Catholic High (Primary)

[meiah]

Yep. Same COP, but my ds kena first. Then firefly’s next. So logically no need to inform kids since COP already raised for 2011’s entry and COP for 2012’s entry cannot be lower than previous year.

[iFirefly]

meiah:

Yep. Same COP, but my ds kena first. Then firefly's next. So logically no need to inform kids since COP already raised for 2011's entry and COP for 2012's entry cannot be lower than previous year.

Feel that CHS (Sec) should not suddenly raise COP for its affiliated pupils, just because it is running IP from next year onwards.. Afterall, CHS will still admit pupils for GCE O Levels, right? Maybe no special bonus points for affiliated pupils who choose the IP track.. but for those who choose the normal GCE O Level track, everything should remain as it has been, right?

DS2 can't DSA for CHS Sec (unlike phankao's DS2), coz he has nothing to DSA leh.. His only skill is playing football at the Parade Square every morning, every recess, every afternoon, every lunch time, and every single free time that he has at school.. :slapshead:

[phankao]

meiah:

Yep. Same COP, but my ds kena first. Then firefly's next. So logically no need to inform kids since COP already raised for 2011's entry and COP for 2012's entry cannot be lower than previous year.

but I did receive for my boy who was same year as firefly's elder boy lah.

So your ds2 and firefly's ds2 both p4 this year? Did you hear anything about the new COP? My fren who went for briefing was who I heard from about the new much higher COP - her boy is now p6.

[phankao]

firefly38:

DS2 can't DSA for CHS Sec (unlike phankao's DS2), coz he has nothing to DSA leh.. His only skill is playing football at the Parade Square every morning, every recess, every afternoon, every lunch time, and every single free time that he has at school.. :slapshead:

You know, this year the only domains for DSA is for IP & for Sports??? No other domains??? SO my ds2 also cannot try if it were like that this year.

My ds2 also plays football every morning and breaktime at the Parade Square! Even now!!!

[phankao]

firefly38:

Feel that CHS (Sec) should not suddenly raise COP for its affiliated pupils, just because it is running IP from next year onwards.. Afterall, CHS will still admit pupils for GCE O Levels, right? Maybe no special bonus points for affiliated pupils who choose the IP track.. but for those who choose the normal GCE O Level track, everything should remain as it has been, right?

You know, every year, CHS secondary's vacancy should be around 400. In the past, before they imposed the min.COP for affiliated boys and left the affiliated COP to \"market forces - demand/supply\", the full 400 was mostly filled.

I don't know about Meiah's ds1's time, but for my ds2's time, the intake (affiliated plus outside) totalled 330 at 1st January 2012. Means there's 70 places available????

With the new IP, would it then mean the cohort size will shrink further??? Bc afterall, how many more boys with scores that qualify for top IP will choose to go CHS sec instead? AFterall, that very premium school v nearby ... so location similar. So the number of boys 250 and above choosing to apply to or for affiliated - to stay in CHS sec, may not increase by all that very much I'd think.

[meiah]

phankao:

So your ds2 and firefly's ds2 both p4 this year? Did you hear anything about the new COP? My fren who went for briefing was who I heard from about the new much higher COP - her boy is now p6.

Dont have leh. Last heard was 4 years back!

[meiah]

To firefly and phankao,


My ds2 also cannot dsa for anything to anywhere! So… Stuck! Most likely, mine is also playing ball in school!

[phankao]

meiah:

To firefly and phankao,


My ds2 also cannot dsa for anything to anywhere! So... Stuck! Most likely, mine is also playing ball in school!

My backup plan if ds didn't make the COP was this Chinese school in Yishun (you can guess which lah) ... that one no need DSA. Bc have normal stream. Mr Lee's son also went to this school. Also considered another nearby neighbourhood school, which also has normal stream. I guess you could prepare by looking out for such not-too-bad schools?

[meiah]

Me very ks one. Already got 2 lists! 1 for express and 1 for normal! Can fill in option form already. But ya, the yishun one also in my list.

[iFirefly]

meiah:

Me very ks one. Already got 2 lists! 1 for express and 1 for normal! Can fill in option form already. But ya, the yishun one also in my list.

Paisey :oops: .. I don't know which Yishun school that is good leh.. Have girls anot? Prefer all-boys schools, coz no need to worry about all those BGR stuffs...