Hwa Chong Institution (High School)
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yukilei:
That's my thinking too. If they can make it and have the interest, they can go for more advanced streams in Upper Sec. But my impression for those choosing third lang, LEP or AEP are that these boys are very interested in these areas/subjects. In that case, they should take up from Sec 1 because I don't think they can wait and start doing these subjects in Sec 3.
Thank you wonderm!!! Not sure if my thought is right, I would prefer my DS to stick to only compulsory subj at least in Lower sec. At least, he can have more time to cope with sec life.wonderm:
InfoComm Studies is a compulsory subject for Lower Sec. But LEP and AEP and Third Lang are optional subjects. My boys only do the compulsory subjects, didn't choose any optional subjects. -
PiggyLalala:
May I ask you a few other questions again.
1. What is the average HCL grade of the pupils in year 1 and 2?
No idea, we are not given such information.
2. What is the average academic msg of the pupils in year 1 and 2?
Not very sure, my impression the average msg is about 2. But it really varies from year to year.
3. What is considered to be a good academic msg for the year 1 and year 2 pupils?
haha...considered good or not - if you ask me, <2.0 is good, <1.5 is very good. 1.0 is excellent
I am sure you understand there is no \"official\" answer to this, this is just my opinion.
4. What about Year 3? The pupils will have to choose between history and geo, so there will be no more integrated humanities?
Year 3 is quite complex because of streaming. The situation is very different depending on which stream your DS goes to. The school may also change or modify the program by the time it's your DS' turn.
5. Am i right to say most pupils will do 8/9 subjects in year 3?
Yes. Workload is much heavier from Sec 3, but hard to count the subjects, it depends on the chosen stream. Certain subjects have double weightage. Certain subjects are combined when shown in report book.
Sorry for asking so many questions. I am keen to put my ds in HCI if his result permits.
No worries, I will share what I know. Hope your DS does well in PSLE and enters his dream school.
Also, do you have any idea when the MRT station outside HCI be ready?
2015? Not very sure though.
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wonderm:
:thankyou: for yr generous sharings.PiggyLalala:
May I ask you a few other questions again.
1. What is the average HCL grade of the pupils in year 1 and 2?
No idea, we are not given such information.
2. What is the average academic msg of the pupils in year 1 and 2?
Not very sure, my impression the average msg is about 2. But it really varies from year to year.
3. What is considered to be a good academic msg for the year 1 and year 2 pupils?
haha...considered good or not - if you ask me, <2.0 is good, <1.5 is very good. 1.0 is excellent I am sure you understand there is no \"official\" answer to this, this is just my opinion.
4. What about Year 3? The pupils will have to choose between history and geo, so there will be no more integrated humanities?
Year 3 is quite complex because of streaming. The situation is very different depending on which stream your DS goes to. The school may also change or modify the program by the time it's your DS' turn.
5. Am i right to say most pupils will do 8/9 subjects in year 3?
Yes. Workload is much heavier from Sec 3, but hard to count the subjects, it depends on the chosen stream. Certain subjects have double weightage. Certain subjects are combined when shown in report book.
Sorry for asking so many questions. I am keen to put my ds in HCI if his result permits.
No worries, I will share what I know. Hope your DS does well in PSLE and enters his dream school.
Also, do you have any idea when the MRT station outside HCI be ready?
2015? Not very sure though.
Thank you once again.
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Hi, I am also interested to buy secondhand textbooks for my DS who is in Y2 next year. Please PM me if any parent wants to sell. The books I am looking for are:
1. Discovering Mathematics 2A Textbook (Chow Wai Keung/Star Publishing)
2. Discovering Mathematics 2B Textbook ( same as above)
3. Earth Our Home 2 Textbook (Yee Sze Onn/Marshall Cavendish)
4. GCSE Modern World History (Ben Walsh/John Murray)
5. Conversational Malay Elementary 1 (Marshall Cavendish) -
As a Hwa Chong student myself, I would like to give my comments on third language classes. I study Japanese at Newton MOE Language Centre (MOELC).
Third language classes this year were conducted on Thursdays, from 3.30pm to 6.45pm. There are two different MOELCs available - Newton and Bishan. By default, HCI students are placed in Newton - if you prefer Bishan you'll have to apply for a centre transfer.
Transport is provided to the MOELCs by the school, so no worries about transportation there. However, no transport is provided from the centres, so you'll have to figure out how to go home from there.
Other than physical lessons in the MOELC, students are expected to access the MOELC Portal (http://moelc.moe.edu.sg) for online lessons. The recommended time given by MOELC is 45min of online work, but it really depends on the teacher's demands.
Many MOELC teachers are Singaporeans (at least for Japanese), while some are Japanese themselves. There are tests and examinations throughout the year, and they all bear a percentage of the total score. There are also compositions to be written from Term 2 onwards. (I've heard from friends that it applies to French and German as well)
The books are a bit expensive, as they are imported from Taiwan (I think). For Sec 1 I remember it cost around $200 in total.
If you do not change the timing and day of your third language lessons (you can, by applying for a transfer), your class should have mostly HCI students. However, there might be students from other schools. My Japanese class had some MGS students, and it started with around 40 students, but by the end of the year, only around 20 were left. (Many quit by the 3rd term - either lost interest, or found it too stressful) Do note that HCI lets you opt towards the end of the year whether to include the third language grade in the MSG, which many do not (they don't want to risk it, I guess.) The only problem is, they ask you whether to opt in or out before you get your end-of-year exam results! So it's a gamble to take.
I would say the lessons are interesting, and I've learnt some basic Japanese from the third language lessons. Just my opinion here, hope you all find it useful!
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Parents, DS will be sec 2 next year, and i would like to sell off his French language books and dictionary (very new). He only took for 2 terms and decided to stop. PM me if interested.
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randomhwachongian:
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Hi HCI Parents,
My DS has accepted the CO from HCI. Where can we buy the scoop uniform if we donโt want to squeeze with the crowd on registration day? Also, how many sets of school uniform, PE attire etc are required?
Also, I am keen to join the parent support group. How to join?
TIA -
Oops, typo error โฆ School uniform, not scoop uniform
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KS4Son:
- Buy uniform from school bookshop ( @ canteen) Open daily except Sunday. Everyday need to wear school uniform to school, bring PE attire to change on PE days .Hi HCI Parents,
My DS has accepted the CO from HCI. Where can we buy the scoop uniform if we don't want to squeeze with the crowd on registration day? Also, how many sets of school uniform, PE attire etc are required?
Also, I am keen to join the parent support group. How to join?
TIA
- wrt PSG, usually you just attend the first parent meeting and they will invite you. Is your ds from GEP? if so he should be joining ispark and you should be joining ispark PSG and not the other
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