National Junior College (Junior High)

[Jennifer]

Dnls_mum:

Jennifer:

Maybe a prank.

Our worst experience was during boarding last year. Someone poured water onto his study cabinet, pillow, his iMac (only 2 mths old) and cut both collar straps on his uniform (all mischief carried out within 3 weeks).

I threatened to call in the police, but boarding officer assured they wld investigate the matter. In the end, they claimed the CCTV did not give conclusive evidence.

Wah! This is serious! It is bullying! How can school say CCTV not conclusive. Maybe should really report police and let police decide if conclusive or not. Sometimes I think the school also want to protect their students, Don't want them to have bad records. But they forget about the trauma and torture it causes the victim.

Sigh...nowadays, the children all so different from us last time. Last time we all blur blur. Bullying maybe is like take your rubber or ruler!

My boy was not traumatised (he thinks most of those were pranks, the water on the notebook an accident), I was. Crying buckets over the phone with the boarding officers. By the time the sch told us inconclusive evidence, it was many mths later.

[Dnls_mum]

Jennifer:

Dnls_mum:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]
Maybe a prank.

Our worst experience was during boarding last year. Someone poured water onto his study cabinet, pillow, his iMac (only 2 mths old) and cut both collar straps on his uniform (all mischief carried out within 3 weeks).

I threatened to call in the police, but boarding officer assured they wld investigate the matter. In the end, they claimed the CCTV did not give conclusive evidence.

Wah! This is serious! It is bullying! How can school say CCTV not conclusive. Maybe should really report police and let police decide if conclusive or not. Sometimes I think the school also want to protect their students, Don't want them to have bad records. But they forget about the trauma and torture it causes the victim.

Sigh...nowadays, the children all so different from us last time. Last time we all blur blur. Bullying maybe is like take your rubber or ruler!

My boy was not traumatised (he thinks most of those were pranks, the water on the notebook an accident), I was. Crying buckets over the phone with the boarding officers. By the time the sch told us inconclusive evidence, it was many mths later.[/quote]Good for your boy! I would have cried like you too!

[sunshine123]

jtoh:

sunshine123:

Hi,


Thought i heard that it was mentioned yesterday that NJC started their IP in 2004. However, NJC started the 6 yr IP prog in 2009.

What does it mean by they start in 2004? As they conduct IP in yr 5-6? Don't understand.

Appreciate if some kind parents can share on this

Thanks.

NJC started taking in students for their 4 year IP in 2004; ie students joined at Sec 3 and thru-trained to JC2. In 2009 they started taking in students in Sec 1.

hi jtoh, thanks for the info. :thankyou:

[phankao]

sunshine123:

jtoh:

[quote=\"sunshine123\"]Hi,


Thought i heard that it was mentioned yesterday that NJC started their IP in 2004. However, NJC started the 6 yr IP prog in 2009.

What does it mean by they start in 2004? As they conduct IP in yr 5-6? Don't understand.

Appreciate if some kind parents can share on this

Thanks.

NJC started taking in students for their 4 year IP in 2004; ie students joined at Sec 3 and thru-trained to JC2. In 2009 they started taking in students in Sec 1.

hi jtoh, thanks for the info. :thankyou:[/quote]And now, NJC doesn't even take in at Year 3 anymore except for the few foreign scholars they take in in year 3.

[sunshine123]

Hi hi,


Regarding school shoes, they are allowed to wear track shoes? Noticed most of the seniors wear track shoes. No need to go Bata to buy \"predominantly white shoes\" for the newbies huh.....

Wonder if any yr 1 parents have any comments. Like to share?

Thanks. :lovesite:

[phankao]

sunshine123:

Hi hi,


Regarding school shoes, they are allowed to wear track shoes? Noticed most of the seniors wear track shoes. No need to go Bata to buy \"predominantly white shoes\" for the newbies huh.....

Wonder if any yr 1 parents have any comments. Like to share?

Thanks. :lovesite:

As long as the base is white, you can wear. Can have red, black, blue stripes or shapes.

[sunshine123]

Hi phankao,


Thanks for sharing. Where are the foreign scholars from? China?

So these scholars compete with our local kids aka DD and DS.

By the way, how many students does NJC take in at senior high upon release of A level results? What is the typical cohort at NJC that take the A level exam?

Appreciate some sharing.

[sunshine123]

phankao:

sunshine123:

Hi hi,


Regarding school shoes, they are allowed to wear track shoes? Noticed most of the seniors wear track shoes. No need to go Bata to buy \"predominantly white shoes\" for the newbies huh.....

Wonder if any yr 1 parents have any comments. Like to share?

Thanks. :lovesite:

As long as the base is white, you can wear. Can have red, black, blue stripes or shapes.

:thankyou:

[phankao]

sunshine123:

Hi phankao,


Thanks for sharing. Where are the foreign scholars from? China?

So these scholars compete with our local kids aka DD and DS.

By the way, how many students does NJC take in at senior high upon release of A level results? What is the typical cohort at NJC that take the A level exam?

Appreciate some sharing.

2 China and 1 Indian in my ds' JH3 class of 28. Small percentage compared to our locals. But then again, even in their own JH1/JH2 cohorts, there are China and Korean students, although these came to study in Singapore much earlier in Primary school and some were even born here, so all took PSLE. Last time I've seen other names that look like the students are from Vietnam/Cambodia/Myanmar, but I'm not sure - for the JH3 new students, I mean.

For JC level, around 500+ available for external intake, I think. This is in addition to the 200+ from IP, which would have a slightly different programme from those who enter at JC1 level.

[sunshine123]

Hi phankao,


Thanks for sharing.