Some students fail to thrive on Integrated Programme scheme

[Chenonceau]

Pen88n:

Chenonceau:

[quote=\"less kiasu liao\"]I was in a school team during those days and remembered never passing a single school test during the 2 years in JC (fairly common during those days). I distinctly remember getting hold of a F Maths textbook after competitions were done, doing all the sums from 1st page to last page, and getting an A for the prelims!


But........but is it possible to study like this nowadays???

Studying is so er....'professional' nowadays. Look at the long.....threads just to prepare for PSLE, and the 2013 thread has already started!

This year's A levels this is still done... I am not sure when my DS gets to A levels though since of late, PSLE is so \"professional\" as you put it... :rotflmao: My DD's PSLE was far less \"professional\".

Let's hope A Levls remains this way and less \"professional\" (and parents less hands-on leaving it to the youngster to manage themselves). The more \"professional\" it becomes, the more stress to parents and kids [/quote]

[Pen88n]

Chenonceau:

Pen88n:

[quote=\"Chenonceau\"]
This year's A levels this is still done... I am not sure when my DS gets to A levels though since of late, PSLE is so \"professional\" as you put it... :rotflmao: My DD's PSLE was far less \"professional\".

Let's hope A Levls remains this way and less \"professional\" (and parents less hands-on leaving it to the youngster to manage themselves). The more \"professional\" it becomes, the more stress to parents and kids

[/quote]Chen, like my fren used to say, I have sat thru' 2 PSLEs and will be sitting thru' a 3rd one sometime later (with DD). I've no intention to sit thru' 3 A Levels :shock: . 1 A Level is more than enough for me :xedfingers: !!!

[less kiasu liao]

Phew! No more PSLE kids for me after this :boogie: .


I only discovered this forum after the PSLE and realise that a whole new world has dawned while I :snooze: . Unbelievable, still trying to read all the pages and :faint: . Must take this opportunity to thank all you unselfish parents for sharing your insights, experience and methology. When did parenting become so difficult?

Half the time, I think 'cannot be lah', since ds 1,2 (in unis) and 3 all went through pretty ok on their own what, greatest hurdle being BGR...... (like ksi said). The other half of the time, I think, \"No wonder no one wants to have kids anymore!\"

I have sort of decided to let dd cruise like her siblings, but keep one eye opened. But..........grandkids cham liao!!! Must watch and wait for Kiasugrandparents forum.

[Chenonceau]

less kiasu liao:

But..........grandkids cham liao!!! Must watch and wait for Kiasugrandparents forum.

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[phtthp]

not sure if all of us still be around by then, at KiasuGRANDparents forum opening ceremony. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :evil: :rahrah: :roll: :xedfingers:

[Snow Crystal]

phtthp:

not sure if all of us still be around by then, at KiasuGRANDparents forum opening ceremony. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :evil: :rahrah: :roll: :xedfingers:

Choy! Haha.... CKS will make sure it's open earlier. His DD only gg p1 next year but he founded KSP a few years back. So his DD come out to work, he will yearn for grandkids and form a KSGP forum quickly to learn tips on how to be a grandpa haha hope he won't :spank: me

[zeemimi]

Pen88n:

. 1 A Level is more than enough for me :xedfingers: !!!

I still have nightmares about my A levels.
I can't wait for my youngest to finish psle cos I will.only jagar until psle. After that, pls take care of yourself cos mummy wants to go honey moon with daddy.

[Lynn2010]

Belle2011:

I am just curious if there are sufficient vacancies in the top JCs (eg RJC, VJC, TJC, HCI etc) for those who enter after taking O levels, given the current IP setting.

If the IPs schools have their own existing students progressing from Year 4 (Sec 4) to JC 1 & 2, I suppose then there are not many left. I think 20% of the vacancies are for those not from RGS & RI (if I'm right). That is also perhaps the reason parents want their kids to go into RGS or RI or one of the IP schools

If many more schools become IP, there are not many JCs vacancies left for the O levels kids. Therefore, these kids will probably end up in Poly. I'm not against poly but this may not be what the kids want to be in.

I was hoping my kids can go into an IP for the reason that there may not be many vacancies left in JCs. My kids will most probably not going to the poly if they cant get into the JCs, that leaves us with one choice, that is to go overseas. It's ashamed (assuming) that a child gets 10 to 15 points and cant get into a JC and end up in a college and uni overseas. I believe the government is risking losing these kids (not coming back)..... sorry..... looks like i think so far and deviates from the original context :evil:

[verykiasu2010]

Lynn2010:

Belle2011:

I am just curious if there are sufficient vacancies in the top JCs (eg RJC, VJC, TJC, HCI etc) for those who enter after taking O levels, given the current IP setting.

If the IPs schools have their own existing students progressing from Year 4 (Sec 4) to JC 1 & 2, I suppose then there are not many left. I think 20% of the vacancies are for those not from RGS & RI (if I'm right). That is also perhaps the reason parents want their kids to go into RGS or RI or one of the IP schools

If many more schools become IP, there are not many JCs vacancies left for the O levels kids. Therefore, these kids will probably end up in Poly. I'm not against poly but this may not be what the kids want to be in.

I was hoping my kids can go into an IP for the reason that there may not be many vacancies left in JCs. My kids will most probably not going to the poly if they cant get into the JCs, that leaves us with one choice, that is to go overseas. It's ashamed (assuming) that a child gets 10 to 15 points and cant get into a JC and end up in a college and uni overseas. I believe the government is risking losing these kids (not coming back)..... sorry..... looks like i think so far and deviates from the original context :evil:

for RI / HCI at the JC2 level, the cohort size is about 1200 per year for each school

for HCI, there are 450 boys from HCI (high school) year 4 and 450 girls from NYGH, making a total of 900. therefore it is estimated 300 are vacancies for O level intake. hence 300/1200 = 25%

similar numbers for RI. and besides RI / HCI, there are other JC/IP schools like VJC, NJC, DHS, RV, TJC, AC, SA etc who are equally highly ranked

[Lynn2010]

for RI / HCI at the JC2 level, the cohort size is about 1200 per year for each school


for HCI, there are 450 boys from HCI (high school) year 4 and 450 girls from NYGH, making a total of 900. therefore it is estimated 300 are vacancies for O level intake. hence 300/1200 = 25%

similar numbers for RI. and besides RI / HCI, there are other JC/IP schools like VJC, NJC, DHS, RV, TJC, AC, SA etc who are equally highly ranked[/quote]

Thanks for the info … i supposed the number of vacancies should be good enough for the better students to go in.