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    Compare Victoria IP vs DHS

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      FanFanX
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      Louis:
      FanFanX:


      Do you know why so many DHS students transfer to VJC after Year 4 in DHS?

      Dear FanFanX,
      Do you have statistic to support your \"hearsay\"? There are always students who switch among schools for variou reasons, but your word of \"so many\" has no basis. Please see the data below:

      .

      Louis, it was mentioned by a couple of people in this forum, and it has been going on for some years.
      iamastudent:
      Hi, I am a Year One student this year. Heard from my seniors that DHS A-level results are not really good(can be better) n some of the yr 3s n 4s seniors had been discussing about SH life in DHS. From what I've heard, they said the standard of DHS is quite low compared to other JCs(as in the top few) n seniors r having difficulty coping with their studies in Year 5 compared to the workload in Year 4(which is already vry heavy--complained by senior) N recently, one of my Year 4 senior applied to transfer to VJ. Seniors gathered again n discussed... Some of them said VJ is better than DHS(although some said it's the same) I am a bit worried here as my Year One results are quite low compared to my classmates.(not really vry low but a B in terms of GPA, n a lot of Q2s n Q3s among the 6 subjects, got Q4s but not Q1s) My seniors told me that Year 1 n 2 are a lot easier than Year 3 n 4. Nothing much but just a bit worried of my studies... n one more thing, my friends r all anime fans n they introduced me a lot of anime stuff to me but I've only started watching after EOY. My mum told me that I nid to study as I slack for the whole yr but my friends told me to rest for a while. I've heard tat students whom r addicted to animes(not only tat but just addiction) will fall behind unknowingly. I dont want to fall behind others but I just dunno how to tell them I want to study(I've told them but they keep asking me to rest n they r enjoying their animes now). Not that they r addicted, but they had worked hard throughout the yr n they deserved the time to rest but not me. I m stressed by my friends now~(sry for the lengthy post)

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        WeiHan
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        I used to find a power point presentation slides in the websphere by the former principal of DHS Mr Sng Chern Wei. In one of the slide, he showed that the issue of braindrain has improved and DHS is able to retain their talents to other top JCs. I guess that was also one of the reason why we see the graduating cohort was smallest in the first year and it gets bigger in the second year, third year and fourth year…By looking at the graduating conhort size, one will be able to see how many students have transfered or drop off along the way.


        In recent year, the graduating cohort size of DHS is approaching 400, I therefore conclude that not many students have transfered to other JCs.

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          Louis
          last edited by

          FanFanX:

          Louis, it was mentioned by a couple of people in this forum, and it has been going on for some years.
          I see. Some people have replied to the first year student's post in the DHS thread. Personally I found some discrepancies in his post, as a heavy workload for DHS Senior High cannot lead to low standard as stated there.
          DHS had a long relationship with VJC before the IP era. Many top DHS students went to VJC to continue their A level. The previous DHS Principal, a President Scholar, Mr Sng was one. He worked hard for DHS to be an IP school several years ago. As Weihan said, the braindrain has reduced drastically after DHS showed increasing good A Level results. DHS has everything to support the students to achieve good A level results. There may be students who want a switch of environment or culture. But there are also students who like to join DHS too after O level, but unlike VJC, DHS cannot take part in post O level application. Hence the DHS and VJC cannot be compared in equal term. As for VS, the IP will start next year. All look forward to healthy competition so that more students in the east will benefit.

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            ManU123
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            Besides academic pursuits, VS placed a strong emphasis in areas of leadership, teamwork, etc. Students are all-rounded and go on to hold important positions in Singapore society, eg 3 presidents, 2 chief of defence forces, 1 police commissioner, 2 university pro-chancellors, 4 Cultural Medallion winners, 9 Olympians, etc.

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_School#Notable_Alumni

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              ChewingPencilLine
              last edited by

              I am DHS 2011 graduate. I know the above-mentioned brain-drain issue very well because I am from one of the earlier batches. I remember Mr Sng giving my entire cohort a talk at the end of year 4 to bolster our confidence in the school's JC curriculum / system; don't ask what the school can give to you but what you can give back to the school. It was time for us to show our love for and faith in Dunman High by staying on and doing the school proud in 'A's.


              Once a Dunmanian, always a Dunmanian. I know some students who did not like Dunman too much because they found it \"cheena\" but some of us really did/do love our school. The brain-drain issue has gotten a lot better over the years, I believe. There were more students dropping off to other schools at the start when there was little or no basis for faith in DHS' JC system. This has gotten better with time with our track records, :).

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                tree nymph
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                ChewingPencilLine,


                Bravo!

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                  Augmum
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                  tree nymph:
                  ChewingPencilLine,


                  Bravo!
                  Wow.....好久不见!!!

                  ChewingPencilLine,
                  \"Once a Dunmanian, always a Dunmanian\". :celebrate: (on behalf of my gal)

                  She is more than proud being a Dunmanian..... 😄

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                    ChewingPencilLine
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                    Augmum:
                    tree nymph:

                    ChewingPencilLine,


                    Bravo!

                    Wow.....好久不见!!!

                    ChewingPencilLine,
                    \"Once a Dunmanian, always a Dunmanian\". :celebrate: (on behalf of my gal)

                    She is more than proud being a Dunmanian..... 😄

                    YAYYYYY! Cheers to being a Dunmanian! Dunmanian for life indeed!

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                      welcome
                      last edited by

                      Can I ask how you can transfer from dhs to vjc after 4 th year?

                      Must u drop to o level n take o level exam and used that take to apply to vjc?

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                        Jovialcho
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                        VJC (Vict IP) and DHS are both equally good and excellent A-level results!!

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