Quintessential Mum:

Mdm Koh:

[quote=\"Quintessential Mum\"]I heard that Nigel Fong and Barry Tng from RIJC got PSC scholarships and Kaushik Ventakaran got a GIC scholarship. Does anyone know which scholarship the HCI top student Koh Ming Ming got?

Her scholarship is from MAS.

http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/ViewBreakNews.asp

Mdm Koh:

Quintessential Mum:

I heard that Nigel Fong and Barry Tng from RIJC got PSC scholarships and Kaushik Ventakaran got a GIC scholarship. Does anyone know which scholarship the HCI top student Koh Ming Ming got?

Her scholarship is from MAS.

http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/ViewBreakNews.asp

Quintessential Mum:

I heard that Nigel Fong and Barry Tng from RIJC got PSC scholarships and Kaushik Ventakaran got a GIC scholarship. Does anyone know which scholarship the HCI top student Koh Ming Ming got?

phankao:

WeiHan:

[quote=\"phankao\"]
Of course I know that many Chinese are Singaporeans. They generally take up the citizenship the moment they are offered. However, the current northern Chinese that are coming into Singapore now would not have a surname \"Koh\"? More likely \"Xu\" only. \"Koh\" is a very Southern-Chinese immigrant to Southeast Asian-type of surname.

Nowaday, many local chinese like to use pingyin name also. For example, Lee, they will use Li instead. Like Lee Hsien Loong's son, he uses Li HongYi. So some PingYin name may well be local borned chinese.

WeiHan:

phankao:

Of course I know that many Chinese are Singaporeans. They generally take up the citizenship the moment they are offered. However, the current northern Chinese that are coming into Singapore now would not have a surname \"Koh\"? More likely \"Xu\" only. \"Koh\" is a very Southern-Chinese immigrant to Southeast Asian-type of surname.

Nowaday, many local chinese like to use pingyin name also. For example, Lee, they will use Li instead. Like Lee Hsien Loong's son, he uses Li HongYi. So some PingYin name may well be local borned chinese.

phankao:

Of course I know that many Chinese are Singaporeans. They generally take up the citizenship the moment they are offered. However, the current northern Chinese that are coming into Singapore now would not have a surname \"Koh\"? More likely \"Xu\" only. \"Koh\" is a very Southern-Chinese immigrant to Southeast Asian-type of surname.

Serafiel:

phankao:

From the 1st time I saw the announcement on Koh Ming Ming in the news, I was already of the impression that she is a local. Today's news interview confirms that she is. Certainly not a china scholar. Are you sure you know her? And that you are from HCI?

You know some people can be from China and also Singaporean citizen at the same time right? She hangs out with china scholars so I assumed she's one because I once heard her talking about staying in boarding school, oh and the fact that she's older. I'm just a junior and I'm not close to her. And why should I prove that I know her and I'm from HCI? If she's quite popular in school surely a lot of people will know her. All i wanted to do was clear up facts. I don't know her personality all I can say is she is very gregarious and grown-up.

phankao:

From the 1st time I saw the announcement on Koh Ming Ming in the news, I was already of the impression that she is a local. Today's news interview confirms that she is. Certainly not a china scholar. Are you sure you know her? And that you are from HCI?

Serafiel:

Being an HCI student, I can confirm the results

Koh Mingming was my senior in CLEP. CLEP has produced top scorer for HCI for 3 years running I think?
She's a china scholar and took French as well, so she's \"trilingual\"..

micko07:

For what it's worth, I had to do conversational Malay and can't speak a single word of Malay now. Unless a student puts in effort to study the language more intensely on his/her own, he/she can never be fluent and \"trilingual\". The level of proficiency is no where near that of O/A level 3rd Language.

There's no need to disparage other people - getting 9 distinctions is a remarkable feat, so kudos to all 6 students! :celebrate:

phankao:

WeiHan:

It all started because certain school claims that Koh Ming Ming is the top scorer of the nation..

I read in the TODAY papers yesterday - there was an article over this controversy. It said that HCI gave out a press release on Friday, claiming that they have the top scorer of the nation. Wah, so the newspapers actually didn't do much of their own research/investigation, huh? ;D
http://imcmsimages.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileserver/documents/006/PDF/20110305/0503HPW008.pdf

phankao:

WeiHan:

It all started because certain school claims that Koh Ming Ming is the top scorer of the nation..

I read in the TODAY papers yesterday - there was an article over this controversy. It said that HCI gave out a press release on Friday, claiming that they have the top scorer of the nation. Wah, so the newspapers actually didn't do much of their own research/investigation, huh? ;D
http://imcmsimages.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileserver/documents/006/PDF/20110305/0503HPW008.pdf

WeiHan:

It all started because certain school claims that Koh Ming Ming is the top scorer of the nation..

francbat:

WeiHan:

[quote=\"kiasuson\"]ONLY student. Pls clarify. I seen there are 6 achieving the result of nine distinctions. If MOE do not have a system to compare and announce the top student like in PSLE and 'o' level, let's give credit to the 6 students and their schools. Well done to all of them and the schools that produce the 6 students.

I was taken aback when I first read this. But if you read carefully, it isn't incorrect. Read again.

\"ONLY student in Singapore to have scored distinctions in nine subjects at 13 Academic Units, including distinctions in two H3 subjects and an A1 in Higher Chinese\"

He is the ONLY student to have scored 9 distinctions which include distinctions in 2 H3 and an A1 in higher chinese.

The other students either only has 1H3 or get A2 in higher chinese. You see the subtleness in the language. This kind of language skill is very common in the websites of more experience JCs. RV seems to have get a hang of it.

micko07:

Serafiel:

She's a china scholar and took French as well, so she's \"trilingual\".
5 students with 8 Distinctions.

