Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[breanne]

My nephew from hci int’l gave me the school bookshop number so I called. The lady who answered the call was very chirpy. She suggested that sec 1 kids go next week as she is short handed currently. She said no difference in text this year between isparks n other consortiums which makes it easier for her. Her operating hours are from 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday.

[ycpang]

MFQUEK:

Lizawa and YCPang, thank you for the information on EESIS and 3rd Lang ....

Another quick question, are we able to call HCI to \"release\" the booklist for Secondary 1 (2012)? Like if I send them an email, will they be able to forward the booklist in softcopy? Or is it possible to call the HCI bookshop? ( by the way, where is the bookshop in HCI? ) Sounds kind of kiasu but I am sure many parents will like to get the books earlier than hit the crowd on 22nd Dec .... Do you happen to know the HCI bookshop number ??
Many thanks, once again ....

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[mum42]

CSE and SP results for sec 3 next year are out today. Hope every Sec2 students got what they wanted

[MFQUEK]

Hi all, then my next few questions are :

On STRAND :
What is Strand 1 and Strand 2? I notice there are 2 strands in both Sec 1 and Sec 2, is this right ? Are P6s banded into different strands based on results ? Why dont students in both strands use the same Lit books? Dont they sit for 1 commom Lit exam paper ?
On buying books :
In order to buy the correct set of books on 22nd Dec, am I right to assume that the child will need to know which class he is posted to that day? Like to iSpark or one of the other 3 consortiums and whether Strand 1 or Strand 2 for that matter?? Cos’ if consortium/strand posting is not on 22nd then how would we be able to buy the right set of books? ( tho there are quite a few common books ). In iSpark, I assume no Stranding ?
Aiyoh … very "cheeeem" … nevertheless, thank you all for info and patience !!! Very helpful …

[joe0599]

Is laptop compulsory in HCI? If yes, is there a standard brand or model?

[MFQUEK]

To add on to joe0599 above, is it more common to find students in HCI using Apple MacBooks or PC brands like Asus, HP, IBM or …? Do us parents source the laptop ourselves or will there be roadshows in HCI selling specific brands? I understand from Sec 2, they will need to carry one to school? Everyday? Is internet connection accessible everywhere on campus, or only in classrooms? Thanks !!!

[Otah]

MFQUEK:

Hi all, then my next few questions are :

On STRAND :
What is Strand 1 and Strand 2? I notice there are 2 strands in both Sec 1 and Sec 2, is this right ? Are P6s banded into different strands based on results ? Why dont students in both strands use the same Lit books? Dont they sit for 1 commom Lit exam paper ?
On buying books :
In order to buy the correct set of books on 22nd Dec, am I right to assume that the child will need to know which class he is posted to that day? Like to iSpark or one of the other 3 consortiums and whether Strand 1 or Strand 2 for that matter?? Cos' if consortium/strand posting is not on 22nd then how would we be able to buy the right set of books? ( tho there are quite a few common books ). In iSpark, I assume no Stranding ?
Aiyoh ... very \"cheeeem\" ....... nevertheless, thank you all for info and patience !!! Very helpful ....

HC knows 因材施教 mah, good right? :salute:

[Otah]

MFQUEK:

To add on to joe0599 above, is it more common to find students in HCI using Apple MacBooks or PC brands like Asus, HP, IBM or .....? Do us parents source the laptop ourselves or will there be roadshows in HCI selling specific brands? I understand from Sec 2, they will need to carry one to school? Everyday? Is internet connection accessible everywhere on campus, or only in classrooms? Thanks !!!

Sec 1 no need to buy laptop yet. Future school only begin in yr 2 and they encourage to go PC shows get a good price. no particular brand. But, my ds now fancy macbook leh :moneyflies:

[lizawa]

MFQUEK:

To add on to joe0599 above, is it more common to find students in HCI using Apple MacBooks or PC brands like Asus, HP, IBM or .....? Do us parents source the laptop ourselves or will there be roadshows in HCI selling specific brands? I understand from Sec 2, they will need to carry one to school? Everyday? Is internet connection accessible everywhere on campus, or only in classrooms? Thanks !!!

Used to have a roadshow where some vendors will come and sell their laptops at good price. But not compulsory to buy from them. Yes, school has wifi everywhere.

Some lessons may require certain software to be installed. So just make sure that if u are using MacBooks, the software runs on that OS.

[MFQUEK]

Hi all, we ( the new Sec 1s for next year ) are supposed to report to HCI on the 22nd Dec at given time 8.30am.

1. Do we need to bring any documents, his results slip etc ?
2. For parents who have gone thru this procedure, can you give an idea what the sequence of events would be that morning ?
3. 8.00am reach there too early ? What time would it finish?
4. What is the estimate amount of cash to bring for buying of textbooks and uniform sets ? 500 ? ( it would be a one-shot-buy-all thing i hope )
5. Any briefing for parents and/or new students ?
6. Does this day include class allocation too?
Thanks ! And enjoy your holiday !!!