confuseddad:

Hi,

need some advise from the gurus here
my daughter did 234 in recent psle and she really likes/want to go to Nan Hua
So I have this list in mind...
Any suggestions if this list makes sense?
TIA

1) Nan Hua
2) Commonwealth
3) Fairfield
4) Clementi Town
5) CHIJ St Theresa's
6) New Town

Thanks again

hey,

as the gap between nan hua's COP and your daughter's score is 9 marks off, the chances are incredibly slim. unless you appeal, and the school is willing to accept a student with 9 marks off the COP. also, since both commonwealth and fairfield have a higher COP, it is incredibly risky. also, even if your daughter's marks are higher than that of clementi town and chij as well as new town, your daughter may not be accepted as spaces may have already been taken up. it's rather risky.

nonetheless, if you're willing to take the risk, go ahead. however, my advice is that most likely, your daughter wouldn't be accepted to nanhua. as for commonwealth and fairfield, maybe, maybe not. you may still have to appeal.

good luck

Candilicious_hazelXD:

:sad: Sigh... Was too overconfident that will fare well and get 255+ , when I had my results was devasted with a 240 staring at me... :stupid: :slapshead:

And I was literally the bottom few in my class... I was top 10 supposingly in Prelims. Vas happenin?! ' :? Those who got lower then me all got 260+ , those who expected 255+ got 240 like me ...

heyyyy,

psle isn't very important, when you reach secondary school. i was in a similar situation when i took my psle 2 years back. i had a pretty good score in prelims too. i too, expected a lot more. i had expected 258+, but what i got in the end was 252+3.

my parents were disappointed, to say the least. they told me that in secondary school, everyone starts at the same point. everyone is equal. it is how you do, and what you do in secondary school that affects everything. a person can go to top schools like ri, rgs and not do well. a person can go to a normal school of cop 230, but still do very well in the end.

what i'm trying to say that is, don't ever give up. when you give up, all hope is lost. just make sure that you do well in secondary school

worried_mummy:

Hi, ds result not so good, only 189, can choose express/normal (A). Now having headache on :


a) to choose Express or Normal (A) ?
b) Any 'good' school in Woodlands or Yishun area for express ?

Your advice is much appreciated.

many tks.

Hey

I guess the best way to choose is to see how your ds works. If you're sure that he'll be able to handle the Os in 4 years, by all means, go for express. However, by going for express, it means that your choices for schools are pretty limited. Or, alternatively, if your ds works hard in Secondary 1, it is possible to promote to express. Tough, but not impossible. However, if you think that doing an extra year in Secondary School would be better (eg, more time to study, less stress etc.), go for NA.

Good luck

fedex67:

I really envy those parents with problem that dont know which school to select when their child got 235, 249 and more etc. This is a problem I wish to have but mine is more headache, its like survival.


At 218, she cannot go to her brother school TKSS with COP of 233 - 256. That means this single father has to get used to 2 different school ystem.

I will still try TKSS as first choice hoping that all the smart children will fill up the top ones and leaving some slots for the 210+.

A gap of 20 aggregate, Am I crazy? My case is very similar to another parent Lim Siew Ha. My girl also from YZPS and we stayed in Sernagoon Central.

Any kind advise for a pathetic father here?

John

Hey,

I honestly don't feel that you should do that. This is because if you do not meet the COP, and the spaces for your second choice have been filled up (even though your daughter did meet the COP), your daughter may end up in a school that is of a lower standard/she doesn't like. Also, it's almost impossible for a school to dip 20 marks.

Good luck

Cedar - 24th november (Saturday)

hey. does anyone know about the CCAs offered by TJ IP? thanks in advance

Perhaps it was only because it was the crucial ‘O’ level year. But on a daily basis, you wouldn’t see teachers encouraging you along the way. What I feel is that the teachers in Cedar are not caring. Granted, there are perhaps a few that are caring, and perhaps encouraging. But the majority are not. There are still R&P periods, but many teachers just abandon the entire idea. In fact, I haven’t had actual R&P periods for about almost a term. Some teachers do encourage debates. But many, more than often, the younger teachers, would always discourage debates, and would prefer if it was a ‘discussion’. I’m not saying this just for the sake of saying this. In fact, I have experienced it countless times. Whenever a debate sparks off, the teacher would always say that I was too aggressive, or I was too condescending, or I was too rude. They seem to always twist it into another altogether. Also, I even had teachers who rejected my ideas in CCA repeatedly, and instead, insisted on their ideas, even though they claimed that ‘they would let the students come up with their own ideas’. When I defended myself, they brought me out, and called me defiant and rude, and insulted my character. The worst was, the teacher said that ‘it is better if you leave the CCA if you’re going to be like that all the time’. I don’t think it’s right for a teacher to act like that. To be honest, I feel like I don’t belong here.

Hey,


I’m a student from Cedar, and to be honest, I don’t find it very healthy here. The teachers in Cedar are also rather exam-based. They don’t really care about the student’s well-being. Also, they don’t support freedom of speech, and don’t encourage debates. If you are considering on sending your daughter/son here, I suggest you to think twice. It is really stressful here. It may seem that it is a good school, in terms of COP, but the environment isn’t very healthy. Also, the school places heavy emphasis on sports, and also forces the students to jog every week under the hot sun. (Or twice, for upper sec)

mum-in-action:

ycpang:

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My son scored 252 +3,he has been offered all the 3 categories of third language choices as well as HMTL. His friends who scored below 250 have been offered categories 1 and 2 third language choices.

Below 250 = 249?

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do you think the COP will drop this year? besides, what are my chances of obtaining a place if the difference in my marks and the COP is 1-3 marks? is it rather possible?