Which Secondary school to choose in the East

[corneyAmber]

Roundeyes:

We are staying at Simei/Tampines area. Which secondary school should we choose for a boy?

He is in St Hilda's Pri and would definitely get in St Hilda's Sec if he put it at the first choice. His results is average.
If I put:

Dunman High 258
Victoria Sec 245
Angelican High 240
Chung cheng High 236
St Hilda's Sec 227 (non-affliation)

Is it a good arrangement? Have to put in 6 schools but I do not know what else to put. Any suggestions?

My 2 cents contribution .....

The National Average for PSLE T-score hovers around 230 every year, +/-, and if based on that figure as an average score, than schools like Dunman High, Victoria, Anglican High and Chung Cheng Main are out. See the COPs for 2010 Secondary 1 in red next to the school.

And if you put St Hilda's as the 5th or 6th choice, then you do not enjoy affiliation status anymore, so means your son would have to get a minimum of 227 to get in and even that, there is no guarantee that the COP for St Hilda's will remain, go up or go down this year.

Use your 6 choices wisely, you only have one chance, do not waste that one chance. Apply for the above schools only if your son's T-score is a few points, +/-, from those schools you listed. Don't waste your choices. They are too precious to be wasted.

Yes, appeal is possible after you realised your mistake and make the wrong choice, but the appeal process is tedious and stressful.

[ttlkbs]

DS does not take HMT in pri sch, can he choose to do normal MT if goes to SAP school, eg. Anglican High?


Can anyone advise pls?

[koguma]

ttlkbs:

I'm not familar with Ngee Ann but heard a lot abt TKSS, almost good comments. Of course it is better to go to a sec sch with afflication to a JC but if DS's result is no good, then we've limited choices. So far, DS's form teacher has nvr mentioned St Hilda to the children.

I suppose u're refering to Temasek Sec? Yes, quite rowdy. Some students will just gather & sit at the void deck as though having picnic. I did reprimand them once when i saw them dirtied the place.

hhaa, i doubt there is a school in Singapore where all the students are well behaved, unless the students are programmed to behave in a specific manner. even top schools students like RI RGS HCI also misbehave sometimes

[ttlkbs]

koguma:

hhaa, i doubt there is a school in Singapore where all the students are well behaved, unless the students are programmed to behave in a specific manner. even top schools students like RI RGS HCI also misbehave sometimes

i don't mean this is the only sch that has rowdy students. of course there are many others including those elite sch. otherwise i won't include Temasek as one of my choices.

[AZWildcat]

ManU123:

My younger brother 6 choices:

1. Victoria
2. Dunman High
3. Anglican High
4. Chung Cheng High
5. Tanjong Katong Sec
6. Temasek

His results quite good. :lol:

The 2nd choice is not logical. If your younger brother cannot make it into his 1st choice Victoria, he will not be able to make it to Dunman High which has higher COP.

[Roundeyes]

koguma:

Roundeyes:

We are staying at Simei/Tampines area. Which secondary school should we choose for a boy?

He is in St Hilda's Pri and would definitely get in St Hilda's Sec if he put it at the first choice. His results is average.
If I put:
Dunman High
Victory Sec
Angelican High
Chung cheng High
St Hilda's Sec

Is it a good arrangement? Have to put in 6 schools but I do not know what else to put. Any suggestions?

IMHO, if your son results is average, then it may not be a good idea for your son apply for Dunman High. Its cutoff for this year is 258. Unless you want to let your son apply Dunman High via DSA.

Before you decide which school to choose, suggest you check out the cutoff point for each school.

For my case, I look at what the schools offer to the students in Sec 3. I prefer schools which have lot of choices in their sec 3 subject combinations. Example, I wont' choose schools that only offer 2 Pure sciences instead of 3.

Thanks for sharing, I actually put Dunman High if miracles happen. Someone did mentioned that we should choose many schools and put them according to the COD, ie when the PSLE results out, just throw in the prepared list of 6. However, there is not much schools around my area, only Changkat Sec but I don't want him to go there either.

I tried to look for some with direct bus but only a 2 to 3.

[mrswongtuition]

Roundeyes:

I tried to look for some with direct bus but only a 2 to 3.

Don't limit your choices by 'direct buses'.
Sometimes, a change in bus can be a quick journey too.
Also, in Secondary school, they are more adaptable to long bus rides than we think. I have students who de-stress on the bus ride home by listening to their fave music on their MP3, some even revise notes (which I do not encourage on a jerky bus ride).

E.g. Tampines to Hougang. I used to think that changing bus would take me forever to reach home. However, I take 15 or 8, change 87 and I'm home in 20 minutes if 87 comes quickly, max 40 minutes (inclusive of waiting time at both bus stops).

BTW, most of my students travel by bus/train to school daily. Some of their journeys are even 1hour long on good days!

If the school is suitable (good subject combis at S3, good CCAs and opportunities for your child to excel), then the journey should be secondary. Esp if you are able to send to school in the morning.

[Augmum]

ManU123:

AZWildcat:

[quote=\"ManU123\"]My younger brother 6 choices:

1. Victoria
2. Dunman High
3. Anglican High
4. Chung Cheng High
5. Tanjong Katong Sec
6. Temasek

His results quite good. :lol:

The 2nd choice is not logical. If your younger brother cannot make it into his 1st choice Victoria, he will not be able to make it to Dunman High which has higher COP.

his results quite good...should be able to get into victoria....the rest of the choices quite redundant[/quote]i know what u mean, but sometimes the COP of a school can flunctuate few points (esp Victoria being a newly selected IP sch)
so better use the 2nd choice wisely

[koguma]

Roundeyes:

koguma:

[quote=\"Roundeyes\"]We are staying at Simei/Tampines area. Which secondary school should we choose for a boy?

He is in St Hilda's Pri and would definitely get in St Hilda's Sec if he put it at the first choice. His results is average.
If I put:
Dunman High
Victory Sec
Angelican High
Chung cheng High
St Hilda's Sec

Is it a good arrangement? Have to put in 6 schools but I do not know what else to put. Any suggestions?

IMHO, if your son results is average, then it may not be a good idea for your son apply for Dunman High. Its cutoff for this year is 258. Unless you want to let your son apply Dunman High via DSA.

Before you decide which school to choose, suggest you check out the cutoff point for each school.

For my case, I look at what the schools offer to the students in Sec 3. I prefer schools which have lot of choices in their sec 3 subject combinations. Example, I wont' choose schools that only offer 2 Pure sciences instead of 3.

Thanks for sharing, I actually put Dunman High if miracles happen. Someone did mentioned that we should choose many schools and put them according to the COD, ie when the PSLE results out, just throw in the prepared list of 6. However, there is not much schools around my area, only Changkat Sec but I don't want him to go there either.

I tried to look for some with direct bus but only a 2 to 3.[/quote]You may want to consider Ngee Ann Sec and Dunman Sec, both in Tampines. It shouldn't be far from where you stay since you said Changkat Sec is near where you stay.

[sporemum]

I think Dunman secondary sch is a good choice. Went to their open house last Sat. Was quite impressed with the science prgms. They have this green house on one of their rooftops to do some hydroponics project. And a life sciences module in a designated lab for all students.


Some other pgrms are oso pretty innovative. In lower Sec they combine art music and home econs in one subj - think its called cultural fusion, in which at the end of sec 1, the students are tasked to set up a sch restaurant to serve studnets and staff. They can take on responsibilities of waitering, cook etc.

The school won the School Excellence Award this yr. So i guess it will be increasingly popular. The cutoff is abt 235.