St Andrew's Secondary School

[BlackVelvet]

Hi MommyDearest / SA Mum,


can you tell me what’s the school like - the teachers / school environment etc.

[meiah]

Wonder if anyone can give more info abt sass? Are the boys being developed holistically? What abt the environment, is it nurturing?

[ck123]

Any good feedback for this school? O level results for the past few years?


Thanks

[bellerina]

MOE PS’ speech dtd 30 Dec 2011:


At St Andrew’s Secondary, teachers wanted the Normal (Technical) students to develop a greater sense of purpose and engagement in their learning and school activities. The teachers re–conceptualised the curriculum and school programmes and took special care to consider the students’ needs, interests, suggestions and feedback. In the classroom, curriculum was customized to include elective modules like Sports & Fitness and Food & Beverage. Outside the classroom, the students were able to choose from a wide range of opportunities to engage in sports, music, performing arts and special interest clubs. The efforts of the school have borne fruit, with improvements in the students’ attendance, motivation and academic performance.

[KoalaMummy]

Hi, anybody knows if SASS and SAJS uniform, esp pants, are the same? I know the shirt could be different becos of the school badge. But how about the pants? Are the Sec 1 and 2s wearing same short pants as the pri school?

[janet88]

Any open house ?

I would like to bring my son to take a look.

[janet88]

How many CCAs do the boys take? How is the school environment like? Are teachers caring and compassionate? Sorry to ask all this but I feel parents with sons already studying in the school can give us a better idea what to expect. Thanks

[Kokomommy]

Hello Everyone and also Janet_Lee88


Are you all interested to go SASS? I can share something if you want to know.
I have 2 boys and they started P1 from the SA junior.

My elder boy did not do very well in PSLE (so sad as we wished him to go SJI initially as we are Catholics) and is in Sec 3 SASS now (express and Science stream) . Since young, he is talkative, non-attentive and mischievous. Teachers may not like him in the Primary schools but I must admit MOST primary school ASIAN teachers CANNOT tolerate non-conformative and non-obedient students. But once in SASS, he changed to someone who is more concerned in studies and more matured. He is more respectful and enjoys the subjects more as compared to Primary schools.The teachers are above my expectation in terms of being communicative, compassionate and understanding. They are very nice and the parents are not so demanding and very down to earth and not the "kan chiong" types as in the branded schools. No more constant scolding and punishment as in Primary schools. The teachers even treat them like friends, talk in level terms and teachers and friends in same facebook group. I saw the teachers made sincere effort in reaching out to them. Of course the school is not so competitive like in RI, Catholic High and SJI where academic results is the ultra-impt. Alot of intersting CCA to choose. I saw some old boys came back to teach with some passion.I just feel that we can choose a place where our son feel belonged and he does not feel outcast as in the top schools. I saw some of his classmates who did not do well in PSLE scoring 200plus and is among the top in cohort now. So a lot depends on the boys . Then other factors like friends and teachers and environment. Friends are variables that our boys have to make life decisions in choosing the right ones. There are naughty ones and good ones every schools. I saw my boys and classmates welcome all boys from other schools and they are not snobs. Once in CCA, they formed strong bonding. If he is the above average in a school, it somehow pushes him to work harder as the aim is more achievable. And this school has JC affiliation ! The JC is rather good. So with CCA and JC, he can deduct a whopping 4 points!!! We can aim high but we must always have a moderate buffer in case my boys did not do well in the exams.

Junior sch and Sec wear different uniforms, Sec 1 & 2 short pants. No donations or unnecessary donations. No preaching of religion for students not in their faith.

The environment is very good,rather new classrooms and big clean canteen with interesting food. The school field is million dollars.They even go to junior school if they need it as they share resources… Some classrooms are aircon. Hall is aircon. We pay normal school fees but the school has great history and is a single gender school ( sorry, I only want single gender school) with JC affiliation. So it is quite a good choice still!

[Hello Pooh]

Hi Kokomommy,


Thanks for your sharing. My son will in Sec 1 next year and I know that I did not make the wrong choice for him to go SASS.

[tinasen]

Thank you kokomommy fr the great sharing. My dd has joined SASS this year and was wondering if he chose the right fit as he was the one who chose the school. Feels gud after reading your post.