The truth about Education in Singapore

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Then you will ask, since the rich kids are weaker players and Sports-CCA hours and training are long, wouldn't these rich parents worry that their children's studies will be affected?

Again, bear in mind that these are rich kids protected by the coaches. They will not be made to practice as hard or as many hours since they are merely recruited to be sparing opponents of the truly-qualified students. Many started to skip practices after sec 1, and they are untouchables. They will have plenty of time to study.

Secondary School Sports in Singapore are dirty because of DSA.

In the West, they get to choose their subjects. Any number of subjects. They need to do only one or none or as many as they wish. Hence no pressure to do things they are not interested in.
Plus Wednesday afternoon and Saturdays are reserved for sports. Any sports you choose. You get to play in local football or badminton clubs. Or just play in school Hall.

 

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The whole system is flawed .
If your kid need to apply through the DSA route , it means he is academically not good enough for that particular school .
He will suffer even more because he is already lagging behind his school mates in his studies and by making him spend more hours on CCA (by representing the school) , his will have even less time to study.
This system is suitable only for elite sportsmen who represent the country and stay in a boarding school with a carefully planned system eg in the SSS or receive sport scholarship to tertiary institutions.
Anyway what's the point of going to a so called good school when many of the the good jobs goes to foreigners.
How many of these CECA, PRC's, Pinoys come from the top schools in their country.?

Of course the whole system is flawed and biased. But PAP will never admit only.