score 199 which secondary school
-
mummychua:
Selection of friends have nothing to do with academic results. Its a form of personal choices and we shall not be judgmental of that. Im sure for someone who came out top in class can tell this apart...i scored ard 200 during my psle almost 20yrs ago, got into a not so good sec sch. my twin sister who scored lower than me have no choice but to go to a NA in a better sec sch.
I started at the bottom of the class and came out top at my 'o' level, i did not go to a jc but manage to get myself into a popular course in poly.
as for my sister, she took 5yrs to complete her sec sch, mixed with a batch of not so good friends. took a course in poly that take her to no where. and she's still struggling today.
if possible, go for express course. -
I’ve never even heard of Yuying or Guangyang before. I would say Bartley.
-
heard that Guangyang is not a good school?
I think that COP can provide you a clearer picture of what the school is performing in terms of academic only.
For instance, Woodlands Secondary’s COP is just 188. However, after interacting some kids from that school, that school provides holistic education for the kids. The kids managed to went to good schools after their secondary schools. There are pupils who scored 7points in ‘O’ levels as well yet they cannot show it through their COP. Although some may say that the good kids are minority, the teachers are devoted in teaching the kids well. I’m just a parent, not any educator and I had friends whose their kids studied there. Furthermore, it is just a neighbourhood school. I just feel that such schools should be promoted further, instead of determining whther a school is good through their COP. -
For children to go into NA stream and do well enough to get into Express stream, they need to be very motivated and disciplined. As far as I know, only one student in my secondary school managed to get into Express stream in Sec Two.
If it were my child, I would want him to go Express, rather than risk being disappointed another time if he can’t get into Express stream after working hard.
A colleague wanted to place her daughter at Normal stream to go to a better school but her private tutor advised her to go for Express at an unheard of school. The last I knew, my colleague was glad that she heed the tutor’s advice. She said that the daughter is more sensible now, and forms a study group with her friends.
A parent who had sent three kids to secondary school also told me that he and his wife regretted sending one of his kids to Normal stream altho the kid went to a good school.
Ultimately, it is the classmates that matter. Not the school itself. -
rains:
If the kid choose to go Express but doesn't work hard enough, he/she can also end up in NA in Sec 2.For children to go into NA stream and do well enough to get into Express stream, they need to be very motivated and disciplined. As far as I know, only one student in my secondary school managed to get into Express stream in Sec Two.
If it were my child, I would want him to go Express, rather than risk being disappointed another time if he can't get into Express stream after working hard.
A colleague wanted to place her daughter at Normal stream to go to a better school but her private tutor advised her to go for Express at an unheard of school. The last I knew, my colleague was glad that she heed the tutor's advice. She said that the daughter is more sensible now, and forms a study group with her friends.
A parent who had sent three kids to secondary school also told me that he and his wife regretted sending one of his kids to Normal stream altho the kid went to a good school.
Ultimately, it is the classmates that matter. Not the school itself. -
koguma:
Then at most, the child is only going back to where he should go in the first place. But falling from Express to Normal is fairly unheard of. There probably is, but very rare. Just like children who go to top schools and get asked to leave at the end of the first or second year, they are only going back to where they should go. Above all, if they don't try, how would they know?
If the kid choose to go Express but doesn't work hard enough, he/she can also end up in NA in Sec 2.rains:
For children to go into NA stream and do well enough to get into Express stream, they need to be very motivated and disciplined. As far as I know, only one student in my secondary school managed to get into Express stream in Sec Two.
If it were my child, I would want him to go Express, rather than risk being disappointed another time if he can't get into Express stream after working hard.
A colleague wanted to place her daughter at Normal stream to go to a better school but her private tutor advised her to go for Express at an unheard of school. The last I knew, my colleague was glad that she heed the tutor's advice. She said that the daughter is more sensible now, and forms a study group with her friends.
A parent who had sent three kids to secondary school also told me that he and his wife regretted sending one of his kids to Normal stream altho the kid went to a good school.
Ultimately, it is the classmates that matter. Not the school itself. -
no trying to be judgemental. but its not common for normal student to promote to express class, same goes another way round. sometime peer pressure helps to keep us on our toes. it certainly did for me during my school days.
throughout my sec school days, there’s no express student ending up on normal or normal student getting into express stream. same goes to my sister’s friends. all stays the same till grad. but the express student study one less yr, gain 1 yr more work experiences.
JMHO -
mummychua:
Some schools actually listed such info \"indirectly\" on their school website.no trying to be judgemental. but its not common for normal student to promote to express class, same goes another way round. sometime peer pressure helps to keep us on our toes. it certainly did for me during my school days.
throughout my sec school days, there's no express student ending up on normal or normal student getting into express stream. same goes to my sister's friends. all stays the same till grad. but the express student study one less yr, gain 1 yr more work experiences.
JMHO
(From Sec 2 to Sec 3 due to sec 2 streaming).
For the 3 schools I have seen, there are more students promoting from NA (avg 3 to 5) to Express than from Express to NA (avg 1 to 3). However there is also a handful of students repeating Sec 3. One school has 3 Express students and 5 NA students repeating Sec 3 next year. -
koguma:
There is a boy in St Andrew's JC. Scored 7 Distinctions and L1R5=7 points at GCE O Level last year. His PSLE T score 196. He chose Exp when given Exp/NA. Success story!
Some schools actually listed such info \"indirectly\" on their school website.mummychua:
no trying to be judgemental. but its not common for normal student to promote to express class, same goes another way round. sometime peer pressure helps to keep us on our toes. it certainly did for me during my school days.
throughout my sec school days, there's no express student ending up on normal or normal student getting into express stream. same goes to my sister's friends. all stays the same till grad. but the express student study one less yr, gain 1 yr more work experiences.
JMHO
(From Sec 2 to Sec 3 due to sec 2 streaming).
For the 3 schools I have seen, there are more students promoting from NA (avg 3 to 5) to Express than from Express to NA (avg 1 to 3). However there is also a handful of students repeating Sec 3. One school has 3 Express students and 5 NA students repeating Sec 3 next year. -
It is wiser to place your child in a better school but NA stream rather than Express stream but lousy school. If the child ends up in an environment where it is not so good, you would have to worry about his/her safety daily. Heard there are gangs in certain schools
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login
