Dunman High School (Junior High)

[Augmum]

cascada:

Thanks, Augmum. Your post prompted me to revisit DHS website and saw familiar faces from the Teachers' Day Dinner photographs.

Mr Lian and Mr Qiu are still very active.

u're welcome cascada, so are u an ex-dunmanian ??
i dun know who're Mr Lian and Mr Qiu, are they yr ex-teachers/ or yr child ex-teachers??

[fruitplus]

Augmum:

U guys sounded as though DHS is such an undesirable, unpopular school
an \"orphanage\" which offers shelter for those who are abandon by others

since it is not the choice school of yr child, WHY STILL DSA ???
suggest leave the slots for those who are really keen……...

Hi, Augmum,

No, that's not true. We actually select the school by distance as we stay in area with Postal code 57XXXX. RI the nearest, HCI 2nd nearest and DHS furthest.

I actually prefer HCI, as DS is in WL 1, and it is a CO if we choose HCI as 1st choice. But hubby said RI the is the nearest. DS prefers RI bcos most of his friends choose RI.

We have to fit in the name for KSP, right? So, apply DSA for 3 schools, just in case didn't get accepted by the 1st 2 nearest schools, mah.

DS's teacher actually asked parents to apply all the IP schools, ie, including ACSI, NUSH and NJC. Even more Kiasu, haha.

[Augmum]

fruitplus:

Augmum:

U guys sounded as though DHS is such an undesirable, unpopular school
an \"orphanage\" which offers shelter for those who are abandon by others

since it is not the choice school of yr child, WHY STILL DSA ???
suggest leave the slots for those who are really keen……...

Hi, Augmum,

No, that's not true. We actually select the school by distance as we stay in area with Postal code 57XXXX. RI the nearest, HCI 2nd nearest and DHS furthest.

I actually prefer HCI, as DS is in WL 1, and it is a CO if we choose HCI as 1st choice. But hubby said RI the is the nearest. DS prefers RI bcos most of his friends choose RI.

We have to fit in the name for KSP, right? So, apply DSA for 3 schools, just in case didn't get accepted by the 1st 2 nearest schools, mah.


DS's teacher actually asked parents to apply all the IP schools, ie, including ACSI, NUSH and NJC. Even more Kiasu, haha.

hi fruitplus.....
oh if it is go by distance, then it is understandable since DHS is the furthest....
for us, DHS is the nearest IP

yr DS' teacher asked parents to apply all IP schools ??? :faint: :shock:
frankly, 1 st time i heard fr teacher's mouth

[nymom]

Augmum:

fruitplus:

[quote=\"Augmum\"]

U guys sounded as though DHS is such an undesirable, unpopular school
an \"orphanage\" which offers shelter for those who are abandon by others

since it is not the choice school of yr child, WHY STILL DSA ???
suggest leave the slots for those who are really keen……...

[/quote]That is because for GEP apply to DHS, firstly, it do not need to go for interview and gat test secondly,it free of charge. So lots of the Gep kids treat it as backup. But eventualy, only a small amount less than 5% will go there.

[fruitplus]

Augmum:

hi fruitplus.....

oh if it is go by distance, then it is understandable since DHS is the furthest....
for us, DHS is the nearest IP

yr DS' teacher asked parents to apply all IP schools ??? :faint: :shock:
frankly, 1 st time i heard fr teacher's mouth

Hi Augmum,

Yah lor, DS's teacher asked all the kids to save Ang Bao money for DSA applications - each school approx $50. Haha.

I think I should re-phrase what I said: DS said his teacher asked the whole class to apply all IP schools and save Ang Bao money for DSA.

But, DS sometimes very blur, pass me wrong info. SA1 he told me half the class failed higher Chinese bcos he thought passing marks is like English, ie. 65%, but it was actually 50%.

[Augmum]

fruitplus:

Augmum:

hi fruitplus.....

oh if it is go by distance, then it is understandable since DHS is the furthest....
for us, DHS is the nearest IP

yr DS' teacher asked parents to apply all IP schools ??? :faint: :shock:
frankly, 1 st time i heard fr teacher's mouth

Hi Augmum,

Yah lor, DS's teacher asked all the kids to save Ang Bao money for DSA applications - each school approx $50. Haha.

I think I should re-phrase what I said: DS said his teacher asked the whole class to apply all IP schools and save Ang Bao money for DSA.

But, DS sometimes very blur, pass me wrong info. SA1 he told me half the class failed higher Chinese bcos he thought passing marks is like English, ie. 65%, but it was actually 50%.

hi fruitplus
sorry, i am abit blurr of the above sentence in bold

btw, just to let u know or whoever interested pupils....
DHS HCL standard is high and strict in grading......
for eg their chinese essay writing, according to my gal's chinese teacher,
generally, none of the pupils (for the past yrs)
can obtain a A+ grading, despite being the model essays

[fruitplus]

Hi Angmum,


Pardon my poor English. Sorry!

