Canossa Catholic Primary

[ryes]

Can any parent share what will go on on the day of the orientation?

Need to prepare cash to buy textbooks, uniforms Liao is it?
How long will it last etc?

[J2mum]

ryes,

half a day if you want to get the uniform and books on the same day. Yes, you need to prepare cash around $300 if u are getting full set of books and 3 sets of uniform.

For school text book, u can order them online at Pacific book store and a minimum sum for delivery to your door steps.

You can get your uniform on the spot. It will be pinafold, sock, PE pants and Tee.

[kenji82]

Hi, can anyone advice what’s the cost for the school bus. Take it that the pick is at boon keng and drop off is at the student care.

[Pretty Bloom]

My girl went to p1 orientation. Didn’t expect school bus fare to be $210. Wonder if this is the norm fare to kovan area? My son is paying $105 to St Andrew’s. Any thoughts?

[kenji82]

was there today as well and the fees for the school bus is way out of my prediction as well. my place to the school is around 3.8km and I’m paying $130.00/- didn’t know that nowadays the bus fare is so expensive.

[Pretty Bloom]

Hi Kenji82, mind I ask roughly which area u stay? I still feel that $210 is out of my mind.

[GreenBird]

$210 is too ex, from Kovan to circuit road.

Bec Kovan to circuit road (temporary holding ) site, is not that far.

Did u ask the Sch bus operator in detail for breakdown, how they charge ?
Eg: if exceed by 10 km - what is the jump in charges like ?
If increase distance by between 5 km to 10 km - what is the charges like ?

Because some schools -
When parents fill up the School bus form application, some operator show you their charges, by distance breakdown, how much they charge.
Example
From your House to school

Distance : < 5 km : charge $x
Between 5 km to 10 km : charge $y
Exceed 10 km : $z
Exceed 15 km : $ a
Between 15 to 20 km : $b

[Pretty Bloom]

When I ask why so ex, using my son’s $105 fare as my reference tho another Sch. They tried to justify that it’s v far from Kovan to Canossa, hence not ex. Didn’t give a justifiable explanation. Also thought I overheard that another parent is paying the same in fact more, I hv nothing to say.

[GreenBird]

Sigh !

All these Sch bus operator are turning themselves into monopoly.
Parents are at their mercy.

Kovan to canosa (whether is salim or temporary site at circuit rd) -
Travel down by upper PayA Lebar road, turn into Serangoon road, is near.

Did you ask -
Is it those small mini van, or those bigger tour bus ?
If mini can type, maximum how many kids capacity ?
Because if is small mini van, may be ex.
But if is big tour bus type, cannot be ex.

Is he the only Sch bus operator, for canosa ?

[kenji82]

I’m staying at St.George’s Area, the distance from home to actual school site is 3.5km and to the holding site is 3.8km.


Tired to ask them but they didn’t manage to explain and asked me to paid for the require amount.