Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[tan6866]

Hi,


🙏Apologies for posting this bus service as we received feedback that many parents cannot find schoolbus service for their boys.

We are a licence bus transport service provider ferrying ACSI's boys since 2019, covering Bt Timah, Newton, Orchard, River Valley.

If you are from other areas, and have a group pooling together, we try our best to help start a new route.

🎄Merry Christmas n Happy New Year 🎉

🤗Darren here, contactable at 83831088 (preferably by whatsapp)

[jumpkins]

My son is moving to Yr 2, i hv 3 prs x bermudas (size 25), Math textbks, Animal Farm (all condition 9/10). Pm me if keen

[ChiefKiasu]

jumpkins\" post_id=\"2052811\" time=\"1640160615\" user_id=\"16497:

My son is moving to Yr 2, i hv 3 prs x bermudas (size 25), Math textbks, Animal Farm (all condition 9/10). Pm me if keen

Animal farm? Literature book? My literature books were usually the most, er, \"well used\" of the lot. We had a PE teacher stand in for a pregnant literature teacher and all she did was simply tell us to underline what she reads and she simply READ the whole book in class. So my book was just a mass of red underlines. Those parts still not underlined... well... I must have fallen asleep.

[Estéema]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2052821\" time=\"1640161663\" user_id=\"3:

Animal farm? Literature book? My literature books were usually the most, er, \"well used\" of the lot. We had a PE teacher stand in for a pregnant literature teacher and all she did was simply tell us to underline what she reads and she simply READ the whole book in class. So my book was just a mass of red underlines. Those parts still not underlined... well... I must have fallen asleep.

:rotflmao:

[KAP]

Hearing conflicting info, if posted to Express but 1st choice put IP, and son met the cut off AL7, realistically, if we accept the Express, what are his chances of promoted across to IP? It’s such a waste coz he already met the cut off and wins Edusave Academic/ECHA/Scholarship consistently every year since P1, but still balloted out of IP, his 1st choice. If the chance of conversion is really low (will it be like just 5-7 boys promoted to Year3, or in 50-60boys?)?

[jlytze]

KAP\" post_id=\"2052990\" time=\"1640230899\" user_id=\"32351:

Hearing conflicting info, if posted to Express but 1st choice put IP, and son met the cut off AL7, realistically, if we accept the Express, what are his chances of promoted across to IP? It's such a waste coz he already met the cut off and wins Edusave Academic/ECHA/Scholarship consistently every year since P1, but still balloted out of IP, his 1st choice. If the chance of conversion is really low (will it be like just 5-7 boys promoted to Year3, or in 50-60boys?)?

There are 2 new IB classes opened up in year 3 if I didnt hear wrongly. so that's 60 boys promoted from Express to IB at the end of Year 2.

[Funz]

KAP\" post_id=\"2052990\" time=\"1640230899\" user_id=\"32351:

Hearing conflicting info, if posted to Express but 1st choice put IP, and son met the cut off AL7, realistically, if we accept the Express, what are his chances of promoted across to IP? It's such a waste coz he already met the cut off and wins Edusave Academic/ECHA/Scholarship consistently every year since P1, but still balloted out of IP, his 1st choice. If the chance of conversion is really low (will it be like just 5-7 boys promoted to Year3, or in 50-60boys?)?

DS started out Yr 1 O level track. By the end of yr 1, he saw what his friends in IP were doing and felt that it was more interesting so he decided he wanted to get into IP at yr 3 so he worked towards that. He got into IP at yr 3 and so did quite a few of his friends.

I would say chances are decent if your son works towards that.

[autolycus]

KAP\" post_id=\"2052990\" time=\"1640230899\" user_id=\"32351:

Hearing conflicting info, if posted to Express but 1st choice put IP, and son met the cut off AL7, realistically, if we accept the Express, what are his chances of promoted across to IP? It's such a waste coz he already met the cut off and wins Edusave Academic/ECHA/Scholarship consistently every year since P1, but still balloted out of IP, his 1st choice. If the chance of conversion is really low (will it be like just 5-7 boys promoted to Year3, or in 50-60boys?)?

Getting into the IP by internal conversion is pretty straightforward. To be safe, make sure your core subjects average 85% and that you understand what the IP leading to the IB is all about. At least one full class is converted every year.

[KAP]

Thanks everyone, somehow I believe God may be testing my resolve. Kid has applied to ACS 3 times in his primary school life but every door keeps closing. He was able to read all the 26 alphabets at 17months, would often design word games for me as a toddler and he drew the most amazingly complex mazes all the time. When he passed GEP Rd1 and sailed through multiple Maths Olympiads, we tried for a transfer to ACSP but to no avail. Another school in Bishan accepted him and we moved. He was slotted into a high ability class offering higher chinese. After completing ABRSM Grade8 Violin and Double Bass Grade4 by age 11, we applied for DSA ACSI MEP and this time, armed with a P5 Edusave Scholarship Award (top10%. cohort), he was rejected again. During this period, besides scoring Edusave Academic Awards every year P1-P6, helming his school CCA as a student leader Chairman, he still found time to publish his first love interest, a book comprising of all his mazes drawings, which can now be found at the National Library Board (Central Library). And now with AL7(M), whilst we were happily anticipating IP as our 1st choice, we found out he’s being balloted out of ACSI IP at the S1 posting. The decision to forego IP with all the other IP schools (eg AL8,AL9 IP schools) and to put ACSI "O" as a 2nd choice took considerable weighing in. We strongly believed the IB program will be the right one to help him bloom as English remains his strongest subject. We decided to walk away from the traditional A levels and IP track that is already in his hands from his alma mater (his score is higher than her IP cut-off). To do "O" levels track, having to prove his salt all over again in 2 years, for a small chance of say 10%, is a painful reminder, that the doors may close again for a 4th time. Except in 2 year’s time, that closed door would mean, he would have missed out the 4 years of IB foundational training entirely, the DOK/EE basics, which in itself, must be worth its gold in the IB experience. If anything, I admire his strength to keep trying, as a sensitive child, to face closed doors, again and again, must take its toll. His tolerance for failure is beyond me. Yet he still wakes up every morning smiling to me, still trying to be the best of who he can be.

[ChiefKiasu]

KAP\" post_id=\"2053110\" time=\"1640284228\" user_id=\"32351:

Thanks everyone, somehow I believe God may be testing my resolve. Kid has applied to ACS 3 times in his primary school life but every door keeps closing.
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Your kid sounds intelligent, but has to work for his grades. As long as he keeps at it and knows what he wants, he will get there eventually. Congrats in getting into ACSI and hopefully he makes it to IP in 2 years