Catholic High (Primary)

[JonC]

All schools do their \"internal streaming\" for teacher to manage the student's progress better.


P3 to P4 only take out the GEP pupils into their own classes

CHS does it 2 times,
1. P2 to P3
2. P4 to P5

P5 will be you boy's likely permanent class and also all the HCL together.

Go to school more often like Martin and me, you will know which are the better classes and may change year to year.

By the way, they do not use A, B, C, D, E, F, G (210 total with 30 each class for P1) anymore. They use names like Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness. P4 will add 1 more class with 2 classes for GEP.

GEP stays in GEP. Non GEP, better class also have students who fails, the other classes also have students who get good grades.

Do not be too upset if you boy gets into the other classes and do not be too happy when he is in better class. The outcome of race between the Hare and the Tortoise will only know when PSLE result releases.

But you can calculate where your boy is in the whole level in terms of approx. percentile and approx. position by using the statistic attachment slip given in the report book.

MaryMa:

My son is going to become a P4 student in Catholic High next term .
Is it like the other school that the classes are separated as good class and regular class? And which class is the best class?

[karmeleon]

Momma Joan:

I was told that from last year's P3 class, they had done away with having a best class followed by a 2nd best class. There are now supposedly only 2 top classes, Goodness and Kindness. This is suppose to diffuse the stong competition, selfishness and \"kiasuism\" prevalent in the \"best\" class.

But goodness will always be a better class than kindness, despite what the school says as it being the 2 top classes, and no differential.

If not, then why does the top students from each class tend to be sent to \"goodness\"? Even top boys from kindness streams into goodness?

And pri 4goodness has extra programmes, eg. twinning prog with gep like ss and bicep. pri 4 kindness doesn't have.

[Momma Joan]

With a class of 40, there are bound to be students who are slower in Goodness and Kindness. Do the teachers go at breakneck speed expecting that all the kids (being in the top classes) will be able to cope? Anyone with kids in these classes with experience to share?

[JonC]

Not sure about other levels.


But this years P5 going to P6 next yaer, I am also horrified by the huge numbers of stidents in this 2 so call "better" class, wondering how the teacher cope with such huge numbers. One class has HCL and the other does not.

[karmeleon]

JonC:

Not sure about other levels.


But this years P5 going to P6 next yaer, I am also horrified by the huge numbers of stidents in this 2 so call \"better\" class, wondering how the teacher cope with such huge numbers. One class has HCL and the other does not.

Are you referring to p6goodness(HCL) & p6peace(non-HCL)? Is your son from one of these classes? Generally the teachers manage. p6peace is poor in CL so may have many additional CL sessions after school - improving by sheer memorising & hard work.

[karmeleon]

Momma Joan:

With a class of 40, there are bound to be students who are slower in Goodness and Kindness. Do the teachers go at breakneck speed expecting that all the kids (being in the top classes) will be able to cope? Anyone with kids in these classes with experience to share?

Not from my experience - no \"breakneck\" speed I mean. But my ds2 is one of the slower ones though. HAHA.

[JonC]

I am refering to this year's P5 Kindness (P5E & some HCL) and P5 Goodness (P5F & HCL), the 2 better classes.


My boy not in these classes. He is in another also some HCL class (shiiiisss....).

Talking about breakneck speed, the school has covered in P5 some P6 topic already.

So once school start, its \"cheong\" all the way.

[JonC]

CH 2009 PSLE Top is 280, good?


For those P6 from CH going CH Sec 1, how many points can stay back hah?

I only wish he can stay back after 2010 PSLE.

Any changes to points for next batch?

[karmeleon]

JonC:

CH 2009 PSLE Top is 280, good?


For those P6 from CH going CH Sec 1, how many points can stay back hah?

I only wish he can stay back after 2010 PSLE.

Any changes to points for next batch?

I think this year performance quite poor. Principal didn't look too happy and was consoling the parents in his speech just now!!!!!!!!!!

Only 34 boys got 260 and above and 13 with 4A*.

I think for CH Sec this year, 225 under affiliation still can make it. But must put CHS as 1st choice to enjoy affiliation status.

But for the cohort doing psle in 2010 and thereafter, must have psle score of 230 and above under affiliation . The school is setting a minimum for that year's cohort and future.

[karmeleon]

JonC:

I am refering to this year's P5 Kindness (P5E & some HCL) and P5 Goodness (P5F & HCL), the 2 better classes.


My boy not in these classes. He is in another also some HCL class (shiiiisss....).

Talking about breakneck speed, the school has covered in P5 some P6 topic already.

So once school start, its \"cheong\" all the way.

Yes get ready to *cheong*. Prelims start in April.