Which Secondary school to choose in the East
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If the the contributing factors btw two competing schs are close, then travelling time shoud be the deciding factor.
Those scoring 248 and above should attempt to put their choice schools as 1st choice if they miss by not more than 2 pts(use highest cop ot last 2 yrs as a guide). This is to facilitate the process of an appeal. The 2nd choice must than within their cop.
Value added, ccas, character development are impt factors that must be taken into consideration. -
I worry about sending my son to duman secondary because their results sliding in the last few years. From Band 2 to band 3 then to band 5 this year. Not sure if that is good. Too many activities and distractions as you described in what you see in open house.
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Today I went to Nan Chiau Open house in Sengkang. I am even more impressed by this school. Despite having cutoffs like 231, they managed to glinch Band 1 last yr. There has been a steady improvement of L1R5 grades from 18+ five yrs ago to 10.9 last year.
Went on a student-led guided tour for the classroom experience. There is pretty savvy usage of IT and I see enthusiasm in both the students and the teachers.
The school is turning SAP in 2012, and it is a centre of excellence for chinese in the north. There are many bicultural prgms such as chinese calligraphy, etc. Of cos, that could possibly be a minus point for those less chinese-inclined! -
many schs, even neighborhood ones are doing this now.
Some schs I know get teachers to grade their food, decor, and whatever they have designed during design and tech class like menu holder and the winning class gets a prize. sporemum:
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 .
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Hi, my son’s 1st choice was Temasek Secondary School (COP230-252). However, his score is only 226. We are living in Bedok, anyone familiar with Bedok View (CPO 218-229) or Bedok South? Any comments on these 2 schools esp Bedok View or any other recommendation for good school in the east that he qualifies for??? In between, should I try for Temasek?
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momsie:
Hi, my son's 1st choice was Temasek Secondary School (COP230-252). However, his score is only 226. We are living in Bedok, anyone familiar with Bedok View (CPO 218-229) or Bedok South? Any comments on these 2 schools esp Bedok View or any other recommendation for good school in the east that he qualifies for??? In between, should I try for Temasek?
Hi, 226 for Temasek will be tough as the COP may drop by 1-2 marks but not so much. You can try, but high chance your son will not get in. For your info, Temasek's COP for 2009 and 2008 are 302.
When you choose schools, you should not just look at the COP, but should also look at the MEAN and MEDIAN scores. You can get these numbers via the MOE website >> http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_AdvSearch.asp
Also, you may want to consider the CCAs your son wants to join, and look at which school is good in that CCA.
Some schools I recommend in Bedok.
Bedok Green Sec, Bedok View Sec, Bedok South Sec
Some schools I recommend in Tampines.
Pasir Ris Sec, Tampines Sec, East Spring
Some schools I recommend in Pasir Ris.
Hai Sing Catholic School, Pasir Ris Crest Sec
Cheers -
koguma:
Personally I prefer Bedok View which is just next to my block. What is this Mean and Median thing? What do they represent?momsie:
Hi, my son's 1st choice was Temasek Secondary School (COP230-252). However, his score is only 226. We are living in Bedok, anyone familiar with Bedok View (CPO 218-229) or Bedok South? Any comments on these 2 schools esp Bedok View or any other recommendation for good school in the east that he qualifies for??? In between, should I try for Temasek?
Hi, 226 for Temasek will be tough as the COP may drop by 1-2 marks but not so much. You can try, but high chance your son will not get in. For your info, Temasek's COP for 2009 and 2008 are 302.
When you choose schools, you should not just look at the COP, but should also look at the MEAN and MEDIAN scores. You can get these numbers via the MOE website >> http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_AdvSearch.asp
Also, you may want to consider the CCAs your son wants to join, and look at which school is good in that CCA.
Some schools I recommend in Bedok.
Bedok Green Sec, Bedok View Sec, Bedok South Sec
Some schools I recommend in Tampines.
Pasir Ris Sec, Tampines Sec, East Spring
Some schools I recommend in Pasir Ris.
Hai Sing Catholic School, Pasir Ris Crest Sec
Cheers -
Not sure if I am right, perhaps someone here can advise.
Say 5 students get the following score and apply to the same school,
Student A - 258
Student B - 210
Student C - 208
Student D - 200
Student E - 198
Therefore,
Lower COP: 198
Upper COP: 258
Mean is the average score for all the students. Hence (258+210+208+200+198)/5 = 214.8 (think round up to 215)
Median is the middle score when you arrange the scores from lowest to highest, so for the above case is 208.
Thus if you get 215 and you apply to this school, you are actually consider the top 50% of the cohort. -
koguma:
Bedok View's COP is 218-229, Mean 222 and Median 221. My son's score is 226. Going there would mean he'll be one of the top right? Whereas if I appeal for him to go Temasek and succeeded, he would be right at the bottom of the cohort, right? In between, my son's interested in NCC. What about all those AA awards and CCA awards. Are they important when choosing school? I noticed Bedok South has better AA and CCA awards (NCC Gold)than Bedok View. Thanks so much for your advice!Not sure if I am right, perhaps someone here can advise.
Say 5 students get the following score and apply to the same school,
Student A - 258
Student B - 210
Student C - 208
Student D - 200
Student E - 198
Therefore,
Lower COP: 198
Upper COP: 258
Mean is the average score for all the students. Hence (258+210+208+200+198)/5 = 214.8 (think round up to 215)
Median is the middle score when you arrange the scores from lowest to highest, so for the above case is 208.
Thus if you get 215 and you apply to this school, you are actually consider the top 50% of the cohort. -
My son's score is 230.
I hope he can get in Nan Chiau but their COP is 231 last year.
I called the school and the clerk ask me to try.
If not successful then appeal but my son is not good in his CCA also, how?
Besides Nan chiau, any school to choose?
Can anybody help?
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