7 New IP schools

[verykiasu2010]

25hourmaid:

verykiasu2010:

\"misfit\" because CHS has been a SAP school, while the rest of the Cath schools are not


correct me if i am wrong

CHS is not the only SAP School among the Catholic Schools. St Nics, Maris Stella are also SAP Schools.

thanks for pointing out, verykiasu and verysuaku!

[verykiasu2010]

kiaaik:

i wonder, if eg, a student who entered RI via DSC, get to do IP too?

the whole of RI is IP

[jtoh]

Just a note for parents: Getting into an IP programme doesn’t necessarily guarantee you a 6 year thru-train. Some schools will re-evaluate the students at different stages. For eg., at the end of Year 2, if your child is not performing up to standard, the school can ask your child to switch back to the O level track. ACSI and some other IP schools do this currently.

[tanbh]

verykiasu2010:

Augmum:

[quote=\"kiaaik\"]
does this mean that eg if a girl who scored 250 may not be able to get IP at CGS (if more than half of her cohort at cgs scored above 250), but a girl who scored 240 may get IP at SCGS (no disrespect, just eg) if half of her cohort at scgs scored below 240)?

does it mean that choosing a \"so called IP school\" but in the end is not a certain/ gurantee to be in the \"IP class\"
then i reckon there will hassles/problems of \"transferring school issues\"

even for the present IP school like RI or HCI, if don't do well, kena transferred to O level track, or worse, get kicked out of school. NOT unheard of.[/quote]sorry , i saw your posting and i always assumed since RI and HCI is so high in COP, ALL their sec1 intake are 100% IP students... do you mean HCI and RI have O level track (i.e. classes) to fall back on also??? :? making them dual track schools similar to the new ones?? sorry, i havent been reading much on IP on the 1st batch of IP schools :oops: ... thanks

[verykiasu2010]

tanbh:

sorry , i saw your posting and i always assumed since RI and HCI is so high in COP, ALL their sec1 intake are 100% IP students... do you mean HCI and RI have O level track (i.e. classes) to fall back on also??? :? making them dual track schools similar to the new ones?? sorry, i havent been reading much on IP on the 1st batch of IP schools :oops: ... thanks

No. They do not run dual track. All are 100% IP from Sec 1 onwards. However, if they do badly in year 2 / 3....they will be asked to go do O level. May be RI does not create an O level class because the drop out is almost nil, hence the rare ones got transferred out. For HCI, they promised the parents to take care of the kids once they are in HCI regardless how they perform, they are more \"merciful\" to create a small O level class for their own boys. Many parents have noted that HCI is a very caring community. If the HCI O level boys do well, they can get back into the IP...by then JC 1 liao

[corneyAmber]

verykiasu2010:

thanks for pointing out, verykiasu and verysuaku!

Haha, not suaku! That's what this forum is all about. We share what we know and learn from others what we ourselves do not know.

[Augmum]

verykiasu2010:

Augmum:

[quote=\"kiaaik\"]
does this mean that eg if a girl who scored 250 may not be able to get IP at CGS (if more than half of her cohort at cgs scored above 250), but a girl who scored 240 may get IP at SCGS (no disrespect, just eg) if half of her cohort at scgs scored below 240)?

does it mean that choosing a \"so called IP school\" but in the end is not a certain/ gurantee to be in the \"IP class\"
then i reckon there will hassles/problems of \"transferring school issues\"

even for the present IP school like RI or HCI, if don't do well, kena transferred to O level track, or worse, get kicked out of school. NOT unheard of.[/quote]yes, of course i am aware and heard of them......but these are only the very MINORITY
and the pupils themselves are aware of it long before.......
just like one pupil in my gal's class kena \"warnings\"
what i mean is the initial happiness/ thoughts of getting into a \"so called IP school\" w/o getting into a \"IP class\"

[verykiasu2010]

Augmum:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"Augmum\"]
does it mean that choosing a \"so called IP school\" but in the end is not a certain/ gurantee to be in the \"IP class\"
then i reckon there will hassles/problems of \"transferring school issues\"

even for the present IP school like RI or HCI, if don't do well, kena transferred to O level track, or worse, get kicked out of school. NOT unheard of.

yes, of course i am aware and heard of them......but these are only the very MINORITY
and the pupils themselves are aware of it long before.......
just like one pupil in my gal's class kena \"warnings\"
what i mean is the initial happiness/ thoughts of getting into a \"so called IP school\" w/o getting into a \"IP class\" [/quote]
not sure what you meant by that

in RI / HCI / NYGH / RGS = every class is IP class.

No ?

but of course if you are referring to the dual track IP schools

i call them the IPO schools (sounds like stock market) IP & O level

[wonderm]

verykiasu2010:

tanbh:

sorry , i saw your posting and i always assumed since RI and HCI is so high in COP, ALL their sec1 intake are 100% IP students... do you mean HCI and RI have O level track (i.e. classes) to fall back on also??? :? making them dual track schools similar to the new ones?? sorry, i havent been reading much on IP on the 1st batch of IP schools :oops: ... thanks

No. They do not run dual track. All are 100% IP from Sec 1 onwards. However, if they do badly in year 2 / 3....they will be asked to go do O level. May be RI does not create an O level class because the drop out is almost nil, hence the rare ones got transferred out. For HCI, they promised the parents to take care of the kids once they are in HCI regardless how they perform, they are more \"merciful\" to create a small O level class for their own boys. Many parents have noted that HCI is a very caring community. If the HCI O level boys do well, they can get back into the IP...by then JC 1 liao

You are right. For those few who are placed in O Level class in Sec 3, if they do well in Sec 3, I understand they can return to IP classes, even before taking O Level. Not necessarily in JC 1.

[kiaaik]

verykiasu2010:

kiaaik:

i wonder, if eg, a student who entered RI via DSC, get to do IP too?

the whole of RI is IP

so one can enter IP via DSC route too