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At jc level, some have higher retainees’ rate as high as up to 10%.


For those deem unsuitable for jc education, they either transfer to poly or told to leave. The latter is a last resort after given another chance to sit for the easier supplementary exam.

Really sympathise with parents/students especially the guys easily 4 years behind the girls’ cohort (1+1yr poly+2yrs NS).

Can observe parents actually weeping during counselling sessions.

[Augmum]

octopusmum:

Hi Augmum


apologies...can't really recall cause i \"spoke\" to a few parents during that time....

so dhs actually \"kicked\" pple out...scary!

octopusmum, nvm, it's alright

I think that pupil was downgraded to “O” level class (btw, DHS still has 1 small “O” level class to accommodate these pupils).
prob she doesn’t feel good remains in dhs, so she transferred out OR
that pupil could not meet the promo criteria. (Just my deduction).

Anyway, usually by 1 semester, pupils who have prob catching up,
the teachers would have noticed them and talked to them to buck up before things really go bad.

[ssll]

tryunited:

ssll:

[quote=\"livewith_vanilla\"]

Can try lahh, but St Nicks alr quite gd .

yes, decided on 2nd choice and shall move on from here , thot is was a close one - 1 mark from cop cedar , anyway thanks

hi, my girl also at st nic, class T. yours?? we also chose st nic & cedar in our choice, but hubby prefer sap school, so st nic our 1st choice & cedar 2nd. :D[/quote]coincidence hers is 1 T also , we put cedar 1st and st nicks 2nd, my daughter prefer cedar but ok with st nicks also

[Augmum]

Zann:

octopusmum:

Hi Augmum


apologies...can't really recall cause i \"spoke\" to a few parents during that time....

so dhs actually \"kicked\" pple out...scary!

Don't mean to scare you. was told RV last year also got a small group “被 请出去“ But please verify... and dont be too alarm. Majority should get thru.

Yes, majority shd get thru.
I believe such things would happen in any IP schools...........
as there are always pupils who were successful during DSA, but in the end having psle agg score quite a gap from the official COP.

[Augmum]

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At jc level, some have higher retainees' rate as high as up to 10%.


For those deem unsuitable for jc education, they either transfer to poly or told to leave. The latter is a last resort after given another chance to sit for the easier supplementary exam.

yes, i also heard of higher retainees' rate at JC level.
wonder under what circumstances / situations would the JCs disallow pupils to retain at JC1.

[JieTing]

Hi Augmum,


How useful is cca point in IP school?

My DD is in DHS also, she told me unless cca v gd o’wise nt much help in result.

[YLH88]

Hi all,


Anyone know if NJC takes in sec 2 / sec 3 pupils ? Wondering what is the chance for ds to request for transfer to NJC in sec 2 / sec 3.

Thank you…

[jtoh]

YLH88:

Hi all,


Anyone know if NJC takes in sec 2 / sec 3 pupils ? Wondering what is the chance for ds to request for transfer to NJC in sec 2 / sec 3.

Thank you..

NJC used to do official intakes at Year 3 into their IP programme. They stopped this in 2009 I believe. I would think that transfers are still possible provided there are vacancies available.

[octopusmum]

yeah, rv used to have \"O\" level class but now no more, after the new principal takes charge.... v scary, and it would be a big blow to the child's morale if get kicked out...which is why, i told ds to focus on staying in the programme. i don't need him to come in tops , just study hard to stay in IP... but how not to worry? with 2 ccas plus long school hrs , where got time to do homework and study ? plus, he has to spend more time travelling as compared to most of his classmates (i guess).....


guess we have to cut down on our wkends jalan jalan to allow ds to have more time to catch up with his hw and sleep

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Augmum:

INNOVATE:

At jc level, some have higher retainees' rate as high as up to 10%.


For those deem unsuitable for jc education, they either transfer to poly or told to leave. The latter is a last resort after given another chance to sit for the easier supplementary exam.

yes, i also heard of higher retainees' rate at JC level.
wonder under what circumstances / situations would the JCs disallow pupils to retain at JC1.

I shall attempt to answer your query in general as each jc has its own internal policy.

Firstly, have to outline the general profile of jc students:

1 Top jcs and IP schools- IP students and nation's top 0-level cohort.
2. Secont tier-jcs - High ability 0-level cohort with L1R5 of 12 or
better. This is the group our polys are actively
pursuing by offering them with scholarships.
3. Third tier-jcs - Comprising of good 0-level scorers at the top
and a minimum mean grade of B3 forming the
bottom.

I have also noticed that over the recent years, the standards of promos set mainly by our top 2nd tier jcs are of equivalent standards with the likes of RI and HCI. Even amongst the bottom tier jcs, the standards set are at least equivalent to our A-level which itself is of higher standard than Cambridge A-level. This explains why there is such high failure rate in certain jcs.

Criteria for promotion to jc2- 2H2 + 1H1 passes

In certain jcs, as high as up to 40% are unable to make the passing grade due to reasons outlined above. After advancing the border-line failures, up to 30% are asked to take the easier supplementary exam. In DHS, all who failed have to resit for all the papers over again. In this instance, repeat students are asked to leave the jcs.

Only when all other avenues have been exhausted do jcs ask students to leave for poly education. The following are those that fall under such rare circumstances:

1. Repeat students who failed promos on second attempt.
2. Students who failed badly in the easier supplementary exam and who are deemed totally unsuitable for jc education are advised to go to polys.
3. Malpractices.


All in all, the standards demand by our jcs are indeed demanding.