Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[lizawa]

luckystar:

Please share the schedule each week for the CCAs ? Thank you

Don't have the full schedule for all the CCAs. Just from what I know,

uniform groups usually on 2 days, fridays and saturdays
Competitive sports will be between 3 - 4 times a week

3rd language day this year is on Thursdays, so almost all the students who do Jap, German, French go for 3rd langauge on Thursdays

[KiWee]

ApronMama:

Anyone know whether HC students need sit for GCE 'O\" level CL at sec 3?

TIA

My son only took HCL 'O' Level in Sec 4, which was few days ago on 10 Nov 2009. He did not take O Lvl CL in Sec 3.

[petitemum]

my son will be in HCI next year. Does anyone here know how to get into

badminton team which my son likes very much. He can play quite well but did not receive any formal training in his primary sch. Does attending lessons taught by those coaches from China help increasing his chance of getting selected in the CCA?

[luckystar]

My girl in NY, may be similar, the school will have a week for the sec 1 to choose the cca by selection trial, so if he is good he will get to select by the coach, I don think the parent can do anything about it.

[lizawa]

petitemum:

my son will be in HCI next year. Does anyone here know how to get into

badminton team which my son likes very much. He can play quite well but did not receive any formal training in his primary sch. Does attending lessons taught by those coaches from China help increasing his chance of getting selected in the CCA?

There will be trial sessions for all CCAs, badminton included. So if your son does well, he will be selected. He can choose up to 6 CCAs (if I am not wrong), in order of preference, and will be selected based on his trial performance for sports.

[petitemum]

thank you very much, lizawa and luckystar.

[Cheerfuldad]

Any parents here to share their boys’ experiences about life in HCI? My DS is joining the big family next year.

- Is life really so stressful?
- Are the kids ranked according to the class they’re in? Are their positions in class/standard disclosed at yearend?
- Are remedial/supp classes provided for weaker students?
- Do your kids reach home late (as in after 9pm) often?
- Are the boys rough (during orientation, do the seniors bully the juniors in ways that are demeaning/spiteful?)
- Are your kids generally happy (look forward to school).
- Are they often dead-tired from school activities?
- Are they snobs who compare the brands of their shoes/mobiles/laptops/games/cars etc…or even the places they visit?
- Heard that there’re school buses that pick up the kids from east side. Any idea?
- Are parents allowed to drop off the kids within the school grounds(if it rains?)…Is there morning peak hour conjestion?
- Are they rebellious, rude and behave so high and mighty?

TIA

[frankchn]

As a student who was in the 1st batch of IP students (graduating Class of 2007) - I think I can answer some of the questions posed.


- Is life really so stressful?

Life is probably stressful at any top school, but so long as your child has good time management, I don’t see why it should be a problem.

- Are the kids ranked according to the class they’re in? Are their positions in class/standard disclosed at yearend?

At my time, yes I was ranked and my rank is disclosed to me and my parents in my report card. There are also mark ranges provided each term (Max, Min, Mean) for each subject each term.

- Are remedial/supp classes provided for weaker students?

Yes.

- Do your kids reach home late (as in after 9pm) often?

This depends on your child’s CCA activities, but usually no.

- Are the boys rough (during orientation, do the seniors bully the juniors in ways that are demeaning/spiteful?)

No, not at all. The vast majority are respectful.

- Are your kids generally happy (look forward to school).

I was quite happy throughout my six years there I guess.

- Are they often dead-tired from school activities?

Nope.

- Are they snobs who compare the brands of their shoes/mobiles/laptops/games/cars etc…or even the places they visit?

No. We do sometimes compare academic grades though so there might be some pressure to perform.

- Heard that there’re school buses that pick up the kids from east side. Any idea?

No idea. I live in the West.

- Are parents allowed to drop off the kids within the school grounds(if it rains?)…Is there morning peak hour conjestion?

Yes, you are allowed to do that.

- Are they rebellious, rude and behave so high and mighty?

No. The vast majority are courteous and kind.

[Cheerfuldad]

Hi Frankchn,


Thank you for your information. I felt released.

God Bless!

[Way2GO]

Cheerfuldad:

Hi Frankchn,


Thank you for your information. I felt released.

God Bless!

Dear cheerfuldad, you meant \"relieved\"? :heresmyfish: