siyuntan\" post_id=\"2080974\" time=\"1662253748\" user_id=\"77506:

Hi, my DS got a CO too. May i check if they are still using MacBook? Or will need to buy the ones from MOE?

Yes, they are still using Macbook as learning device. The school will provide instruction on the purchase/collection after the school term starts. They will collect their laptop in school in End Jan.

Word of advice, for school uniform, it's best to visit the school to purchase it. I tried via online purchase and wait for 1month and still didn't get the uniform for my son. it's also useless to call the uniform vendor as the phone is never picked up. I finally got an email reply from them after multiple email enquiries, and informed them i will drop by the school to collect it instead.

lilily\" post_id=\"2049610\" time=\"1638161143\" user_id=\"195377:

Hi, may I know how well the SST students usually score in PSLE? Roughly the T-score/AL if your child is studying there?
Thanks.

Just to share, my child have an AL 8 score with AL1 in Math and AL2 in Science.

To add on, the SST principal shared during the virtual meeting that AL score or T score may not be a good indicator for success rate of SST DSA. Interested student should have a strong interest in project work/discussion, as majority of the school work may involves project work. If your child is not interested in group discussion/project work, maybe SST may not be a good choice. However, if your child have these interests, then by all mean, go for it. You will never know, unless you try.

We have a good discussion with my son if he's interested in SST DSA, explained to him about about SST's applied learning and the kind of school education that SST offered. He indicated his interest, hence we suggested that he should try for SST DSA. If he's successful, good, if not, take it as a learning experience.

fwyyu\" post_id=\"2039286\" time=\"1632472146\" user_id=\"189518:

Congrats to all who has received a CO for SST.
My son is in P5 and he is very keen to apply for this school next year. May I ask - with the new DSA portal in place, did you still need to submit a very extensive portfolio? Is SST looking for a personal statement? Thanks in advance.

My son only submitted his certificate for the Math and Science Olympiad participation, he did not win any medal except for the p6 math olympiad (Bronze), but the p6 math olympiad result was only released after the portfolio submission. Other than that, his Math is AL1 consistently through the years, whereas his science hovers between AL 2-3 in p5/p6. His school science teacher in p5/p6 was always on leave/mc, so he have some difficulties catching up on science. The extended HBL due to COVID also didnt help much.

I do think that SST probably place more emphasis on the phase 1 and 2 e-quiz/challenge, especially the phase 2 , where the applicant participate in grp discussion to solve a grp task etc. So it's important that the applicant is confident enough to speak up and also take into consideration other participants' input.

As parents, we didnt prep my son for any DSA, we just seek his opinion if he would like to try for SST DST, since he have interests in Math/Science, solving math prob and he's always asking question about science and strong interests in reading up science magazine. He have no tuitions since pri 1, so it's all his personal effort that he was able to get the SST CO.

My son got the CO as well. Congratz to all who got the CO/WL