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    With 5 more new IP schs next yr, how will COP of IP schs be?

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    • NebbermindN Offline
      Nebbermind
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      jtoh:
      Zhuge:

      I think MOE need to be more transparent. They should put in the Schools Selection booklet the following:

      1. No of places in each school
      2. No of IP places in each school
      3. No of places given to DSA
      4. No of places reserved for affiliated primary school students
      etc

      Why is this information important?

      I also wondering if this info is useful.

      Even if one knows how many places is available, there's no way to find out how many students are vying for the same option, or how many of these students are ahead in term of T-score.

      as for (4), from what I know, they go by COP (235/220 are quite common) and not by no. of seats

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      • R Offline
        RVHS
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        Zhuge:
        I think, naturally, the COP of the present IP schools, starting from NYGH, RI...will drop. This is good as good students are better spread over a no of schools. In view of it being a dragon year, this drop in COP may not be much, perhaps 1 to 2 points.


        Anyone has information on the no of students in this dragon year's cohort compared to last year's?
        The 2012 cohort about 3000+ more compare to 2011, top 10% will increase 300+, consider new IP school about 600 places, IP COP should remain.

        2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
        Primary 1 50,204 43,492 43,914 47,964 42,880 42,489 39,595
        Primary 2 49,844 47,348 43,652 44,370 47,994 42,765 42,405
        Primary 3 50,019 49,070 47,697 44,502 45,019 48,218 43,022
        Primary 4 52,116 49,217 49,368 48,345 44,926 45,200 48,418
        Primary 5 48,749 50,010 49,314 49,784 48,307 44,789 45,141
        Primary 6 54,773 51,124 50,655 50,083 50,146 48,793 45,325

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        • janet88J Offline
          janet88
          last edited by

          A little off topic.

          For schools like SJI for eg…if my son makes the grade to study there, but not intending to take IP. It is still possible right ? There is still the 4 year O level route. This IP/IB thing is confusing, and my son is in P6 this year. So many fanciful stuff.

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          • NebbermindN Offline
            Nebbermind
            last edited by

            From what i read at the MOE website, such schools will have two options, each having its own COP.

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            • J Offline
              jtoh
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              janet_lee88:
              A little off topic.

              For schools like SJI for eg...if my son makes the grade to study there, but not intending to take IP. It is still possible right ? There is still the 4 year O level route. This IP/IB thing is confusing, and my son is in P6 this year. So many fanciful stuff.
              SJI and some of the other IP schools offer a dual route - O level as well as IP. If your son qualifies for IP but chooses to take O levels I think that should be possible too.

              Just read yesterday that SJI JC is only taking in 80 students next year and that there's no preference given to existing SJI boys.

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              • janet88J Offline
                janet88
                last edited by

                jtoh:
                janet_lee88:

                A little off topic.

                For schools like SJI for eg...if my son makes the grade to study there, but not intending to take IP. It is still possible right ? There is still the 4 year O level route. This IP/IB thing is confusing, and my son is in P6 this year. So many fanciful stuff.

                SJI and some of the other IP schools offer a dual route - O level as well as IP. If your son qualifies for IP but chooses to take O levels I think that should be possible too.

                Just read yesterday that SJI JC is only taking in 80 students next year and that there's no preference given to existing SJI boys.

                A friend of mine told me SJI has opened more places to boys from other non-affiliated schools. Only the top classes from St Anthony, SJI junior and another affiliated pri get to enter SJI. IP is not applicable for all kids. Self-motivated ones can opt for it. Mine better take the O level.

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                • J Offline
                  jtoh
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                  janet_lee88:
                  jtoh:

                  [quote=\"janet_lee88\"]A little off topic.

                  For schools like SJI for eg...if my son makes the grade to study there, but not intending to take IP. It is still possible right ? There is still the 4 year O level route. This IP/IB thing is confusing, and my son is in P6 this year. So many fanciful stuff.

                  SJI and some of the other IP schools offer a dual route - O level as well as IP. If your son qualifies for IP but chooses to take O levels I think that should be possible too.

                  Just read yesterday that SJI JC is only taking in 80 students next year and that there's no preference given to existing SJI boys.

                  A friend of mine told me SJI has opened more places to boys from other non-affiliated schools. Only the top classes from St Anthony, SJI junior and another affiliated pri get to enter SJI. IP is not applicable for all kids. Self-motivated ones can opt for it. Mine better take the O level.[/quote]For affiliated primary schools there should still be a COP or predetermined number of vacancies. So I don't think being in the top class of those primary schools is enough or is the only way to get into SJI. You might not be in the top class in primary school but can still do better than those in the class during PSLE.

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                  • M Offline
                    mistral77
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                    jtoh:
                    janet_lee88:

                    A little off topic.

                    For schools like SJI for eg...if my son makes the grade to study there, but not intending to take IP. It is still possible right ? There is still the 4 year O level route. This IP/IB thing is confusing, and my son is in P6 this year. So many fanciful stuff.

                    SJI and some of the other IP schools offer a dual route - O level as well as IP. If your son qualifies for IP but chooses to take O levels I think that should be possible too.

                    Just read yesterday that SJI JC is only taking in 80 students next year and that there's no preference given to existing SJI boys.

                    Do you have data on the no of IP students the other IP schools are taking in?

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                    • M Offline
                      mistral77
                      last edited by

                      janet_lee88:
                      jtoh:

                      [quote=\"janet_lee88\"]A little off topic.

                      For schools like SJI for eg...if my son makes the grade to study there, but not intending to take IP. It is still possible right ? There is still the 4 year O level route. This IP/IB thing is confusing, and my son is in P6 this year. So many fanciful stuff.

                      SJI and some of the other IP schools offer a dual route - O level as well as IP. If your son qualifies for IP but chooses to take O levels I think that should be possible too.

                      Just read yesterday that SJI JC is only taking in 80 students next year and that there's no preference given to existing SJI boys.

                      A friend of mine told me SJI has opened more places to boys from other non-affiliated schools. Only the top classes from St Anthony, SJI junior and another affiliated pri get to enter SJI. IP is not applicable for all kids. Self-motivated ones can opt for it. Mine better take the O level.[/quote]Is the 3rd affiliated primary school of SJI call St Stephen's?

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                      • jedamumJ Offline
                        jedamum
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                        * SJI’s affiliated primary schools are SJI Junior, St Anthony’s Primary School, De La Salle Primary School and St Stephen’s School. Currently about 40% of the boys in SJI are from the affiliated schools.

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