Cedar Girls Secondary School

[Siewtch]

Hi All,


My dd is offered a DSA for Cedar. I would like to check with parents whose kids are now in Cedar, on your kids' experience and review of the school. How are the teachers, curriculum, culture etc? I heard that while the academics are good, the support might be lacking. Would love to validate it, esp for the \"O\" level track. Thank you all in advance!

:thankyou:

[kaisuism]

Siewtch\" post_id=\"2086732\" time=\"1666694731\" user_id=\"43891:

Hi All,

My dd is offered a DSA for Cedar. I would like to check with parents whose kids are now in Cedar, on your kids' experience and review of the school. How are the teachers, curriculum, culture etc? I heard that while the academics are good, the support might be lacking. Would love to validate it, esp for the \"O\" level track. Thank you all in advance!

:thankyou:

Not a parent from this school, but what kind of support are you referring? Academic?

[yishunmummy]

Hi, o level track only elective geo or his + ss

phtthp\" post_id=\"2086459\" time=\"1666424129\" user_id=\"35251:

for the \"half\" subject, that accompany Social Studies :-

Cedar Girls Secondary 3 (O level track) don't offer Elective Literature to her girls (students),

but
offer only
either
Elective (History or Geography) ?

[yishunmummy]

Hi, my girl is sec 2 o level this year. I've no complaints and I think it's a good school eg free locker, free red vca shirt and pe attire. My personal feel it's more down to earth, don't expect the parents to spend \"extra\" money. The teachers seems friendly. My blur sotong girl missed a physical class and thought it's zoom. The teacher just turn on the zoom for her and replied in WhatsApp to her 1-1 say it's ok.

Siewtch\" post_id=\"2086732\" time=\"1666694731\" user_id=\"43891:

Hi All,

My dd is offered a DSA for Cedar. I would like to check with parents whose kids are now in Cedar, on your kids' experience and review of the school. How are the teachers, curriculum, culture etc? I heard that while the academics are good, the support might be lacking. Would love to validate it, esp for the \"O\" level track. Thank you all in advance!

:thankyou:

[yishunmummy]

Hi, any advise? my O level track girl is offered IP for sec3. Should she ?

[phtthp]

yishunmummy\" post_id=\"2086965\" time=\"1666870771\" user_id=\"117958:

Hi, o level track only elective geo or his + ss

Thank you very much for the confirmation, yishunmummy.
Much appreciated

[phtthp]

yishunmummy\" post_id=\"2086970\" time=\"1666871385\" user_id=\"117958:

Hi, any advise?
my O level track girl is offered IP for sec3. Should she ?

Yes, your daughter should take up the IP offer,

1) if she is interested to join Victoria Junior College, in year 5. Not interested in going elsewhere, other JCs.

2) if she is looking forward to IP curriculum, starting in Year 3.

3) if she shows no interest in going to the (Polytechnic nor to any IB curriculum Institution of Higher Learning, come year 5)

[yishunmummy]

Thanks for the advice:) She may prefer to go other JC and not sure if she like IP curriculum

phtthp\" post_id=\"2086982\" time=\"1666874940\" user_id=\"35251:

Yes, your daughter should take up the IP offer,

1) if she is interested to join Victoria Junior College, in year 5. Not interested in going elsewhere, other JCs.

2) if she is looking forward to IP curriculum, starting in Year 3.

3) if she shows no interest in going to the (Polytechnic nor to any IB curriculum Institution of Higher Learning, come year 5)

[phtthp]

yishunmummy\" post_id=\"2086994\" time=\"1666878519\" user_id=\"117958:

Thanks for the advice:)

She may prefer to go other JC and not sure if she like IP curriculum

If she want to go
(RI or Hwa Chong)

or go IB (ACSI or SJI)

or go overseas for some bridging University program,
instead of go to Victoria Junior College,
then is better that she sit for \"O\" level exam. Since she has been offered a place in IP, at end of Sec 2, chances are she will also ace, in her O level results.

Ask your daughter what she wants. Via her own Cca inside this school, she would have met a number of Cca Seniors (from Year 3 & 4) cum fellow peers (from Year 2), who are from the IP stream. By talking to them, your daughter would have already gathered lots of intelligence info first hand, from her fellow Cca mates throughout her past 2 years of Lower Secondary time spent with them, regarding what IP course inside Cedar entails. So, she herself would have already known inside her heart, whether she really want IP, or not for IP, since she has now been offered.

Alternately, she can also seek advice, from her own Sec 2 Form Teachers or subject Teachers, those whom she can connect with. You may also talk to the VP, for advice.

Another way out is,
since at end of Sec 2,
she already know what Year 3 subject combination she going to pursue,
regardless of whether continue to remain inside the O level track or Transfer across into new IP (Year 3),

if your daughter is not sure how Victoria Junior College is like,
but have a list of \"burning\" questions inside her,
parents can also help to clarify her doubts. Find a suitable time, to speak directly to the VP (Academic) in charge at VJC, address all your \"burning\" questions, concerning what IP (in Year 5 and Year 6) at VJC, Is like. From there, u can gauge how the culture, learning environment in VJC, is like.

If eventually, your girl's heart do settle for IP (starting Year 3), then look forward. Don't look back anymore, at the O level track, start to regret this, regret that. Move forward, look forward.

[phtthp]

yishunmummy\" post_id=\"2086965\" time=\"1666870771\" user_id=\"117958:

Hi,

o level track only elective geo or his + ss

Thank you, for kind reply, yishunmummy

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Students who are seeking Transfer into Cedar Girls school, at the end of Sec 2.

At the end of Sec 2, there is a lot of Transfer movement, going on.

Suppose
you are a student from another Secondary school, planning (intention) to seek Transfer into Cedar Girls Secondary school, starting Sec 3 (O level track),

And

1)
Supose
you have a natural flair towards English Literature and therefore, intend to take up \"Elective (English Lit) as the \"half\" subject to accompany the other half Social Studies,

then
don't bother to seek Transfer into Cedar Girls Secondary, anymore.

Why ?

Because

Cedar Girls Secondary offered only either Sec 3 \"Elective History\" or \"Elective Geography\", as their \"Half\" subject, to accompany Social Studies.
Cedar does not offer any
\"Elective English Literature\" nor \"Elective Chinese Literature\", whatsoever.

That is,
if you are strong in languages (English or Chinese), and
wish to pursue \"Elective Literature\".