Blessed and Happy:

How is the culture like in NYJC? Since it is among the top non-IP JC, is the environment competitive? Are students or teachers pressured to perform? Is the school \"unforgiving\" to students who fall behind since they have to uphold their ranking? Are there systematic support given to students should they fall behind in performance?

Sflr! Im not going to answer the previous question as i dont think i know enough and dont want to misinform others. My personal experience in NYJC is great and i would say the culture is vibrant with friendly teachers. Personally haven't seen much bad competition between classmates, we study together and help others take notes during lectures when they are absent etc. We have many school events and happenings so the culture is not too stressful eg. Ice cream day such as free magnum twice a year Well ventilated campus with plenty of tables n conducive library so pretty good environment to study. Pressure to perform i would say there is definitely indirect pressure on yourself especially if you are performing below average which will be evident on result slips which show percentiles (just like any other jc) but teachers do set difficult papers and have high expectations of us such as having us memorize extra optional information that other schools may not require. The standards and exam papers are getting significantly harder by the years tho... And regarding the last question like any jc those who perform below expectations would be retained although our retainee rate is not exceptionally high (<30 out of ~750 if im not wrong). Promotional criteria for ny is 2h2 passes and 1h1 pass excluding mt and pass in gp so basically need to pass close to all subs but the sch moderates results since our papers are q tough. Those that did badly for mid years and continual assessments were chosen to attend compulsory supplementary lessons before promos exams to help them clear promos. Tutors also prepare extra practices and are always open for consultations for all students. Anyway, if any parent here has a child waiting for Os results next yr, we have a jc experience programme soon so if you're interested look out for more updates on our sch fb page, website etc

Blessed and Happy:

How is the culture like in NYJC? Since it is among the top non-IP JC, is the environment competitive? Are students or teachers pressured to perform? Is the school \"unforgiving\" to students who fall behind since they have to uphold their ranking? Are there systematic support given to students should they fall behind in performance?

Im not going to answer the previous question as i dont think i know enough and dont want to misinform others. My personal experience in NYJC is great and i would say the culture is vibrant with friendly teachers. Personally haven't seen much bad competition between classmates, we study together and help others take notes during lectures when they are absent etc. We have many school events and happenings so the culture is not too stressful eg. Ice cream day such as free magnum twice a year Well ventilated campus with plenty of tables n conducive library so pretty good environment to study. Pressure to perform i would say there is definitely indirect pressure on yourself especially if you are performing below average which will be evident on result slips which show percentiles (just like any other jc) but teachers do set difficult papers and have high expectations of us such as having us memorize extra optional information that other schools may not require. The standards and exam papers are getting significantly harder by the years tho... And regarding the last question like any jc those who perform below expectations would be retained although our retainee rate is not exceptionally high (<30 out of ~750 if im not wrong). Promotional criteria for ny is 2h2 passes and 1h1 pass excluding mt and pass in gp so basically need to pass close to all subs but the sch moderates results since our papers are q tough. Those that did badly for mid years and continual assessments were chosen to attend compulsory supplementary lessons before promos exams to help them clear promos. Tutors also prepare extra practices and are always open for consultations for all students. Anyway, if any parent here has a child waiting for Os results next yr, we have a jc experience programme soon so if you're interested look out for more updates on our sch fb page, website etc