DSA 2011

[Funx3]

phankao:

Funx3:

Normal Acad (NA) Kids Take 5 yrs, Express 4 yrs to O Level.
NA got to take N Level Exam in year 4. After N Level, Can either Cont with O Level in Year 5 (If Result OK), or go Higher Nitec /Nitec Course (ITE) - own Choice.


Yes, If Results OK, Can transfer back to Express. And If Result in Express Lousy, Can Drop into NA Class, too ....

My Boy Told me this had happen in his sch for his Batch ....

I have hired a few Normal (Acad) students before for holiday jobs. The ones that went on to do O-levels in Sec 5. They were quite good. They also went to JC/Poly and on to our Local Universities eventually and have all graduated and are working already. So even Normal stream is workable for some, although a slightly longer route.

In Fact Some Kids R more Suited to take NA ....
the Pace is Less Stress-ful, and they Get to Digest what's taught better (If too Much Stuff is Being Shaft to them in Hurried Pace, Will Just Glide over their Head ....)

An Extra Learning Year in Sch to Strengthen their Knowledge Will Not Set them Back that much ....
Unless they R in a Hurry to Start Earning the Dough to Keep the Rice on the Family's Dining Table ....
:celebrate: :celebrate:

[vlim]

my nephew failed his ‘N’ level…my brother wasn’t happy that the education system doesn’t allow his son to repeat his ‘N’ level…Just wonder is it reasonable for him to have this request…

[ngbrdad]

Anyone has the breakdown of places available thru DSA at various schools ?

And how many of these are reserved for GEP students ?

Heard that RI has 200 places, with around one quarter reserved for GEP.
NUSH has around 150 with no GEP reserve places.

What about other schools ?

[verykiasu2010]

ngbrdad:

Anyone has the breakdown of places available thru DSA at various schools ?

And how many of these are reserved for GEP students ?

Heard that RI has 200 places, with around one quarter reserved for GEP.
NUSH has around 150 with no GEP reserve places.

What about other schools ?

School / Intake per year / DSA allocation
RI / 450 / 50%
HCI / 450 / 50%
NYGH / 450 / 50%?
RGS / 450 / 50% ?
NJC / 200 / ??
NUSH / 200 / 160 ?

For RI : (about 180 out of 450 are GEPpers, some via DSA, some via S1)

[Sun_2010]

verykiasu2010:

ngbrdad:

Anyone has the breakdown of places available thru DSA at various schools ?

And how many of these are reserved for GEP students ?

Heard that RI has 200 places, with around one quarter reserved for GEP.
NUSH has around 150 with no GEP reserve places.

What about other schools ?

School / Intake per year / DSA allocation
RI / 450 / 50%
HCI / 450 / 50%
NYGH / 450 / 50%?
RGS / 450 / 50% ?
NJC / 200 / ??
NUSH / 200 / 160 ?

For RI : (about 180 out of 450 are GEPpers, some via DSA, some via S1)

For NUSH - about 90% ( if meet selection criteria)
Total intake varies , max is 180
Last year ( current Year1s) intake was about 140 only

[ngbrdad]

Wah RI takes in so many GEP ?

More than half of the GEP boys cohort per year.

[verykiasu2010]

ngbrdad:

Wah RI takes in so many GEP ?

More than half of the GEP boys cohort per year.

RI has 7 classes for the GEP boys, approx 7 x 25 = 175, class size 30, the other 4 or 5 are mainstream high scorers

HCI iSpark consortium has about 80 ~ 90 GEP boys, so in total RI + HCI has about +/- 250 GEP boys,

[ngbrdad]

I see so both school take about 5/7 of the GEP boys.

[ngbrdad]

Every year around 85% of GEP kids take up DSA offers.

So looks like ACSI, NJC, NUSH, Dunman High do not take in that many GEP boys.

[jtoh]

I think majority of GEP boys are in RI and HCI, with some in ACSI and NUSH.