<![CDATA[GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019]]>Not discriminate, but to provide clearer transparency, to everyone.


That so happen to be Temasek JC unique style (her choice, her decision) of telling (reporting ) to the public, how her UAS come about. That it actually come from 2 different separate groups, through clear segregation, instead of providing just one lump sum figure, combined in all together ? And it so happen that TJC style of reporting, stands out from rest of the other JCs, as some JCs dare not even publish anything, or trying to hide, suppress UAS info.

Thought the more minute detailed, the more granular finer breakdown it Is, the better, because then, it provide even more, greater, clearer transparency.

Btw, if u read some other thread, there are forumers that question at times, "Who perform better, at A-level ? Is it the JAE students, or the IP students do better ?" So, in the context of TJC profile, doesn’t this granular breakdown, help to satisfy these forumers, who are keen to know the answer, to this burning question in them ?

Imagine.

In year 2018 A-level batch, except for Dunman High and River Valley High that is 100 % solely IP students, If all other IP JCs also start to breakdown like Temasek JC into granular minute detail, won’t the data even be more transparent, much more clearer?
That Is, in IP JCs like (RI, Hwa Chong, Victoria, National, Eunoia), won’t it be able to satisfy the curiosity of those forumers who always want (keen ) to know, actually, who perform better : JAE or IP students ?

Then we got to ask ourselves one important question further back. Why are there people so keen, want to know, who do better ? Is it because there are parents whose children are JAE students, and they worried (fearful) that if they join IP JCs, their kids may not catch up in time with those IP counter-parts in the same JC, something along this line ?

Why want to have only one lump sum combined overall figure, when not sure how it come about in the first place, vs. when one can have 2 separate cluster (group) of clearer figures, to glean through ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/93070/gce-a-level-result-2019-22nd-feb-2019RSS for NodeSun, 19 Apr 2026 08:10:07 GMTWed, 27 Feb 2019 04:06:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:21:28 GMT]]>Why discriminate? Should include the long tail and the short tail of the whole curve to present to its graduating students, otherwise those JAE students in the hall would feel bad. It also wrongly signals to the world out there that JAE students (10-14 pointers before deduction) are the cause of lower Average Mean.


Incidentally, TJC’s Instagram in 2016 also used the same familiar line: "one of the few JCs…80 and above".

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900068https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900068Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:21:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:55:02 GMT]]>TJC split the mean, to tell us that IP students performed better than the JAE students.


Reason why TJC not inside the list of IPJC, was because no data was known so far. Even if put TJC there, whole vertical column will be empty, because no data available about TJC, unless people willing to share info here

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900062https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900062Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:55:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:18:22 GMT]]>Why isn’t TJC in the IPJC table? According to Reddit (someone posted a link here), its Mean UAS is 80 for JAE and 83 for IP. Why does TJC want to split the Means?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900057https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900057Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:18:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:39:03 GMT]]>

mommyNg\" post_id=\"1900035\" time=\"1551194770\" user_id=\"2838:

naggo-nitemare\" post_id=\"1900016\" time=\"1551176156\" user_id=\"2340:

[quote=iRabbit post_id=1899580 time=1551001824 user_id=51587]

Do you know this year in total how many students achieved 9 As?

I found out from someone tt HCI has one pupil with 9As.

HCI has only one pupil with 9As or HCI has at least one pupil with 9As.....?[/quote]HCI has exactly one pupil with 9As. From a reliable source.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900054https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900054Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:39:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:26:10 GMT]]>

naggo-nitemare\" post_id=\"1900016\" time=\"1551176156\" user_id=\"2340:

iRabbit\" post_id=\"1899580\" time=\"1551001824\" user_id=\"51587:

[quote=\"naggo-nitemare\"]I want to applaud RI/RIJC for, once again, encouraging rafflesians to realise their academic potential to the maximum allowed by MOE, ie 13 units.
6 pupils scored the maximum 9As.


Do you know this year in total how many students achieved 9 As?

I found out from someone tt HCI has one pupil with 9As.[/quote]HCI has only one pupil with 9As or HCI has at least one pupil with 9As.....?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900035https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900035Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:26:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:15:56 GMT]]>

iRabbit\" post_id=\"1899580\" time=\"1551001824\" user_id=\"51587:

naggo-nitemare:

I want to applaud RI/RIJC for, once again, encouraging rafflesians to realise their academic potential to the maximum allowed by MOE, ie 13 units.
6 pupils scored the maximum 9As.


