JC or Poly?

[00skyblue00]

Cjc is one of the three JCs offering ELEP; The other two are RI and ACJC.

It seems like their GP dept is also strong.

[zac's mum]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2126925\" time=\"1704978314\" user_id=\"43981:

Now then I notice..but Reddit comments like not fantastic hor..what makes these students go in. Walking distance from home?

If CJC is walking distance from home, SJI-JC would be very near by bus also. Similarly any of the Bukit Timah belt JCs would be quite accessible by bus/car.

[MerlionInGermany]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2126925\" time=\"1704978314\" user_id=\"43981:

Now then I notice..but Reddit comments like not fantastic hor..what makes these students go in. Walking distance from home?

The 3 and 4 who chose to go to cjc could be nett 5 and nett 6 if they go to another school. The minus 2 could be affiliation. So it isn’t as if they had nett 3 and chose cjc over ri

[00skyblue00]

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"2126931\" time=\"1704981904\" user_id=\"2964:

The 3 and 4 who chose to go to cjc could be nett 5 and nett 6 if they go to another school. The minus 2 could be affiliation. So it isn’t as if they had nett 3 and chose cjc over ri

This makes better sense now that u put it in this way. Based on reddit talks, there are substantial students who had concerns abt ip jae divide, try to avoid ipjc if they can.
So those with 7-2, 8-2, net 5 or 6, no hcl and not interested in IB, may choose affliated jc. Likely they are stronger in EL/arts. May not want to choose NYJC which has more SAP students.

[MrsKiasu]

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"2126931\" time=\"1704981904\" user_id=\"2964:

The 3 and 4 who chose to go to cjc could be nett 5 and nett 6 if they go to another school. The minus 2 could be affiliation. So it isn’t as if they had nett 3 and chose cjc over ri

Ah, I have forgotten abt the affiliation point. Thanks.

[lee_yl]

38.9% of the students (2021 cohort) scored RP75 and above is not so ideal. Which also means around 60% of the students scored less than RP75….


CJC students have to work hard, to make sure that they stay within the 40% if they want to get into more popular Uni courses.

[sharonkhoo]

Going to a JC where a larger proportion of students do better doesn’t mean a student can work less hard! It’s the same exam in the end. But I agree that they have to be less complacent, and recognise that their ranking within the school may not be a wonderful as it sounds.

[MrsKiasu]

JC or Poly? JC worry on one time exam determine your fate…Poly worry self discipline.

[zac's mum]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2127013\" time=\"1705108121\" user_id=\"43981:

JC or Poly? JC worry on one time exam determine your fate..Poly worry self discipline.

Need to see whether the child has the self-discipline to manage own projects (and fellow project mates). I think the exam are modular systems ie half a year exam then no need deal with the content anymore, unlike traditional EOY.

And dun worry so much abt JC one time exam. It’s definitely not a fate-sealer. Can re-take. O levels also can re-take. It is only PSLE that has no option to voluntarily re-take.

[bbbay]

Don’t worry too much about potential IP/JAE divide in IP JC, that it cause the child avoid it even it’s preferred school choice. divides, if any, will be only in the first few months, because after all IP students have known each other for longer time and JAE students are new to their circle. After getting to know each other they will start hangout together. Just like we adult join a new company, it will also takes time for us to get comfortable with the old staffs just like among themselves that have known each other for longer time. My kids joined IP JCs through JAE and they don’t face any divide issue. Even if there are any divides, I think likely are isolated incidence and is due to the characters of those students and not due to IP majority/ JAE minority environment. Dont avoid IP JC just because of this concern. Students should have confident in themselves too. They qualified for IP JC having handled 7/8 O level subjects compared to IP students’ 4 PSLE subjects . Up to 30% of these IP students were from DSA intake, from very diverse background too.