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Is $480K really enough? I heard its around $800K all in Australia, Melbourne un. Can someone with actual experience advise with the details?

jtoh:

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My friend’s daughter on path to study 6-years medicine course (bachelor) in Australia has to fork out about $80k a year (including lodgings and food), so total = $$240k.

$80k x 6 should be $480k?

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Hi , My DD is doing a foundataion year course in Melbourne. She went to Melbourne with the hope of being able to study medicine after her foundation year. So We have already done our homework in terms of fees and all. If you go through the agents, they will tell you that to study medicine in Australia, regardless the univ, it is an approximate of 100K per year inclusive of food, accomodation and fees. As of date now, I have checked that current med degree fees are between 70k to 80k AUD per year with an increment each year. An additional 20k to 30K for everything else depending. Hope this helps. I am referring to the Australian Univ that SMC recognises. Also there are different universities which offer 5 yr, 6 yr or the 7 yrs (3 +4yrs) for MBBS.

My daughter’s classmate received an email for interview in cca (music) yesterday from SCGS after last week’s auditions… Anyone esle?

The school my dd posted to has 7express classes , MFSS.

Hi, sorry, don’t know why I typed bluebell…


Mummies, I think sc paper still on th 30th aug, calender is quite clear:)

If you check the august newsflash, you can see from mon 26 aug to tue 3 sept, stand down of cca, HCL, and AS for P3 to P5.

All the best for their exams!

To add on, not sure if they use that to sieve out better students. That , I am not sure.

Hi iluvjr2,


Booklet K in p2 & p3 seemed tougher for my dd but p4 was ok. Don’t worry too much if you are talking abt math and science. Actually, pcps 's standard in sc and math is pretty good. I find that they do teach a lot in higher order to prep the child. For math, every topic, the teacher will definitely teach hieuristics. As long as yr child can understand that, ( worksheets fr math) they shld be good. Ecen fir sc, i feel the child must pay attention and must really have gd grasp of lang, concepts. Not sure, must ask.
So far, qns in Booklet K are not killer qns. Sometimes, the main paper is even harder. Yes you take it at the same time together w the normal paper.

I don’t think one should worry abt it. Eg, my dd’s k last sc score was 12/20. Naturally, i asked to find out what was wrong, so that I can reinforce concepts at home.

Hi bridesep,


Actually, The sch system is only modified for lower primary. How each sch bridge the children back to the ca2, sa1, sa2 exam system, i think every sch has its own plan. Although i find that the non exam style in P1 & P 2 is gd for the kids, eventually, they sit the same PSLE paper. So, the in between stages where the child goes fr modular to ( accumulative) exam style is something we have to prepare ourselves and children too.

Because my P5 dd is the last batch of old exam system, she went thro ca and sa style where the syllabus tested is accumulative. Even in P3 , you can be tested stuff fr P1 and 2, which I think make sense, because you need to be sure of yr foundation wk before moving on. My dd really undergo stress in that sense because the amt of knowledge will increase. Hence, consistency and not having back log in hmwk and doubts are v impt.

Just my humble opinion : )

Booklet K -

You can request to see the booklet K. Usu when we have the Meet the parents session, you can check with the teachers before hand, to show you your child's booklet K. Yes, you are not allowed to bring to bring it out of school or take it home. Just a quick look, teachers are ok with it.

Hi Jaojao, I have one dd in P1 and another in P5. Yes, if you are still picking up yr child, no child is released at the maingate (security guard gantry). All kids go out by the rest of the gates, chck the pupil diary, info booklet for details. And so, you must instruct yr child to wait for you at the canteen part nearest to the zebra crossing ,when they can see you, then they can cross to you. At the timing, the teachers are leaving too, so the aunties will man the zebra crossing, still dangerous…

Briefing this SAt will be on the curriculum. ITs ok to miss, coz the slides will be posted on the website, or you can write on the pupil diary and ask FT (to pass you a copy of the slides )abt it. You prob will miss the Q&A session where the parents will bombard the teachers with qns -thats the exciting part.