Compare RGS vs NYGH

[mjl]

verykiasu2010:

mummyjoyce:

Since NY COP includes higher Chinese, does it means that all children must have HC before can apply to NY?

I know of some RGSS students do not take HC.

don't think it includes HCL....I might be wrong

Students do not need HCL in primary school to apply to NYGH, they do not get any bonus points when applying to NYGH, that's all.

The COP for NYGH (and all the SAP schools) definitely includes the bonus points for HCL.

To encourage more students to do well for HMT (i.e. HCL, Higher Malay and Higher Tamil), I feel that bonus points for HMT should be included in the PSLE score and all students who do HMT should benefit from it (and not just students who did HCL and applied to SAP schools).

[Busymom]

That means that if you do HCL in PSLE, and when you apply for non-SAP secondary school, you don't get any bonus points even if you have done well in it? :shock: :shock:


That's almost like a \"waste\" of your time and effort, wouldn't it? I mean \"waste\" not from a learning perspective (because you definitely gain something from it), but \"waste\" from the point of PSLE aggregate.

And if you are in the non-SAP secondary schools, what is the advantage of continuing with HCL? :?

[verykiasu2010]

Busymom:

That means that if you do HCL in PSLE, and when you apply for non-SAP secondary school, you don't get any bonus points even if you have done well in it? :shock: :shock:


That's almost like a \"waste\" of your time and effort, wouldn't it? I mean \"waste\" not from a learning perspective (because you definitely gain something from it), but \"waste\" from the point of PSLE aggregate.

And if you are in the non-SAP secondary schools, what is the advantage of continuing with HCL? :?

pass your O level HCL and you can say good bye to CL in JC forever

[Busymom]

But there is no O’ Level in IP schools anymore, right? How to take HCL at O’ Level in these schools?

[Augmum]

Busymom:

But there is no O' Level in IP schools anymore, right? How to take HCL at O' Level in these schools?

U still have to take \"O\" level HCL in yr 4.

[ningy]

Wonder why the YOG flag presentation is at NYGH ? Even china’s president Hu Jintao visited NYGH (instead of HCI ??). However, NYGH’s team didn’t do so well in the science challenge (showing now) last yr + this yr. RGS seems to do very well in various contests.

[Jenn]

Busymom:

That means that if you do HCL in PSLE, and when you apply for non-SAP secondary school, you don't get any bonus points even if you have done well in it? :shock: :shock:


That's almost like a \"waste\" of your time and effort, wouldn't it? I mean \"waste\" not from a learning perspective (because you definitely gain something from it), but \"waste\" from the point of PSLE aggregate.

And if you are in the non-SAP secondary schools, what is the advantage of continuing with HCL? :?

If you are taking the O level route to JC, HCL will give you bonus points to improve your L1R5 score when apply to JC admission - regardless of SAP or Non SAP JC.

MOE website list how bonus points are given:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/jae/faqs/#bonus-pt


The cut off L1R5 entry score for schools like RI and HCI had been 3 points. So it is near impossible to achieve 3 points if you do not have sufficient bonus points. Many students do not know this when they enter secondary1 and they drop HCL. When they come to sec 4 it is already too late.

However, if you are in IP program, then HCL has no significance for entry to JC.

[toddles]

verykiasu2010:

Okay may be I should started another \"wicked\" thread.


If your girl has offers both from RGS and NYGH, which will you choose ?

RGS!

but I would choose HCI for JC... now cannot anymore right?

[Augmum]

dimsum:

ya, that's my observation too. All the while, NYPS girls are affiliated to NYGH. But in the past, a BIG majority of the girls would choose RGS over NYGH. Now, this doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

YES, i had seen the statistics put up by the school itself some yrs back (but i think shd be removed now, din go and check).
their own NYPS girls are choosing RGS over NYGH but this percentage has been narrowed down tremenously in recent yrs.

All this while , NYGH COP is inclusive of HCL (is not only for last year)
so it's not right to say that becos of inclusive of HCL, NYGH COP is higher than RGS
the fact is in recent years,
RGS COP is dropping in yr 2007 from 266 to last year of 260.

[jtoh]

verykiasu2010:

Busymom:

That means that if you do HCL in PSLE, and when you apply for non-SAP secondary school, you don't get any bonus points even if you have done well in it? :shock: :shock:


That's almost like a \"waste\" of your time and effort, wouldn't it? I mean \"waste\" not from a learning perspective (because you definitely gain something from it), but \"waste\" from the point of PSLE aggregate.

And if you are in the non-SAP secondary schools, what is the advantage of continuing with HCL? :?

pass your O level HCL and you can say good bye to CL in JC forever

But you have to score distinction in O level CL before you can take HCL at O Level for exemption at A levels.