Anglican High School

[MDAJP]

wonglc:

My son will be entering AHS as he was not successful for appeal to VS .

I noticed the threads for AHS is not as popular as VS . They are already in their pg 8! I would like to find out more on AHS. In Secondary 1 , are the students being allocated to their classes per their PSLE scores and if all students with HML grouped together in same class ? Are students from DSA entry through sports grouped separately in another class ?
I heard many sayings that AHS standard has dropped through these years . Is this true ? This year COP of 240pts was the lowest in their record !

Hi wonglc, my DD entered AHS 2 years ago. That year, the students with the best scores were concentrated in 2 classes, while the rest of the students were somewhat distributed randomly. There was no PE class; the sports talents were spread among the different classes. The reason given was that the school wanted all the students to turn up and support their classmates in competition. However,my knowledge is 2 years od. Things might have changed.

[wonglc]

Thanks MADJP . I checked with my son , he is not awared there is classes allocated for TOP scores students . He does not even know what std of the class he was placed . But one thing was sure , DSA students are ramdonly distributed . Attended the parents session this afternoon ,noticed the school focus alot on Chinese …Hope their Math and Science subjects are on high focus too …

[daisyt]

wonglc:

I heard many sayings that AHS standard has dropped through these years . Is this true ? This year COP of 240pts was the lowest in their record !

This year, majority of the schools COP drop a lot, so I don't think AHS standard has dropped. Just my 2 cents ....

[MDAJP]

wonglc:

Thanks MADJP . I checked with my son , he is not awared there is classes allocated for TOP scores students . He does not even know what std of the class he was placed . But one thing was sure , DSA students are ramdonly distributed . Attended the parents session this afternoon ,noticed the school focus alot on Chinese ..Hope their Math and Science subjects are on high focus too ...

Hi wonglc

I have no worries about the standard of maths and science in AHS, because their exam papers are known to be tough. What is important is that your DS is happy and motivated there. If he sets his mind on working hard, he should do very well. My younger brother went to a \"lousy\" secondary school but ended up with a phd in maths.

One area of concern, though, is that, according to my DD, those who do not do HMT are not allowed to do triple science. If triple science is very important to your son, then you might have to consider getting him into an IP school in sec 3. On the other hand, according to the VS principal, biology is actually a non essential subject for entry into medicine and even biotechnology. It is very time consuming to study, hence my husband and I are more comfortable with our other children sticking to pure physics and chemistry. Like I said, your son can always apply for IP in Sec 2, into schools such as VJC, TJC.

[wonglc]

Thanks MADJP for the info. Actually it is both my husband n my wish to have our son getting into IP school after Sec 2 . Just wonder what is the selection criteria in Sec 2 to get into IP schools ? Do they look at their Sec 2 results and i also heard they need to do some tests etc …My son just lamented today that the orientation is very short , just 2 days with activities only on 1 day . He heard from the seniors that previously they used to have camps for their orientation but now no longer happenings due to buget contrainst . this is real sad !

[MDAJP]

wonglc:

Thanks MADJP for the info. Actually it is both my husband n my wish to have our son getting into IP school after Sec 2 . Just wonder what is the selection criteria in Sec 2 to get into IP schools ? Do they look at their Sec 2 results and i also heard they need to do some tests etc ....My son just lamented today that the orientation is very short , just 2 days with activities only on 1 day . He heard from the seniors that previously they used to have camps for their orientation but now no longer happenings due to buget contrainst . this is real sad !

Sorry ! MISINFORMATION ! My DD just told me that there are triple science students in her Chinese class (express), so it is not true that those not doing HMT are not eligible for triple science.

Oh, so sad, not having an orientation camp !

My DS2 says VJC looks at the sec 1, and, I guess, sec 2 results for IP. There is also an aptitude test.

[wonglc]

So ur daughter did have her camp when she entered AHS in her ist year! Actually , my son started their lessons on the 3rd day of school, real fast . Today got Chinese spelling already ! Looking at this ,think AHS is quite academic inclined . For Sec 2 to go into IP , think is not easy …wonder how many student made it to IP after Sec 2 at AHS ?

[luckystar]

Heard there are some sec 1 pupils required to stay in hostel up to 6 months ?

[wonglc]

Is this true ? Never heard from my son but I doubt so . Would there be rooms to accommodate all of them ? Btw , I wonder who actually stays in the hostel in AHS ? Do they have so many foreign students there ? All sec 1 students are supposed to slect their CCA soon . My son will be going for the badminton trial and hope to be selected . Heard Chinese Drama is a niche CCA in AHS and all students actually went for the audition last week and will be informed of the result today, i think . Is this s a good CCA to consider ? Maybe any Anglican or parents of Anglican can advise …

[CrazyDad]

wonglc:

Is this true ? Never heard from my son but I doubt so . Would there be rooms to accommodate all of them ? Btw , I wonder who actually stays in the hostel in AHS ? Do they have so many foreign students there ? All sec 1 students are supposed to slect their CCA soon . My son will be going for the badminton trial and hope to be selected . Heard Chinese Drama is a niche CCA in AHS and all students actually went for the audition last week and will be informed of the result today, i think . Is this s a good CCA to consider ? Maybe any Anglican or parents of Anglican can advise ...

Those have to stay in hostel are Sports student with result less than 210. This is to boost their result in order to catch up with the rest.