Dunman High School (Junior High)

[WeiHan]

justsay:

WeiHan:

There are only 4 SAP schools with yr5 and yr6 now. RV just implemented this criteria of requiring at least B4 for HCL. Are you refering to HCI and NYGH?

So is the B4 for HCL based on school exam or O level result ?

This is a good question but I don't know. I think the students should ask their teachers. I think is abit harsh that if the student don't get b4, they won't be allowed to do 4H2. Some students can get A1 for all subjects but C5 for chinese.

[Augmum]

WeiHan:

justsay:

[quote=\"WeiHan\"]
There are only 4 SAP schools with yr5 and yr6 now. RV just implemented this criteria of requiring at least B4 for HCL. Are you refering to HCI and NYGH?

So is the B4 for HCL based on school exam or O level result ?

This is a good question but I don't know. I think the students should ask their teachers. I think is abit harsh that if the student don't get b4, they won't be allowed to do 4H2. Some students can get A1 for all subjects but C5 for chinese.[/quote]agree....... using an overall GPA is more fair then.

[kevin1]

JieTing:

%Distinction for 2010 O level HCL is 49%(2009 is 50.6%).


95.3% Pass for 2010.(2009 is 93.8%)

That's (%distinction) less than RGS....unbelievable. A non-SAP school turning the tables on a SAP school.

Ever since the decision to remove Chinese from the computation of A level points for university entry, there's just no more motivation for students to excel in CL. I really agree with what RV's principal said in zaobao:

校方的分析是，学生对高级华文产生了“放掉”的态度。作为直通车特选学校，立化中四生得参与的唯一O水准会考就是高级华文这一科，但他们只要考到D7，升上高中就无需再修读这门科目。于是部分学生就产生“不管”高级华文的心理，成绩也自然滑落。

许永正说：“我们的立场是，学生到了中四，华文水平也不能下滑，因为他们是特选学校学生。如果连高级华文都无法考到像样的成绩，怎么还能算是特选学校的学生。”

对于新校长雷厉风行的作风，受访的立化学生坦言一开始觉得很“高压”。部分无法满足双语科目新标准的学生更为成绩册烙下“附条件升级”的字眼感到懊恼。不过，他们也承认新措施确实起到了鞭策效果。

一名高一生说：“仔细想想，特选学校学生的华文程度本来就应该达到一定水平，而许多学校对英文的要求也不会低于B4，所以校长的新措施并非不合理。更何况，这些新的升学条例蛮有效，我们去年高级华文O水准的成绩就突飞猛进。”

[WeiHan]

kevin1:

JieTing:

%Distinction for 2010 O level HCL is 49%(2009 is 50.6%).


95.3% Pass for 2010.(2009 is 93.8%)

That's (%distinction) less than RGS....unbelievable. A non-SAP school turning the tables on a SAP school.

Ever since the decision to remove Chinese from the computation of A level points for university entry, there's just no more motivation for students to excel in CL. I really agree with what RV's principal said in zaobao:

Then I wonder why RGS did so well. Do the majority of RGS' chinese students take HCL?

That is why I also say in a previous post in this thread. I think it is more of attitude. Balancing isn't quite the issue here as we will expect most of the brightest students to do well in every subjects that they do.

[jtoh]

WeiHan:

kevin1:

[quote=\"JieTing\"]%Distinction for 2010 O level HCL is 49%(2009 is 50.6%).


95.3% Pass for 2010.(2009 is 93.8%)

That's (%distinction) less than RGS....unbelievable. A non-SAP school turning the tables on a SAP school.

Ever since the decision to remove Chinese from the computation of A level points for university entry, there's just no more motivation for students to excel in CL. I really agree with what RV's principal said in zaobao:

Then I wonder why RGS did so well. Do the majority of RGS' chinese students take HCL?

That is why I also say in a previous post in this thread. I think it is more of attitude. Balancing isn't quite the issue here as we will expect most of the brightest students to do well in every subjects that they do.[/quote]Yes, almost all RGS students take HMT.

[Augmum]

kevin1:

That's (%distinction) less than RGS....unbelievable. A non-SAP school turning the tables on a SAP school.

Ever since the decision to remove Chinese from the computation of A level points for university entry, there's just no more motivation for students to excel in CL. I really agree with what RV's principal said in zaobao:


许永正说：“我们的立场是，学生到了中四，华文水平也不能下滑，因为他们是特选学校学生。如果连高级华文都无法考到像样的成绩，怎么还能算是特选学校的学生。”

As a new P of RV, i think it's only natural for him to say or do something
to bring up the std of RV HCL when he sees their % of distinction is below the national average

[Augmum]

WeiHan:

Then I wonder why RGS did so well. Do the majority of RGS' chinese students take HCL?

That is why I also say in a previous post in this thread. I think it is more of attitude. Balancing isn't quite the issue here as
we will expect most of the brightest students to do well in every subjects that they do.

i can't comment on pupils' attitude towards HCL as i dunno each and every1 of DHS
but i disagree on the sentence in bold.
do well in every subj ?? some students are simply not so good on HCL or languages, esp the boys.
i thot u share the same thinking too ??

Augmum:

WeiHan:

This is a good question but I don't know. I think the students should ask their teachers. I think is abit harsh that if the student don't get b4, they won't be allowed to do 4H2. Some students can get A1 for all subjects but C5 for chinese.

agree....... using an overall GPA is more fair then.

[WeiHan]

Augmum:

kevin1:

That's (%distinction) less than RGS....unbelievable. A non-SAP school turning the tables on a SAP school.

Ever since the decision to remove Chinese from the computation of A level points for university entry, there's just no more motivation for students to excel in CL. I really agree with what RV's principal said in zaobao:


许永正说：“我们的立场是，学生到了中四，华文水平也不能下滑，因为他们是特选学校学生。如果连高级华文都无法考到像样的成绩，怎么还能算是特选学校的学生。”

As a new P of RV, i think it's only natural for him to say or do something
to bring up the std of RV HCL when he sees their % of distinction is below the national average

I agree with you but it is only partially true. This principal is the type that try new things. While he was the prinpical of The Chinese High, he came out with this idea that all teachers must at least get a Master or even Ph.D degree so that they can better guide students' research work. This HCL promotion criteria is not the only thing he gets started in rv. Within a short time in RV, he has started many new programmes and ideas such as exemption from exams for students with GPA>3.8, Asian Young Leader Convenion, Badminton Academy, Balanced Education Curriculum, comprising a Leadership-Character Development Curriculum and a Cognitive Interest Development Curriculum etc...Seems that some people don't like him but I am convinced that he really want to give himself a great present when he is retiring in 5 years.

[Augmum]

Last week, my gal told me that the P said that there would be a very impt person coming to visit DHS.

and today, she was suprised to see it was MM Lee
and he even sat together with the classes while they were having lessons.

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