Do you know this year in total how many students achieved 9 As?

I found out from someone tt HCI has one pupil with 9As.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900016https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900016Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:15:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:01:06 GMT]]>The scholarships of today are really very different genre & grades are not the only thing sort after organizations will look at. Many uses Profiling tools to fit these potentials into their current team and they’ll look at aptitudes, ability to be creative & think out of the box, and yes, they’ll be assessing personality too.


I used a number of scientific Profiling tools in assessing scholars & key personnel when hiring in the past for top organizations in oil & gas, local conglomerates, as well as for scientists we were hiring fr local as well as candidates all over the world. These are 99% accurate tools (in whatever ways the candidate might attempt to skew the results).

Our edn system hv also gone further to incl project work which requires one to work with teams & acquire people skills. I rmbr pleasant days working with scholars who were sportsmen & those who hv gone on Rhodes scholarships. They’re real go-getters & problem solvers. What my boss term as staff who wld not just being problems they encounter at work but also offer multi-faceted solutions to the organizations.

So, it’s good our Spore edn System have been balancing academics with CCAs and those candidates who wld excel will be more all-rounders, unlike my first few organizations (many years back) during those times scholars were more ‘newdy’ or route type. And later years, I had the weird experience of working with a govt sector (scholar) who cld crunch numbers but will not hv eye-contact with anyone but top-down leader of his time. We had a real hard time working with him. :slapshead: Any orgn who still hire based on academic will hv organizations that cannot manage today’s Z generation staff-force & the wider population. JMO

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900011https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900011Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:01:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:30:36 GMT]]>

gsp_lau\" post_id=\"1899988\" time=\"1551165393\" user_id=\"84689:

Need expert help, my Friend DD A level result
1. 7 distinctions
2. UAS=90
3. 4H2 distinctions

What is % in whole corhort for above result ? Chance to get scholarship? Many thanks
It also depends on the scholarship the girl is applying for. If it’s a prestigious scholarship, she’ll be competing against students with straight As inclusive of H3 as well. These students are likely to have strong CCA and other accolades as well. For the less competitive scholarships there’s a good chance, depending on interviews etc.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900005https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900005Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:30:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:57:26 GMT]]>

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1899996\" time=\"1551167192\" user_id=\"28674:

gsp_lau\" post_id=\"1899988\" time=\"1551165393\" user_id=\"84689:

Need expert help, my Friend DD A level result
1. 7 distinctions
2. UAS=90
3. 4H2 distinctions

What is % in whole corhort for above result ? Chance to get scholarship? Many thanks

Scholarships are not just determined by grades. Certainly this girl's results are very good (I don't know her standing in the cohort, but should be fairly high!), and will stand her in good stead in applying for scholarships. However, interviews, CCA, interest in the organisation she applies to, etc. will also count in whether she gets a scholarship or not. Some students with similar good results are not offered a scholarship, and others with poorer results do get scholarships. Still, she should definitely try if she wants one.

Thank you

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900000https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1900000Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:57:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:52:13 GMT]]>

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1899996\" time=\"1551167192\" user_id=\"28674:

gsp_lau\" post_id=\"1899988\" time=\"1551165393\" user_id=\"84689:

Need expert help, my Friend DD A level result
1. 7 distinctions
2. UAS=90
3. 4H2 distinctions

What is % in whole corhort for above result ? Chance to get scholarship? Many thanks

Scholarships are not just determined by grades. Certainly this girl's results are very good (I don't know her standing in the cohort, but should be fairly high!), and will stand her in good stead in applying for scholarships. However, interviews, CCA, interest in the organisation she applies to, etc. will also count in whether she gets a scholarship or not. Some students with similar good results are not offered a scholarship, and others with poorer results do get scholarships. Still, she should definitely try if she wants one.

