Sunday, April 11, 2010

School of Science & Technology - Direct School Admission

School of Science & Technology (SST) is a new Independent School. Their focus is on Science and Technology. The Parents' Seminar was a good and very informative. I liked that it is a 4 years programme. They follow the same syllabus as the main stream school, and the students will sit for the O level exams after the fourth year. Classroom size is 25 max, and the learning is focussed on hands-on and outdoor teaching. Each student will need to buy their own Macbook. Thus, the number of text books will be reduced. The downside is that the school fees will be about $300 per month. A hefty sum compared to the normal school fees of $13 per month. However, I am convinced that this is the school for Matt. His strengths are Maths and Science and he needs to be in a environment where everybody is motivated to learn.

Well, first thing to do is to register Matt for the placement test. If he passes the placement test he will need to go to a "boot camp". After he had passed the "boot camp" test, he will be offered a place at SST. One other criteria is that he needs to score a minimum of 200 points for the PSLE exams. I am keeping my fingers crossed!

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