* Nanyang JC (NYJC)
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If the school wants people to acknowledge the good work it has accomplished, then it would have to provide official data and not disseminate information via anonymous Reddit post by a student who claimed he obtained data after chatting with P.
Since the school is now in the papers, next year the P should publish official data of how well her students perform. Parents are also keen to know how many NYJC students score 4H2 Dist, as well as Dist rate for PW and GP. -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"2098487\" time=\"1676959519\" user_id=\"17023:
I think next year MOE should ban the publishing of such data, just like for PSLE. This is becoming toxic. :roll:
If the school wants people to acknowledge the good work it has accomplished, then it would have to provide official data and not disseminate information via anonymous Reddit post by a student who claimed he obtained data after chatting with P.
Since the school is now in the papers, next year the P should publish official data of how well her students perform. Parents are also keen to know how many NYJC students score 4H2 Dist, as well as Dist rate for PW and GP. -
pirate\" post_id=\"2098494\" time=\"1676964681\" user_id=\"66252:
Nah !
I think next year MOE should ban the publishing of such data, just like for PSLE. This is becoming toxic. :roll:
Ban won't happen
Why ?
Because
A-Level is the one & only exit point, for so many IP students. After PSLE, already by pass O level, so A-level National exam naturally is the most important National exam, to look out for. Naturally, these IP students will be very excited to receive their own A level results, plus look at the results from other IP schools, as well. Especially after studied so long for 6 long years, from Sec 1 and they already don't collect any O-level certificate.
Example
These 2 JCs (RI + Hwa Chong),
by publishing their 2022 A level results on their school website / instalgram, etc. we all know that not only are they the Top JCs, but also on par -
pirate\" post_id=\"2098494\" time=\"1676964681\" user_id=\"66252:
MOE stopped the ranking of JC in 2004 and sec sch in 2012, due in part to unhealthy competitions between sch. A cursory glance at some of the threads here has given proof how competitive (or combative) some parents are in justifying the rankings of their kids' sch. Some of the posts imo are plain churlish.
I think next year MOE should ban the publishing of such data, just like for PSLE. This is becoming toxic. :roll:
I too support the idea that sch should stop the practice of publishing details of their A-Level performance, or at least gloss over it the way that NYJC does.
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_512_2005-01-03.html
Sentiments
The school ranking exercise, which was meant to help parents and students make informed school choices, had raised concerns since the beginning that it would demoralise principals, teachers and students of low-ranking schools, and create unhealthy competition among schools. The media reported about pressure on schools from parents to improve examination results during the 1990s. Critics also felt that the overemphasis on academic performance was at the expense of other aspects of a well-rounded education, such as sports, the arts and character development.
Repeated calls had been made to MOE to discontinue the rankings by various parties, including principals, parents, members of parliament as well as the Remaking Singapore Committee formed in 2003.
The moves to scrap rankings of JCs in 2004 and subsequently secondary schools in 2012 were cheered by many educators. Some parents, on the other hand, were less positive: Without the availability of comparisons, the task of choosing schools for their children was made more difficult. -
Someone is claiming this JC is top JC and to prove that it is indeed true, it is common-sense that you need to compare and rank based on evidence and not just hearsay only. It is not that we are still stuck with myopic high-school mentality.
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There we go again...... new accounts created from nowhere to join in the fight........ -
iRabbit\" post_id=\"2098497\" time=\"1676965574\" user_id=\"51587:
Frankly,
MOE stopped the ranking of JC in 2004 and sec sch in 2012, due in part to unhealthy competitions between sch. A cursory glance at some of the threads here has given proof how competitive (or combative) some parents are in justifying the rankings of their kids' sch. Some of the posts imo are plain churlish.
I too support the idea that sch should stop the practice of publishing details of their A-Level performance, or at least gloss over it the way that NYJC does.
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_512_2005-01-03.html
Sentiments
The school ranking exercise, which was meant to help parents and students make informed school choices, had raised concerns since the beginning that it would demoralise principals, teachers and students of low-ranking schools, and create unhealthy competition among schools. The media reported about pressure on schools from parents to improve examination results during the 1990s. Critics also felt that the overemphasis on academic performance was at the expense of other aspects of a well-rounded education, such as sports, the arts and character development.
