet) and also super difficult to get in. Looks like it is equally difficult at CGS. I believe the dance group must be participating in competitions and events. My girl loves performing. After reading your reply , I feel that CGS might be more suitable place for my girl. We did apply for CGS under DSA. My daughter went thru the interview and audition for dance but unfortunately wasn't given a place. I didn't apply for SCGS as they weren't offering Tamil. Strangely, Tamil is offered now.
Let's see if she can make it to CGS with her PSLE results. Thank you! -
Thanks for the very detailed personal experiences from your response, strawberrypancakes. May I ask if you are now working or doing your studies?
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ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2046973\" time=\"1637304308\" user_id=\"3:
hello !
Thanks for the very detailed personal experiences from your response, strawberrypancakes. May I ask if you are now working or doing your studies?
im sec4 this year, just finished o levels this week ! im not working atm -
strawberrypancakes\" post_id=\"2047119\" time=\"1637420386\" user_id=\"195851:
Oh... I thought you were a long time graduate
hello !
im sec4 this year, just finished o levels this week ! im not working atm
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strawberrypancakes\" post_id=\"2047119\" time=\"1637420386\" user_id=\"195851:
In your recent 2021 O-level exam,
hello !
im sec4 this year, just finished o levels this week ! im not working atm
did you do (Double Pure Sciences + Double Humanities)
OR
do (Triple Pure Sciences + Single Humanities) ?
1)
Amongst O-level ( Chem, Biology, Physics ), which subject u feel was tough this year ?
How do you find the O-level Practical laboratory experiments paper ?
Challenging ?
2)
If you happen to do O-level (Full Geography or Elective History), how u find this year papers?
3)
Was this year O-level Social Studies paper set tricky / tough ?
4)
For your 2021 Sec 4 batch (born 2005) -
In Crescent Girls' Secondary,
how many Triple Pure Sciences classes are there ?
Is it opened one class or two classes ? -
phtthp\" post_id=\"2047202\" time=\"1637480226\" user_id=\"35251:
hello !
In your recent 2021 O-level exam,strawberrypancakes\" post_id=\"2047119\" time=\"1637420386\" user_id=\"195851:
hello !
im sec4 this year, just finished o levels this week ! im not working atm
did you do (Double Pure Sciences + Double Humanities)
OR
do (Triple Pure Sciences + Single Humanities) ?
1)
Amongst O-level ( Chem, Biology, Physics ), which subject u feel was tough this year ?
How do you find the O-level Practical laboratory experiments paper ?
Challenging ?
2)
If you happen to do O-level (Full Geography or Elective History), how u find this year papers?
3)
Was this year O-level Social Studies paper set tricky / tough ?
4)
For your 2021 Sec 4 batch (born 2005) -
In Crescent Girls' Secondary,
how many Triple Pure Sciences classes are there ?
Is it opened one class or two classes ?
the subjects i take are bio, chem, pure hist, combined hum (eng lit/ss), amath, emath, eng, higher chinese and art (last batch) !
so i took double sci + double hum !
1. imo i think this year's chem papers were p tough but bio was alright !
i dont take phy so i cant answer in detail but from what i heard from my friends who take phy, phy p1 (mcq) had weird phrasing, thus was harder than expected. phy p2 (open ended qns) was easy, apparently they had ~10m worth of definition qns when tys usually has ~5m worth. phy p3 (practical) was unexpected (thermal phy) as the topic tested hadnt been tested in 5-6 years.
chem p1 (mcq paper) was harder than most tys practices id done but id also done practice prelim papers that were on par or harder
chem p2 (open ended qns) was strange. the concepts the qns were testing weren't very hard, but many questions were worded strangely and seemed to be asking for a lot of marking points. even with 12 marks worth of cancelled common last topic (clt), i ended up writing so much (bc there seems to be a trend in recent o lvl chem papers where cambridge requires multiple points in a question to award just one mark) that i didnt have much time to check through all my answers properly
chem p3 (practical) wasn't hard, just unfamiliar. struggled a bit with titration at first bc i didnt know what the end point was (the indicator given was starch indicator when normally titration uses methyl orange/screened methyl orange). i also got thrown off initially by the simplicity of the planning task (diluting hcl acid when usually planning tasks are much more complicated) but i think it went well in the end !
bio p1 (mcq) was quite easy this year, similar difficulty to tys
bio p2 (open ended) was also quite manageable too. i would think it's on par or slightly easier in terms of difficulty compared to recent years tys (2016-2020). only thing was the phrasing for some questions was foreign to me (ive never seen such wording for tys) but the actual concepts they were testing were pretty straightforward and commonly tested !
bio p3 (practical) was abit strange as there was ~10 marks of cell division qns (a topic which isnt usually tested for practical specifically) but i managed to do them quite easily after getting over the initial surprise as cell division qns are p common in the p2 practices i did !
2) i take neither of these subjects, so sorry ! from what i heard from my core geog/elect hist friends this year the papers were p manageable but i cannot comment in detail as i didnt take them myself
3) im not sure if the ss paper was truly manageable or i just got lucky.
the topic chosen for the sbcs (analyse sources to answer qns) was dyson hq's move to singapore. since it was something i had researched previously, i had some extra contextual knowledge to help me understand the sources and answer the qns. i did struggle w one of the pictorial sources initially (harder to interpret and explain than textual sources generally) but i think it turned out alright !
the seq (essay qns) questions happened to be vv similar to the seq questions set by our ss dept for prelims, so i found it quite easy to answer !
4) in crescent, our upper sec classes are sorted according to subj combi (eg my class all takes bio, chem and core hist).
for my batch, we have two classes of 40 each with triple science students but not all of them in those classes take triple science ! ~20 of the crescentians in those two classes take bio, chem and core lit, so in my batch of ~240, we have ~60 triple science students ! -
Hi, can anyone share about the travel time to CGS if coming from Sembawang/Admiralty area. Some parents I read from other sites shared that those coming from North area finds it easier to travel to orchard MRT then take bus 111. How is it like during morning travel? I also understand that CGS has girls staying in all over of Singapore, North, east, south and west 😅
The girls are willing to travel cos they love going to sch it seems. Any feedback please? -
Sharing some school bus/transport contacts for CGS:
Darren Tan: 8383 1088
His route:
Choa Chu Kang, Teck Whye, Hillview.
His friend’s (Mr Lau) route:
Bukit Batok, Jurong East, Jurong West, West Coast.
Routes are in the west. Can check with him if your area is not listed above.
Danny: 8668 9923
Bukit Panjang / Hillview / Bukit Batok / along Bukit Timah to Shelford
But as long as there are requests, they will plan and arrange
Mr Leong: 9615 1288
Has a group of drivers covering island- wide. But it all depends on the number of students taking bus transport in the particular area.
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