Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[Dharma]

fudgemum:

Hi Dharma,


In RGS, is your elder daugher taking Hindi or Tamil ?. If the MT is Tamil, is HMT compulsory. I am enquiring this for my daughter who is in P5 this year. TIA.

Hi fudgemum,

She is doing Malay. If I'm not mistaken, Tamil and Malay are being taught at HMT level in RGS. Is your girl doing Higher Tamil now?

[fudgemum]

Dharma:

Hi fudgemum,

She is doing Malay. If I'm not mistaken, Tamil and Malay are being taught at HMT level in RGS. Is your girl doing Higher Tamil now?

Yes. She is going HMT. But not interested in continuing. Is it true that in MGS also Tamil is taught at HMT level ?. What about NUSH ?. TIA.

[Dharma]

fudgemum:

Dharma:

Hi fudgemum,

She is doing Malay. If I'm not mistaken, Tamil and Malay are being taught at HMT level in RGS. Is your girl doing Higher Tamil now?

Yes. She is going HMT. But not interested in continuing. Is it true that in MGS also Tamil is taught at HMT level ?. What about NUSH ?. TIA.

Hi fudgemum,

MGS offers both Tamil and Higher Tamil while NUSH only offers Tamil.

My advise is that u should encourage your girl to carry on with Higher Tamil in Sec, if possible. She will sit for the Os at end of Sec 4 and if she gets a credit or better, she doesn’t have to do Tamil at As. That is 1 subject less…. More time for other subjects at A levels. She won’t enjoy that benefit if she does not take Higher Tamil.

[fudgemum]

Hi Dharma,


Thank you for your reply. I heard in MGS for Sophia Blackmore Class(SBC) they have to do HMT for Tamil and Malay. But not sure.

I think RGS will be difficult for my daughter to get in because she is not very strong in both the languages. In the NUSH olympiad (NMOS) she has got into the second round but do not know the certification type yet. Only the top 30 is listed in the NUSH school website. If she cannot make it to NUSH, then the other choices are NJC and MGS. I prefer MGS because it is a girls school.

[Dharma]

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fudgemum:

Hi Dharma,


Thank you for your reply. I heard in MGS for Sophia Blackmore Class(SBC) they have to do HMT for Tamil and Malay. But not sure.

I think RGS will be difficult for my daughter to get in because she is not very strong in both the languages. In the NUSH olympiad (NMOS) she has got into the second round but do not know the certification type yet. Only the top 30 is listed in the NUSH school website. If she cannot make it to NUSH, then the other choices are NJC and MGS. I prefer MGS because it is a girls school.

Hi fudgemum,

Heard SBC Program at MGS is quite good. 1st batch sitting for Os this year. You may wish to consider NUSH if your child is extremely strong in science and maths.

Don’t write off RGS yet. Still have 1 year more to brush up on the languages. Being strong at Maths and Science will help in PSLE.

Although MGS is an all girls school, I’ll go for NJC cause of its Integrated Program (IP).

#Don’t let Higher Tamil be a deciding factor in the selection a Secondary school for your girl.

[turquoise]

Dharma:

Hi fudgemum,


Heard SBC Program at MGS is quite good. 1st batch sitting for Os this year. You may wish to consider NUSH if your child is extremely strong in science and maths.

Don’t write off RGS yet. Still have 1 year more to brush up on the languages. Being strong at Maths and Science will help in PSLE.

Although MGS is an all girls school, I’ll go for NJC cause of its Integrated Program (IP).

#Don’t let Higher Tamil be a deciding factor in the selection a Secondary school for your girl.

Hi Dharma,

MGS' first batch of SBC students sat for their O levels last year. Results were alright, not outstanding.

[Dharma]

turquoise:

Hi Dharma,


MGS' first batch of SBC students sat for their O levels last year. Results were alright, not outstanding.

Sorry friend. Didn't know that. My good friend's daughter is sitting for Os this yr and I remember him telling me that his girl is in the 1st batch of SBC.

[turquoise]

Dharma:

Sorry friend. Didn't know that. My good friend's daughter is sitting for Os this yr and I remember him telling me that his girl is in the 1st batch of SBC.

Hi Dharma, no problem. Maybe your friend's batch is first batch starting from Sec 1 and the lot that graduated last year started in Sec 2? Just guessing. Info was given during SBC briefing this year.

[Dharma]

turquoise:

Hi Dharma, no problem. Maybe your friend's batch is first batch starting from Sec 1 and the lot that graduated last year started in Sec 2? Just guessing. Info was given during SBC briefing this year.

Thanks turquoise. What do u mean by \"results were alright, not outstanding?\" Can elaborate?

[fudgemum]

Dharma:

Hi fudgemum,

Heard SBC Program at MGS is quite good. 1st batch sitting for Os this year. You may wish to consider NUSH if your child is extremely strong in science and maths.

Don’t write off RGS yet. Still have 1 year more to brush up on the languages. Being strong at Maths and Science will help in PSLE.

Although MGS is an all girls school, I’ll go for NJC cause of its Integrated Program (IP).

#Don’t let Higher Tamil be a deciding factor in the selection a Secondary school for your girl.

Hi Dharma,

Thank you very much for your reply. I have asked my girl to continue HMT as of now. Maybe during the first quarter of next year we will be in a better position to decide.