Correction: ~60 students got 8 Dists. HCI decided to profile just 5 that's all. Also, Mingming is NOT a PRC scholar (ie did not come to Singapore in Sec 3). I know her personally, and she was a GEPer anyway. (Ex-HCI student who just got her results)

For what it's worth, I had to do conversational Malay and can't speak a single word of Malay now. Unless a student puts in effort to study the language more intensely on his/her own, he/she can never be fluent and \"trilingual\". The level of proficiency is no where near that of O/A level 3rd Language.

There's no need to disparage other people - getting 9 distinctions is a remarkable feat, so kudos to all 6 students! :celebrate:

Serafiel:

She's a china scholar and took French as well, so she's \"trilingual\".
5 students with 8 Distinctions.

francbat:

WeiHan:

[quote=\"kiasuson\"]ONLY student. Pls clarify. I seen there are 6 achieving the result of nine distinctions. If MOE do not have a system to compare and announce the top student like in PSLE and 'o' level, let's give credit to the 6 students and their schools. Well done to all of them and the schools that produce the 6 students.

I was taken aback when I first read this. But if you read carefully, it isn't incorrect. Read again.

\"ONLY student in Singapore to have scored distinctions in nine subjects at 13 Academic Units, including distinctions in two H3 subjects and an A1 in Higher Chinese\"

He is the ONLY student to have scored 9 distinctions which include distinctions in 2 H3 and an A1 in higher chinese.

The other students either only has 1H3 or get A2 in higher chinese. You see the subtleness in the language. This kind of language skill is very common in the websites of more experience JCs. RV seems to have get a hang of it.

WeiHan:

kiasuson:

ONLY student. Pls clarify. I seen there are 6 achieving the result of nine distinctions. If MOE do not have a system to compare and announce the top student like in PSLE and 'o' level, let's give credit to the 6 students and their schools. Well done to all of them and the schools that produce the 6 students.


[quote=\"-Chris-\"]Just a note, cohort size is a important factor in determining the results of a school, hence, when comparing results, instead of taking numbers, take percentage.

As a student from River Valley, I would like to clarify that Tan Zhi Xiang, the school’s top student, is the ONLY student in Singapore to have scored distinctions in nine subjects at 13 Academic Units, including distinctions in two H3 subjects and an A1 in Higher Chinese, hence, the title of top scorer belongs to him. He has also received the Gold Medal of Excellence in Physics.

All RV students are required to take conversational malay + third language (if any) hence, students are either tri-lingual or \"quad-lingual\" and bi-cultural (or better).

8 students obtained 8 distinctions.
23 students obtained 7 distinctions
44 students obtained 6 distinctions
3 students received the Institute of Physics, Singapore Medal

100% passes in the following H2 subjects - Biology, China Studies in Chinese, China Studies in English, Chinese Language and Literature, Geography, History, Literature, Physics.

100% passes in the following H1 subjects - Biology, Chemistry, China Studies in English, History, Japanese, Literature, Mathematics, Physics.

kiasuson:

ONLY student. Pls clarify. I seen there are 6 achieving the result of nine distinctions. If MOE do not have a system to compare and announce the top student like in PSLE and 'o' level, let's give credit to the 6 students and their schools. Well done to all of them and the schools that produce the 6 students.

-Chris-:

Just a note, cohort size is a important factor in determining the results of a school, hence, when comparing results, instead of taking numbers, take percentage.

As a student from River Valley, I would like to clarify that Tan Zhi Xiang, the school’s top student, is the ONLY student in Singapore to have scored distinctions in nine subjects at 13 Academic Units, including distinctions in two H3 subjects and an A1 in Higher Chinese, hence, the title of top scorer belongs to him. He has also received the Gold Medal of Excellence in Physics.

All RV students are required to take conversational malay + third language (if any) hence, students are either tri-lingual or \"quad-lingual\" and bi-cultural (or better).

8 students obtained 8 distinctions.
23 students obtained 7 distinctions
44 students obtained 6 distinctions
3 students received the Institute of Physics, Singapore Medal

100% passes in the following H2 subjects - Biology, China Studies in Chinese, China Studies in English, Chinese Language and Literature, Geography, History, Literature, Physics.

100% passes in the following H1 subjects - Biology, Chemistry, China Studies in English, History, Japanese, Literature, Mathematics, Physics.

kiasuson:

ONLY student. Pls clarify. I seen there are 6 achieving the result of nine distinctions. If MOE do not have a system to compare and announce the top student like in PSLE and 'o' level, let's give credit to the 6 students and their schools. Well done to all of them and the schools that produce the 6 students.

-Chris-:

Just a note, cohort size is a important factor in determining the results of a school, hence, when comparing results, instead of taking numbers, take percentage.

As a student from River Valley, I would like to clarify that Tan Zhi Xiang, the school’s top student, is the ONLY student in Singapore to have scored distinctions in nine subjects at 13 Academic Units, including distinctions in two H3 subjects and an A1 in Higher Chinese, hence, the title of top scorer belongs to him. He has also received the Gold Medal of Excellence in Physics.

All RV students are required to take conversational malay + third language (if any) hence, students are either tri-lingual or \"quad-lingual\" and bi-cultural (or better).

8 students obtained 8 distinctions.
23 students obtained 7 distinctions
44 students obtained 6 distinctions
3 students received the Institute of Physics, Singapore Medal

100% passes in the following H2 subjects - Biology, China Studies in Chinese, China Studies in English, Chinese Language and Literature, Geography, History, Literature, Physics.

100% passes in the following H1 subjects - Biology, Chemistry, China Studies in English, History, Japanese, Literature, Mathematics, Physics.