Secondary School Open House 2011

[jtoh]

I think it was also unfortunate it rained yesterday so traffic and parking were also affected.

[phtthp]

ya lor! it started off as a bright, sunny Saturday morning initially … around 10 am, start to pour… bad traffic jam along Bukit Timah, Dunearn road.

[Brenda10]

Hi, next week look like only three school open house.


DHS
Cedar
VS

We will be visiting DHS next Saturday. :lol:

[Pen88n]

Brenda10:

Hi, next week look like only three school open house.


DHS
Cedar
VS

We will be visiting DHS next Saturday. :lol:

Brenda,
Would be great if you can update us about DHS after your visit. Thanks in advance.

[comfy]

MrsSeah:

Agggrrrrr I have missed nanyang girl school open house for my dd. SAD...

I attended the NYGH open house and it was worth going. The programme was very well organised. There were talks in chinese as well as in english, school tour, performance and talk for GEP stds. I enjoyed the talks by the Principal. Most of the talks were conducted by the students (2 Sec1 girls, 2 Sec 2 girls, 2 Sec 4 girls(I think), 1 jc 2 (ex NYGH) and 1 ex HC graduate) and they talked about their experiences and ALL said that they encouraged potential students to enrol in NYGH. I was very impressed with the facilities when compared with other school. The talk given by the Principal was very informative and there was a Q and A session. :boogie:

[Brenda10]

comfy:

MrsSeah:

Agggrrrrr I have missed nanyang girl school open house for my dd. SAD...

I attended the NYGH open house and it was worth going. The programme was very well organised. There were talks in chinese as well as in english, school tour, performance and talk for GEP stds. I enjoyed the talks by the Principal. Most of the talks were conducted by the students (2 Sec1 girls, 2 Sec 2 girls, 2 Sec 4 girls(I think), 1 jc 2 (ex NYGH) and 1 ex HC graduate) and they talked about their experiences and ALL said that they encouraged potential students to enrol in NYGH. I was very impressed with the facilities when compared with other school. The talk given by the Principal was very informative and there was a Q and A session. :boogie:

Agree. Although we didn't attend the talk but the campus and the student there really impressed us a lot. DD is so :love: with NYGH. That's why we spent 3 hours plus there.

[Brenda10]

Pen88n:

Brenda10:

Hi, next week look like only three school open house.


DHS
Cedar
VS

We will be visiting DHS next Saturday. :lol:

Brenda,
Would be great if you can update us about DHS after your visit. Thanks in advance.

Hi Pen88n

No problem. :lol:

[cutebaby]

Brenda10:

Vanilla Cake:

[quote=\"Brenda10\"]Look like quite a number of school open house on 21 May except DHS is on 28 May.

21 May 2011 - Sat
CHIJ St. Nicholas -> 8.30 am - 10.00 am (“Tea with Principal”-For pupils interested in DSA Sports & Games Only)
Hwa Chong Institution -> 8.00 am - 1.30 pm
Methodist Girls' Sch -> 8.30 am - 2.00 pm
Nanyang Girls' High -> 8.00 am - 2.00 pm
Raffles Institution -> 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Raffles Girls' Sec -> 8.00 am - 3.00 pm
School of Science & Technology -> 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Singapore Chinese Girls' School -> 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Singapore Sports School -> 12.30 pm - 6.30 pm (Open House and Selection Trials)

28 May 2011 - Sat
Cedar Girls' Sec School -> 9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Dunman High School -> 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Victoria School -> 9.00 am - 1.00 pm

Hi Vanilla,

Thank you for providing a summary.

21/5 - we will choose two school
28/5 - Is easier as we had visited Cedar last year, VS is out (applicable for boy only) and we can have more time on DHS.

I also wish you sister all the best in this coming PSLE. :celebrate:[/quote]Hi, just want to find out why only VS need to register for the Open House and DHS dun !

[Edureach]

When you are considering an IP school, you must be confident of your kids ability to clear the A-level with good grades. A mediocre A-level cert is of little value, in fact is ranked lower than a poly diploma.


If unsure, opt for a dual track IP school.

[phankao]

Edureach:

When you are considering an IP school, you must be confident of your kids ability to clear the A-level with good grades. A mediocre A-level cert is of little value, in fact is ranked lower than a poly diploma.


If unsure, opt for a dual track IP school.

Edureach - you have bad experience with your child doing A-levels, is it?

In reality, I was never all that much in favour of my kids doing A-levels bc I myself didn't enjoy the academic side of JC during my time (early 80s), and even not doing all that great in those days could get us into reasonably good courses. But despite my not-so-positive sharing, my eldest did fairly well in her O's and chose to do JC. I do think she will cope well based on her personality and ability. No.2 went with IP and is coping well, better than some of the high PSLE scorers even, and for once, he's receiving awards in school. Amazing.

So we really need to put the decision to our children. Bring them to see the school, let them have a feel of the culture.

Furthermore, IF the school selects them during DSA, certainly the school does see good potential in them. So far, I've noticed most of the DSA students, altho' their PSLE scores might be lower(not all, but some - maybe 50% of the DSA students), they cope very well academically.