Rice kiasu:

Went to RI today, they rejected all DSA appeals due to MOE. Sigh ! Cannot go to RI lo :gloomy:

Do not sulk over your 'misfortune'. This could be a blessing in disguise. My nephew, an ex-rafflesian, who managed a score of 267 some years ago had the following comments about RI: We were like outcasts in the eyes of the teachers. Competition in the school was so stiff. The teachers' pets were the Chinese scholars, some GEPers and the superbrainies. It's very frustrating that every effort you put into the projects were graded as sub-standard compared to those fellow classmates. The worst was we were accused of being lazy. At a tender age of 13-16, some of us soon lost our confidence and self-esteem as we used to be the precious top-scorers in our primary schools. Well, such is the harsh reality of our local educational system, agree?
So the next time you see a rafflesian, he could be desperately struggling within. So do not envy. Look ahead and enjoy the journey in your :heresmyfish: new secondary school.

Anyone can advise me on this please:

If my raw score for L1R5 is 11 and net score is 9 pts (bonus 2), and another pupil scores 12 and his net score is 8 (bonus 4), will the JC give priority to the one who score the lower net pt? Or will they look at the raw point of both parties first?

Can anyone pls advise me on this:


If my L1R5 is 11 pts and my net point is 11 - (2 bonus) = 9 pts,
and if another pupil’s L1R5 is 13 pts and his net point is 12 - (4 bonus point) = 8 pts;
Will I be given the priority to be admitted to that JC since my raw L1R5 points are lower or they will they only consider net points?

Thank you Ms Tay and Simply Mum for satisfying my curiosity. So Nan Chiau COP is raised by 2 points from last year, despite its SAP stream.

Congrats to all who get into their dream schools. For those who didn’t, do not depair. Work hard in scondary schools and you will stand a chance to enter your dream JCs.
Even if you are in a top school like RI, it may not guarantee you a place in the local U. There are pupils in RJC who need to repeat the A-levels to get places in local U. My nephew was one of them last year.
So continue to work hard everyone because it’s still a long road ahead.

Anyone knows the COP for Nan Chiau High?

Don’t worry, there isn’t any girls’ gang in the school as there is a code of conduct, distributed to the girls, consisting of multiple pages.

As in any mission school, they have devotion session every morning. Most of the pupils are from Christian or Catholic families. Thus they are pretty well brought up. My girl gets along very well with her classmates though she isn’t from PL Pri.
During 2010 open house, parents were told (in private) that a t-score of above 240 will stand a higher chance of being accepted for non-affiliated pupils. There was only 1 class available for non-affiliated pupils unless the feeder pupils did not take up the places.
There are 2 to 3 ‘best’ sec 1 classes whereby pupils between 230 to 260 are grouped randomly.
Band 5 because the express stream pupils are mainly from affiliation with lower t-score. They will pull down the banding since they form the majority.
Teachers are mostly kind and caring. So far, I’ve not heard of grumpy teachers who will nag or punish the pupils.
A great school if your child loves music. She’ll get to learn harmonica and guitar in sec 1.
Not a ‘kiasu’ school, emphasising more on love and character building rather than just academic performance.
If your child is self-motivated, I believe the teachers will help her to achieve her target.
They have nice facilities too, such as auditorium and new indoor sports hall.
Info given to the best of my knowledge.