Yup, the rules of scholarships have changed. In the past, this is nearly bao jiak for scholarship but today, grades only form part of the assessment (and not nearly as important as the other attributes). I would assume she has plenty of outstanding CCA achievements as well, and / or done some voluntary and community services.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899997https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899997Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:52:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:46:32 GMT]]>

gsp_lau\" post_id=\"1899988\" time=\"1551165393\" user_id=\"84689:

Need expert help, my Friend DD A level result
1. 7 distinctions
2. UAS=90
3. 4H2 distinctions

What is % in whole corhort for above result ? Chance to get scholarship? Many thanks
Scholarships are not just determined by grades. Certainly this girl's results are very good (I don't know her standing in the cohort, but should be fairly high!), and will stand her in good stead in applying for scholarships. However, interviews, CCA, interest in the organisation she applies to, etc. will also count in whether she gets a scholarship or not. Some students with similar good results are not offered a scholarship, and others with poorer results do get scholarships. Still, she should definitely try if she wants one.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899996https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899996Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:46:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:16:33 GMT]]>Need expert help, my Friend DD A level result

1. 7 distinctions
2. UAS=90
3. 4H2 distinctions

What is % in whole corhort for above result ? Chance to get scholarship? Many thanks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899988https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899988Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:16:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:09:18 GMT]]>Updates :-


https://postimg.cc/F1vLFbrV

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899986https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899986Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:09:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:36:01 GMT]]>Actually it doesn’t matter if one doesn’t do well at the A levels at first try, I hv met A level retakers who scored much better. Almost all improved. There was even a child with AAA/B after she retook. She had CCDD the first time.

My son’s fren retook his A levels while in NS. Improved by 3.75 rp. He had offers from all the local unis before retake. No interview from local med. Our cop is too high. But his dream is to be a doctor. He persevered. This year, he was offered into a few Aussie (Monash included) and UK med schs. Now he is starting his term in one of them.
Follow yr dreams

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899864https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899864Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:36:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:29:45 GMT]]>With DSA, IP and JAE mixed in among a school cohort, it’s pointless to compare apples with oranges, even though they are technically all fruits. Schools like RI, HCI, VJ are probably established and confident enough that students are performing where they should be. So, if one or two may be pulling down their “standards” by their leniency, no one is losing any sleep over it.


People who still stuck in the top 4, top 5 era… You know nothing, Jon Snow. It’s time to move on.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899845https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899845Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:29:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:16:27 GMT]]>

laughingcat\" post_id=\"1899838\" time=\"1551107179\" user_id=\"3309:

iRabbit\" post_id=\"1899801\" time=\"1551101383\" user_id=\"51587:

Like what floppy shared, people are number crunchers and we love to slice, dice, and analyse what caused that x% improvement from this JC over the other. However one factor we often overlooked is the attrition rate. In RI's case, the intake should be 1,200 and last yr 1,190 took the As - an attrition rate of less than 1% which is very lenient for a top-tier sch (other sch may be equally humane, I'm not saying that they are not, just that I have no knowledge of other sch stats).

This pt resonates with me bcoz this yr during town hall, the sch's mgt shared that they do not want students to be unduely stressed by grades. Thus, they are going to lower the promotion criteria even further by removing some mandatory conditions and lowering others. So I think this 'less than 1% attrition rate' is here to stay, and will get even more lenient in years to come. By doing so, the sch is trying to give as many students a chance to progress as they possibly can. So while the sch is naturally proud of its stellar records at the top end of the bar, it will also accept the less than perfect records at the other end of the spectrum (2% without 3 H2 passes + pass in GP or KI) if the bigger objective of giving as many students a shot at the As is met.

The sch has made its decision, and it's not crunching stellar numbers at all costs. If some of its graduates are going to be our future leaders, I think there are valuable lessons to be learned here.

totally :please: your statement \"So I think this 'less than 1% attrition rate' is here to stay, and will get even more lenient in years to come. By doing so, the sch is trying to give as many students a chance to progress as they possibly can. So while the sch is naturally proud of its stellar records at the top end of the bar, it will also accept the less than perfect records at the other end of the spectrum (2% without 3 H2 passes + pass in GP or KI) if the bigger objective of giving as many students a shot at the As is met. \"

Oh paiseh. :oops:

I tot I would share what I felt as there were earlier comparisons made between NJ and NY, and I tot that looking at pure scores didn’t tell the whole story.

Secondly I was quite shocked to read that RI’s ‘% 3H2 pass + GP/KI pass’ was lower than another mid-tier JC. So I reread the stats and came to realize that RI’s attrition rate was so low.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899841https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899841Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:16:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:06:19 GMT]]>

iRabbit\" post_id=\"1899801\" time=\"1551101383\" user_id=\"51587:

Like what floppy shared, people are number crunchers and we love to slice, dice, and analyse what caused that x% improvement from this JC over the other. However one factor we often overlooked is the attrition rate. In RI's case, the intake should be 1,200 and last yr 1,190 took the As - an attrition rate of less than 1% which is very lenient for a top-tier sch (other sch may be equally humane, I'm not saying that they are not, just that I have no knowledge of other sch stats).

