Hi, Form 5 Kuen Cheng student here! Overall experience is all right but be prepared as KC is more academically demanding than most other CIS. For Junior students (Junior Middle 1 - Junior Middle 3 aka Form 1-3), KC is no longer teaching PT3 syllabus and putting more focus on Junior UEC (JUEC), although some PT3 syllabus content (komsas, 名句) will still be taught (be prepared for a lot of rote learning!). At JM3 though, your daughter will not have to take the PT3 exam and only JUEC. Senior life will definitely be tougher. In Senior Middle 1, SPM and SUEC content are taught simultaneously, but in SM2, more focus will be put on SPM, so if your daughter chooses to continue with SUEC and stays for SM3 (a lot of KC students leave after SM2 with their SPM cert), a lot of UEC stuff will have to be rushed and crammed into the brain within that year. Rote learning is still emphasised during this phase. The minimum average mark to move on to the next grade is 60%, which is higher than that of other CIS. If your daughter can maintain at a steady 70%, she will do very fine.
For teachers, KC is equipped with a very broad staff with many teachers, both new and experienced. From what I've observed, most newer teachers are assigned to teach Junior classes while experienced teachers teach Senior classes. Juniors will study more subjects than Seniors as Seniors study more in-depth material of the subjects based on their chosen stream. There are 3 streams to choose from when your daughter finishes Junior Middle 3: Science, Arts & Commerce, and Pure Commerce.
For school experience, first off I have to say that for a school situated in an urban area such as KL, KC has a large campus. Not the largest, but still very large. The tallest building has 9 floors (your daughter has a very small chance of having to study in the classroom on the 9th floor some years later!). However, the facilities are very good and the newest buildings, including the school hall. auditorium and the top-notch library, only finished construction 2 years ago. Lab equipment are also newer and more expensive compared to public schools. There are tons of cocurricular activities to choose from and it's compulsory to choose one once you enter. Students with good grades can opt to take 2 koko's, but I highly encourage anyone from doing so due to workload. Koko's can range from 1-3 activities per week and can last up until 5.15 pm. Assuming your child reaches school at 7 am, that's over 10 hours of school!
Although I do think KC is a very good school (it has 2 canteens that only supports cashless payment!), there are of course some cons. Unlike many other CIS, KC still bans the use of mobile phones. The school is also accepting HUGE batches of students every year which makes the school very populated and lines at canteens very long. I've also heard that school fees will be hiked up by RM 50 next year (450/mo for juniors, 500/mo for seniors). However, it's still a very top school (top UEC academic awards for both JUEC and SUEC) and most graduates and SPM leavers go on to study in prestigious universities including Tsinghua and Oxford. I'd recommend KC to anyone, any day.
There are still tons of things I haven't mentioned so if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Really appreciate the valuable inputs.
Jul 10 2017, 07:17 PM
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