2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Pen88n]

Mummy Bee:

245, and staying in Seng Kang.


Our Choices are:

1) Nan Chiau High
2) Anderson Sec
3) Xinmin Sec
4) Dunman Sec
5) Ngee Ann Sec
6)???

Any comment or advice?

Anderson COP is higher than Nan Chiau. Most likely your kid will get in Nan Chiau 1st choice based on your score (unless Nan Chiau COP increase tremendously this year!)

Other school to consider: Chung Cheng High (Yishun)

[25hr mama]

Hi all...:) juz thought of sharing this, quite a good read.


http://hedgehogcomms.blogspot.com/2011/11/schools-national-exams-and.html

[polkadots]

ngbrdad:

polkadots:

Your DS2 also in GEP?

No DS2 is in twinning programmme.
So we will not apply to the DSA that more or less only take in GEP.
Should be a simpler exercise compared to DS1.

Your son will definitely be in one of the GE class in RI next year.

:thankyou:

What is twinning programmme?

[Mummy Bee]

Pen88n:

Mummy Bee:

245, and staying in Seng Kang.


Our Choices are:

1) Nan Chiau High
2) Anderson Sec
3) Xinmin Sec
4) Dunman Sec
5) Ngee Ann Sec
6)???

Any comment or advice?

Anderson COP is higher than Nan Chiau. Most likely your kid will get in Nan Chiau 1st choice based on your score (unless Nan Chiau COP increase tremendously this year!)

Other school to consider: Chung Cheng High (Yishun)

Thanks Pen88n,

I am still thinking whether to put NCHS or Anderson as 1st choice.

[Choco05]

hipomum:

cestmoi:

Hi anyone knows how reliable is the information given by Edupoll :-


Edupoll’s Top 5 Girl Schools in Singapore ( by prestige ) are:

1.Raffles Girls’ Secondary School ( PSLE cut-off: 265)
2.Nanyang Girls’ High School ( PSLE cut-off: 262)
3.Singapore Chinese Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off: 254 )
4.Methodist Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off : 253 )
5.CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off: 250 )

My fren's dd is freaking out upon reading the above as her T-score is 256 & her dream school is RGS. Anyone has any input?

This is freaky scary... COP for RGS 265..... May I know the intake for S1 n # of accepted DSA? Would like to know # of vacancies left for S1 posting n to gauge the chance of getting in as my DD scored 265.... Now does it seem she is on borderline to be accepted by RGS ? Any input? Worried.....

I think the Cop wouldn't be that high since this years top scorer and last years were quite close. If I am not wrong rgs cop last year was around 260 and I know of people getting in with 258.

[tall71]

iHopeful:

My DS scored 252. He hopes to get into ACSi's IB program. We already selected through the internet. The moment the school code was entered, \"ACS I - O level Program\" was the return with ACSI in the list of schools selected . I am wondering if that means that the system has allowed him to apply for the O level track only. Can anyone that has a higher score (say 255 and above) share if you have a return of \" ACS I - IB Program\" if you have selected ACSi as one of your 6 choices? Thanks.

I found this from MOE
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-one-posting/
** ** **
[For information, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), which is currently offering both IP and ‘O’ Level Programme, does not offer pupils the option to select the programmes as the admission to the programmes is decided by the school.]

[ms_lim]

Choco05:

hipomum:

[quote=\"cestmoi\"]Hi anyone knows how reliable is the information given by Edupoll :-


Edupoll’s Top 5 Girl Schools in Singapore ( by prestige ) are:

1.Raffles Girls’ Secondary School ( PSLE cut-off: 265)
2.Nanyang Girls’ High School ( PSLE cut-off: 262)
3.Singapore Chinese Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off: 254 )
4.Methodist Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off : 253 )
5.CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off: 250 )

My fren's dd is freaking out upon reading the above as her T-score is 256 & her dream school is RGS. Anyone has any input?

This is freaky scary... COP for RGS 265..... May I know the intake for S1 n # of accepted DSA? Would like to know # of vacancies left for S1 posting n to gauge the chance of getting in as my DD scored 265.... Now does it seem she is on borderline to be accepted by RGS ? Any input? Worried.....

