Singapore Chinese Girls School (Secondary)
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Hello, I have been browsing through the SCGS CCAs and it appears quite competitive in terms of the intake (some CCAs have less than 10 places per year). Could you share your experiences in getting into the CCA of choice? And if DD does not manage to pass the auditions or get selected, does it mean that the school will just allocate to a CCA with vacancies? (e.g. the uniformed groups). I am afraid that DD will end up in the CCA that she does not enjoy, due to the high competitiveness.
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chenry\" post_id=\"2123685\" time=\"1700992932\" user_id=\"139800:
When January 2024 comes, the audition process to join a Cca, is going to be extremely competitive. You need to list down a few Ccas, in the event due to strong competition amongst the new Sec 1 students, u failed to get your desired Cca.
Hello, I have been browsing through the SCGS CCAs and it appears quite competitive in terms of the intake (some CCAs have less than 10 places per year). Could you share your experiences in getting into the CCA of choice? And if DD does not manage to pass the auditions or get selected, does it mean that the school will just allocate to a CCA with vacancies? (e.g. the uniformed groups). I am afraid that DD will end up in the CCA that she does not enjoy, due to the high competitiveness.
Example
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1)
Suppose your 1st choice Cca is \"Dance\". So you attend their audition conducted, they assess you but in the end, failed to enter into Dance Cca.
(SCGS is very good & reknown for her Dance Cca)
2) suppose your 2nd choice Cca is \"Debate\". So, u attend their debate audition. Suppose also din get into Debate Cca, because Debate is also highly popular.
Why popular?
Debate training is a very important core life skill. If one can speak well with confidence, when u grow up, in your future job assignment(s), your boss, your future colleagues will tend to look at you differently. Compared to another worker who don't like to talk much, only a busy bee.
3) Suppose your 3rd choice is a \"Uniform group\" Cca. The same thing will happen. People inside this Cca, will start to audition u. It doesn't mean that by default,
just because
u missed being selected for your first two Cca (Dancing + Debate), then,
SCGS will automatically slot your daughter into a \"Uniform group\" Cca. No, it doesn't work like this.
In fact,
the Teachers in charge or the Selection panel team of \"Uniform group\" will highly favor those, who have chosen the particular Uniform group, as their 1st choice Cca, not as 3rd choice Cca. Anyway, they will still continue, proceed to audition your daughter, for the \"Uniform group\" Cca, assess whether she is suitable or not.
Priority to join \"Uniform group\" Cca will go to those who opted for this Cca as their first choice, followed by the next group who have chosen Uniform group as their 2nd choice. So on and so forth.
Why ?
Because if u choose Uniform group as your 1st choice Cca, they know that the students' commitment, their heart Is there, for that particular Uniform group Cca, selected. Is the condition or the attititude of your heart, that counts.
Summarise
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in every Cca that u choose, there will always be people there inside, to audition your girl. So, there is no such thing as \"by default, any old how slot your girl into a Cca\".
Why ?
The school can't do this. What if your girl totally not interested in that particular Cca ? Join less than 3 months or joined halfway through, then come and tell the Teacher in charge that she want to bye bye, quit that Cca ? Will be wasting everybody's time. SCGS won't force a cow to drink water, if the cow is unwilling to drink, in the first case. The school won't force a Cca down your throat, if u don't even welcome nor want it.
4) if failed to join Uniform group Cca, your daughter will still have to choose what other remaining balance Cca that is still left, she can possibly join. That is, those with vacancies, and still must attend audition.
The entire Sec 1 audition process, to join a Cca, is very competitive. So, during this remaining left one whole month of December, since this week is the last week of November 2023, go to SCGS school website, take a good look at ... what are all the Ccas available, and start to list down your short listed Ccas, one by one. -
Avenue3\" post_id=\"2123531\" time=\"1700875273\" user_id=\"45412:
What for, u want to hear murmur ? What if, someone give you false or wrong statistics (numbers) in this forum ? Then, unknowingly, u are absorbing in the un-Truth, being deceived, thinking and believing that is the truth. People can spread lies or false statistics or half Truth publicly, through forum.
Right. I was hoping to hear some murmurs
Who can tell you the Truth ?
the VP (Academic) -
phtthp\" post_id=\"2123732\" time=\"1701047372\" user_id=\"35251:
Like watching Tom and Jerry knowing fully well that it's not reality. We are adults mate...to decipher between official version and hearsay. The elite , though, sometimes assume that people are dumb !
What for, u want to hear murmur ? What if, someone give you false or wrong statistics (numbers) in this forum ? Then, unknowingly, u are absorbing in the un-Truth, being deceived, thinking and believing that is the truth. People can spread lies or false statistics or half Truth publicly, through forum.
Who can tell you the Truth ?
the VP (Academic) -
Avenue3\" post_id=\"2123734\" time=\"1701047923\" user_id=\"45412:
The elite sometimes, can also be taken for a ride.
