Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[wonderm]

My Sec 2 boy told me the same. Sorry, nothing more I could share. I suppose the school will take care of the computation of final marks.

[pinky88]

wonderm:

My Sec 2 boy told me the same. Sorry, nothing more I could share. I suppose the school will take care of the computation of final marks.

Emailed to the teachers & finally got a clearer picture. Basically those tests not taken in will be added on to the overall T1-T3 marks, the final total will constitute 30% & the EOY exams will consitute 70%.

[wonderm]

pinky88:

wonderm:

My Sec 2 boy told me the same. Sorry, nothing more I could share. I suppose the school will take care of the computation of final marks.

Emailed to the teachers & finally got a clearer picture. Basically those tests not taken in will be added on to the overall T1-T3 marks, the final total will constitute 30% & the EOY exams will consitute 70%.

Thanks for the clarification.

[powershengyang]

pinky88:

DS took his chinese test y-day....so I wonder if there are more test to come...

In term 4, we only need to take the english and chinese test hich would be computed in the 30% that the term tests make up

[ohnjay]

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My son is Sec 1 going Sec 2 and keep complaining he bored and say he want to buy Sec 2 textbook to read. Can anyone tell me what textbook to buy for humanities (history, geography???) Help would be appreciated

[csc]

ohnjay:

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My son is Sec 1 going Sec 2 and keep complaining he bored and say he want to buy Sec 2 textbook to read. Can anyone tell me what textbook to buy for humanities (history, geography???) Help would be appreciated

Well, I suggest he starts reading his Literature texts.

[WeiHan]

ohnjay:

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My son is Sec 1 going Sec 2 and keep complaining he bored and say he want to buy Sec 2 textbook to read. Can anyone tell me what textbook to buy for humanities (history, geography???) Help would be appreciated

I thought IP schools' students very busy during holiday with their project work?

Anyway.....i wonder in today's world, one can read more and learn more thing in the internet than books.

[anime fan]

hockey_blue:

Sorry for the misunderstanding.


Yes, I'm referring to HCJC which they call it HCI (College).

Does my daughter have a chance like this? I told her the same thing, no harm giving it a try. Given her status (neighbourhood sch student), a teachers' recommendation is a bonus to her, however, she is afraid that the teacher might laughed behind her back saying that she is just an average student and that even the top student of the sch can't even get into HCI and she, an average student want to get in blah blah blah...

I'm not sure if HCI (College) will look down on students from neighbourhood college because I find my daughter achievements rather acceptable compared to the top students in her sch. I think that... the only problem lies in her academic only... she has leadership and sporting talent...

Well, let's just say, I shall encourage her to try her luck... though chances are really slim... 0.00001% ....

Thanks guys.

as long as she is not usually late for class, and does not lag behind in languages,should be fine. To get in, she needs to pass both languages.

[MdmKS]

WeiHan:

ohnjay:

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My son is Sec 1 going Sec 2 and keep complaining he bored and say he want to buy Sec 2 textbook to read. Can anyone tell me what textbook to buy for humanities (history, geography???) Help would be appreciated

I thought IP schools' students very busy during holiday with their project work?

Anyway.....i wonder in today's world, one can read more and learn more thing in the internet than books.

Good tha he asks for textbook to read and not computer game. Some are busy with computer games and facebook, especially those who are not active in CCA and especially so during school vacation.

[autolycus]

ohnjay:

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My son is Sec 1 going Sec 2 and keep complaining he bored and say he want to buy Sec 2 textbook to read. Can anyone tell me what textbook to buy for humanities (history, geography???) Help would be appreciated

If your son wants to have a good overview of the humanities in advance, as well as keep a book that will be useful for the next 6-8 years, I suggest that you look for Ideas That Changed The World, by Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Dorling Kindersley (2004). ISBN: 9-781405-305938.

It is excellent preparation for studying the humanities, comes in very very short chapters, and is nicely illustrated with high-quality photographs. About 400 pages, costs not more than S$40/-, I think.