DSA 2012

[mommylow]

Meteorite MaMa:

mommylow:

[quote=\"Meteorite MaMa\"]:rahrah: :rahrah: we received CO from HCI

:congrats: So is your DS accepting RI or HCI's CO? Which domain did he apply for?

:thankyou: mommylow.
DS applied thru GE. :? He is still unsure about where he wants to go next year, guess the peers in school play a part in his decision making. Will have a family discussion this weekend and hopefully he can make a decision by then. :xedfingers:[/quote]Yes, it's difficult to make a choice as both are excellent schools. Most importantly, he must follow his own heart and choose the school that suits him best. May wisdom be with all of you in making the right choice.

[Dino]

verykiasu2010:

leeven:

[quote=\"Dino\"]pardon me, but I am still not familiar with certain terms used here.


Can any 1 enlighten what is the meaning of mainstreamers? what kids are considered mainstreamers?

Your DC is studing which level now in primary school.

For P4,P5,P6 there are 2 are 2 team which GEP students and non GEP students (main streamers) something like express,normal ,technical .

Pri 1 to Pri 3 : no differentiation

Pri 4 to Pri 6 : GEP or non-GEP (mainstream). within mainstream, some schools have HA (High Ability, those bordeline just missed the GEP selection)

Sec 1 onwards : Express, Normal (academic) or Normal (technical)

some IP / IS schools continue to have SBGE in sec 1 and 2[/quote]Thank you all who replied. Cheers and hope all parents and children got COs for their 1st choice.

[TTBCOOL]

:rahrah: :congrats: :rahrah: :dancing: :dancing:

TF2010:

Received CO from HCI and congratz to all who have CO/WL

[TTBCOOL]

:rahrah: :congrats: :rahrah: :dancing: :dancing:

HairyOrange:

YES! CO from HCI (Mainstream - Academic). Congrats to all CO and WL DC. All the best for PSLE.

[Dino]

leeven:

Dino:

pardon me, but I am still not familiar with certain terms used here.


Can any 1 enlighten what is the meaning of mainstreamers? what kids are considered mainstreamers?

Your DC is studing which level now in primary school.

For P4,P5,P6 there are 2 are 2 team which GEP students and non GEP students (main streamers) something like express,normal ,technical .

Hi Leeven,

My child is due to register for P1 next yr for 2014. However, as I have not much knowledge abt the primary school education system, I am trying to learn as much as possible, including primary school registrations and so on to prepare myself and child at same time.

So far, the forum here has been very informative, except for times whereby I may not understand certain terms. So please pardon me when I ask silly questions at times.

Hope all will get the COs you wanted!!!! I can feel the joys and empathise with the disappointments of the parents here, for I also want and hope for the best for my kid as well.

cheers

[leeven]

TTBCOOL:

:rahrah: :congrats: :rahrah: :dancing: :dancing:

TF2010:

Received CO from HCI and congratz to all who have CO/WL

:rahrah: :rahrah: congrats to all who got CO from HCI.

[Zann]

jtoh:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"orchid1109\"]Have attended HCI briefing today, the chance of converting WL1 to CO is 100% as per principle. Based on past experience, nearly 50% CO receivers will choose RI eventually. The chance for WL2 is very high too, 98%~100%, depends on how many students give up CO.

did you ask what is the reason for such high % not exercising their option for HCI ?

I'm quite surprised at the high numbers too.[/quote]
High? 50% wa. From the RI point of view, 50% who receive both RI & HCI will give up RI and go to HCI. What is the reason for giving up RI then?
Perhaps RI less focus on the variety of Chinese programme,like drama, debate, .. to help train the students in their Mandarin, what else?

[Otah]

orchid1109:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"orchid1109\"]Have attended HCI briefing today, the chance of converting WL1 to CO is 100% as per principle. Based on past experience, nearly 50% CO receivers will choose RI eventually. The chance for WL2 is very high too, 98%~100%, depends on how many students give up CO.

did you ask what is the reason for such high % not exercising their option for HCI ?

No parents asked leh.

Well, I would not comment what are reasons cause such high % not exercising the option but like to share a question raised by one parent:

The parent asked that her DS not good at Chinese, what the impact would be if he studies in HCI? The principle said he wouldn't expect all HCI students are very good at Chinese or like CL very much, but at least must not 'hate' CL. If the student 'hate' CL, there is no point to study in HCI.[/quote]Kids will have programmes to help them brush up their Chinese and speak Mandarin in HCI. HCI get their students to order zaobao, chinese magazine and read in the morning. The incorporate Chinese drama, current affair and debate in their Chinese programme too. Eventually the students Chinese will improved and like Chinese. For English, they give lots of training too. The language arts incorporate current affair, literature, ... You can see from those MP from HC how proficient they are in both languages.

[phtthp]

Zann:

High? 50% wa. From the RI point of view, 50% who receive both RI & HCI will give up RI and go to HCI. What is the reason for giving up RI then?
Perhaps RI less focus on the variety of Chinese programme,like drama, debate, .. to help train the students in their Mandarin, what else?

between RI and HCI -
i)
which Sec school do you think shows more concern and is deemed more proactive in developing moral character values in Sec school boys ?

Character comes first, before academic excellence.

at this point, we're grimly reminded of RI ex boys .... Kong Hee, Ren Chi monk (Shi Ming Yi), TT Durai. Which school make more notorious news, at front line news ?

ii)
which Sec school has richer, deeper history ?

[Kiasucy]

Aiyo, also in a dilemma now…