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H2 PHYSICS PRACTICAL
H2 CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL
H2 BIOLOGY PRACTICAL
Below is the latest ranking of JCs that I have compiled based on their 2013 cut-off points. As expected, RI and HCI have remained at the top. Compared to 2012, NJC has outranked VJC, ACJC has outranked TJC, and NYJC has outranked AJC (remember I suspected this last year as I had one student who couldn’t get into NYJC science but could get into AJC science). But AJC now has a new principal (whom my ex-students say is good), so AJC’s fortunes may be reversed in the next few years. Lastly, Yishun JC has outranked Innova JC. Please note that this list is based on cut-off points, not A-Level results. Personally, I feel DHS and RVHS should allow O-Level leavers to apply to their schools to enrich their school environment.
| S/No | Junior College | Arts | Science/IB |
| 1 | Hwa Chong Institution | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Raffles Institution | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | National JC | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Victoria JC | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) | – | 5 |
| 6 | Anglo-Chinese JC | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Temasek JC | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | St. Joseph’s Institution | – | 7 |
| 9 | Nanyang JC | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Anderson JC | 9 | 8 |
| 11 | Meridian JC | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | St. Andrew’s JC | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | Catholic JC | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Serangoon JC | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Tampines JC | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Jurong JC | 12 | 15 |
| 17 | Pioneer JC | 14 | 15 |
| 18 | Yishun JC | 19 | 19 |
| 19 | Innova JC | 20 | 20 |
SCIENCE PRACTICAL TRAINING
H2 PHYSICS PRACTICAL
H2 CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL
H2 BIOLOGY PRACTICAL
Surprise visit by parents of my ex-CJC student …
I was tutoring yesterday when I caught a glimpse of a little girl standing at my door, with a familiar-looking elderly man beside her. Looking at my bewildered face he quickly introduced himself as the father of a CJC student he sent to me in 2007, for H1 Math. His daughter, that student, has just graduated from NUS and the little girl beside him now is the child of his eldest daughter.
The purpose of their visit was to ask whether I have a P2 math tuition class for the little girl, who is in RGPS. Unfortunately, my lowest level tuition class is P3, so she has to come back at end of 2014 for my P3 headstart class instead. I told the man to let his granddaughter play more in P2 as opposed to studying, but he said the environment in RGPS is very competitive. Fortunately, her grandmother, who was there, agreed with me.
Personally, I don’t think P1 and P2 tuition is necessary, UNLESS the student has not attended pre-school and cannot cope with P1 and P2 English and Math.
Finally, I’m happy to know that my past students are doing well in life, and many have entered universities, although they didn’t come from ‘top’ schools. At PSLE, it is about how intelligent you are. But at the ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels, it is about how much you know.
Rgds,
Ilyasa