I think the Cop wouldn't be that high since this years top scorer and last years were quite close. If I am not wrong rgs cop last year was around 260 and I know of people getting in with 258.[/quote]Just curious. How did the girls with 258 get into RGS? Did they already got CO through DSA or they appealed after S1 posting?

[Augmum]

Snow Crystal:

cindylauper:

My dd got 263+2. She got A for chinese and 3A* for the other subjects. She wants to go RGS with her friends but I prefer NYGH as it is nearer. Her score will be in the average range in NYGH but below average in RGS. I am worried that even if she can get into RGS, she will be given low priority treatment in RGS.
My preference: NYGH, RGS, NJC
Her preference: RGS, NYGH, NJC
Any comments on this please? :please:

:congrats: to you and DD. Her score will be around slightly above average in NYGH. NYGH is same category as MGS, SCGS ie it accepts affiliated girls who meet min score, in its case 250. So the lowest scorer in NYGH could be around 247+3 and thus your DD 263+2 is considered pretty good PSLE score there. Given its affiliation commitments, allocated places for S1 posting are limited thus explaining its seemingly high S1 public COP.
On the other hand, RGS has no affiliation at all.
So, its last scorer is 260 (2010) and no bonus given for HMT. So yes, in fact your DD is considered below average PSLE score in RGS. However PSLE scores have no direct correlation to Sec school performance. Secondary school is a different story, it's a fresh new page. Both schools are great with own merits and you can visit other relevant threads in this forum to find out their differences. It's a personal choice. Don't forget that she has to be happy with a secondary school she's studying for next few years and types of friends there. If you live near NYGH, RGS can't be that far for you :evil:

No, it's not true that juz becos NYGH is affiliated to NYPS,
that explains why its S1 COP is high......even higher than RGS.
all these yrs, NYGH is already affiliated to NYPS,
but only in recent yrs, NYGH COP is higher than RGS.
in fact, it's the highest among all sec schs COP,
and also their affiliated COP for NYPS has increased.

Snow Crystal:

cestmoi:

Hi anyone knows how reliable is the information given by Edupoll :-
Edupoll’s Top 5 Girl Schools in Singapore ( by prestige ) are:
1.Raffles Girls’ Secondary School ( PSLE cut-off: 265)
2.Nanyang Girls’ High School ( PSLE cut-off: 262)
3.Singapore Chinese Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off: 254 )
4.Methodist Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off : 253 )
5.CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off: 250 )
My fren's dd is freaking out upon reading the above as her T-score is 256 & her dream school is RGS. Anyone has any input?

Cestmoi - please ask your friend to take this list with a huge pinch of salt
Numbers 2-5 are all affiliated girls schools so a big chunk of their vacancies are taken up by affiliated girls.

so for No. 2 in the list above, u cant really take it with a huge pinch of salt.....
that are reasons why NYGH COP is high.....

[Augmum]

hipomum:

cestmoi:

Hi anyone knows how reliable is the information given by Edupoll :-


Edupoll’s Top 5 Girl Schools in Singapore ( by prestige ) are:

1.Raffles Girls’ Secondary School ( PSLE cut-off: 265)
2.Nanyang Girls’ High School ( PSLE cut-off: 262)
3.Singapore Chinese Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off: 254 )
4.Methodist Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off : 253 )
5.CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School ( PSLE cut-off: 250 )

My fren's dd is freaking out upon reading the above as her T-score is 256 & her dream school is RGS. Anyone has any input?

This is freaky scary... COP for RGS 265..... May I know the intake for S1 n # of accepted DSA? Would like to know # of vacancies left for S1 posting n to gauge the chance of getting in as my DD scored 265.... Now does it seem she is on borderline to be accepted by RGS ? Any input? Worried.....

COP for RGS is NOT 265 lah....it's 260 as for last yr.
DSA vacancies usually taken up to 50 % of the whole cohort, cohort is ard 450 ??

[Kingal]

Kingal:

DD wanted to take Japanese as third language. Can she withdraw from the language class if she cannot cope with it after sec 1 or sec 2?

Anyone can advice on the third language option?