My son was trying to decide between JC and Poly. His results were average (12-2 =10) and felt he had no chance for the better JCs. End up choosing to apply for NA poly (9-2=7) and felt he had a better chance of entering a course he'll prefer.

Realized that students now a days are avoiding JCs with the mindset that its very academic and with huge homework loads. My concern now is that I heard only 1/3 or less poly graduate makes it to U as compared to 75% of JC students. How true are these numbers.

would prefer to wait for a while before going with my child.

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sad to hear this. We went thru the same experience when my son was preparing for his PSLE . The tutor was rather strict and flooded him with so much homework that he lost interest in learning. His PSLE results turn out average and now in secondary school . It was a rather bad experience and he would cry and pretended to be sick to avoid going for his tuition.

I had this experience many years ago when I bought my washing machine. There is a safety lock or fixture that is behind or underneath the machine that needs to be removed before it can be turned on. This is to protect the machine when transporting. Not sure if it is the same reason, try looking at the machine back or underneath.

when this can happen , somehow makes me feel that the school do not take exams arrangement seriously or fairly.:(

Hi Parents, I’m not sure if other schools practice this. Fuhua weighted exams for the same subject and test papers are done on different days. Some students would share with their friends that are taking the same paper on a different day . Even to the extent of using their phone to take pictures of their test paper and share. This would be rather unfair to those students that have studied hard for the exams and taking the test on the first day.

Personally , I can’t see any benefit from scraping the mid year exams . This will break their momentum of preparing for exams and would be hard to pick up on towards the year end exams. Children these days are mostly into computer gaming and this would give them an excuse to play more since they are no exams , I’m speaking more of my 3 children in primary and secondary schools currently.

Kum Sia .

Thank You