Looking for better 2nd & 3rd tier Secondary Schools

[ppnqq]

My friend was asking if these neighborhood schools have good culture (for low express score). Hope I have gotten the schools correct and please forgive me for the long list of schools which I need feedback for because it’s a mixture of my friend’s and mine. Thank you.


1. Northland Sec, 2. Northbrooks Sec, 3. Yishun Sec (not Yishun Town), 4. Naval Base Sec, 5. Yio Chu Kang Sec, 6. Sembawang Sec, 7. Canberra Sec, and 8. CHIJ Sec (TPY).

Hope to receive as many feedback on the above schools. Thank you.

[chrisu]

My daughter just completed her PSLE this year so this thread is even more useful.


I’m wondering how to select a school by COP or Banding? For example based on the COP of 2010;
Nan Chiau COP is 234 and Band 1 (only Express) and St Margaret COP is 239 and Band 4 (Express/NA/NT).
So based on the above, which is a better school to select?
COP is based on PSLE results while the Banding is based on the O level L1B5 results.

Thanks.

[zeemimi]

chrisu:

My daughter just completed her PSLE this year so this thread is even more useful.


I'm wondering how to select a school by COP or Banding? For example based on the COP of 2010;
Nan Chiau COP is 234 and Band 1 (only Express) and St Margaret COP is 239 and Band 4 (Express/NA/NT).
So based on the above, which is a better school to select?
COP is based on PSLE results while the Banding is based on the O level L1B5 results.

Thanks.

Most will go for Band 1 schools. St Margaret's COP is 239 for non-affiliation. A certain percentage of the available vacancies will go to their old girls. COP is just an indication of the T-score of students entering the sch and gives one a rough indication if she can make it to the sch.

[chrisu]

So Banding is more important than COP for selection as it's the O level output?

zeemimi:

chrisu:

My daughter just completed her PSLE this year so this thread is even more useful.

I'm wondering how to select a school by COP or Banding? For example based on the COP of 2010;
Nan Chiau COP is 234 and Band 1 (only Express) and St Margaret COP is 239 and Band 4 (Express/NA/NT).
So based on the above, which is a better school to select?
COP is based on PSLE results while the Banding is based on the O level L1B5 results.

Thanks.

Most will go for Band 1 schools. St Margaret's COP is 239 for non-affiliation. A certain percentage of the available vacancies will go to their old girls. COP is just an indication of the T-score of students entering the sch and gives one a rough indication if she can make it to the sch.

[jtoh]

chrisu:

So Banding is more important than COP for selection as it's the O level output?

Banding gives an idea of the value added by the school. If you have weaker students entering at PSLE who end up performing at Band 2 level, then I say that's a better school than one who takes in stronger students and ends up performing at Band 2.

[ppnqq]

ppnqq:

My friend was asking if these neighborhood schools have good culture (for low express score). Hope I have gotten the schools correct and please forgive me for the long list of schools which I need feedback for because it's a mixture of my friend's and mine. Thank you.


1. Northland Sec, 2. Northbrooks Sec, 3. Yishun Sec (not Yishun Town), 4. Naval Base Sec, 5. Yio Chu Kang Sec, 6. Sembawang Sec, 7. Canberra Sec, and 8. CHIJ Sec (TPY).

Hope to receive as many feedback on the above schools. Thank you.

Would appreciate members here who know about these schools kindly please help by providing some feedback on the above mentioned schools. But if there are also other secondary schools which you think are good or have good cultures for the low express score around AMK, Yishun and Sembawang areas are welcome too. :thankyou:

[koguma]

ppnqq:

ppnqq:

My friend was asking if these neighborhood schools have good culture (for low express score). Hope I have gotten the schools correct and please forgive me for the long list of schools which I need feedback for because it's a mixture of my friend's and mine. Thank you.


1. Northland Sec, 2. Northbrooks Sec, 3. Yishun Sec (not Yishun Town), 4. Naval Base Sec, 5. Yio Chu Kang Sec, 6. Sembawang Sec, 7. Canberra Sec, and 8. CHIJ Sec (TPY).

Hope to receive as many feedback on the above schools. Thank you.

Would appreciate members here who know about these schools kindly please help by providing some feedback on the above mentioned schools. But if there are also other secondary schools which you think are good or have good cultures for the low express score around AMK, Yishun and Sembawang areas are welcome too. :thankyou:

It is difficult to define whether a school is \"good\" or \"no good\". Different people have different definition and what we think may not be the same as yours.

When I choose schools for my nephews in the past, there are few factors which i will consider. Their PSLE scores are around 200, hence there isn't much choice to choose from.

1) Banding of the school. Whether they are able to produce good O/NA/NT results even though they take in students with low PSLE score. I don't expect 100% pass or handful students scoring 8A1s/9A1s. What I am looking for are schools that have at least 90% 5 'O' level passes.