This pt resonates with me bcoz this yr during town hall, the sch's mgt shared that they do not want students to be unduely stressed by grades. Thus, they are going to lower the promotion criteria even further by removing some mandatory conditions and lowering others. So I think this 'less than 1% attrition rate' is here to stay, and will get even more lenient in years to come. By doing so, the sch is trying to give as many students a chance to progress as they possibly can. So while the sch is naturally proud of its stellar records at the top end of the bar, it will also accept the less than perfect records at the other end of the spectrum (2% without 3 H2 passes + pass in GP or KI) if the bigger objective of giving as many students a shot at the As is met.

The sch has made its decision, and it's not crunching stellar numbers at all costs. If some of its graduates are going to be our future leaders, I think there are valuable lessons to be learned here.
totally :please: your statement \"So I think this 'less than 1% attrition rate' is here to stay, and will get even more lenient in years to come. By doing so, the sch is trying to give as many students a chance to progress as they possibly can. So while the sch is naturally proud of its stellar records at the top end of the bar, it will also accept the less than perfect records at the other end of the spectrum (2% without 3 H2 passes + pass in GP or KI) if the bigger objective of giving as many students a shot at the As is met. \"

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899838https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899838Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:06:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:02:07 GMT]]>

Estéema\" post_id=\"1899616\" time=\"1551022023\" user_id=\"66413:

Just sharing 2018 A Level cohort’s performance, will need some further contribution/input :

Noticed NUS extra 1.25 points for first choice course extends to some associate overseas colleges.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/nus-applicants-to-get-bonus-points-for-1st-choice-courses
You’re amazing to dig out so much info. Thanks, Esteema.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899837https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899837Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:02:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:21:04 GMT]]>

White Earth\" post_id=\"1899800\" time=\"1551101261\" user_id=\"126472:[quote=\"White Earth\" post_id=1899800 time=1551101261 user_id=126472]


I thought we know the median UAS for both JCs?

NYJC median UAS around 85 or slightly higher.
NJC median UAS is 84.4 as they released.[/quote]
So simply based on that UAS (3H2, 1H1), roughly what's the % of NYJC students taking 4H2? 40%? 50%?
I believed IP JCs almost 100% taking 4H2.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899819https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899819Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:21:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:18:47 GMT]]>Deleted

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naggo-nitemare\" post_id=\"1899588\" time=\"1551007768\" user_id=\"2340:

I don't know abt the other JCs. Only RIJC's.
Thanks nn. With this new version of the forum, I don't seem able to logout - forever trapped in an eternal cycle of clicks. Lol

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899811https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899811Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:54:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GCE A level result 2019 @ 22nd Feb 2019 on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:53:44 GMT]]>

iRabbit\" post_id=\"1899801\" time=\"1551101383\" user_id=\"51587:

Like what floppy shared, people are number crunchers and we love to slice, dice, and analyse what caused that x% improvement from this JC over the other. However one factor we often overlooked is the attrition rate. In RI's case, the intake should be 1,200 and last yr 1,190 took the As - an attrition rate of less than 1% which is very lenient for a top-tier sch (other sch may be equally humane, I'm not saying that they are not, just that I have no knowledge of other sch stats).

This pt resonates with me bcoz this yr during town hall, the sch's mgt shared that they do not want students to be unduely stressed by grades. Thus, they are going to lower the promotion criteria even further by removing some mandatory conditions and lowering others. So I think this 'less than 1% attrition rate' is here to stay, and will get even more lenient in years to come. By doing so, the sch is trying to give as many students a chance to progress as they possibly can. So while the sch is naturally proud of its stellar records at the top end of the bar, it will also accept the less than perfect records at the other end of the spectrum (2% without 3 H2 passes + pass in GP or KI) if the bigger objective of giving as many students a shot at the As is met.

The sch has made its decision, and it's not crunching stellar numbers at all costs. If some of its graduates are going to be our future leaders, I think there are valuable lessons to be learned here.
:goodpost:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899810https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1899810Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:53:44 GMT