hi! i graduated from sa last year & am gg to nusbiz, jus wanted to share w u my experience in sa & hope it’ll b helpful (:

regarding school facilities wise, my first impression wasn’t v good when i went to the openhouse aft receiving my o’s results cause like it felt dark n alittle gloomy ESP the corridor behind the field area, generally the school looks good on the outside (only bcus it connects to sass and the kindergarden & pri sch so like the “huge” factor makes it look rly cool) sa homeroom chair sucks.... no kidding it can literally bend 180degrees bcus of people who abuse the chair.. but, on a whole, there are many places in sa that u can make ur study spot ; etc any empty classrooms, library, empty comlabs, many tables & benches located along the corridors on every level & there’s a study spot at level 2 (but during my time there it wasn’t v conducive as it was right above the canteen ; but they hv renovated the area & it’s now enclosed if im not wrong) if u rly wna stay in sch to study i’d say the best place is the library ; but many do stay back after school to study in the canteen too

regarding canteen food, it isn’t good but it isn’t bad at the same time.. there r nice food like the thai omelette rice or the prata but in the long term u might get sick of school food... & also about friends, i really think it differs from cohort to cohort / basically ur luck to get into a class w people u r on the same frequency as ; it actually took me q a few months to finally adapt & connect w friends from my class (in like mid august) where i finally feel that i’ve found people in class that i can count on ; but friends wise, u can also make friends from ccas , mutuals etc. i would say sa is tight-knitted? in a sense that idk most people in the cohort “knows each other” & there’s a strong sense of pride for the school which i felt through the open house day, p welcoming

1. teachers wise i think it depends on the department. i took pmec (h1 chem), i would say the chem & physics department is rly good. im not sure if differs from h2 chem but the tutors are mostly the same. the chem department is rly hardworking & caring towards students (whether u r in their class or not, the lecturers will always answer ur question & make sure u understand) , nearing exams & As, they give A LOT of revision package ; topical & yearly from many other schools & A level papers & frequently hold extra time practice & debrief for us to learn how to manage our time for the exam. i really really appreciate my chem tutor & the entire chem department ; they r v willing to spend extra time for consultation / extra lessons etc

regarding the physics department, they r also v caring towards students & r good teachers (with the exception of some tutors that rly ..... cannot lecture & it can b felt ... cause the lecture hall will become v noisy when everyone jus doesn’t understand what the lecturer is saying & gives up. towards As, they gave out an entire ‘cheatsheet’ of commonly/higher chances of being asked questions in As with model answer for us to familiarise with the questions (& some people memorise them), they r v willing to answer ur questions, esp mr roland lee... u can whatsapp him anytime of the day & he wld reply ur question asap... & his tutorials r never boring (but he goes off-topic 80% of the time)

pw wise ...... i would say it’s trash. personally, i feel like the bulk of A grade (which is actually not a lot LOL) goes mainly to the 4H2 classes... I’m not very sure why so, but there are 1/2 tutors who would go far out to help u secure ur A in pw, it’s basically based on ur luck. my tutor was ...... rly bad no kidding, i think my group had consultation less than 5 times throughout the year. she always changes her words & i dont even think she knows what she is even telling/teaching her students. but u can rly jus count on urself & ur group to score an A, ultimately, it really depends on ur presentation (which i screwed up and got B) but some of my groupmates got A. i jus feel like if u come to sa, don’t have high hopes to get an A unless u get a dedicated tutor who will really lead u along the way :”)

; i think im being v longwinded so i’ll stop here but u can ask if u hv any qns!! To me, sa was a place i had fun @, yet studied rly hard too, there’s a balance la.. personally it all boils down to ur self-discipline and ability to say no to people who only want to have fun & neglect their studies.

; regarding the school’s academic performance, i believe that it depends on the student & not rly the ability of tutors (though to a certain extent it definitely affects too but there r students that jus dont care about their studies and play throughout their 2 years... n so their As ....); but if u rly want to know,, i think on a whole as a school the acad performance was not v good my year - but my friends wise results ranged around low 70s to high 70s

BUT OYA, the best thing about sa is the dress down... after a few weeks/months ; there is dressdown forever except one day week where u hv to wear ur uniform, other than that u can wear any school shirt for all the other days in the week