Secondary School Selection 2012

[Brenda10]

Champion:

My DD1 is P4 this year and we are staying v near (5 mins walk) to River Valley High


DD1 did mention that she hopes to study in that school since is so near home :imcool: Briefly explained the COP to attain in PSLE & also the committment / work load in secondary school.

Nevertheless, will still encourage her to do her best & mummy here will just give a little push :evil:

Hi sista Champion,

That is very near and can afford to wake up late as well as reach home early after the CCA! :boogie:

FYI, DD leaves home at about 6.45am as she only needs to take MRT for one station and walk to school.

[Snow Crystal]

jedamum:

When his friends were talking about going RI, my boy said he thinks that RI is out of reach and i said i agree with him. i am not about to let him go for tuition/enrichment for 4 subjects so that he can get into IP because 1. we cannot afford; 2. what happens after PSLE? tuition for more subjects in sec sch??
We are more into assessing if he'll survive better in co-ed or boys' sch and will work on from there. Also going to assess if he'll do better in SAP Sch environment or non-SAP Sch. his current MT performance is like a yoyo.
for the time being, he has no preference. and we have preference for every 'score band' (eg 220-230 what sch, 230-235 what sch etc etc) to be realistic.

You are not only realistic but very far-sighted Many of us thought that if we manage to 'push' the kid into the tiny door of good sec sch - phew end of story but we fail to realize behind the tiny door could be either Wonderland or Neverland. I guess many of us forget to think: what if they can't cope in that sec sch :nailbite: You really think through it well ahead.

[Peony]

Chongalicia:

definitely want my kids to go to the top schools.

Why?

Sorry, I'm asking because DD is in P6 and we don't live close to any top schs. So am really wondering if a top sch is necessary.

Appreciate insights. Am I missing something?

[Champion]

Brenda10:

Champion:

My DD1 is P4 this year and we are staying v near (5 mins walk) to River Valley High


DD1 did mention that she hopes to study in that school since is so near home :imcool: Briefly explained the COP to attain in PSLE & also the committment / work load in secondary school.

Nevertheless, will still encourage her to do her best & mummy here will just give a little push :evil:

Hi sista Champion,

That is very near and can afford to wake up late as well as reach home early after the CCA! :boogie:

FYI, DD leaves home at about 6.45am as she only needs to take MRT for one station and walk to school.

Hi! Sista brenda :hugs: nice to see your post.

Yes, this is so far the nearest to our home but we know that the standard is also v high :nailbite: :yikes:

Thanks for your advice; will encourage dd1 to work towards the goal :shock:

[Beansprout]

My wish is that my girl can go to NYGH and son to Hwa Chong. If they can’t make it, I am fine as long as they have tried their very best. I mean, most parents would want their kids to enter top schools and be among the top cohort so I am not exception. But I don’t want to over stress myself over ‘what they are’ versus ‘what we hope they are’. As long as they have tried their best I am fine. There are many roads to success in life and going to top schools is not the only option.

[jedamum]

Snow Crystal:

jedamum:

When his friends were talking about going RI, my boy said he thinks that RI is out of reach and i said i agree with him. i am not about to let him go for tuition/enrichment for 4 subjects so that he can get into IP because 1. we cannot afford; 2. what happens after PSLE? tuition for more subjects in sec sch??
We are more into assessing if he'll survive better in co-ed or boys' sch and will work on from there. Also going to assess if he'll do better in SAP Sch environment or non-SAP Sch. his current MT performance is like a yoyo.
for the time being, he has no preference. and we have preference for every 'score band' (eg 220-230 what sch, 230-235 what sch etc etc) to be realistic.

You are not only realistic but very far-sighted Many of us thought that if we manage to 'push' the kid into the tiny door of good sec sch - phew end of story but we fail to realize behind the tiny door could be either Wonderland or Neverland. I guess many of us forget to think: what if they can't cope in that sec sch :nailbite: You really think through it well ahead.

:oops: i am just taking the easier (less stressful) way out ah.. :oops:

[tankee]

jedamum:

When his friends were talking about going RI, my boy said he thinks that RI is out of reach and i said i agree with him. i am not about to let him go for tuition/enrichment for 4 subjects so that he can get into IP because 1. we cannot afford; 2. what happens after PSLE? tuition for more subjects in sec sch??

We are more into assessing if he'll survive better in co-ed or boys' sch and will work on from there. Also going to assess if he'll do better in SAP Sch environment or non-SAP Sch. his current MT performance is like a yoyo.
for the time being, he has no preference. and we have preference for every 'score band' (eg 220-230 what sch, 230-235 what sch etc etc) to be realistic.

:goodpost:

[tankee]

Chongalicia:

definitely want my kids to go to the top schools.

in your opinion, which are the schools that qualify to be top schools?

[Jasmy]

Beansprout:

My wish is that my girl can go to NYGH and son to Hwa Chong. If they can't make it, I am fine as long as they have tried their very best. I mean, most parents would want their kids to enter top schools and be among the top cohort so I am not exception. But I don't want to over stress myself over 'what they are' versus 'what we hope they are'. As long as they have tried their best I am fine. There are many roads to success in life and going to top schools is not the only option.

:goodpost:

[Jasmy]

I am also hoping that my dd can get into Dunman High, maybe bcos it’s an IP school, I will not hv to worry about which jc 4 years later. I hv heard of a girl who score 6 pts in L1R5 deduct 1 pt from cca = 5 pts still cannot get into NJC this yr. She stay in bukit timah area. Scary. However, if dd really can’t get in despite her effort, then I think I will acknowledge the fact and move on.