Secondary School Selection 2012

[mummy so kiasu]

BeContented:

mummy so kiasu:

How did your son find the PSLE papers? Tougher or the same standard as his school Prelim?

English - about the same
Chinese - about the same. During the last 1+month before PSLE, the teacher was drilling them like mad, some good should have come out of it.
Maths - slightly tougher than prelims, but still ok
Science - more difficult :gloomy:

Hee hee :oops: Whatever score DS gets, it's really his own credit. I have played a bigger part when he was in lower primary.....but since then, he has been pretty much on his own + tuition (tho he can come ask me when he has difficulty). This is why I think this fella still has bandwidth to be stretched further....but think enough for now, kids still need to play.

Same here. My boy has been pretty much on his own. Anyway, we can't hand hold them forever, they will be in Sec 1 next year. I did not give him extra work to do as school had given him quite a lot. Moreover, he had to attend supplementary lessons & tuition.

Your son is doing fine. Most kids find Science paper is the toughest, especially for paper 2. They must be able to apply the concepts on real life examples. You will not see similar questions even you do lots of past year papers.

[Coolkidsrock2]

Simon KP:

Is IB suitable for kids who are not outspoken and quiet? Do they have to do lots of presentation? How is the IB different from IP?

Think it is hard for kids who are not outspoken in the IB and IP. Some parents see it as a form of training for the kids but the risk is it backfires, especially for kids who are naturally quiet. Nonetheless, a friend who did IB (overseas) did comment that it is a good program. It is more of a matter of fit. Some kids are more suited for the traditional route.

[phtthp]

alng:

jedamum:

will all affiliated pri sch students able to get in if meet affiliated COP, or still have to depend on what is left over after other non-affiliated sch students have taken up the places since non-affl cop is higher?

All affiliated pri sch students will enter the Sec school first so long they meet the affiliated COP. Then whatever leftover vacancies will be given to non-affiliated students. The COP will then be determined. This is why NYGH's COP is higher than RGS, not because NYGH is more popular than RGS but because girls from NYPS get in first at COP of 250 before the non-affiliated students get in.

http://www.edupoll.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2513&sid=b7f42a29111c324e36f9838750ed978f

[watmekiasu]

I’m reading one or two pages a day and am starting to get confused.


I read in the booklet that if you put in eg IP for SCGS as a choice but did not make it for the COP for IP, you would not be automatically given a place for normal route even if you qualify. Hence, to be on the safe side, can we select a school twice to be on the safe side eg IP SCGS and normal route SCGS ?

[Nebbermind]

watmekiasu:

I'm reading one or two pages a day and am starting to get confused.


I read in the booklet that if you put in eg IP for SCGS as a choice but did not make it for the COP for IP, you would not be automatically given a place for normal route even if you qualify. Hence, to be on the safe side, can we select a school twice to be on the safe side eg IP SCGS and normal route SCGS ?

Yes, I believe the 2 diff prog of the same school is considered as two schools choices and have their own unique codes. So in order to qualify for either, they must be selected as 2 of the 6 choices

[watmekiasu]

BeContented:

Thot your DS also in neighborhood school? Isn't this typical of the neighborhood school? I guess just like not all good schools are the same, some neighborhood schools are not as neighborhood.

For those who are not aware, dun get shocked.
In DS school, >50% DO NOt get to express stream. Less than 10 students in whole P6 cohort score >250 ie. only top 3% vs good school 30-40%. So it's true, top 10% in real neighborhood school is 22x -25x (usually only 1-3 students above 26x). Top/first class range is 21x onwards....... :sad: sad but that's the reality.

This is very sad. I tot many people say all schools are the same. Every school will have smart and not so smart students. My dd told me her teacher said all previous students from her class score 250 and above every year (but maybe not my dd thus year bcos she doesn't seem to be of the same calibre :sad: :sad: ). So, scoring 250 is not that easy.

[watmekiasu]

Nebbermind:

watmekiasu:

Yes, I believe the 2 diff prog of the same school is considered as two schools choices and have their own unique codes. So in order to qualify for either, they must be selected as 2 of the 6 choices

Thank you for clarifying this.

I guess now it is my turn to work hard because my dd doesn't really care which school she goes to . She says as long as they do Lit - well, that's like every school in Spore.

Must keep in mind COP and distance.

[BeContented]

watmekiasu:

BeContented:

Thot your DS also in neighborhood school? Isn't this typical of the neighborhood school? I guess just like not all good schools are the same, some neighborhood schools are not as neighborhood.

For those who are not aware, dun get shocked.
In DS school, >50% DO NOt get to express stream. Less than 10 students in whole P6 cohort score >250 ie. only top 3% vs good school 30-40%. So it's true, top 10% in real neighborhood school is 22x -25x (usually only 1-3 students above 26x). Top/first class range is 21x onwards....... :sad: sad but that's the reality.

This is very sad. I tot many people say all schools are the same. Every school will have smart and not so smart students. My dd told me her teacher said all previous students from her class score 250 and above every year (but maybe not my dd thus year bcos she doesn't seem to be of the same calibre :sad: :sad: ). So, scoring 250 is not that easy.

Frankly, I dun subscribe to the 'all schools are the same'. IMO, it will not & will never be. We can try to equalise & start everything at same point, eventually all other factors will come in & things will not be the same again. We dun live in an ideal world.....

Above 250 means national top 10% leh. Of course not easy. There's another 90% ... I also praying hard for 250 & above

[PiggyLalala]

I also do not believe in all schools are the same. Some principals are more competent than the others, some are more hardworking. Similarly for trs, even in the same school, some teachers are better than the others, some works very hard, planning the lessons and worksheets for their students, some go home at 1 pm, but sad to say, the hardworking trs are sometimes not rewarded.

[SAHM_TAN]

Is it becos of bell curve that’s why only 10% will score 250 and above ?