Secondary One posting results out on December 18
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Secondary One posting results to be released on December 18
SINGAPORE : Secondary One posting results will be released on December 18 at 9.00 am.
The results will be made available via several channels, including the Ministry of Education's website and at primary schools.
Parents will also be able to receive the posting results through Short Messaging System (SMS), if they have submitted a local mobile phone number during the submission of school choices.
Pupils will have to report to the secondary schools they have been posted to on December 19 at 8.30 am. - CNA /ls -
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To all anxious prospective sec 1 students:
Regardless of the school that you are posted to, make good use of your time there to maximise your potential and to excel as far as possible! Jiayou!
I studied in Serangoon Sec Sch and I must say that it was one of the best time I had in my academic career :) Many of my close friends today are from secondary school.
Cheers,
Wen Shih -
To all anxious prospective sec 1 students:
If you don't get the school you want, too bad.
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Do you want to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond ?
There are many students who come from neighbourhood secondary schools and proceed to exel in their studies in JCs and universities.
There are also students who are in the top secondary schools and do badly in JCs and fail to gain entry to the local universities too.
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Originally posted by Lee012lee:
Do you want to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond ?
There are many students who come from neighbourhood secondary schools and proceed to exel in their studies in JCs and universities.
There are also students who are in the top secondary schools and do badly in JCs and fail to gain entry to the local universities too.
Unfortunately, the percentage of neighbourhood secondary school students who go on and "proceed to exel in their studies in JCs and universities" vastly differs from those students who're from non-neighbourhood secondary schools.
The number of students from top schools failing in JCs is smaller compared to students from neighbourhood secondary schools failing in JCs (or even, not being able to enter a JC).
Therefore, a good school equates to a better opportunity to excel in the education system.
Reality is just so harsh. -
If your PSLE score is 260, you might be able to squeeze into RI/RGS/HCI and probably be the lowest score student in these top secondary schools.
Do you think you have any chance to rise to assume leadership position (eg head prefect, head or president) in any clubs or student organisations so as to learn and practise leadership skills ?
However, if you are in a neighbourhood secondary school, you will be likely to be the highest score student in the school and every opportunity will be provided for you to develop your full potential.
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The reason why people with a PSLE T-score of 260 try so hard to squeeze themself into a prestigious school is so that they have a better chance in performing better.
Think about it, in a top sec. sch., every student is a genius. This pushes the '260 pupil' to continuously strive for better in order to not be looked down upon. Stress, in moderation, is actually a good thing.
If you're in a neighbourhood school, you're going to be the highest scoring student. You end up thinking that you could pass every test easily since you're in a school for idiots. You grow lacking in motivation to do better since you're constantly surrounded by idiots. In the long run, you fall and lag behind before stumbling academically.
Factors like the percentage of 'Ah Bengs' in neighbourhood schools vs. the amount of 'Ah Bengs' in prestigious schools also come into play here. A student is more likely to be influenced to do naughty things in a neighbourhood school since more gangsters come out of neighbourhood schools than from the top schools, right?
Besides, rising to assume a leadership role is not academically biased. You may be underperforming academically, but this certainly won't reduce your chances of being elected as a prefect.
Plus, in neighbourhood schools, teachers are subpar compared to in prestigious schools. This affects the output of students: whether they are eligible to move on towards institutes of higher learning or not.
Prestigious schools aren't called thus for no reason, you know. -
Hi,
Put simply, go to the new school with an open mind, treasure all available opportunities to develop your potential/discover your talents, study diligently to maintain consistency in academic work and strive for good results holistically (i.e. studies and CCAs).
Thanks!
Cheers,
Wen Shih -
Originally posted by Vendettus:
The reason why people with a PSLE T-score of 260 try so hard to squeeze themself into a prestigious school is so that they have a better chance in performing better.
Think about it, in a top sec. sch., every student is a genius. This pushes the '260 pupil' to continuously strive for better in order to not be looked down upon. Stress, in moderation, is actually a good thing.
If you're in a neighbourhood school, you're going to be the highest scoring student. You end up thinking that you could pass every test easily since you're in a school for idiots. You grow lacking in motivation to do better since you're constantly surrounded by idiots. In the long run, you fall and lag behind before stumbling academically.
Factors like the percentage of 'Ah Bengs' in neighbourhood schools vs. the amount of 'Ah Bengs' in prestigious schools also come into play here. A student is more likely to be influenced to do naughty things in a neighbourhood school since more gangsters come out of neighbourhood schools than from the top schools, right?
Besides, rising to assume a leadership role is not academically biased. You may be underperforming academically, but this certainly won't reduce your chances of being elected as a prefect.
Plus, in neighbourhood schools, teachers are subpar compared to in prestigious schools. This affects the output of students: whether they are eligible to move on towards institutes of higher learning or not.
Prestigious schools aren't called thus for no reason, you know.It is not true that the teachers in neighbourhood secondary schools are subpar.
There is a teacher in a neighbourhood school with 3 PHD degrees (he can even teach in an university) but he chooses to teach in a neighbourhood secondary school and he also chooses not to be transferred to the so called prestigious schools hor.
Not all good teachers wish to be transferred to teach in these prestigious schools. There are excellent teachers who choose to remain in the neighourhood schools to help the students from the humble backgrounds hor.
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Originally posted by QX179R:
Secondary One posting results to be released on December 18
SINGAPORE : Secondary One posting results will be released on December 18 at 9.00 am.
The results will be made available via several channels, including the Ministry of Education's website and at primary schools.
Parents will also be able to receive the posting results through Short Messaging System (SMS), if they have submitted a local mobile phone number during the submission of school choices.
Pupils will have to report to the secondary schools they have been posted to on December 19 at 8.30 am. - CNA /lsGood luck to all !!!
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all the best..
results are out tomorrow..
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Originally posted by Lee012lee:
It is not true that the teachers in neighbourhood secondary schools are subpar.
There is a teacher in a neighbourhood school with 3 PHD degrees (he can even teach in an university) but he chooses to teach in a neighbourhood secondary school and he also chooses not to be transferred to the so called prestigious schools hor.
Not all good teachers wish to be transferred to teach in these prestigious schools. There are excellent teachers who choose to remain in the neighourhood schools to help the students from the humble backgrounds hor.
¨There is a teacher in a neighbourhood school with 3 PHD degrees...¨
The key word here is 'is'. The singular term suggests only one such teacher.
I bet there are more D.Phil teachers in one prestigious school than a few neighbourhood schools put together. -
what do you call a neighbourhood school with lots of pHd teachers?
a prestigious school.
How would you classify raffles institution without it's high level teacher?
a neighbourhood school
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Originally posted by Vendettus:
¨There is a teacher in a neighbourhood school with 3 PHD degrees...¨
The key word here is 'is'. The singular term suggests only one such teacher.
I bet there are more D.Phil teachers in one prestigious school than a few neighbourhood schools put together.Which school? What's the teacher's name?
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If your PSLE score is 260, you might be able to squeeze into RI/RGS/HCI and probably be the lowest score student in these top secondary schools. Quoted from Lee012lee. As far I know, 260 is not enough for RI/RGS. Their COP 2008 are 262/263 respectively.Not sure about HCI though and does anyone knows? Anyway, there is a 2nd intake after S1 posting exercise which is also known as appeal for these mentioned schools. Not sure about the cut-off ponit for EESIS this year. Even if you are able to squeeze in through appeal but not qualified for EESIS, you have to pay for the high school fees in these independent schools .Their miscellaneous fees, enrichment programmes costs plus others do not come cheap either.