Secondary School Chinese

[dagong99]

sparks:

Tks for all your well wishes.


Today's topic was abt family bonding. Picture was abt families having picnic at marina barage.

Zbear, my dd is like yr ds, think in English & then translate to Chinese which is going to be tough!

Oh... so this is the topic my DS1 has for his oral today ! :shock: Haven't get a chance to talk to him. Wonder how he fares

[zbear]

sparks:

Tks for all your well wishes.


Today's topic was abt family bonding. Picture was abt families having picnic at marina barage.

Zbear, my dd is like yr ds, think in English & then translate to Chinese which is going to be tough!

Hi Sparks, what did your dd have to say abt today's Orals? Can she handle?

I am breaking out in cold sweat when I think of next week.

Just cant wait for it to be over, though.

[sparks]

Luckily, her examiners seemed nice. Otherwise, they can give unwanted stress.


She can’t read some words in d passage as what I expect. But topic was ok n she was able to answer d conversation qns. Think overall not too hard for her compared to d previous days’ topics other than sports one.

[bernsssss]

Hello! anyone have any idea what today’s topic was? Need help preparing for mine on 17th Thanks!

[zbear]

This year’s topics are very tough n wide.


Good luck to you bernsssss. My ds’ turn is also today. I have already given up on him. Only hope that his examiner can have pity on him.

[jollybea]

Hie


I need desperate help here.

My ds is currently in P5 and is taking Higher Chinese but was ungraded in SA1.

We plan that to apply for direct school admission.

If the Higher CHinese still continue at this rate. Will it affect the chances of direct school admission thru academics ( English and Maths ) ?

As I understand that all students who go thru DSA into the secondary school has to take higer chinese in their secondary school.

We are pretty worried about this chinese thingy. It’s a headache. Should we let my child continue with the higher chinese during p5 ?
Or drop it all together now ?

Does the children need to take higher chinese during their primary school in order to get easier access into DSA ? Or it is unnecessary for them to take Higher chinese in primary just for DSA ?

Sorry about all these questions. Cause I’m seriously blur with regards to these issue. Worried also.

[Dreamgear]

jollybea:

Hie


I need desperate help here.

My ds is currently in P5 and is taking Higher Chinese but was ungraded in SA1.

We plan that to apply for direct school admission.

If the Higher CHinese still continue at this rate. Will it affect the chances of direct school admission thru academics ( English and Maths ) ?

As I understand that all students who go thru DSA into the secondary school has to take higer chinese in their secondary school.

We are pretty worried about this chinese thingy. It's a headache. Should we let my child continue with the higher chinese during p5 ?
Or drop it all together now ?

Does the children need to take higher chinese during their primary school in order to get easier access into DSA ? Or it is unnecessary for them to take Higher chinese in primary just for DSA ?

Sorry about all these questions. Cause I'm seriously blur with regards to these issue. Worried also.

Which school u planning for dsa?

[jtoh]

Your concern should not be about DSA. You should be considering if your son can cope with HCL for PSLE.


Some info: You don’t need to have taken HCL in primary school to take HCL in secondary school, provided you meet the other PSLE requirements. And not all schools require you to take HCL in secondary school, DSA or not. HCL is only compulsory in some secondary schools, mostly SAP ones, and even then, not all require it to be compulsory.

[jollybea]

hie jtoh


I do not intend for my child to take HCL in his PSLE.

Thanks for your info. I’m relieved that they do not need to take HCL in order to take HCL in secondary. However u’re saying it is compulsory in mostly SAP schools.

My child is aiming Dunman High or Victoria.

If he is to go in thru DSA Academics, he’s strong in his other 3 subjects. Mainly As and A*. Does it means it’s a 6 years IP, which requires them to do HCL, right ?

Could someone enighten me on this aspect ? Thanks.

[be_contented]

DSA does not requires HCL.


HCL is only useful as ADDITIONAL points in PSLE T-scores, and this is only recognised in SAP schools like Hwa Chong, Nanyang, Dunman, Catholic High, River Valley…
For example, if your dc’s PSLE score is 258, then for these schools, they will also include HCL points (+1 for Pass, +2 for Merit, +3 for Distinction). So if dc gets Merit for hCL, then these schools will consider that your child has an equivalent PSLE of 260 (258+2).

For all non-SAP schools, HCL subject is not considered in the PSLE score.

There is NO requirement for 6-year IP students to take HCL.

Child who does not take HCL in primary school can still op to take HCL in secondary school. In the PSLE slip, there will be an indication whether you are offered to take HCL or not. You can opt in or out of HCL at that juncture.