River Valley High School [*IP]

[sgrvstudent]

WeiHan:

WeiHan:

[quote=\"onemore\"]

HCI done the right thing to kick him out of their school early in his career, however, the RV alumni sitting in the board must certainly be all sleeping and let this guy trash the good name of the school.

The alumni of a government school unlike independent school has no admin power to negotiate with MOE for a principal candidate. That is one of the shortcoming of a government school.

HCI managed to discontinue his contract because an opportunity arised due to implementation of IP...no school will veto MOE under normal circumstances.

I guess gov schools do not have a school board that has some executive power but most of them has a so-called School Advisory Committee (SAC). I am keen to know who are in the SAC of RV. Can anybody help?[/quote]You might want to refer to the Annual issues. The SAC can be found in the first section.

[sgrvstudent]

twl5306:

Poet2010:

[quote=\"twl5306\"]Hi,


I am newbie here and would like seek good advice & help from current RVHS students/parents.

Kindly would you recommend RVHS for my son who did not take HMT-Chinese for PSLE 2012? He got T-score 257 and an A for MT-Chinese but this is his weakest subject and we have understood that HCL is a compulsory core subject in year 1.

Any suggestion if he really cannot cope with HCL? What is minimum requirement to pass the HCL in year 1?

BTW appreciate you could also help on the information of RVHS IP subjects combinations for year one and how much different from the O levels–Express stream?

:salute:

RVHS is a SAP school, both English and Mother Tongue are taught as first language. Minimum requirement for annual promotion is grade B4 minimum for both languages.

Student must exhibit a positive towards learning to take up the challenges in RV.

Additionally, students must achieve a GPA of 2.0. Refer to the school website for detailed information of the promotion criteria from Year 1 to 6.

http://www.rivervalleyhigh.moe.edu.sg

IP track is a special educational path for students whom had endeavored to pursue further education with the universities. This indeed is a good route to take as this would enlighten the student in two areas;
1) they do not have to take the \"O\" level exams less the mother tongue for \"O\" level
2) they do not have to worry about which JC to further their \"A\" levels (not to worry about L1R5 and posting/selection)

The IP track is both challenging and interesting, subject combinations are more or less similar from Year 1 to Year 3, with the progression and changes in Year 4 to prepare the students for JC1 and JC2 in Year 5 and 6 respectively.

Cheers. Have A Great Evening@Poet2010

Many thanks to Poet201 for your quick information.

From RVHS website the Year 1 to 3 subject combinations are:
Core Subjects: 2 x Lang Arts + 1 or 2 x Maths + 2 x Science + 2 x Humanities + CID
Other Subjects: Y1 – 2: D&T, HE, IT
Y1 – 3: Aesthetics
Elective Subjects: 3rd Science, 3rd Humanities, 3rd Lang Arts

It is correct to say typically a year 1 student will have total 12 subjects + CID +optional elective subjects?

What are the CID components requirement and promotion criteria?

Thank you again.

Cheers.[/quote]To be exact, there are 6 examinable subjects for Year 1 & 2.
English Language Arts
Higher Chinese & Chinese Culture
Geography
History
Mathematics
Science (different modules - HSW/Phy/Bio/Chem - per term)

Assessment modes may include graded assignments, class tests, group projects, oral presentation, and eventually the End-of-Year Exams in Term 4.
(Note: One can be exempted provided he/she attains the required GPA and Language requirements.)

Full Exemption: GPA => 3.8, B4 for both ELA and HCL (The results for the year shall be what is reflected on the Progress Report in Term 3)
Partial Exemption: GPA => 3.5, exemption from subjects with CA Score (i.e. Terms 1 to 3) of 80 or above

The other subjects are graded based on A, B, C, etc.
CID is the abbreviation for Construct, Integrate, Differentiate. It is preparation for the Year 5 Project Work 'A' level subject. CID is examinable in Years 3 & 4.

Hope this helps.

[aeroplane]

Hi, can any senior advice me on the iPad? May I know what is the purpose of using the iPad and mainly on which subject? Is it the iPad only use for year 1 and 2 only? Is 16gb sufficient? Thank you.

[WeiHan]

onemore:

Li Ning.....

Hi,

If I don't remember wrongly, you mentioned in one of your post that Li Ning's 13 yo son is in RV.

I am curious about your view on this issue.

Personally, I don't see this as a negative. Li Ning, as an accomplished billionaire can well afford $100k annual school fees for his son in any good world class private schools. If he has really chosen RV, I think is a testimony for the school's excellence rather than a negative.

[debbiesh99]

aeroplane:

Hi, can any senior advice me on the iPad? May I know what is the purpose of using the iPad and mainly on which subject? Is it the iPad only use for year 1 and 2 only? Is 16gb sufficient? Thank you.

The iPad is currently included in the for years 1-3. I am using a 16gb now with about 50 apps including school ones, it should be enough. The purpose of the iPad is to incorporate the use of apps to make teaching easier I guess. The subject it is used for is mainly everything, depending on how the teacher chooses to teach. However most lessons may need the iPad .

[aeroplane]

debbiesh99:

aeroplane:

Hi, can any senior advice me on the iPad? May I know what is the purpose of using the iPad and mainly on which subject? Is it the iPad only use for year 1 and 2 only? Is 16gb sufficient? Thank you.

The iPad is currently included in the for years 1-3. I am using a 16gb now with about 50 apps including school ones, it should be enough. The purpose of the iPad is to incorporate the use of apps to make teaching easier I guess. The subject it is used for is mainly everything, depending on how the teacher chooses to teach. However most lessons may need the iPad .[/quote



Thank you and much appreciated

[Just2Random]

Hope to see you soon!

[LOL123]

Hi! Does anyone know if there is school bus transport to rvhs around the choa chu kang area? thanks

[Poet2010]

LOL123:

Hi! Does anyone know if there is school bus transport to rvhs around the choa chu kang area? thanks

Good Day,

Yes, there's a school bus transport from CCK MRT station. Transport company, Say Guan Transport (Tel: 6472 6046) person to contact: Anna

Have A Great Day. Cheers

[LOL123]

Poet2010:

LOL123:

Hi! Does anyone know if there is school bus transport to rvhs around the choa chu kang area? thanks

Good Day,

Yes, there's a school bus transport from CCK MRT station. Transport company, Say Guan Transport (Tel: 6472 6046) person to contact: Anna

Have A Great Day. Cheers

:thankyou: