Chung Cheng High (Main)
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qms\" post_id=\"2053969\" time=\"1640814209\" user_id=\"5718:
We all have good reasons to start early (7:30) or late (8:00). But for most schools in the world, 8:00 is the best start time. Anglican High school is a good sample for all Singapore schools.
You should look at the traffic condition around the school 20 minutes before and after 7.30 am. It's insane. How would you feel if you were a resident staying there and trying to drive out of the house to work?
If you change the reporting time to 8 am, it means traffic will pile up from (to be optimistic) 7.40 am to 8.20 am. This is the time that residents there usually leave house for work. Would you be happy to be stuck in the traffic four days a week? What about not buying the house around the school in the first place if you don't want to have this problem?
Let's say you change the school start time to 8.30 am. Currently, students report to school at 8.30 am on Thursdays and this is the exception rather than the norm. Parents probably think that their children could go to school on their own one day a week. However, if you change the reporting time to 8.30 am everyday, the consideration would be different. You would still see traffic being piled up. It's a matter of time CCHMS principal becomes inundated with complaints from residents living around the school. Maybe the principal will get a visit from the MP of the area?
Also, if you push the school start time to 8.30 am everyday, what would happen on CCA days? Lessons would end at 3.30 pm, CCAs would start at 4 pm and 7 pm. What time would it be when the students reached home? Bear in mind that some CCAs practice three times a week, so this would be the case three times a week.
Let's go even further. The coaches for CCHMS wushu also teach other schools. Pre-COVID time, wushu students from VJC would travel to CCHMS for their wushu training that started at 7 pm as CCHMS wushu students' end time for their training was 6.30 pm. Have a guess what time VJC students ended their wushu training? So, should we ignore VJC students since they were not CCHMS students? What about changing the training session to Saturdays? Sorry, the coaches had to go to another school for coaching (and mind you, the Saturday training was not the normal CCA day for this other school, too). So, how? Change coach? This is only one CCA. What about other CCAs?
So, you are not the only one who is concerned about the well-being of children. The fact that the school is unwilling to delay the start time means that there are other considerations and it is not just a simple matter of \"start late for the well-being of the students\". Between asking the school the push back the reporting time and you transferring your children to another school that meets your conditions, have a guess which one has a higher chance of happening. -
MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"2053986\" time=\"1640832034\" user_id=\"2964:
I will ask my children to go to bed early. But my idea is to let all future students (if not now) benefit from starting school later.
I think if the students need extra sleep, they should just go to bed earlier. :lightrod: If they dont want to sleep earlier, pushing back the start time doesn’t automatically mean they will get extra sleep, because they may just sleep even later. -
qms\" post_id=\"2053969\" time=\"1640814209\" user_id=\"5718:
Traffic jams happen everywhere in the morning. Not only around the CCHM area. Please note that Anglican High School is also located in a residential area. There are no such imaginary problems.
You should look at the traffic condition around the school 20 minutes before and after 7.30 am. It's insane. How would you feel if you were a resident staying there and trying to drive out of the house to work?
If you change the reporting time to 8 am, it means traffic will pile up from (to be optimistic) 7.40 am to 8.20 am. This is the time that residents there usually leave house for work. Would you be happy to be stuck in the traffic four days a week? What about not buying the house around the school in the first place if you don't want to have this problem?
Let's say you change the school start time to 8.30 am. Currently, students report to school at 8.30 am on Thursdays and this is the exception rather than the norm. Parents probably think that their children could go to school on their own one day a week. However, if you change the reporting time to 8.30 am everyday, the consideration would be different. You would still see traffic being piled up. It's a matter of time CCHMS principal becomes inundated with complaints from residents living around the school. Maybe the principal will get a visit from the MP of the area?
[quote]Also, if you push the school start time to 8.30 am everyday, what would happen on CCA days? Lessons would end at 3.30 pm, CCAs would start at 4 pm and 7 pm. What time would it be when the students reached home? Bear in mind that some CCAs practice three times a week, so this would be the case three times a week.
Let's go even further. The coaches for CCHMS wushu also teach other schools. Pre-COVID time, wushu students from VJC would travel to CCHMS for their wushu training that started at 7 pm as CCHMS wushu students' end time for their training was 6.30 pm. Have a guess what time VJC students ended their wushu training? So, should we ignore VJC students since they were not CCHMS students? What about changing the training session to Saturdays? Sorry, the coaches had to go to another school for coaching (and mind you, the Saturday training was not the normal CCA day for this other school, too). So, how? Change coach? This is only one CCA. What about other CCAs?[/quote]This is just a special case for wushu, not a common CCA. In my opinion, we should ignore VJC students in this consideration.
[quote]So, you are not the only one who is concerned about the well-being of children. The fact that the school is unwilling to delay the start time means that there are other considerations and it is not just a simple matter of \"start late for the well-being of the students\". Between asking the school the push back the reporting time and you transferring your children to another school that meets your conditions, have a guess which one has a higher chance of happening.[/quote]Yes, everyone cares about the well-being of their children, but they just don't want to do or sacrifice anything for it. -
qms\" post_id=\"2053952\" time=\"1640786260\" user_id=\"5718:
In the past, all schools (primary and secondary) in Singapore had two sessions (Double Session System), and 7:30 was a reasonable start time.
There's a reason for this arrangement and it has something to do with the location of the school. Consider what the residents there have to go through and you will understand why the school has made reporting time at 7.30 am when lessons only start at 8 am.
But now all secondary schools (and most primary schools) have implemented the single session system since 2000. 7:30 is no longer reasonable. We need to change accordingly. Long-term existence does not mean reasonable.
Reference link:
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/53f31349-1918-493d-9c05-74017f98b9cb -
mamamiya\" post_id=\"2053915\" time=\"1640766123\" user_id=\"6056:
Oh thanks! At least the school is not that strict in this aspect.
It’s ok, no need to worry. My child is wearing just plain white socks (no ankle socks) and that is acceptable by the school as well. -
Anyone knows for year 1, how the school groups the students per class and how many in a class
TIA. -
9 classes, but i dont know how many students in each class. anyone is 1 harmony? (1HM)
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junemum72\" post_id=\"2054037\" time=\"1640850715\" user_id=\"37859:
Random, with the exception of those who didn't take HCL in primary school.
Anyone knows for year 1, how the school groups the students per class and how many in a class
TIA.
Close to 40 per class. -
May I know how many subjects that students normally take in Upper Sec? 9 or 8? Assuming pure science combination.
Can triple science take with double humanities? Or just one humanity subject. Thanks. -
mamamiya\" post_id=\"2054251\" time=\"1641004783\" user_id=\"6056:
All Upper Sec students take these subjects:
May I know how many subjects that students normally take in Upper Sec? 9 or 8? Assuming pure science combination.
Can triple science take with double humanities? Or just one humanity subject. Thanks.
1 English
2 Chinese
3 A math
4 E math
5 Elective Humanity (chose 1 from Geo/Hist/Eng lit/Chi lit)
6/7 chose 2 from Phy/Che/Bio
For students score >=70 in Sec 2 sci and math
8 3rd sci
For students score >=65 in Sec 2 humanity
8 chose 1 from Pure Geo/Hist/Eng lit/Chi lit
Cannot take 2 humanity if already in triple sci.
Students selected for elective subjects:
9 Malay/Music/Art electives
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