2011 Request for Advice on Selecting Secondary Schools

[LOLMum]

cant help you cos i didnt do any research on these schools. but you can try the secondary school threads.


but i think tkgs and tkss are 2 of the better schools in the east.

[Helping--Hand]

LOLMum:

cant help you cos i didnt do any research on these schools. but you can try the secondary school threads.


but i think tkgs and tkss are 2 of the better schools in the east.

:salute:
:thankyou: Anyways !

[LOLMum]

Helping--Hand:

These are the possible schools i would enter. (around 235-240)
My standards are not that high like you mummies and your children

aiyoh, to me, results is not everything.
you are only 12 and yet already planning for your own future, well done. you would definitely go far.........

[Helping--Hand]

:congrats:

LOLMum:

Helping--Hand:

These are the possible schools i would enter. (around 235-240)
My standards are not that high like you mummies and your children

aiyoh, to me, results is not everything.
you are only 12 and yet already planning for your own future, well done. you would definitely go far.........

Yea i need to do it as i have cousins who did well and went to good schools.
I am a KS student who doesn't want to lose out to them and my friends.
BTW, :thankyou: to LOLmum for much compliment :goodpost:
Your child must have done well in his/her studies too no worries to you XD

[Augmum]

HappieNewbie123:

Hi,

I've attended Dunman High's open house this year. One of the students there took me around for a tour around their school. My parents could not understand english and asked if he could explain what he had explained(in english) in chinese. But what surprised me is that he could not speak chinese and had to ask for another student for help!! The student then explained to us that he could not speak chinese!!If that is so, then why the school says that the students there are quite good in chinese??

:? i have not met or seen a dunmanian who cannot speak Mandarin leh......
maybe the student u met is an exceptional case, very suprised......

[Augmum]

phankao:

HappieNewbie123:

Hi,

I've attended Dunman High's open house this year. One of the students there took me around for a tour around their school. My parents could not understand english and asked if he could explain what he had explained(in english) in chinese. But what surprised me is that he could not speak chinese and had to ask for another student for help!! The student then explained to us that he could not speak chinese!!If that is so, then why the school says that the students there are quite good in chinese??

maybe he's exempt from chinese.

perhaps so.......

[Augmum]

VitoRelax:

Augmum:

Everyone gets above GPA of 3.0 ??
Am curious how is the computation of the grading system like in NJC ?
So what's raw marks in order to qualify for 4.3 ??

Not everyone gets GPA above 3.0 but mostly (in JH1 & JH2 no sure about senior level)

This GPA is like American Universities system. Not an accurate reflection but just a guide.

It goes something like this (example only):
If you get A+, you will get 4.5 points
If you get A, you get 4.0 points
If you get B+, you get 3.5 points
If you get B, you get 3 points

So at the end of day, you average out against the weightage to see what is your average mark GPA.

So, for example one student may mis 1 mark for every subjects to get A, the other may just be exactly on the A marks. Those 2 students may be same standard but their GPA differs ...

I suppose you get the drift ...

i see....thanks Vito for yr feedback......

[Augmum]

OrangeJuice:

THANKS to all the helpful parents on this forum, keep your comments/views coming !

u're welcome......we share what we know......
I would say either sch is a good choice....
i understand the headche when comes to the time whereby need to indicate which is the first choice...

[Augmum]

phankao:

er... max is 4.3. Where to get 4.5. hmm. .... okie, I did a search - I have this reverse section of my son's performance report in my documents, so have uploaded it for you to refer, lah.

At this link:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6248999184_92d344e71f_o.jpg

thanks phankao...........
oh....so the max is 4.3 not 4.5 (btw, any sch with max of 4.5??)
is rare to see a 1/2 mark range of marks.....

[phankao]

Augmum:

phankao:

er... max is 4.3. Where to get 4.5. hmm. .... okie, I did a search - I have this reverse section of my son's performance report in my documents, so have uploaded it for you to refer, lah.

At this link:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6248999184_92d344e71f_o.jpg

thanks phankao...........
oh....so the max is 4.3 not 4.5 (btw, any sch with max of 4.5??)
is rare to see a 1/2 mark range of marks.....

I heard nush is 4.5