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      Attended this morning YouTube channel introduction by the school principal and decided to Reece with daughter by MRT and walking to the school rear gate. The traveling time from Sengkang to the school is about 52 minutes


      Wondering will she be able to cope with the distance for the next 4 years .

      Noticed the compound area is run down

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        Attended this morning YouTube channel introduction by the school principal and decided to Reece with daughter by MRT and walking to the school rear gate. The traveling time from Sengkang to the school is about 52 minutes

        Wondering will she be able to cope with the distance for the next 4 years .

        Noticed the compound area is run down
        2 national heritage structures inside the compound. This program introduces in depth about CCHM;

        https://www.mewatch.sg/watch/Tuesday-Report-When-the-Bell-Rings-S2-E5-Nurturing-Talents-by-Lakeside-%28Chung-Cheng-High-School%29--71447

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          Taxi-Driver\" post_id=\"2048979\" time=\"1637993109\" user_id=\"34486:

          Attended this morning YouTube channel introduction by the school principal and decided to Reece with daughter by MRT and walking to the school rear gate. The traveling time from Sengkang to the school is about 52 minutes

          Wondering will she be able to cope with the distance for the next 4 years .

          Noticed the compound area is run down
          Perhaps you can consider Nan Chiau High too due to distance factor? A classmate received confirmed offer for both Nan Chiau high and chung Cheng for arts- related DSA in 2019. In the end she chose Nan Chiau due to distance factor I think, as staying in Sengkang too. Just sharing.

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            Taxi-Driver
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            Taxi-Driver\" post_id=\"2048979\" time=\"1637993109\" user_id=\"34486:

            Attended this morning YouTube channel introduction by the school principal and decided to Reece with daughter by MRT and walking to the school rear gate. The traveling time from Sengkang to the school is about 52 minutes

            Wondering will she be able to cope with the distance for the next 4 years .

            Noticed the compound area is run down

            Perhaps you can consider Nan Chiau High too due to distance factor? A classmate received confirmed offer for both Nan Chiau high and chung Cheng for arts- related DSA in 2019. In the end she chose Nan Chiau due to distance factor I think, as staying in Sengkang too. Just sharing.

            Daughter want to continue netball in secondary school and Nan Chiau doesn’t have netball as CCA

            My block is just opposite Nan Chiau and is comparable shorter distance than CCHM

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              Taxi-Driver\" post_id=\"2048979\" time=\"1637993109\" user_id=\"34486:

              Attended this morning YouTube channel introduction by the school principal and decided to Reece with daughter by MRT and walking to the school rear gate. The traveling time from Sengkang to the school is about 52 minutes

              Wondering will she be able to cope with the distance for the next 4 years .

              Noticed the compound area is run down
              Since you stay Sengkang, CCHM not convenient.

              Imagine, everyday (public transport),

              1) your daughter have to catch a bus from your house to Sengkang mrt.

              2) take North-east (purple line mrt) from Sengkang, down to Serangoon mrt Interchange


              3) then from Serangoon mrt interchange, walk across the travellator to the yellow Circle line, take to Darkota mrt station.


              4) from Darkota, walk to school ? Walk how long ?


              Goodness !
              All these changing buses and changing MRT line, walking around, is going to tire out your poor daughter.

              Ask your girl to try out 1 week first, see if she can tahan. Not to mention next 4 years ahead, everyday to and fro.

              Pls choose another school, nearer Sengkang.

              =========================

              Another important thing !

              Actually, why you want her to choose CCHM ?
              Because of the Affliation to Nanyang Junior College, after her O level ?

              But,
              even if your daughter were to go to some other Secondary school, as long as she

              1) can clear O-level (HCL) at end of Sec 4


              And


              2) can score 2 Cca points,
              that's it ! She already can score maximum 4 points discounted liao !

              Moreover,
              there are so many other Cca, besides netball.
              Be open minded to try other types of Cca.

              Convenient distance travel is far more important than Cca (eg. netball for your girl) for Secondary school students

              Because of


              1) The frequent number of times they need to stay back after school, every week

              And


              2) the heavy burden of studying so many subjects (8 or 9), in Upper Sec 3 and 4. Time is so important, esp . in Sec 4.

              Imagine.
              If go to school take more than an hour, including waiting for buses, waiting for mrt train to come, time needed to walk to school. Means every day, u need at least 2.5 hours just for travelling, how much time have been wasted ? After that, reach home, need to rest too, right ?

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                Taxi-Driver\" post_id=\"2049129\" time=\"1638023811\" user_id=\"34486:

                FantasyLandDreams\" post_id=\"2049087\" time=\"1638017968\" user_id=\"105816:

                [quote=Taxi-Driver post_id=2048979 time=1637993109 user_id=34486]Attended this morning YouTube channel introduction by the school principal and decided to Reece with daughter by MRT and walking to the school rear gate. The traveling time from Sengkang to the school is about 52 minutes

                Wondering will she be able to cope with the distance for the next 4 years .

                Noticed the compound area is run down

                Perhaps you can consider Nan Chiau High too due to distance factor? A classmate received confirmed offer for both Nan Chiau high and chung Cheng for arts- related DSA in 2019. In the end she chose Nan Chiau due to distance factor I think, as staying in Sengkang too. Just sharing.

                Daughter want to continue netball in secondary school and Nan Chiau doesn’t have netball as CCA

                My block is just opposite Nan Chiau and is comparable shorter distance than CCHM[/quote]In Sec sch, most sports CCAs need to go through selection trials or have been selected via DSA. Have you anticipated what happened if your DD got in CCHM but not netball?

