btw ppl say yishun jc and serangoon jc are very lousy...
in what way are they lousy? the teachers? the students ONLY? or
facilities?
anyway 20 is quite easy to get.. HAHA!!!
Hi ItchyArmpit,
Most people have the misconception that a school which has a
higher cut-off point will be a lousier school, though that is not
necessary the case. YJC has adopted a policy of a stagnant cut-off
point of 20, thus the group of people which I mentioned has the
misconception that YJC is the lousiest among all the JCs.
YJC adopted such a policy so that no matter how badly a student
does, but still manage to receive 20 points for their L1R5, he or
she will still have a chance to enter a JC as long as he or she has
the passion and is willing to commit himself or herself to his or
her studies. Thus, rather than following the 3 subjects + 1
contrasting subject policy, YJC allows a flexible 2 arts + 2
science subjects combination if the student prove himself or
herself to be capable enough.
Another point to note is that YJC allows very special cases,
such as students with outstanding behaviour, yet is unable to
receive 20 points or below for their L1R5, to enter the JC. This is
in stark contrast to schools such as RJC which allows students with
very high L1R5 to enter the JC because they are outstanding in
certain sports or arts.
I apologise to RJC students here - I am definitely not
attempting to bash the image of RJC, but is posting up the relevant
facts for all to see.
Many people question YJC on such a policy to allow students who
can barely score a L1R5 of 20 into a JC, but YJC has proven itself
to be a very different JC from most other JCs. The amount of
scaffolding provided is very incredibly high, so as to ensure
that students will not lose out even if they are slower learners as
compared to others from top JCs, as long as they are committed to
their studies.
Some of the forummers may ask why am I siding with YJC - I will
have to admit that I am an alumni of YJC. I have a L1R5 of 20 back
then for my "O"-lvl, and I cried quite a bit, for I certainly do
not wish to stick to the life of a housewife with only an "O"-level
cert. But with teachers who are willing to support me and help me
and my peers out till as late as 9pm, I manage to score ABB/B3 for
my "A" level, thus allowing myself to enter NUS Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences. I have since graduated from say faculty.
Cheers.
P.S. Sorry for editing my post, but I will after thinking
about it, I will prefer not to reveal which class of honors I
received.