Repeated calls had been made to MOE to discontinue the rankings by various parties, including principals, parents, members of parliament as well as the Remaking Singapore Committee formed in 2003.
The moves to scrap rankings of JCs in 2004 and subsequently secondary schools in 2012 were cheered by many educators. Some parents, on the other hand, were less positive: Without the availability of comparisons, the task of choosing schools for their children was made more difficult.
even if RI / Hwa Chong / National JC / Temasek JC / Dunman High, etc. don't advertise their A-level results on their own JC website or instalgram, these two group inside Nanyang JC will still continue to \"fight / argue\", like in past years. Is like that wan lah !
And more importantly is -
Precisely,
Because
Nanyang Junior College has NEVER openly published her A-level results today in 2023,
NOR
In any past year ever before.
Therefore,
NOBODY will ever know which are the Top 5 JCs. At the very most, people only know who are the Top 2 JCs, namely (RI + Hwa Chong), that's all.
How to rank ?
Cannot rank, right ?
So, that's good, isn't it ?
Isn't that what u wanted all along - NO ranking,
because
how to rank, without official data?
Everybody is happy now.
Because
NO ranking, mah ! -
Very ironic people who are arguing on rumors/hearsays on which JCs are top in this forum aren’t even students who sitting for A levels and prepping to enter universities. Go over to Reddit do you see petty JC students arguing which JCs should be ranked 1st/2nd/3rd like here? Don’t tell me parents who live up to nearly half a century are arguing on this subject? Gosh!? Back during my JC days, we students don’t spend time discussing if NJC or VJC is ranked 3rd in terms of A level results despite having the same JAE COP, because it’s plain silly! Just do your best for A level; why care if your school statistics are great if you can’t score an A and contribute to the school distinction statistics?
So what if NYJC isn’t 3rd or is placed 1st/2nd in terms of A level scores? Regardless of its current A level results, even it’s not placed 3rd but 4th/5th, the indisputable fact is most of its graduated students have done well enough to qualify for most local university courses; coming next year, excellent students will still choose to enrol into NYJC, regardless of whatever ranking arguments you people are having here, because of its current reputation of having a caring education environment. People should be more concerned which JCs are providing an excellent, supportive learning environment for their children. -
thirtyplusperson\" post_id=\"2098520\" time=\"1676971567\" user_id=\"200880:
When u read Reddit forum,
Very ironic people who are arguing on rumors/hearsays on which JCs are top in this forum aren't even students who sitting for A levels and prepping to enter universities. Go over to Reddit do you see petty JC students arguing which JCs should be ranked 1st/2nd/3rd like here? Don't tell me parents who live up to nearly half a century are arguing on this subject? Gosh!? Back during my JC days, we students don't spend time discussing if NJC or VJC is ranked 3rd in terms of A level results despite having the same JAE COP, because it's plain silly! Just do your best for A level; why care if your school statistics are great if you can't score an A and contribute to the school distinction statistics?
So what if NYJC isn't 3rd or is placed 1st/2nd in terms of A level scores? Regardless of its current A level results, even it's not placed 3rd but 4th/5th, the indisputable fact is most of its graduated students have done well enough to qualify for most local university courses; coming next year, excellent students will still choose to enrol into NYJC, regardless of whatever ranking arguments you people are having here, because of its current reputation of having a caring education environment. People should be more concerned which JCs are providing an excellent, supportive learning environment for their children.
many comments come from the students themselves, directly. Is better to read students comments over there, although sometimes, must discern whether info provided there is true or false.
Also, as IRabbit has rightfully pointed out, is far more important that your own A level daughter or son has done well, in whichever JC placed in.
Example
say, there have been cases where some students did not do well in RI (A-level), while majority of their fellow classmates / school mates scored 85 RP & above. These people will feel down, esp. When their fellow school mates inside RI, are doing so well, on the actual results' released Annoucement day. Then, what's the point of studying inside RI, yet one's own kid don't do well at the final exit point, right or not ? -
phtthp\" post_id=\"2098522\" time=\"1676972425\" user_id=\"35251:
Precisely, I think you get this important point.
Also, as IRabbit has rightfully pointed out, is far more important that your own A level daughter or son has done well, in whichever JC placed in.
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