Which school is better for COP 210-230?

[ppnqq]

hsm:

Hi, can I ask what does the 'band' means? lower the better? where do we see this band ratings? Thanks.

You can find it in the year 2012 green book, right after page G-3 onwards. HTH.

[Tinkerbelle]

ppnqq:

Tinkerbelle:

[quote=\"Zest fully\"]Thks to all for the advice.


Any better ones among the 210-229 range? Would desperately like to know.

Hi zest fully,
Do you mean better academically? Just to give you a better idea of the COP of some schs near Bishan and the ranking of their 2010 O'level results. Hope this helps.

1) Zhonghua Sec Sch=>COP 230-252...... 2010 O'level Band 2 (express)

*2) Presbyterian High Sch=>COP 229-245...... Band 5 (express)

3) AMK Sec Sch=> COP226-245..... Band 5 (express)

*4) Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec Sch=>COP 225-241. Ranking not listed.

5) Bowen Sec Sch=>COP 222-238.....Band 7 (express)

6) Mayflower Sec Sec=>COP221-245....Band 7 (express)

7) Beatty Sec Sch=>COP218-256.....Band 7 (express)

* These schs are affiliated to St. Andrew's JC (2 bonus points)

Any idea for their culture on the above mentioned schools? TIA.[/quote]Hi ppnqq,
Sorry, don't know much about the sch culture of these schs. Only has a friend whose DD attend Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec Sch. They chose the sch for its Christian values & character-building programmes & its affiliation to St. Andrew's JC.

Are you looking for schs in Bishan?

[Tinkerbelle]

hsm:

Tinkerbelle:

[quote=\"Zest fully\"]Thks to all for the advice.


Any better ones among the 210-229 range? Would desperately like to know.

Hi zest fully,
Do you mean better academically? Just to give you a better idea of the COP of some schs near Bishan and the ranking of their 2010 O'level results. Hope this helps.

1) Zhonghua Sec Sch=>COP 230-252...... 2010 O'level Band 2 (express)

*2) Presbyterian High Sch=>COP 229-245...... Band 5 (express)

3) AMK Sec Sch=> COP226-245..... Band 5 (express)

*4) Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec Sch=>COP 225-241. Ranking not listed.

5) Bowen Sec Sch=>COP 222-238.....Band 7 (express)

6) Mayflower Sec Sec=>COP221-245....Band 7 (express)

7) Beatty Sec Sch=>COP218-256.....Band 7 (express)

* These schs are affiliated to St. Andrew's JC (2 bonus points)

Hi, can I ask what does the 'band' means? lower the better? where do we see this band ratings? Thanks.[/quote]Hi hsm,
'Band' refers to the ranking of sec schs based on the average L1B5 (1 langage & best 5 subjects) of the sch's O' levels results.
Yes, the lower the band, the better the academic performance of the sch.
You can check out the sec schs banding in the 'Choosing your Secondary Schools' green guide book. Look for the green pages in the front of the book, pg. G-4 to G-10.

[Zest fully]

I wonder where are the rest of the secondary schools that are not in the list? Does it mean that their results are all beyond Band 9, and so there are only 65 secondary results that can achieve reasonably good results of Band 9 and below? Anyone (from MOE?) care to clarify?

[pixiedust]

I have the same question as Zest fully.


Are only the top 9 bands based on L1R5 listed ?
Those without a band means >9th band ? Those with this year's S1 Selection booklet - is there any explanation on this point ?

[rylee]

pixiedust:

I have the same question as Zest fully.


Are only the top 9 bands based on L1R5 listed ?
Those without a band means >9th band ? Those with this year's S1 Selection booklet - is there any explanation on this point ?

From what I know, those not listed
1) are either >band 9 based on L1B5,
2) or they are IP schools which do not need to go thru' GCE O Level,
3) or schools with too few candidates,
4) or new schools.

So theoretically, those 65 schools listed under the banding systems are better schools. (IP excluded under banding system and very few schools are listed under item 3 and 4)

Regards,
Rylee

[leow]

I also need help to assess the schools in the east for 210 to 230 for my son.


The following are the possible schools based on cutoff point
1) Bedok View 218
2) St Patrick 223
3) Geylang Methodist 220
4) Bedok South 211
For item 2 and 3, i could not determine the banding from the MOE award table for express in spite of its higher cutoff point. does it mean that the O level results are beyond 9 ?
Any feedback on the schools will be appreciate or if there are any better schools I miss.

[contact12]

Zhong hua students are diligent but not intelligent. Students have been spoon fed extensively. I am not impressed by their performance in JC as they had to be wean their reliance on model answers. They get insecure when they do badly initially.

[susankoh]

appreciate advice for schools in the west for t-score of 218 :-

- Fuhua
- Unity
- Bukit Batok
- WestWood
- New Town
- JurongVille

[ppnqq]

How about the north side with this score range? Appreciate all feedback. TIA.