Victoria School

[gentledove]

:congrats: to all your DS going to VS.


VS is a good school. I am sure your DSs will enjoy his time there.
My DS is S2 this year. Mr Low, the principal is very dedicated. Very approachable person. I have never come across a principal who gave his mobile contact when I first encountered problems with the class dismissal time. I was very impressed then and touched by his gesture.

[Vanilla Cake]

rylee:

Hi VC's mum, Thanks for your info.

Did your ds also DSA to VS?

Hi rylee,

Thks for your prompt and useful reply. Mine is dd2 and not ds. One of her COs is from Cedar, that's why I would like to find out more about VS.

VC's mum

[rylee]

Vanilla Cake:

rylee:

Hi VC's mum, Thanks for your info.

Did your ds also DSA to VS?

Hi rylee,

Thks for your prompt and useful reply. Mine is dd2 and not ds. One of her COs is from Cedar, that's why I would like to find out more about VS.

VC's mum

Hi VC,

Well done and :congrats: may I ask whether will your dd2 accept cedar co and also which other school did she manage to get a co? Regards.

[jtoh]

:congrats: to Pandan Cake, Vanilla Cake's sister!

[Vanilla Cake]

Hi rylee/jtoh,


Thks. Still undecided at this moment and will let nature takes its course.

VC’s mum

[Zhuge]

hi rylee, cheerfuldad and jsw555,


congratulations to your kids for being awarded places in VS next year…
i wonder if you all can share what are the factors that made your kids being selected…
thanks!

[Cheerfuldad]

Zhuge:

hi rylee, cheerfuldad and jsw555,


congratulations to your kids for being awarded places in VS next year..
i wonder if you all can share what are the factors that made your kids being selected...
thanks!

Hi Zhuge,

My DS applied VS by using his racket sport talent. He has involved in racket sport since P2. He spent average 12 hrs a week to train. Beside the sport achievement, your academic result has to be around 75% for 4 subjects. Through this DSA exercise, I have come to conclusion that beside the academin result, your DS/DD has to be in the top 10 positions in primary school level to stand a chance to be selected. Therefore, JMHO, it is better for parent to focus on DS/DD academic result than using sport talent to try for DSA. For your info - There are about close to 300 kids applied VS 'O' level Sport DSA. Only 23 kids from different sport field got selected.

[Zhuge]

Cheerfuldad:

Zhuge:

hi rylee, cheerfuldad and jsw555,


congratulations to your kids for being awarded places in VS next year..
i wonder if you all can share what are the factors that made your kids being selected...
thanks!

Hi Zhuge,

My DS applied VS by using his racket sport talent. He has involved in racket sport since P2. He spent average 12 hrs a week to train. Beside the sport achievement, your academic result has to be around 75% for 4 subjects. Through this DSA exercise, I have come to conclusion that beside the academin result, your DS/DD has to be in the top 10 positions in primary school level to stand a chance to be selected. Therefore, JMHO, it is better for parent to focus on DS/DD academic result than using sport talent to try for DSA. For your info - There are about close to 300 kids applied VS 'O' level Sport DSA. Only 23 kids from different sport field got selected.

Top 10 positions in primary school level - the standard may varies in different primary schools.
23 out of 300 kids through Sport DSA - I guess your DS must be a champion in his racket sport to be selected.

[Cheerfuldad]

Hi Zhuge,


What I meant in regards to Primary school level is the whole Singapore.my DS is only managed to be in the top 10 position in whole Singapore.

Zhuge:

Cheerfuldad:

[quote=\"Zhuge\"]hi rylee, cheerfuldad and jsw555,

congratulations to your kids for being awarded places in VS next year..
i wonder if you all can share what are the factors that made your kids being selected...
thanks!

Hi Zhuge,

My DS applied VS by using his racket sport talent. He has involved in racket sport since P2. He spent average 12 hrs a week to train. Beside the sport achievement, your academic result has to be around 75% for 4 subjects. Through this DSA exercise, I have come to conclusion that beside the academin result, your DS/DD has to be in the top 10 positions in primary school level to stand a chance to be selected. Therefore, JMHO, it is better for parent to focus on DS/DD academic result than using sport talent to try for DSA. For your info - There are about close to 300 kids applied VS 'O' level Sport DSA. Only 23 kids from different sport field got selected.

Top 10 positions in primary school level - the standard may varies in different primary schools.
23 out of 300 kids through Sport DSA - I guess your DS must be a champion in his racket sport to be selected.[/quote]

[Snow Crystal]

Cheerfuldad:

Therefore, JMHO, it is better for parent to focus on DS/DD academic result than using sport talent to try for DSA. For your info - There are about close to 300 kids applied VS 'O' level Sport DSA. Only 23 kids from different sport field got selected.

:goodpost: Thanks for sharing, Cfdad. The best scenario realistically would be do well academically, get into dream school via results and in any case should be able to make it for the dream sch CCA sports selection trial :nunchuk:. No pressure to excel in that sports and have flexibility to switch CCA. But I guess in kiasu Singapore, if your kid is top 10 in whole of Singapore in his sports, surely you want to chope a seat in dream school . Ques: if your kid gets CO from dream IP school via CCA sports but his usual school average is >20 marks below the school's past years' average COP, what are your considerations in accepting the CO? Assume no surprise in his PSLE result. Just exchanging views