River Valley Primary
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Err…how do you noe the sch emphasize on character building ?
With regards to foreigners…i have seen americans, filippinos, "afro-american", vietnamese, chinese, etc students ard…they are still a minority, i feel… personally, thot its good that local kids get exposure to different nationalities…
P1 now currently on holistic teaching/ assessment. No CAs & SAs, but on-going mini formal tests / informal tests (show & tell)… Chinese "streaming" starts after mid-year of P1, just though the …better students would proceed to take on higher chinese… nothing to uptight abt…
i have not heard my kids commenting on who-has-what…so i guess they are not bothered abt the difference in family background/ wealth…
hmwk wise… depends on how fast kids do their hmwk…still managable though i would prefer teachers to be consistent in giving out hmwk throughout the term & not oni when the exams are near…
just my thots -
my son is in p5 this year.
yes, the school talks about character building being important but to me more have been emphasize on academic.
son does have some classmates who are foreigner. there’s no concern at all about family background or wealth. he has more classmates staying in HDB than private actually.
he also has lots of home work at times. worst before the SAs as they have to complete the topics that need to be tested… -
Hello Moonsun,
Many says tat PSLE preparation starts at P5, from sch as well as fr parents aka tuition centers… Is tis true?
Friend’s kid, P6 last year… She told me tat to hv greater sec sch options (we r talking abt avg n not the better sec sch) need to hv at least a score of 245 & above!!
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hi Shandee,
yes, it’s true that psle preparation starts at p5. but, for rvps, supplementary classes starts from p2 i think. even when son was in p4, he had to stay back every tues and thurs for supplementary classes.
ya… actually around rvps area (tiong barhu, queenstown etc) there’s no ‘better’ sec sch. highest is GESS which entry score of ~>220… -
moonsun:
hi Shandee,
yes, it's true that psle preparation starts at p5. but, for rvps, supplementary classes starts from p2 i think. even when son was in p4, he had to stay back every tues and thurs for supplementary classes.
ya... actually around rvps area (tiong barhu, queenstown etc) there's no 'better' sec sch. highest is GESS which entry score of ~>220...
Mmh.....wat does the term \"supplementary\" n \"remedial\" means??
Supplementary classes meant to help the avg student be better?
Are these lessons helpful?
Oh...GESS entry point to pretty on the low end.... Oh dear, limited choices for sec schools.... -
hi Shandee,
sup suppose to be extra lesson whiile remedial is to help the weaker students.
are they helpful? i don’t know…think they use the periods to cover the syllabus and not extra drilling…i think…
yes, very limited indeed. if wanna get into good schools, will have to travel. there’s a crescent girl there but it’s a girls school so too bad for my son… -
shandee:
Score of 245 is very high. Easily can go to the following.
Friend's kid, P6 last year..... She told me tat to hv greater sec sch options (we r talking abt avg n not the better sec sch) need to hv at least a score of 245 & above!!
St Nicholas Girls' School
Cedar Girls
Catholic High
Victoria
ACS
Anderson Sec
Score > 250 will land you at
Nanyang Girls' High School
RGS
RI
Dunman High
HCI
RVHS
MGS
SCGS
Got to be realistic and don't stress the kid too much for such a high expectation. If the kid can perform then be it
Think there are also other \"better\" sec sch with score below 245 -
daddy2007:
Score of 245 is very high. Easily can go to the following.shandee:
Friend's kid, P6 last year..... She told me tat to hv greater sec sch options (we r talking abt avg n not the better sec sch) need to hv at least a score of 245 & above!!
St Nicholas Girls' School
Cedar Girls
Catholic High
Victoria
ACS
Anderson Sec
Score > 250 will land you at
Nanyang Girls' High School
RGS
RI
Dunman High
HCI
RVHS
MGS
SCGS
Got to be realistic and don't stress the kid too much for such a high expectation. If the kid can perform then be it
Think there are also other \"better\" sec sch with score below 245
Thanks for the info! May I know where did you come across such info..... website? Guess, my friend has quite a high standard then.......
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shandee:
Score of 245 is very high. Easily can go to the following.daddy2007:
[quote=\"shandee\"]
Friend's kid, P6 last year..... She told me tat to hv greater sec sch options (we r talking abt avg n not the better sec sch) need to hv at least a score of 245 & above!!
St Nicholas Girls' School
Cedar Girls
Catholic High
Victoria
ACS
Anderson Sec
Score > 250 will land you at
Nanyang Girls' High School
RGS
RI
Dunman High
HCI
RVHS
MGS
SCGS
Got to be realistic and don't stress the kid too much for such a high expectation. If the kid can perform then be it
Think there are also other \"better\" sec sch with score below 245
Thanks for the info! May I know where did you come across such info..... website? Guess, my friend has quite a high standard then.......[/quote]every yr around Sep, all P6 kids will be given a sec school selection guide book from MOE, there will be full descriptions of all the sec schools (eg location, strengths etc). The minimum cut off points for the previous batch of PSLE students admitted the school will be listed to help in selection of sec schools. If you are keen to see what are the scores like for schools on an informal basis, look at the threads in PSLE and Sec school selection, some parents share the cut off pts of the schools their kids get admitted to. Hope this helps 
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daddy2007:
Happen to come RV Thread and saw the above posting.
Score of 245 is very high. Easily can go to the following.shandee:
Friend's kid, P6 last year..... She told me tat to hv greater sec sch options (we r talking abt avg n not the better sec sch) need to hv at least a score of 245 & above!!
St Nicholas Girls' School
Cedar Girls
Catholic High
Victoria
ACS
Anderson Sec
Score > 250 will land you at
Nanyang Girls' High School
RGS
RI
Dunman High
HCI
RVHS
MGS
SCGS
Got to be realistic and don't stress the kid too much for such a high expectation. If the kid can perform then be it
Think there are also other \"better\" sec sch with score below 245
If I may correct some of the above Sch's COP:
1)St Nicholas Girls' Sch shd be 249. Likely to go up as going IP next yr.
2)Cedar shd be 249. Went IP this yr so COP is raised.
3)Catholic High is 247. Likely to go up,going IP next yr.
4)Victoria is 246.
5)SCGS is 248. Likely to go up,going IP next yr.
6)MGS is 250.
Hope you parents don't mind me sharing the above data.
Thanks.
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