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                  phtthp\" post_id=\"2049164\" time=\"1638054991\" user_id=\"35251:

                  Taxi-Driver\" post_id=\"2048979\" time=\"1637993109\" user_id=\"34486:

                  Attended this morning YouTube channel introduction by the school principal and decided to Reece with daughter by MRT and walking to the school rear gate. The traveling time from Sengkang to the school is about 52 minutes

                  Wondering will she be able to cope with the distance for the next 4 years .

                  Noticed the compound area is run down

                  Since you stay Sengkang, CCHM not convenient.

                  Imagine, everyday (public transport),

                  1) your daughter have to catch a bus from your house to Sengkang mrt.

                  2) take North-east (purple line mrt) from Sengkang, down to Serangoon mrt Interchange


                  3) then from Serangoon mrt interchange, walk across the travellator to the yellow Circle line, take to Darkota mrt station.


                  4) from Darkota, walk to school ? Walk how long ?


                  Goodness !
                  All these changing buses and changing MRT line, walking around, is going to tire out your poor daughter.

                  Ask your girl to try out 1 week first, see if she can tahan. Not to mention next 4 years ahead, everyday to and fro.

                  Pls choose another school, nearer Sengkang.

                  =========================

                  Another important thing !

                  Actually, why you want her to choose CCHM ?
                  Because of the Affliation to Nanyang Junior College, after her O level ?

                  But,
                  even if your daughter were to go to some other Secondary school, as long as she

                  1) can clear O-level (HCL) at end of Sec 4


                  And


                  2) can score 2 Cca points,
                  that's it ! She already can score maximum 4 points discounted liao !

                  Moreover,
                  there are so many other Cca, besides netball.
                  Be open minded to try other types of Cca.

                  Convenient distance travel is far more important than Cca (eg. netball for your girl) for Secondary school students

                  Because of


                  1) The frequent number of times they need to stay back after school, every week

                  And


                  2) the heavy burden of studying so many subjects (8 or 9), in Upper Sec 3 and 4. Time is so important, esp . in Sec 4.

                  Imagine.
                  If go to school take more than an hour, including waiting for buses, waiting for mrt train to come, time needed to walk to school. Means every day, u need at least 2.5 hours just for travelling, how much time have been wasted ? After that, reach home, need to rest too, right ?

                  Hi parents sharing with you my experience and what I know about it:

                  My child are in CCHM and I stay In Punggol. After CCA they reach home closed to 8pm. After dinner they do their homework and get to sleep before 11pm , latest.

                  My child told me before, he knows a student , after reaching home, bcos of tireness, sleep right away without taking dinner. That student will wake up around 10pm , to take dinner and do home work. And turn in during wee hours. And having to wake up early next day for school and feeling tired due to sleeping late,so the vicious cycle continue.

                  I ask my child why that student is tired after reaching home but he is not. My child told me bcos that student was not focus while doing homework, playing with phone. Thus works till wee hours and the not enough sleep causes the tirednesses when reach home next day , sleep a while and only start doing homework late at night, and the play on phone continue, and the cycle continue.

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                    Taxi-Driver
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                    Thinker\" post_id=\"2049167\" time=\"1638057144\" user_id=\"4205:

                    Taxi-Driver\" post_id=\"2049129\" time=\"1638023811\" user_id=\"34486:

                    [quote=FantasyLandDreams post_id=2049087 time=1638017968 user_id=105816]

                    Perhaps you can consider Nan Chiau High too due to distance factor? A classmate received confirmed offer for both Nan Chiau high and chung Cheng for arts- related DSA in 2019. In the end she chose Nan Chiau due to distance factor I think, as staying in Sengkang too. Just sharing.

                    Daughter want to continue netball in secondary school and Nan Chiau doesn’t have netball as CCA

                    My block is just opposite Nan Chiau and is comparable shorter distance than CCHM

                    In Sec sch, most sports CCAs need to go through selection trials or have been selected via DSA. Have you anticipated what happened if your DD got in CCHM but not netball?[/quote]This is one my concern should she didn’t get into netball

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                      Thinker\" post_id=\"2049167\" time=\"1638057144\" user_id=\"4205:

                      [quote=Taxi-Driver post_id=2049129 time=1638023811 user_id=34486]

                      Daughter want to continue netball in secondary school and Nan Chiau doesn’t have netball as CCA

                      My block is just opposite Nan Chiau and is comparable shorter distance than CCHM

                      In Sec sch, most sports CCAs need to go through selection trials or have been selected via DSA. Have you anticipated what happened if your DD got in CCHM but not netball?

                      This is one my concern should she didn’t get into netball[/quote]Suggestion: call CCHM and request for Netball in charge teacher’s help. enquiry about pass years netball selection situations. If all were filled up by DSA, then you will know your daughter chance are very slim. If there were good number students with no/some netball experience being selected, then your daughter will have a better chance.

                      Basically, try obtaining additional info and to have a better sense of the chances from it.

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                        Taxi-Driver\" post_id=\"2049213\" time=\"1638068186\" user_id=\"34486:

                        [quote=Thinker post_id=2049167 time=1638057144 user_id=4205]

                        In Sec sch, most sports CCAs need to go through selection trials or have been selected via DSA. Have you anticipated what happened if your DD got in CCHM but not netball?

                        This is one my concern should she didn’t get into netball

                        Suggestion: call CCHM and request for Netball in charge teacher’s help. enquiry about pass years netball selection situations. If all were filled up by DSA, then you will know your daughter chance are very slim. If there were good number students with no/some netball experience being selected, then your daughter will have a better chance.

                        Basically, try obtaining additional info and to have a better sense of the chances from it.[/quote]Thank you for the advised

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