Secondary School Selection 2012

[kwcllf]

Chenonceau:

Chenonceau:

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For MOE to say \"All Schools Are Good Schools\", I beg to differ as far as academic results are concerned. It is like saying \"All Principals Are Good Principals\" - if they are not good, then how can they be promoted to be principal. But is it a fact that all of them are competent??

:goodpost:

There should be some good students in every school even if not all the students in that school are good.[/quote]100% agree.

Hence, it is important for parents to do their part and not rely solely on the school. But, it helps that the school is proactive in wanting to improve its academic standing and teachers who are dedicated. Luckily, my DS' form teacher is very dedicated but unfortunately, my DD who is in P3, her form teacher is too laid back for my comfort. :slapshead: :stupid:

[Nebbermind]

Or just have to take a look and compare the activities in pri school parents network section…are all parents as KS?


Not that branded schools will have more KS parents but rather, the distribution of KS parents varies drastically…it’s not ‘equally random’.

[Nebbermind]

slmkhoo:

That's my understanding of the allocation system too. What I did with my daughter last year was to select 2 'hopeful' schools, 2 'reasonable chance' schools, and another 2 'sure' schools. This way, we got to choose all the 6 schools and not have the possibility that she got sent to a school we didn't select because all the choices aimed too high.

You are talking about selection after the PSLE results?

My suggestion is for those who want to do something now before the PSLE release, ie, select a possible range, say, 230~260 and then select 2~3 for each 5-point interval. So by the time the results are released, u roughly know which are the schools you would choose. Just have to arrange them in the order of preference.

[SAHM_TAN]

Just curious. Parents with kids in real neighbourhood primary school, do you let them try test papers from the top schools?


I’m trying to understand is there a great difference in content. Or it’s just that kids are not expose to a particular type of qns.

[janet88]

Nebbermind:

My suggestion is for those who want to do something now before the PSLE release, ie, select a possible range, say, 230~260 and then select 2~3 for each 5-point interval. So by the time the results are released, u roughly know which are the schools you would choose. Just have to arrange them in the order of preference.

:hi5:
Yes...hubby & I rounded up the schools.
Selected schools from 220 to 250...quite like what slmkhoo mentioned,
2 'hopeful' schools, 2 'reasonable chance' schools, and another 2 'sure' schools (I borrow your quote).

[kwcllf]

SAHM_TAN:

Just curious. Parents with kids in real neighbourhood primary school, do you let them try test papers from the top schools?


I'm trying to understand is there a great difference in content. Or it's just that kids are not expose to a particular type of qns.

Yes.

It is good to test them and see where their standards are. Exposing them to different schools' test papers will provide them with the opportunity to see how different questions are set.

I have also one suggestion. Go to KSP Maths, Science, English, etc forums and see what other parents have posted. You can see many different types of questions and it is good to expose the DC with such questions.

[BeContented]

SAHM_TAN:

Just curious. Parents with kids in real neighbourhood school, do you let them try test papers from the top schools?

Of course
If I just based on his school's easy exam papers, I'll still be in dreamland dreaming that DS is a 270s calibre :rotflmao: Which of course I know he's not. Better shock & expose DS earlier to difficult questions rather than during PSLE itself.

[SAHM_TAN]

BeContented:

SAHM_TAN:

Just curious. Parents with kids in real neighbourhood school, do you let them try test papers from the top schools?

Of course
If I just based on his school's easy exam papers, I'll still be in dreamland dreaming that DS is a 270s calibre :rotflmao: Which of course I know he's not. Better shock & expose DS earlier to difficult questions rather than during PSLE itself.

Was he able to handle them? I'm trying to understand is it a case of difference content or exposure to application type of qns and higher order type of qns.

[anneshirleygilbert]

Still need a little more clarification…


Is the COP for the past 3 years a safe gauge? From what I’ve read in the different threads, the number of applicants who choose a school also plays a very big part in your chance of getting into that particular school. Given that this is the auspicious year of the dragon, competition would be a lot more stiff, wouldn’t it?

Does anyone know if this scenario has ever happened: where all the places in a school get filled up just by First Choice applications?

Still mulling over this very complicated affair…

[Nebbermind]

anneshirleygilbert:

Still need a little more clarification....


Is the COP for the past 3 years a safe gauge? From what I've read in the different threads, the number of applicants who choose a school also plays a very big part in your chance of getting into that particular school. Given that this is the auspicious year of the dragon, competition would be a lot more stiff, wouldn't it?

Does anyone know if this scenario has ever happened: where all the places in a school get filled up just by First Choice applications?

Still mulling over this very complicated affair....

Depends on how u choose your 6 choices lah. If the prev yr's COP between your 1st and 6th is only 2~3 pts apart, then if all 6 schools' COP rise in tandem, then you jialat liao lah!!

u got 6 choices for a reason lah! Use them wisely!