[Bedok] Primary Schools

[sleepy]

phtthp:

If your friend can't get into any of the 3 schools mentioned, ask him to seek Bedok mp's help for transfer.

MP can't help.
According to principal of my kids' previous primary school, don't bother looking for MP. School received many such letters every year

[sleepy]

Strategies if being balloted out.


1. Put on wait list at all these popular schools. (Passive approach, can't be too hopeful since wait list is likely to be super long).
Attach a portfolio especially if child has outstanding talent since who gets to top of wait list will be at school's discretion

2. Do PV in school if you have a slightly younger child. Once younger child gets in, elder sibling better chance of transfer.

3. Transfer using P1 result if result is excellent.
Meantime, continue to stay on wait list, email principal to stay in touch regularly (twice a year?) but not too regular till becoming a nuisance :evil:
May need to refurnish transfer request every year depending on school

[Augmum]

hopefulmumrabbit:

I am surprised yu neng and fengshan are so popular. I know red swastika is of course popular. What other choices can we go for? I am singaporean.

i am surprised fengshan has become popular as their Psle results is not that outstanding....
Perhaps, it is more densely populated there ??
For Yu Neng, Yes, i know it has been gaining popularity.....

[sleepy]

Augmum:

hopefulmumrabbit:

I am surprised yu neng and fengshan are so popular. I know red swastika is of course popular. What other choices can we go for? I am singaporean.

i am surprised fengshan has become popular as their Psle results is not that outstanding....
For Yu Neng, Yes, i know it has been gaining popularity....

I have the impression Red Swastika's psle result isn't that outstanding either :scratchhead:
Although among these three, certainly the most popular one

But Red Swastika can't compare to Tao Nan or St Hilda's, the other two popular schools in the east, I think :siam:

[kayemoss]

If I have the opportunity, I will send my gal to RSS becoz of the values they teach. As it's a Chinese school, so it will help to reinforce the Chinese values.

[Mawar]

sleepy:

Augmum:

[quote=\"hopefulmumrabbit\"]I am surprised yu neng and fengshan are so popular. I know red swastika is of course popular. What other choices can we go for? I am singaporean.

i am surprised fengshan has become popular as their Psle results is not that outstanding....
For Yu Neng, Yes, i know it has been gaining popularity....

I have the impression Red Swastika's psle result isn't that outstanding either :scratchhead:
Although among these three, certainly the most popular one

But Red Swastika can't compare to Tao Nan or St Hilda's, the other two popular schools in the east, I think :siam:[/quote] The other two are GEP schools.

[kayemoss]

Augmum:

hopefulmumrabbit:

I am surprised yu neng and fengshan are so popular. I know red swastika is of course popular. What other choices can we go for? I am singaporean.

i am surprised fengshan has become popular as their Psle results is not that outstanding....
Perhaps, it is more densely populated there ??
For Yu Neng, Yes, i know it has been gaining popularity.....

Fengshan is popular coz its the nearest school for all those children staying near there. In fact, my Mum told me that if N years ago, i din say i want to study at Temasek. She will just register me at Fengshan. Yu Neng has always been popular as far as i remember.

[weyw]

kayemoss:

Fengshan is popular coz its the nearest school for all those children staying near there. In fact, my Mum told me that if N years ago, i din say i want to study at Temasek. She will just register me at Fengshan. Yu Neng has always been popular as far as i remember.

wow,

at such young age you can choose your own pri school ...how fortunate.

[sleepy]

My mum registered me at the one with shortest queue. My primary school is so unpopular that it is not around anymore

[kayemoss]

weyw:

kayemoss:

Fengshan is popular coz its the nearest school for all those children staying near there. In fact, my Mum told me that if N years ago, i din say i want to study at Temasek. She will just register me at Fengshan. Yu Neng has always been popular as far as i remember.

wow,

at such young age you can choose your own pri school ...how fortunate.

Well, that's one of the few things she gave me freedom coz it dun involve $$ mah... Plus my dad told me that i even have to go through balloting to get a place in the school N years ago.