PSLE 2012 - Results Discussion
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rains:
think \"mummy so kiasu\" son's school is a Top neighbourhood school, in a certain neighbourhood.
Sounds like your son's school is not exactly a 'neighbourhood school' by most people's definition. 15% getting 250 and above is a very good percentage. I believe most 'neighbourhood schools' do not have such numbers of kids getting 250 and above. -
phtthp:
Haha ... Indeed ... Like what I'd told a friend who asked me if ny is a neighbourhood school, I replied,\"Ya, it's in a neighbourhood.\" - not out of sarcasm, but I genuinely had doubts about whether it is as good as what my husband claimed.
think \"mummy so kiasu\" son's school is a Top neighbourhood school, in a certain neighbourhood.rains:
Sounds like your son's school is not exactly a 'neighbourhood school' by most people's definition. 15% getting 250 and above is a very good percentage. I believe most 'neighbourhood schools' do not have such numbers of kids getting 250 and above. -
rains:
One 280 and another 270 that i know did not qualify for GEP.
As far as I know, there are many children who qualified for GEP but chose not to go for it. I'm just wondering if the top scorer who got 276 could have been one of them? 276 is not an easy feat for any kid without the natural giftedness. So far, whenever I hear of kids from neighbourhood schools who get such scores, they always fall into that category. -
phtthp:
Indeed, if I guess the school correctly!
think \"mummy so kiasu\" son's school is a Top neighbourhood school, in a certain neighbourhood.
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rains:
You mean the cohort size of NY is almost 500? I know intake is one of the highest locally but didnt know it's that high.
I think I answered that question earlier in the thread:
234 students (47%) got 250 and above.
If we assume that all Geppers (100 students) got 250 and above, ny still has 134 students (34%) from the mainstream who got 250 and above. -
rains:
A lot of people just failed to see that good schools go beyond just having good principal, teachers or even teaching material...n also the amt of $$$ the parents invested in their kids....there are more to it.
Haha ... Indeed ... Like what I'd told a friend who asked me if ny is a neighbourhood school, I replied,\"Ya, it's in a neighbourhood.\" - not out of sarcasm, but I genuinely had doubts about whether it is as good as what my husband claimed.
But, of course, if they are just, say, just 3% better in every dept, they just add up to make a significant difference.
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mummy so kiasu:
If 250 is average, then does it imply 90% of students is below average?
My nephew is in the middle class of NYPS mainstream. My brother uses cash reward to motivate his son. The boy will get cash reward if he could get A for his test. My boy is an average kid & he gets 250 for his PSLE this year. But my brother told me that his boy from NYPS will do better than my boy. Since a neighbourhood school's kid could get 250 then 258 to get into HCI is easy.
While ur bro is justified feeling proud abt his son's sch, he's not really a nice uncle is he, putting his nephew down liddat. -
FQW:
If I remember correctly, it is 490 for this cohort.
You mean the cohort size of NY is almost 500? I know intake is one of the highest locally but didnt know it's that high.rains:
I think I answered that question earlier in the thread:
234 students (47%) got 250 and above.
If we assume that all Geppers (100 students) got 250 and above, ny still has 134 students (34%) from the mainstream who got 250 and above. -
Nebbermind:
Actually which school isn't in a neighbourhood? But NY is located in a neighbourhood which is not the usual one with aunty and uncle.
A lot of people just failed to see that good schools go beyond just having good principal, teachers or even teaching material...n also the amt of $$$ the parents invested in their kids....there are more to it.rains:
Haha ... Indeed ... Like what I'd told a friend who asked me if ny is a neighbourhood school, I replied,\"Ya, it's in a neighbourhood.\" - not out of sarcasm, but I genuinely had doubts about whether it is as good as what my husband claimed.
But, of course, if they are just, say, just 3% better in every dept, they just add up to make a significant difference.
A good school is one which has a principal with EQ, compassionate heart for all staff and students, gets HODs to prepare materials to teach ALL the classes and not just the cream. He/she should make sure no kid is left behind. -
But PH is a very good school to many, ESP those who wanted but couldn't get in!
FQW, Think most people have a soft spot for their alma mater lah :evil:
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