Like watching Tom and Jerry knowing fully well that it's not reality. We are adults mate...to decipher between official version and hearsay. The elite , though, sometimes assume that people are dumb ! -
Well…I guess other than the P/VP of SCGS, someone at MOE HQ may also know the number of AL8 in previous SCGS IP intake…
But even if we know the numbers, we still need to know where the balloting occur. Did all AL8 ( 1st choice) got in and the balloting only occur at AL8 (2nd choice)? If we add in citizenship priority into the equation, will even be more complex. There is simply too much information that we don’t know…not to mention COP is not fixed and may change this year…
So just put SCGS IP as first choice and hope for the best lah! -
phtthp\" post_id=\"2123727\" time=\"1701045682\" user_id=\"35251:
Thank you for your valuable inputs. I had already checked the CCAs on the SCGS website and noted that there are very low intakes for the CCAs that my daughter is interested in, therefore I sought to understand the process (first time for me). Uniformed groups have a much higher intake vs dance or other sports so there is more leeway there. Since CCA is compulsory, it looks like DD will just need to audition all the way until she gets into one. It is not just the matter of the attitude of heart, it's only natural for children (or adults for that matter) to have a preference or talent in one CCA over another. Just because you have 100% heart, doesn't mean that you will get selected. So DD will have no choice but to move through the priority list and do her best, but there is a possibility that she could end up in a CCA that she has little interest in.
When January 2024 comes, the audition process to join a Cca, is going to be extremely competitive. You need to list down a few Ccas, in the event due to strong competition amongst the new Sec 1 students, u failed to get your desired Cca.
Example
=======
1)
Suppose your 1st choice Cca is \"Dance\". So you attend their audition conducted, they assess you but in the end, failed to enter into Dance Cca.
(SCGS is very good & reknown for her Dance Cca)
2) suppose your 2nd choice Cca is \"Debate\". So, u attend their debate audition. Suppose also din get into Debate Cca, because Debate is also highly popular.
Why popular?
Debate training is a very important core life skill. If one can speak well with confidence, when u grow up, in your future job assignment(s), your boss, your future colleagues will tend to look at you differently. Compared to another worker who don't like to talk much, only a busy bee.
3) Suppose your 3rd choice is a \"Uniform group\" Cca. The same thing will happen. People inside this Cca, will start to audition u. It doesn't mean that by default,
just because
u missed being selected for your first two Cca (Dancing + Debate), then,
SCGS will automatically slot your daughter into a \"Uniform group\" Cca. No, it doesn't work like this.
In fact,
the Teachers in charge or the Selection panel team of \"Uniform group\" will highly favor those, who have chosen the particular Uniform group, as their 1st choice Cca, not as 3rd choice Cca. Anyway, they will still continue, proceed to audition your daughter, for the \"Uniform group\" Cca, assess whether she is suitable or not.
Priority to join \"Uniform group\" Cca will go to those who opted for this Cca as their first choice, followed by the next group who have chosen Uniform group as their 2nd choice. So on and so forth.
Why ?
Because if u choose Uniform group as your 1st choice Cca, they know that the students' commitment, their heart Is there, for that particular Uniform group Cca, selected. Is the condition or the attititude of your heart, that counts.
Summarise
==========
in every Cca that u choose, there will always be people there inside, to audition your girl. So, there is no such thing as \"by default, any old how slot your girl into a Cca\".
Why ?
The school can't do this. What if your girl totally not interested in that particular Cca ? Join less than 3 months or joined halfway through, then come and tell the Teacher in charge that she want to bye bye, quit that Cca ? Will be wasting everybody's time. SCGS won't force a cow to drink water, if the cow is unwilling to drink, in the first case. The school won't force a Cca down your throat, if u don't even welcome nor want it.
4) if failed to join Uniform group Cca, your daughter will still have to choose what other remaining balance Cca that is still left, she can possibly join. That is, those with vacancies, and still must attend audition.
The entire Sec 1 audition process, to join a Cca, is very competitive. So, during this remaining left one whole month of December, since this week is the last week of November 2023, go to SCGS school website, take a good look at ... what are all the Ccas available, and start to list down your short listed Ccas, one by one. -
Hi,
anyone knows what is the level expected for Strings CCA. My girl is in G6 ABRSM and intends to play G5 pieces for audition. She is in G5 theory.
Thank you. -
Hi, may I check whether anyone has received the PG link for Sec 1 registration? I understand the school is supposed to send out today from 2pm onwards. We are on the road tomorrow and won’t want to miss the registration deadline of 5pm 21 Dec.
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2023 PSLE batch, born 2011, for 2024 Sec 1 intake
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Cut off point is AL 8,
for both SCGS (IP + O-level) track
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Anyone who scored 8 points,
got balloted out from IP ?
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