Your first choice for 2011 Secondary School...

[janet88]

Carrot:

Hi


Can any parent or pupils out there give me some comments if you are not \"in\" for IP School ...which next idea secondary school would you want to put as 1st , 2nd & 3rd choice leh :idea: ? Appreciate all comments ...looking at Catholic High since IP is out for my DS :?: ...

Thanks a Million !!! :?

Pls advise what is IP school. Thanks.

[Pen88n]

For boys:

1. Catholic High
2. St Joseph Institution
3. Victoria Secondary
4. Anderson
5. ACS

For girls:
1. St Nicholas
2. Cresent Girls
3. Methodist Girls
4. Singapore Chinese Girls
5. Angelican High

[Vinarc]

If I have a son, my choices will be ::

1. Victoria
2. Catholic High
3. School of Science and Technology (heard friend’s son is enjoying so much there)
4. Anglician High

For daughter, my choices will be : (I am in for IP, if not will be)
1. Cresent Girls’
2. Cedar Girls’

[Vinarc]

janet_lee88:

Pls advise what is IP school. Thanks.

IP stands for Intergrated Programme, a seamless 6 yr programme leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma or \"A' level, or NUS High School Diploma (for NUSH) where secondary school students can proceed to JC without taking the ‘O’ level exams.

[Carrot]

[quote=\"Pen88n\"]For boys:

1. Catholic High
2. St Joseph Institution
3. Victoria Secondary
4. Anderson
5. ACS

Hi hi

Bingo :salute: our 1st choice for DS is to go Catholic High if really he cannot meet the cut off to IP school... still prefer \"A\" level cert after reading some write up from RI. We are staying Woodlands so far sign... Hum... \"would you go for the school as in your real heart choice because they produce good O level Result or distance still counts lei ???\" Great school out there like Victoria - produce good \"O\" level results but too far for north pple. Parents / pupils give more feedback seriously - esp Catholic High please :?: very important to make 1-6 choices ...sure will faith when time comes to put in the school name :stupid: lei since DS need to be real independent leow :dancing:

[janet88]

Vinarc:

janet_lee88:

Pls advise what is IP school. Thanks.

IP stands for Intergrated Programme, a seamless 6 yr programme leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma or \"A' level, or NUS High School Diploma (for NUSH) where secondary school students can proceed to JC without taking the ‘O’ level exams.

I don't know how my son will score for his PSLE. Of course I would like him to attend IP school. Thanks for explaination.

[livewith_vanilla]

Carrot:

Pen88n:

For boys:

1. Catholic High
2. St Joseph Institution
3. Victoria Secondary
4. Anderson
5. ACS

Hi hi

Bingo :salute: our 1st choice for DS is to go Catholic High if really he cannot meet the cut off to IP school... still prefer \"A\" level cert after reading some write up from RI. We are staying Woodlands so far sign... Hum... \"would you go for the school as in your real heart choice because they produce good O level Result or distance still counts lei ???\" Great school out there like Victoria - produce good \"O\" level results but too far for north pple. Parents / pupils give more feedback seriously - esp Catholic High please :?: very important to make 1-6 choices ...sure will faith when time comes to put in the school name :stupid: lei since DS need to be real independent leow :dancing:

JMHO.
It all boils down to your son's choice. If he's heart is with a school, he would be motivated to study hard to get into the school. It also boils down to personal preferences. Of course, distance would be a considering factor, but not one of the most important.
For me, I would like to go to NJC in Bukit Timah, but I live in Sengkang(North East). The trip there is 1 hr, but I'm okay with it.
If the school you want is far, and your son wants to go there and can accept travelling long distances, than I think its okay.
After all, Singapore isn't really big.
However, If your son doesn't want to go into that school that is in your heart, you shouldn't force him. He would study better in a school he likes than in a school he is forced to go (which he doesn't like).

Good luck to your boy's upcoming Prelims and PSLE ! ^^

[mathsparks]

wa, so many kancheong spiders here. prelims havent started, psle havent taken, results not yet released, already planning 6 choices le. :lol:


ok, let me join in the fun...

In the east, I'd go for -
girls
1) TKGS
2) CGS
3) CGS
4) CCH (Main)
5) TKSS
6) :?

boys
1) VS
2) CCH (Main)
3) TKSS
4) :?
5) :?
6) :?

[Augmum]

Carrot:

Parents / pupils give more feedback seriously - esp Catholic High please :?: very important to make 1-6 choices ...sure will faith when time comes to put in the school name :stupid: lei since DS need to be real independent leow :dancing:

Frankly, it is rather hard to think of approciate choices b4 taking the PSLE exams....
prob after the exams, u may have a better indication of the range of marks that yr son will get
what u can do is ....discuss with yr son which schools he likes/or had in mind
and make a selection list based on the range of T-score
such as if the t-score is between
above 258
250-258
240-249
230-239.....etc

[corneyAmber]

Hi Carrot


Like you, I have boys but I did not have any headache when we made our choices for our boys. Perhaps this article that I have written for my blog might be of help to you.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/guide-selecting-secondary-school-your-child