What happens to students that don't do well in IP schools?

[snowz]

:offtopic: Pls do not :nunchuk: me. How about those who do not do well in NUSH? Thanks.

[MdmKS]

xxjustakidxx:

24by7mum:

[quote=\"sautille\"]HCI principal said in this year's Open House that there is a class of (14-15, I can't remember the exact figure) O level students in HCI. I don't recall him mentioning what will happen to this class after O levels though.

Thanks for the information!

But take note. If you get into this class in sec 3, you still have a chance of going back to IP. I know of 2 cases.[/quote]Can you share whether the 2 cases of taking up 'O'Level is self volunteery? of what MSG at end of yr 2? and under what circumstances they went back to IP? I was told the students there are given options even to choose taking 'O'level if they want to switch to poly track or switching to another JC which they don't have to do CL if they get a past in 'o' level HCL, unlike they need at least a B3 in HCI to skip CL at JC yrs... kindly confirm.

[xxjustakidxx]

MdmKS:

xxjustakidxx:

[quote=\"24by7mum\"]
Thanks for the information!

But take note. If you get into this class in sec 3, you still have a chance of going back to IP. I know of 2 cases.

Can you share whether the 2 cases of taking up 'O'Level is self volunteery? of what MSG at end of yr 2? and under what circumstances they went back to IP? I was told the students there are given options even to choose taking 'O'level if they want to switch to poly track or switching to another JC which they don't have to do CL if they get a past in 'o' level HCL, unlike they need at least a B3 in HCI to skip CL at JC yrs... kindly confirm.[/quote]They need a B4 in HCI, a C6 in RI (D: ). MSG above 4.0 would get you into a Q class (o level class), and by attaining good results at then end of the sec 3 year, you can get back into IP (I can't define, not sure). For the rest i'm not sure.

[24by7mum]

xxjustakidxx:

MdmKS:

[quote=\"xxjustakidxx\"]
But take note. If you get into this class in sec 3, you still have a chance of going back to IP. I know of 2 cases.

Can you share whether the 2 cases of taking up 'O'Level is self volunteery? of what MSG at end of yr 2? and under what circumstances they went back to IP? I was told the students there are given options even to choose taking 'O'level if they want to switch to poly track or switching to another JC which they don't have to do CL if they get a past in 'o' level HCL, unlike they need at least a B3 in HCI to skip CL at JC yrs... kindly confirm.

They need a B4 in HCI, a C6 in RI (D: ). MSG above 4.0 would get you into a Q class (o level class), and by attaining good results at then end of the sec 3 year, you can get back into IP (I can't define, not sure). For the rest i'm not sure.[/quote]Thanks!

[father_of_3]

There was one RGS who took ‘O’ level - Quah Ting Wen. But she took it so that she enrol in US uni.


In papers, it mentioned that some IP students dropped out and switch to poly.

[CoffeeCat]

father_of_3:

There was one RGS who took 'O' level - Quah Ting Wen. But she took it so that she enrol in US uni.


In papers, it mentioned that some IP students dropped out and switch to poly.

I believe most of them are doing very well and instead chose to go poly after knowing what their interests lie in.

[jtoh]

CoffeeCat:

father_of_3:

There was one RGS who took 'O' level - Quah Ting Wen. But she took it so that she enrol in US uni.


In papers, it mentioned that some IP students dropped out and switch to poly.

I believe most of them are doing very well and instead chose to go poly after knowing what their interests lie in.

That is why I am against going to specialty schools in secondary school, like SOTA and NUSH. At 12, a child may think that he loves Math and Science or that she could spend the rest of her life playing music or dancing and would want to pursue a career in those fields. But as they grow older, espcially during their teenage years, their interests may change and their studies have already pointed them in one direction. A broad-based education is still best at secondary school.

[xxjustakidxx]

jtoh:

CoffeeCat:

[quote=\"father_of_3\"]There was one RGS who took 'O' level - Quah Ting Wen. But she took it so that she enrol in US uni.


In papers, it mentioned that some IP students dropped out and switch to poly.

I believe most of them are doing very well and instead chose to go poly after knowing what their interests lie in.

That is why I am against going to specialty schools in secondary school, like SOTA and NUSH. At 12, a child may think that he loves Math and Science or that she could spend the rest of her life playing music or dancing and would want to pursue a career in those fields. But as they grow older, espcially during their teenage years, their interests may change and their studies have already pointed them in one direction. A broad-based education is still best at secondary school.[/quote]I hate humanities so much that i want to go there NOW

[24by7mum]

jtoh:

CoffeeCat:

[quote=\"father_of_3\"]There was one RGS who took 'O' level - Quah Ting Wen. But she took it so that she enrol in US uni.


In papers, it mentioned that some IP students dropped out and switch to poly.

I believe most of them are doing very well and instead chose to go poly after knowing what their interests lie in.

That is why I am against going to specialty schools in secondary school, like SOTA and NUSH. At 12, a child may think that he loves Math and Science or that she could spend the rest of her life playing music or dancing and would want to pursue a career in those fields. But as they grow older, espcially during their teenage years, their interests may change and their studies have already pointed them in one direction. A broad-based education is still best at secondary school.[/quote]Agree. I know of a student who went to NUSH in Sec 1 and now in Year 6 but discovered in year 3 that he was not keen on maths and science anymore and is so unhappy! You are right too young at 12 to know what you really want to do - at least for most kids!

[jtoh]

24by7mum:

jtoh:

[quote=\"CoffeeCat\"]
I believe most of them are doing very well and instead chose to go poly after knowing what their interests lie in.

That is why I am against going to specialty schools in secondary school, like SOTA and NUSH. At 12, a child may think that he loves Math and Science or that she could spend the rest of her life playing music or dancing and would want to pursue a career in those fields. But as they grow older, espcially during their teenage years, their interests may change and their studies have already pointed them in one direction. A broad-based education is still best at secondary school.

Agree. I know of a student who went to NUSH in Sec 1 and now in Year 6 but discovered in year 3 that he was not keen on maths and science anymore and is so unhappy! You are right too young at 12 to know what you really want to do - at least for most kids![/quote]I've heard of a couple of students like that at NUSH too. One chose to leave NUSH in the end. At least for NUSH you can transfer to other schools. For SOTA students, they run the risk of repeating the year if they transfer to mainstream schools because their syllabus is so different.