2) How flexible the schools offer when come to Sec 2 streaming. I prefer schools that allow students to choose the subjects they like. Some schools restrict what the students can study and I will avoid such schools.

3) What programmes (outside normal curriculum) the schools offer to the students, whether they are from Express, NA or NT.

4) What CCA my nephews want and whether the school offer it, and how good is that CCA in the school. Eg. One of my nephew likes drama, hence I choose a school which is not near our house, but has done well in Drama. For the 4 years there, the students has done well in their drama cca during SYF, and the school awarded the students by sending them trips to Sydney and London !! I am surprised as I thought such trips can only happen in the elite schools.

5) Number of express classes. I prefer schools with at leasst 4 express classes. If the school has only 1 or 2 express classes, I won't choose it.

I don't think any school will have good culture. Any school will has its own \"problematic students\". As a parent, you must teach your child to be smart, to mix with the right group of friends, and to avoid those who are problematic.

I may not have answer your question, but I hope you can think through what factors you are looking for when choosing a school. The list will be useful to you to decide which are the schools that are suitable for your child.

[Mamo]

koguma:

ppnqq:

[quote=\"ppnqq\"]My friend was asking if these neighborhood schools have good culture (for low express score). Hope I have gotten the schools correct and please forgive me for the long list of schools which I need feedback for because it's a mixture of my friend's and mine. Thank you.


1. Northland Sec, 2. Northbrooks Sec, 3. Yishun Sec (not Yishun Town), 4. Naval Base Sec, 5. Yio Chu Kang Sec, 6. Sembawang Sec, 7. Canberra Sec, and 8. CHIJ Sec (TPY).

Hope to receive as many feedback on the above schools. Thank you.

Would appreciate members here who know about these schools kindly please help by providing some feedback on the above mentioned schools. But if there are also other secondary schools which you think are good or have good cultures for the low express score around AMK, Yishun and Sembawang areas are welcome too. :thankyou:

It is difficult to define whether a school is \"good\" or \"no good\". Different people have different definition and what we think may not be the same as yours.

When I choose schools for my nephews in the past, there are few factors which i will consider. Their PSLE scores are around 200, hence there isn't much choice to choose from.

1) Banding of the school. Whether they are able to produce good O/NA/NT results even though they take in students with low PSLE score. I don't expect 100% pass or handful students scoring 8A1s/9A1s. What I am looking for are schools that have at least 90% 5 'O' level passes.

2) How flexible the schools offer when come to Sec 2 streaming. I prefer schools that allow students to choose the subjects they like. Some schools restrict what the students can study and I will avoid such schools.

3) What programmes (outside normal curriculum) the schools offer to the students, whether they are from Express, NA or NT.

4) What CCA my nephews want and whether the school offer it, and how good is that CCA in the school. Eg. One of my nephew likes drama, hence I choose a school which is not near our house, but has done well in Drama. For the 4 years there, the students has done well in their drama cca during SYF, and the school awarded the students by sending them trips to Sydney and London !! I am surprised as I thought such trips can only happen in the elite schools.

5) Number of express classes. I prefer schools with at leasst 4 express classes. If the school has only 1 or 2 express classes, I won't choose it.

I don't think any school will have good culture. Any school will has its own \"problematic students\". As a parent, you must teach your child to be smart, to mix with the right group of friends, and to avoid those who are problematic.

I may not have answer your question, but I hope you can think through what factors you are looking for when choosing a school. The list will be useful to you to decide which are the schools that are suitable for your child.[/quote]Hi Koguma,

Your advice makes sense. That means we have to go as many open house as possible to find out the details as mentioned by you. Need to make a list then. Thanks.

[Pen88n]

ppnqq:

ppnqq:

My friend was asking if these neighborhood schools have good culture (for low express score). Hope I have gotten the schools correct and please forgive me for the long list of schools which I need feedback for because it's a mixture of my friend's and mine. Thank you.


1. Northland Sec, 2. Northbrooks Sec, 3. Yishun Sec (not Yishun Town), 4. Naval Base Sec, 5. Yio Chu Kang Sec, 6. Sembawang Sec, 7. Canberra Sec, and 8. CHIJ Sec (TPY).

Hope to receive as many feedback on the above schools. Thank you.

Would appreciate members here who know about these schools kindly please help by providing some feedback on the above mentioned schools. But if there are also other secondary schools which you think are good or have good cultures for the low express score around AMK, Yishun and Sembawang areas are welcome too. :thankyou:

Have you considered those a little bit further like Compassvale (COP 214 Band 7), Holy Innocents High (COP 218, Band 8), Pierce Sec (COP 208, Band 8)? Schools with banding shows they have produced \"O\" Level results of certain standard, so you should take this into consideration.

[ppnqq]

Thank you Koguma for the advises. But would like to check how are we going to know how many express classes do they have for the level and if they are flexible when it comes to choosing the right courses when come streaming in Sec 2? TIA.