CCA for secondary one

[Skyed]

Oh and if your kid plans to join a UG cca for the points, make sure he/she is determined to stand under the hot sun etc and endure for the rest of his/her secondary school life because ccas such as UG if you quit you lose all your points. (unless because of medical reason)

[thebigapple]

i was in clubs for 2 years and i had managed to get 23 leaps points within that two years. i completed the 100 hours in sec 1 and joined a few competitions. it’s pretty easy to get that distinction for cca, i must say. almost 9 points are a giveaway, due to cip and enrichment. plus, you get another 4 basic points, which amounts to 13. thereafter, you can join competitions. it’s pretty easy.

[Musicstar]

thebigapple, What did you join in the clubs?

thebigapple:

i was in clubs for 2 years and i had managed to get 23 leaps points within that two years. i completed the 100 hours in sec 1 and joined a few competitions. it's pretty easy to get that distinction for cca, i must say. almost 9 points are a giveaway, due to cip and enrichment. plus, you get another 4 basic points, which amounts to 13. thereafter, you can join competitions. it's pretty easy.

[mummy so kiasu]

My boy did not have any CCA in his primary school except learning Taekwondo from Taekwondo federation. Will the school consider it as CCA if the school does not have Taekwondo.


Can he join tennis in Sec school if he does not know how to play? What is the max points he will get if he is not good enough to be in the school team?

[thebigapple]

Musicstar:

thebigapple, What did you join in the clubs?

thebigapple:

i was in clubs for 2 years and i had managed to get 23 leaps points within that two years. i completed the 100 hours in sec 1 and joined a few competitions. it's pretty easy to get that distinction for cca, i must say. almost 9 points are a giveaway, due to cip and enrichment. plus, you get another 4 basic points, which amounts to 13. thereafter, you can join competitions. it's pretty easy.

environmental club. sure not the most glamorous cca.

[Augmum]

Musicstar:

huh, so difficult to get A1 & A2 eventhough spent so much time. Then for club & societies nnot so active not possible to get A1or A2

It is quite true that it's not easy to get A1/2 for total Leaps pts if the pupil joins a Clubs/ society as CCA,
Unless the CCA has many competitions and win in the competitions, otherwise only limited participation pts.
Try to get all the 5 pts for CIP for 100 hrs....
That's why most pupils are very active in CIP for sec 1 and sec 2.

[Augmum]

Skyed:

Oh and if your kid plans to join a UG cca for the points, make sure he/she is determined to stand under the hot sun etc and endure for the rest of his/her secondary school life because ccas such as UG if you quit you lose all your points. (unless because of medical reason)

Yes, must able to endure under the hot sun......
In addition, most UG needs to go back on Saturdays, besides weekdays (perhaps not all Saturdays)

[Skyed]

mummy so kiasu:

My boy did not have any CCA in his primary school except learning Taekwondo from Taekwondo federation. Will the school consider it as CCA if the school does not have Taekwondo.


Can he join tennis in Sec school if he does not know how to play? What is the max points he will get if he is not good enough to be in the school team?

Yes, since most primary schs don't offer tennis either, so most of the sec 1 recruits will be people that never play before. The coach will probably be looking out for those who are fast/powerful hits during tryouts amongst those who don't know how to play.

Not sure how many points if not in school team, but should still be a1/2 easily for representing sch even if not in sch team.

[kiasustudent1997]

hello i am in chung cheng’s scouts and its definitely much more eaasier to get leaps points. i am sec 3 this year and i already have 27 points a1 already. compare to my frens in those clubs cca they damn hard to get 20 points sia

[CassN]

rains:

Is cca point deduction important for IP students? Do they need those 2 points to get into the jc at year 5?

No, IP students do not need. Which i feel is a good part of being in an IP school. I can join whichever CCA that I enjoy. I used to be in a top-notch sport in my school, given many leadership opportunities through that, lots of achievements through taking part in comps. But i left the CCA (cause i know i'm not interested in it and i don't want to waste my time building up portfolio by doing a sport which i don't enjoy) and joined another sport (which isn't doing very well in my school as it's not a niche CCA). But i'm enjoying myself very much now as it is where my passion really is and what i really like.