Integrated Programme (IP)

[KiasiMum]

Hi there,

Anyone knows of any IP school that gives a choice to students to opt for MT instead of HMT (Higher Chinese) ? I believe my son will struggle in Higher Chinese as he takes normal Chinese.

Any feedback on how hard is HMT in IP ? My son’s Chinese grade is average. Any feedback would be great to determine his education path.

Thank you.

[jtoh]

KiasiMum:

Hi there,

Anyone knows of any IP school that gives a choice to students to opt for MT instead of HMT (Higher Chinese) ? I believe my son will struggle in Higher Chinese as he takes normal Chinese.

Any feedback on how hard is HMT in IP ? My son's Chinese grade is average. Any feedback would be great to determine his education path.

Thank you.

I believe you can choose to do MT in RI and ACSI.

[KiasiMum]

Thanks jtoh !


Any chance that Dunman High offers MT option as well ?

[Augmum]

KiasiMum:

Thanks jtoh !


Any chance that Dunman High offers MT option as well ?

No......no option....all of them need to do HMT

[KiasiMum]

Thanks Augmum for the info !


Anyone know if it is difficult to transit from pri school MT to HMT (Chinese) in IP ? If my DS now gets , say around marks 60 to 69 range in pri school for MT Chinese, would it pose a challenge for him to handle HMT in an IP school ?

Also, does IP school beef up those students who does MT (Chinese) in pri school, by giving them extra coaching to catch with their peers who originally has been doing HMT (Higher Chinese) ?

Thanks in advance.

[daisyt]

KiasiMum:

Thanks Augmum for the info !


Anyone know if it is difficult to transit from pri school MT to HMT (Chinese) in IP ? If my DS now gets , say around marks 60 to 69 range in pri school for MT Chinese, would it pose a challenge for him to handle HMT in an IP school ?

Also, does IP school beef up those students who does MT (Chinese) in pri school, by giving them extra coaching to catch with their peers who originally has been doing HMT (Higher Chinese) ?

Thanks in advance.

Not all IP schools must take HCL. Only SAP IPs.
Not to frighten you but HCL in Sec Schools can be a little challenging, eg. in RV, its tough. However there are students who did not take HCL in Primary can still do well in Sec. I should say, interest and teachers play an important role.

[Jennifer]

NJC though not a SAP sec sch offers compulsory HMT to its students in JH1 and JH2. Come to 3rd year, can opt to drop HMT and do only MT.


My boy takes HMT in pri sch, a below avg pupil who miraclously scored a A for his MT and merit for his HMT at PSLE. Now in NJC, still a below avg student. He attends HMT tuition once a week and has recently asked me to coach him at home as the sch teacher and tutor do not explain the vocabulary in the textbook. He claimed his self study tactic is not helping him remember the meanings of the vocabulary, must hv sb to explain to him.

[KiasiMum]

Thanks daisyt and Jennifer for sharing !


@ Jennifer, I was told that if the child pass HMT O level exams (i.e. D7 and above) ie, should be your Year 4, he does not need to offer MT in A levels (year 6). That means one subject less in A levels curriculum. This is the info obtained from my elder son’s admission to VJC IP next yr.

So you may want to encourage yr boy to persist on to complete HMT.

Both my sons sadly do not take HMT (Chinese) right now. So, it will be equally challenging for my younger son if he chooses to do HMT in IP.

[Jennifer]

KiasiMum:

@ Jennifer, I was told that if the child pass HMT O level exams (i.e. D7 and above) ie, should be your Year 4, he does not need to offer MT in A levels (year 6). That means one subject less in A levels curriculum. This is the info obtained from my elder son's admission to VJC IP next yr.


So you may want to encourage yr boy to persist on to complete HMT.

Exactly the motivation for him to tough it out

But I wld still like him to continue attending the tuition even if he does not take the subject anymore. Better to be in the loop than forget it, always will come in handy.

[phankao]

Jennifer:

KiasiMum:

@ Jennifer, I was told that if the child pass HMT O level exams (i.e. D7 and above) ie, should be your Year 4, he does not need to offer MT in A levels (year 6). That means one subject less in A levels curriculum. This is the info obtained from my elder son's admission to VJC IP next yr.


So you may want to encourage yr boy to persist on to complete HMT.

Exactly the motivation for him to tough it out

But I wld still like him to continue attending the tuition even if he does not take the subject anymore. Better to be in the loop than forget it, always will come in handy.

Jennifer, i heard that the current year 4s have to take HMT O-level. I'm not sure what our children would need to do at year 4?