Sharing of IB vs NSS

ANChan59

原帖由 Chole 於 10-8-1 23:54 發表
Really appreciate your sharing.  I am also struggling with IB or NSS.  Some people says if you do not do well in IB, unlike the other public exams you can't repeat since IB is a continuous assessment. ...

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I will check the repeater issue and share with you later. I hope my son no need to repeat.

ANChan59

I find a link as follow:

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1330689

They discussed about re-take the IBDP examination in UK.

1. You can retake the exam;
2. Top universities won't accept retake results; and
3. Second tiers or below universities will consider.

ANChan59

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It's my pleasure.

ANChan59

原帖由 Chole 於 10-8-2 11:47 發表
Thank you for your assistance.  Surely we don't want our kids to retake, but just want to understand the options available.

i guess your kid studies either in SPCC or DBS. Both schools only offer elite and suitable students to take the IBDP program, I can't see your kid will have any problem.

Put LPCUWC as an example, they took some very good studnts from both DBS and SPCC. Now, those high calibre kids will stay in both DSS schools. Of course, LPCUWC still can fill those places with equivalent capable students from other schools.

ANChan59

原帖由 fatymama 於 10-8-2 22:46 發表
對不起，有事請教，真道書院提供的課程說又可考local exam, 又可sit for IB exam, 不知你有否聽聞，對此間學校又有什麼評價？

No one can handle IB and NSS at the same time, total different curriulum. A school like DBS and SPCC will offer both NSS and IB, but student only choose any one stream and not both.

真道書院 Typical "IB approach" school.......
Sorry no comment.

ANChan59

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ANChan59

原帖由 Christi 於 10-8-6 01:30 發表
hello ANChan59,

just read an article posted by another mami ...

http://timesonline.typepad.com/schoolgate/2009/08/ib-versus-a-levels-the-truth-about-studying-for-the-international-baccalaureate.html ...

Add another few articles also from UK related to IB and AL. Have wider and fair comments for us to consider to minimise "Miscomprehension".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/international-baccalaureate-why-the-broad-ib-beats-alevels-395262.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/benefits-of-the-ib-exam-581914.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/5156108.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-10725910

My understanding, students with expected score from their IB schools to apply university admission through UCAS (英國聯招、等同香港JUPAS) and based on that they may have a chance for interivew. After interview, the universities will notify the student the conditional offer. those students had an offer with higher score offer may not perform well in the interview. That's what I heard from the Oxbridge Admission Officers in last year's admission seminars in HK.

43       Excellent expected score with under-par interview performance
38-42  Excellent expected score with very good interview performance
Below 38 No chance for interview, Oxbridge (劍橋及牛津大學) stated that their admission based on purely academic not like US system.

In UK, GCE AL with 3As ~30%, 3As only not necessary will have a chance for interview.

[ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 11-1-17 10:36 編輯 ]

ANChan59

I am out of town right now, email to you next week.

ANChan59

原帖由 cowboymama 於 10-8-10 21:30 發表
Hi ANChan59,
Besides, what's your comments/ impressions on SPCC's IB course? Any differences between DBS and SPCC's IB course?

It's unfair to comment on both schools as they are new in IBDP, and SPCC just start the pre-IB program this Sept. I just share what I know so far, may be other parents can share their experience or thoughts.

• Both schools offer IBDP bridging program or pre-IB program as transition between the new 334 system and IBDP, it's a good move for students to fit in IBDP and get better grades in Grad 11 & 12 (not the same as LPCUWC).
• Both schools are picky to recruit suitable students to take the course. I talked to different IB admission officers of both schools. They have some criteria in mind and not just academic and interview performance. (I know in DBS, some top 10 students also turned down by IB as teachers thought that they will do much better in the NSS system.)
• The board in DBS are right to turn IBDP as co-edu program, but turned down by students and old boys. SPCC will be better in this, as IB need more interactions and exposures, co-edu can be a better environment.
• Both school invest alot to tailor-made a new building for IBDP, they are whole-hearted to run a good program compariable to LPCUWC in few years time.
• Teaching staff - DBS have more overseas, experienced teachers, some of them are examiners for IBO, others are local and trained to be IB teachers. I heard some rumour about SPCC only used trained local teachers to run the IBDP, I think it's not true and they are similar to DBS, may be the split not the same.
• Both schools had the same phenomenon - students and parents are wait & see the results. The 1st intake of DBS IBDP not as good as they expected, after one year, the progress of the students are better than NSS students. So the second intake has relative better average quality.
• DBS has some overseas students - Germany, UK, China, Taiwan etc, the ratio not like LPCUWC. I am not sure about SPCC. Overseas student need to come to Hk for written exam and interview in DBS.

I hope not to confuse you more......................

[ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 10-8-11 08:49 編輯 ]

ANChan59

Thanks.

Good & detail planning in Education is a must in HK, too many dramatic changes in the last decade.

ANChan59

原帖由 peremum 於 10-8-17 12:50 發表
Very informative paragraph, thanks!

I have a question.  Does IB Diploma program has a min. entry age?

From ibo.org:
PYP - 3-12
MYP - 11-16
IBDP - 16-19

ANChan59

I strongly recommend parents to go to http://www.ibo.org/ and search for more info and not just listen to hearesays, even my info.

Different kids and different families have different choices.

For this post, my initial thought was sharing the struggles we had to make the rational and sensible decision - NSS vs IBDP. I won't say I am the expert on this topic, I am only one of parents face the struggle and start to share here (Senior Secondary School sub-forum 高中教育). I can see more to come.

If you search within BK's search engine, you can find some post related to IB, scattered among 'International School 國際學校", "Primary School 小學教育" etc... You can also search in Google or other search engine with keywords IB, IBDP, IB vs AP, IB vs AL... try different combinations, you may find something interesting.

[ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 11-1-17 10:42 編輯 ]

ANChan59

I also received some parents pm me to ask questions or my comment related to some claimed "IB Approach" schools in HK. Personally, I don't like this misleading claims. If they claimed to be IB, must show us they are listed in IBO website, even IB (國際文憑) -PYP (小學課程), or MYP (中學課程) or DP (文憑課程). Don't just claim for years and nothing happen.

[ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 11-1-17 10:44 編輯 ]

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原帖由 tingtingting 於 10-8-18 14:35 發表
Hi ANChan59,
Extremely useful sharing. BK is a better place because of parents like you.

Why you say so?

I can see some parents work very hard to share something very useful and insightful here?????

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