Nanyang Girls' High School [*IP]

[likoko]

Found this in the RGS discussion thread:

unflappable_chicken:

hey(:

i'm a sec2, going on sec 3 next year.
life at rgs isnt that stressful but can be quite packed
there are \"peak seasons\" when we have close deadlines for PTs (performance tasks), with SAs coming up. To top it off, there are always the cca sessions that end late with third language classes to go for on other days.
Thats why many rgs girls sleep as late as 12pm+ or 1pm++ on weekdays.
But with effective time planning, sleeping late can be avoided:D

The teachers are quite caring(:
Honestly the Chinese standard isnt too good at RGS. There are of course people who excel in Chinese, but mainly they were from PRC or are locals who really read a lot of Chinese materials (eg. newspapers, articles)

The Lit book for year 1.. if I'm not wrong, I think we had to buy a book called \"A Sense of Belonging\" which is a collection of short stories and a book of poetry called \"Appreciating Poetry\".

For those who were sports-dsa students, they are not all grouped in the same class.
there were 13 classes for my level

the no. of pe lessons depends on whether its an odd-week/even week
sometimes it's one lesson, sometimes it's two lessons.

hope this helps(:

the chinese standard in RGS is not that high...

[VitoRelax]

Nanyang IP students transfer to HCI to do A level at Year 5 & 6 ?

[Fairy]

StudentABC:

Well, I wanted to go to nanyang as well but alot of my teachers advised me to go RGS because of the gd programmes there

Hi StudentABC,

Which school have you chosen? RGS or NYGH? Both schools are good. I understand how you feel.

[ooptimizer]

VitoRelax:

Nanyang IP students transfer to HCI to do A level at Year 5 & 6 ?

Yes that's right. Unless they fail so badly to be kicked out...

[VitoRelax]

ooptimizer:

VitoRelax:

Nanyang IP students transfer to HCI to do A level at Year 5 & 6 ?

Yes that's right. Unless they fail so badly to be kicked out...

Thanks for the info

[N3SKiasu]

Hi,

NYGH CCA selection is next week, appreaciate if anyone could share about NYGH Shooting Club?
From what I understand most CCAs in Sec sch are mostly 2 days per week, but from the CCA booklet, Shooting club requires 3 days!! :shock: May be is for the school team?
Does the student need to have good eye sight?

How about Band or Chinese Orchestra? Are the training intensive? Heard near SYF will be very busy.

Don't dare to consider Uniform Group cos heard very \"siong\" !

Thanks !

[ooptimizer]

Usually most sports CCA in top schools will train very hard (sometimes every day) before competition. After competition, they may relax a bit (eg. once a week)

[micko07]

Come SYF/ Sports Season, training is pretty much everyday or at least 3-4 times a week. Otherwise, it’s probably 2 - 3 times a week. I don’t recall a Sports/ PA group training only once a week, even after competitions. They may break for a while, then it’s back to to 2 - 3 times.


CO and Band can be quite busy during concert or SYF season, because you have sectionals and combined practice. They also have lunch and morning practices closer to competition.

There’s no "recreational" team for Sports CCAs. Everyone trains to represent the school in competitions. Whether you actually get selected to the team eventually is another question. (They might have changed their policy recently though)

Haha I was from Guides. Unfortunately, I didn’t quite like the activities. It’s probably the mildest of the 3 UGs, physically at least. SJAB and NPCC can be quite "shiong", the seniors don’t mince their words (I’ve heard that their juniors actually cried). It depends on the individual though; the bonding in UGs is typically very strong and I have friends who really love it.

Hmm not sure about shooting. My shooter friends wore spectacles though. I would suggest your daughter go for the CCA exhibition and enquire about CCAs she’s interested in! The best people to ask are really the seniors.

[kunikokatodesu]

N3SKiasu:

Hi,

NYGH CCA selection is next week, appreaciate if anyone could share about NYGH Shooting Club?
From what I understand most CCAs in Sec sch are mostly 2 days per week, but from the CCA booklet, Shooting club requires 3 days!! :shock: May be is for the school team?
Does the student need to have good eye sight?

How about Band or Chinese Orchestra? Are the training intensive? Heard near SYF will be very busy.

Don't dare to consider Uniform Group cos heard very \"siong\" !

Thanks !

you going nanyang? yes i think normal train 2 days while school team 3 days.

[pummanuel]

N3SKiasu:

How about Band or Chinese Orchestra? Are the training intensive? Heard near SYF will be very busy.

Hi N3SKiasu,

I think Micko07 has given very good advice. Go for the CCA fair and you will have a better understanding but you have to ask the right questions to find a good fit.

I was from CO, but almost 20 years ago. It was 2X practices per week, 2pm-5pm then and every holiday (Jun & Dec), the hours will be extended to 9am-5pm, pretty much like reporting for work. And if there was any major performance or SYF competition, the practices might be extended to 3-4X a week.

On top of that, like learning any musical instrument, you have to practise at home. And depending on the instrument you choose, you may have to lug it to and fro the school. In our days, for most of the instruments, we could buy it through the school's vendor and leave it at home. But at times, you may be seconded to other instruments (like in my case), and you will have to borrow the school's. I remember every Tues & Fri were a logistics nightmare for me.

In a nutshell, physically not as straining as UGs but hours much longer, with the home practices. Pretty time consuming but satisfying as you will learn to play an instrument, appreciate Chinese music, and best of all, hear the applause on stage. And last but not least, good CCA score.

CCAs are very impt as it helps to shape part of your sec sch life, so choose wisely.