Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[Happyhci]

yukilei:

Otah:

Is there a daily assessment ? I have not heard of that from my ds leh.

Need not worry and the boys just survive.
U interested to send your ds to HCI? Is he from GEP?

Otah, my DS will be at iSparks next year. Can I know is there any book that this year Sec 1 din use?? Thinking of not buying first.. Don't want my money :moneyflies:

Btw, I'm interested in the PSG for iSparks. Try to login to their FB, but found that FB not available. Do you happen to know anything abt their PSG? I'm a working mum, not sure if it'll be too taxing to join PSG.

I'm still pretty confuse on the subjects that account for MSG. For a start, for Sec 1, am I right to say that those core subj like English, Math, Science, Higher Chinese, History, Geography, Literature will account for MSG right? Btw, do they have CL for HCI?

Ispark PSG http://www.facebook.com/groups/45535253449/
Don't worry, participate only when you are available. Only few events required help like open house etc

[stressedguy]

May I know the difference between TJC and HCI as I missed the open houses.

[ong.026854hongli]

what is the earliest reporting time? and latest dismissal time?

[psle_stressed_mum]

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Happyhci:

psle_stressed_mum:

Hi would appreciate if someone could advise : is it compulsory that sec 1 students have to choose 1 uniform group cca AND a sports cca?

Only 1 uniform OR sport is good enough. Can join clubs also as alternative

Thanks. What do you by alternative? So you can join club instead of sports or uniform?

[chow]

Any idea how’s the traffic like along the road from Botanic Gardens station to the school during term time in the morning? Thanks!

[Nutty mum]

Hi, if we already cfmed a place at HCI, would it advisable to get our Sec 1 books & school uniforms now (if the bookshop is open) or should we wait till 19Dec to join the crowd. Is the Sec 1 booklist already available? Thanks.

[yukilei]

Nutty mum:

Hi, if we already cfmed a place at HCI, would it advisable to get our Sec 1 books & school uniforms now (if the bookshop is open) or should we wait till 19Dec to join the crowd. Is the Sec 1 booklist already available? Thanks.

Nutty mum, I've already gotten the uniform & textbook from HCI school bookstore. It's open from 9am to 3pm from Mon to Fri, & 9am to 12pm on Sat till end Dec. The bookstore is near the High School canteen.

Bookstore lady advise to get early as it's less crowded. Beside, sec 1 students need to try out for uniform, so it'll be difficult to try if the crowd is there. Btw, I bought 3 set of uniform & 3 set of PE attire. They only receive cash & cheque. Overall, I paid about $300. So prepare the cash.

I told them my DS is from Isparks in 2013 sec 1 & they pack the books for me. Is your DS in Ispark too?

[Nutty mum]

yukilei:

Nutty mum:

Hi, if we already cfmed a place at HCI, would it advisable to get our Sec 1 books & school uniforms now (if the bookshop is open) or should we wait till 19Dec to join the crowd. Is the Sec 1 booklist already available? Thanks.

Nutty mum, I've already gotten the uniform & textbook from HCI school bookstore. It's open from 9am to 3pm from Mon to Fri, & 9am to 12pm on Sat till end Dec. The bookstore is near the High School canteen.

Bookstore lady advise to get early as it's less crowded. Beside, sec 1 students need to try out for uniform, so it'll be difficult to try if the crowd is there. Btw, I bought 3 set of uniform & 3 set of PE attire. They only receive cash & cheque. Overall, I paid about $300. So prepare the cash.

I told them my DS is from Isparks in 2013 sec 1 & they pack the books for me. Is your DS in Ispark too?

Thanks Yukilei for your quick advice. My DS is not in Ispark. Btw, which 3rd language did you opt for and hv you thought of which CCA to go?
DS selecting French but there again we need to indicate the various choices & we've to wait for the results again..

[yukilei]

Nutty mum:

yukilei:

[quote=\"Nutty mum\"]Hi, if we already cfmed a place at HCI, would it advisable to get our Sec 1 books & school uniforms now (if the bookshop is open) or should we wait till 19Dec to join the crowd. Is the Sec 1 booklist already available? Thanks.

Nutty mum, I've already gotten the uniform & textbook from HCI school bookstore. It's open from 9am to 3pm from Mon to Fri, & 9am to 12pm on Sat till end Dec. The bookstore is near the High School canteen.

Bookstore lady advise to get early as it's less crowded. Beside, sec 1 students need to try out for uniform, so it'll be difficult to try if the crowd is there. Btw, I bought 3 set of uniform & 3 set of PE attire. They only receive cash & cheque. Overall, I paid about $300. So prepare the cash.

I told them my DS is from Isparks in 2013 sec 1 & they pack the books for me. Is your DS in Ispark too?

Thanks Yukilei for your quick advice. My DS is not in Ispark. Btw, which 3rd language did you opt for and hv you thought of which CCA to go?
DS selecting French but there again we need to indicate the various choices & we've to wait for the results again..[/quote]Hi, I think the 4 consortiums are having the same textbook except that Isparks doesn't have Math textbook. So, likely, you'll pay slightly more.

DS has not decided on the 3rd language yet. He's only interested in Spanish, but there's no Spanish this year. So, he's considering whether to take up any 3rd language. I'm not in favour of taking up 3rd language unless he's interested in it. If he really want, I actually prefer him to take Malay language for practical reason. He has yet to think for CCA.

[KS4Son]

My DS from mainstream accepted the HCI CO via DSA (SMOPS). Today, we received a call from HCI to ask my DS to go for GEP Interview. I think it is because his PSLE result is quite good 27x. Can any HCI parent with similar past experience share what this interview is about? What would they ask?