Victoria School

[MDAJP]

wonglc:

So sad , my son appeal is not successfully . Heard there are <10 vacancy for appeal case . So he will be going to his ist choice school which is Anglican High. Really regret for not being more insisting and go against his will to place Victoria as the ist choice school during selection. With his score, he will for sure be allocated to VS as the cutoff this year is 245 .Now we understand how impt is the choices made during school selection. Probably my son is destined not to be part of the Victorian family . Will go Anglican high tomorrow to get his uniform and textbooks

Hi wonglc, my DS2 went to VS and DD went to AHS. In my opinion, the academic standards (for maths and science, at least) of both schools are about the same. In terms of student leadership, I feel the students of both schools exhibit similar levels of independence. Among various factors affecting the COPs of schools is the number of students the school takes in. A school with a higher intake will tend to have a lower COP.
One benefit of attending AHS is the free 'workout' the students get - the school is built on a hill so the students do a lot of climbing. Once, the heard the principal claiming that there are no obese students in AHS !

[wonglc]

This is very comforting- the free workout . At least i heard some good things about AHS vs VS . But I tot the in take is almost the same for

all schools. 10 classes of 35 students ? Actually my main concerns is that the school is a SAP school which i think will focus more on languages .BTW ,my son doesn't take higher chinese . He is stronger in both his Maths and Science subjects and I tot VS will be able to bring out this potential in him .Besides , I have long heard about how VS has produced good and successful achievers and tot it is a waste that my son missed the entry . Btw , ur DD still in Anglican? I was there yesterday and felt the building was rather old and run down ...

[MDAJP]

wonglc:

This is very comforting- the free workout . At least i heard some good things about AHS vs VS . But I tot the in take is almost the same for

all schools. 10 classes of 35 students ? Actually my main concerns is that the school is a SAP school which i think will focus more on languages .BTW ,my son doesn't take higher chinese . He is stronger in both his Maths and Science subjects and I tot VS will be able to bring out this potential in him .Besides , I have long heard about how VS has produced good and successful achievers and tot it is a waste that my son missed the entry . Btw , ur DD still in Anglican? I was there yesterday and felt the building was rather old and run down ...

The buildings are old because it is not a 100% government school so it has to pay for part of its building costs. In spite of that, I do not find the school very agressive in fund raising, just that the proceeds from the concerts of performing arts go to the construction of new indoor sports hall, hence it is the chief gripe of my DD, who is in a performing arts cca. Btw, she is still in the school.
On the other hand, I find the school rather green, and it actually has lots of little corners which I think I would enjoy relaxing in if I were a student. As for the maths and science part, don't worry. AHS actually covered more maths and chemistry in sec 2 than VS . Their expectations for physics is quite high too. All students of AHS are expected to take pure chemistry.

[wonglc]

Hi MADJP , thanks for the little info on AHS .Really hope to learn and share more with you about the school but this is the VS threads so not too good to elaborate more . If not , many of the readers here will get bored Probably we can talk more in AHS threads ....

[happymum8]

[quote] Btw, does anyone know if handphones are allowed during the camp? [/quote]
Handphones will be kept by the teachers and will be returned at the end of the camp.

I understand your anxiety of not contacting your DS for 3 days but I think it is an opportunity to let go and let him be independent. The transformation for most Victorian after the 3 days camp is amusing. Experience for yourself and you can share your thoughts with us after that.

You can always monitor the activities from this link http://edge2009.blogspot.com/ (which I mentioned earlier, this blog is setup by Mr Siow, one of the VS PE teacher).

Not sure if they are still updating this blog for this year camp. You can always pen some words of encouragement at the C-box! Already there are some questions posted.

[MDAJP]

wonglc:

Hi MADJP , thanks for the little info on AHS .Really hope to learn and share more with you about the school but this is the VS threads so not too good to elaborate more . If not , many of the readers here will get bored Probably we can talk more in AHS threads ....

Agree with you. Sorry to bore you, VS people !

[tutormum]

Have any of you managed to get into the blog for the camp? I have tried many times but couldn’t seem to get the right address. Is it edge2010vs.blogspot.com? Thanks.

[happymum8]

[quote]Mr Siow: Yes, edge 2010 blog is http:edge2010vs.blogspot.com. There is a 'vs' after the edge2010 cos someone else registered for the original address[/quote]
Happy viewing!

Pray for good weather and an enjoyable camp trip for all Victorians!

[tutormum]

Got it. it's http://edge2010vs.blogspot.com/

[VitoRelax]

Hello there,


I think I like this school. Unfortunately I think the only way my boy can come in to Victoria School is via the DSA route.

Can share tips if apply for DSA, can apply under what category ?

Thanks