GCE-O Level English Oral Examination

GCE-O Level English Oral Examination

Mention the oral exam and you will be surprised at the range of responses from students. They vary from poised confidence where students brush it off, saying it is easy and that all they need to do is to read out loud and to chit-chat with the teacher-examiner; while other students turn white with fear […]

Selecting Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) in Secondary Schools

Selecting Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) in Secondary Schools

As your son or daughter settles into secondary school, they will soon be faced with the first big decision- which co-curricular activity or CCA to choose. CCA in secondary schools are an integral part of students’ secondary school life. Participation in CCAs helps develop interpersonal skills and resiliency. For some students, they discover their interests and […]

Secondary Education Programmes: Through Train, IP, IB and O-Levels

Secondary Education Programmes: Through Train, IP, IB and O-Levels

Having crossed the finish line and the opening of a new chapter, Primary 6 students and their parents would be wondering what are the similarities and differences between the various secondary education programmes. There are various routes in the Secondary programme. The term “through train” refers to a six-year Secondary programme where the student sits […]

Class Differences: A World Apart

Class Differences: A World Apart

  Not until my stint at my first school posting as a beginning teacher had I seen or felt what it was like to be on the other end of the social world – a world where opportunities are limited and one where I have to fight every day to keep my self-esteem intact. Neither […]