What I meant is: The English passing mark is 65%. DS thought that the HCL passing mark is also 65%, but in reality, the HCL passing mark is 50%.

[keinic]

Hi Augmum


Thanks so much for your reply to my PM which is really informative. I totally agree that DHS is a truly remarkable school, not only producing academically excellent students but also places great emphasis on developing students of good moral standing. It is definitely still the 1st choice for my gal, even though she's given CO by another school and despite it being much further away. We feel that the culture befits my gal and she's really impressed by the sheer size and facilities of the school.

My gal has found out that a few other school mates who have received CO and are also staying in the North, will be selecting DHS as their 1st choice too. They must have shared the same thoughts and vision about the school. Now, the next step is to check out the necessary transport arrangement (perhaps car pool with other parents staying in the North) and we're on our way!

Thanks again for sharing. :lol:

[Augmum]

keinic:

Hi Augmum


Thanks so much for your reply to my PM which is really informative. I totally agree that DHS is a truly remarkable school, not only producing academically excellent students but also places great emphasis on developing students of good moral standing. It is definitely still the 1st choice for my gal, even though she's given CO by another school and despite it being much further away. We feel that the culture befits my gal and she's really impressed by the sheer size and facilities of the school.

My gal has found out that a few other school mates who have received CO and are also staying in the North, will be selecting DHS as their 1st choice too. They must have shared the same thoughts and vision about the school. Now, the next step is to check out the necessary transport arrangement (perhaps car pool with other parents staying in the North) and we're on our way!

Thanks again for sharing. :lol:

Hi keinic
U’re welcome.
Glad to hear that DHS is yr gal's first choice of sec sch.

I am happy to share abt DHS too as i was also in the same position as u , trying to find out more abt this school last year.
And I had encountered helpful parents and pupils of the school providing me with much information.
(u can refer to the old pages of this thread for more info abt DHS)

Yes, besides academics, there are other factors which are equally significant when deciding for the choice of secondary schools.

A piece of good news for u.
Apart from the information i had given u regarding the public transport and the later flag raising time of DHS,
i have asked around for u and found that there are school bus operators which caters for DHS pupils from many parts of Singapore to DHS,
areas like yishun, sembawang, ang mo kio, pasir ris, punggol, etc are covered. (only for morning trip).
My gal has friends from other classes residing at the above areas.

There are also schoolbus services fetching the pupils from DHS to the 3 rd lang centre at a small fees shd yr gal takes up 3 rd lang.

Please call up the school to check it out from the bus operators for more information.

Cheers :celebrate:

[livewith_vanilla]

Augmum:

keinic:

Hi Augmum


Thanks so much for your reply to my PM which is really informative. I totally agree that DHS is a truly remarkable school, not only producing academically excellent students but also places great emphasis on developing students of good moral standing. It is definitely still the 1st choice for my gal, even though she's given CO by another school and despite it being much further away. We feel that the culture befits my gal and she's really impressed by the sheer size and facilities of the school.

My gal has found out that a few other school mates who have received CO and are also staying in the North, will be selecting DHS as their 1st choice too. They must have shared the same thoughts and vision about the school. Now, the next step is to check out the necessary transport arrangement (perhaps car pool with other parents staying in the North) and we're on our way!

Thanks again for sharing. :lol:

Hi keinic
U’re welcome.
Glad to hear that DHS is yr gal's first choice of sec sch.

I am happy to share abt DHS too as i was also in the same position as u , trying to find out more abt this school last year.
And I had encountered helpful parents and pupils of the school providing me with much information.
(u can refer to the old pages of this thread for more info abt DHS)

Yes, besides academics, there are other factors which are equally significant when deciding for the choice of secondary schools.

A piece of good news for u.
Apart from the information i had given u regarding the public transport and the later flag raising time of DHS,
i have asked around for u and found that there are school bus operators which caters for DHS pupils from many parts of Singapore to DHS,
areas like yishun, sembawang, ang mo kio, pasir ris, punggol, etc are covered. (only for morning trip).
My gal has friends from other classes residing at the above areas.

There are also schoolbus services fetching the pupils from DHS to the 3 rd lang centre at a small fees shd yr gal takes up 3 rd lang.

Please call up the school to check it out from the bus operators for more information.

Cheers :celebrate:

Could you advise the start and end timings of the school days for Sec one next year?

I'm staying in Sengkang and hoping I would be able to head for DHS after my PSLE.

Cheers and TYVM.