St. Joseph's Institution

[manorway]

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Are there any difference(s) in the way (style / manner),
where

IB (SJI) teach these 2 subjects (Chemistry and Maths)

Vs.

IB (ACSI) teach these 2 subjects (Chemistry and Maths),

to their
Year (5 and 6) cohort ( students ) ?

I think the only people who can truly answer these questions objectively are the tutors who have a large number of students from both schools and teachers who have access to teaching materials and methods of both schools. Any student will only have experience in either ACSI and SJI and parents' impression can only be based on others' input which in itself may not be that useful unless the parents are experts in the 2 subjects to begin with.

[dan dan mien]

Will a lower sec1/2 student with overall results around 75 stand a good chance to be awarded with ESIS, which is eligible for the top 10% of the school cohort? Understand this depends on the cohort performance, is there any past experience to share from parents?

[way2geeked]

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For year 5 intake -

1)
SJI-IB has a lower Cut off point, than ACSI-IB ?

2)
Is the SJI-IB intake, smaller than that of ACSI-IB intake ?

1) The SJI-IB COP is 2 - 7, while ACSI is 2 - 5


2) ACSI cohort size was 441 for 2021, while SJI had a cohort size of 269.

[way2geeked]

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Comparing IB to A-level
===================

What's the best (optimal) way, to find out the differences,
between

SJI ( IB )
two subjects (Chemistry and Maths)

Vs.

UK-A-level two subjects
(Chemistry and Maths) ?

( since both IB and UK-A-level are much simpler, easier to study, compared to our
more difficult, challenging, tougher
Singapore-SEAB-modified-upon-A-level exam syllabus)

General difference between SJI (IB) and Local A level syllabus is the depth of coverage, with IB usually covering things less in depth compared to A - Levels. Unsure about comparison to UK A Levels.

While this may be true, things such as the EETOKIA, (Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge, and Internal Assessments for each subject) make up for this.

[Blessed_Mummyof2]

Hi all,


My son is currently in Year 2. He told me that the post exam activities are simply watching movies, playing Pictionary and sometimes there are even no teachers in the classroom, so they ended up playing on their handphones.
Fellow parents, do your sons have similar experience?

[emoh]

Blessed_Mummyof2\" post_id=\"2086507\" time=\"1666494577\" user_id=\"138680:

Hi all,

My son is currently in Year 2. He told me that the post exam activities are simply watching movies, playing Pictionary and sometimes there are even no teachers in the classroom, so they ended up playing on their handphones.
Fellow parents, do your sons have similar experience?

https://year2.sji.edu.sg/latest-announcements

[Blessed_Mummyof2]

Thanks for the reply. I am aware of the “activities” on Latest Announcements. But these are more information and deadlines than activities.


For the week that just passed, were there any programs or Learning Journeys of sorts?

[emoh]

Blessed_Mummyof2\" post_id=\"2086512\" time=\"1666497383\" user_id=\"138680:

Thanks for the reply. I am aware of the “activities” on Latest Announcements. But these are more information and deadlines than activities.

For the week that just passed, were there any programs or Learning Journeys of sorts?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nMMLdszUNKamko23qcwRtacIJG5veM1e/view?usp=drivesdk

[MrCool]

Dear all, anyone has used books/notes/worksheets etc., for the Y3-IP program and is willing to share?

[marmalade]

Hi could anyone share SJI culture?

Is it very competitive?
Is there any form of encouragement or system to allow the boys to take up any form of leadership even though they might not be interested (and not too outspoken) but have the capability to do so?
What are the demographics in relation to coming from "a standard neighbourhood" instead of the usual District 9, 10 or 11?