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    Dunman High School (Junior High)

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      Augmum
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      Pen88n:

      Even if you are having a car pool in the morning, you may want to note a shorter route (maybe your DD may use after school when returning home):
      1) MRT NS Line Yishun to Bishan, then transfer to MRT Circle Line (10mins+3 mins walk to Circle Line)
      2) MRT Circle Line Bishan to Mountbattan (17mins)
      3) Take bus 158 from outside MRT Mountbattan station (8mins)

      I think this is a shorter route than what you have mentioned. Hope this helps.
      pen88n, guess u 're good in \" manoeuvre ard in SG in MRT\" :salute:
      After 2 yrs in DHS, shame to say that i have the faintest idea when parents asked me abt how to get to DHS with public transport.

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        Augmum
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        WeiHan:
        Actually, the MOE is acting as a referee, I don't think MOE will allow any school to gain extra advantage by recruiting more \"foreign talent\" students to boost the school result. For all we know, VJC, NJC top students list are also fill with many PRC and Vietnamese scholars.

        Yup, there are scholars fr PRC, india and vietnam in all these IP and some non IP schs.
        Is there any max quota for it ?? if yes, what is the estimated figure ?

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          pepper spice
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          Augmum:
          sunshine123:

          [quote=\"carebear\"]

          SBGE = school based gifted education

          How does Dunman select students for SBGE classes? Is it for only the GEP? Or for students of what range of PSLE T-score? Please kindly advise. Thanks.

          The SBGE classes not only for the GEP pupils, also consisting of pupils with 27X agg score in Psle.
          For my gal yr, not ALL 27X were placed in the SBGE classes,
          some were placed in my gal's class, perhaps of over-capacity.
          But often, pple perceive that as if only pupils who are not eligible for scaling the Top mountain are found here .......sound so pathetic after reading.... 🤷[/quote]
          That is why singapore is no. 1 in myopia mah!

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            Augmum
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            HappieNewbie123:
            Do we nid to bring workbooks on first day of school for sec one??what we really need to bring on first four days of school for sec one?? What the canteen sells and what r the prices n when is the recess time for sec one?? do we nid to buy math textbooks cuz it it optional for sec one?? Do we nid to find n proceed to our classrooms once we step into dhs for sec one?? what kind of school bag do sec one bring?? Do sec one nid to use calculators n what brand as in it it the same in p6?? URGENT PLEASE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SORRY FOR SHOOTING SO MANY QUESTIONS BUT REALLY NID TO KNOW!! T :?: :thankyou: HANK YOU VERY MUCH!

            Juz to add on to what langmum had replied u........
            Regarding abt the textbooks and notes, pl refer to the my posting below.
            Augmum:
            Monica Yeoh:

            My DD got in too. queue for textbooks is so long, will get from popular retail. Heard some parents said that DHS will provide a lot of notes and homework, so no time to study textbooks, in other words, dont waste money buy textbooks.
            Can someone share whether this is true ?

            Regarding abt textbks, let's me share with u all what i have observed fr my gal.
            For Maths, u dont need the textbks.
            DHS has its own compiled DHP workbooks.
            In addition, the Maths teachers teach very well (at least for my gal's both Maths teachers),
            u dont need the maths textbks, unless u wanna to use it for self reference.

            same for science textbks. pupils are given lots of notes for science, esp Bio, downloadable.
            if u want, u can used the science textbk as a backup.

            as for Lit and history, amount of notes would depend on the teachers. šŸ˜‰
            if u're lucky, u would get more notes than other classes.
            but i suppose, my gal was not so lucky then....... šŸ˜‰ šŸ˜‚

            for geog and HCL, again lots of notes.....
            geog for sec1 , gal said that teachers did refer to them, but not for sec2.

            as for me, i did buy all the textbooks except for Maths textbk.

            I am not sure abt yr batch in 2012, as for my gal yr,
            she said that she proceeded to the hall on the first day and looked for the class ( u shd know yr class allocation by now ).

            The canteen sells a variety of food, ranging fr $1.30 or so but ave food is fr $1.50 to $2,
            Japanese food would cost more.
            If u eat at the library cafe, it will cost more too......

            U can use the same calculator as pri sch.

            What kind of schbags ?? Mainly haversacks.....
            Sch shoes....mainly track shoes with at least abt 70% white......
            no ankle socks, but some pupils still put on,
            when during \" inspections\" they will try to use all their might to pull their socks up ....haha

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              Augmum
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              pepper spice:
              Augmum:


              The SBGE classes not only for the GEP pupils, also consisting of pupils with 27X agg score in Psle.
              For my gal yr, not ALL 27X were placed in the SBGE classes,
              some were placed in my gal's class, perhaps of over-capacity.
              But often, pple perceive that as if only pupils who are not eligible for scaling the Top mountain are found here .......sound so pathetic after reading.... 🤷

              That is why singapore is no. 1 in myopia mah!

              šŸ˜‚ šŸ˜‰ šŸ˜‚

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                sunshine123
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                Augmum:
                pepper spice:

                [quote=\"Augmum\"]
                The SBGE classes not only for the GEP pupils, also consisting of pupils with 27X agg score in Psle.
                For my gal yr, not ALL 27X were placed in the SBGE classes,
                some were placed in my gal's class, perhaps of over-capacity.
                But often, pple perceive that as if only pupils who are not eligible for scaling the Top mountain are found here .......sound so pathetic after reading.... 🤷

                That is why singapore is no. 1 in myopia mah!

                šŸ˜‚ šŸ˜‰ šŸ˜‚[/quote]
                Thanks for the info. :thankyou:

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                  friendship
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                  Which day Girl Guides held?

                  Which day Debate Eng held?

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                    carebear
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                    Augmum:

                    But often, pple perceive that as if only pupils who are not eligible for scaling the Top mountain are found here .......
                    sound so pathetic after reading.... 🤷
                    What's the point of entering a high powered school and becoming a commoner?
                    It is like being able to scale the highest mountain but later develop altitude sickness and frost bite.
                    Being comfortable with oneself is very important and knowing one's ability is very important.
                    The important thing is the final outcome.
                    Sounds pathetic after reading some posts.....but my DD and my whole family is ecstatic that she made it to DHS!

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                      LangMum
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                      carebear:
                      Augmum:


                      But often, pple perceive that as if only pupils who are not eligible for scaling the Top mountain are found here .......
                      sound so pathetic after reading.... 🤷

                      What's the point of entering a high powered school and becoming a commoner?
                      It is like being able to scale the highest mountain but later develop altitude sickness and frost bite.
                      Being comfortable with oneself is very important and knowing one's ability is very important.
                      The important thing is the final outcome.
                      Sounds pathetic after reading some posts.....but my DD and my whole family is ecstatic that she made it to DHS!

                      Actually, I'm excited that being in Dhs means my DS will be amongst the very excellent students those with 27x... If he were to make it to his dream mountain he will probably be amongst the slacker like himself. Hopefully by mixing with these highly motivated students, he will wake up and stop being lazy...

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                        less kiasu liao
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                        I am ecstatic at dd going to DHS for an additional reason. My older children did HCL but as a subject to be studied and promptly forgotten after Sec 4. Now they are regretting it because they realise that it is helpful in their life after school. I also heard from a Indian friend that her lawyer husband has been taking Mandarin classes for the last 2 years. I was thus very happy to hear the principal actually speaking in Mandarin and the whole school so 'chinese'. All the students there that we spoke to spoke very fluent English though. I hope that with an English speaking background, dd will really be effectively bilingual after 6 years in DHS.

                        :xedfingers: about GP.........

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