[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[tankee]

YES !!!

[Eagle-Ladybird]

They are not that far apart . . . or am i wrong ?

[BigDevil]

They are not that far apart, but…


Every morning I drop off DD at 7am at NYPS. Then I will proceed down Bukit Timah Road to get to work. So I have to first fight through traffic trying to go into HCI. Then when reaching MGS, I see another huge line of traffic trying to turn into MGS.

So yes, they are not that far apart, but it will take you a long time to get from NYPS to MGS. I imagine you might need to drop off the NYPS (and youngest!) boy before 7 so that your girls can be on time.

Why not consider putting all 3 in NYPS?

[mrswongtuition]

sotongmom:

I count myself very blessed as I'm old gal of both pri schs and my kids are all set. I hv 2 gals and a boy (6, 4 and 2). I was going to send the gals to MGS and boy to NYPS but that means i hv to shuttle to 2 diff places when they are all in sch (still many years to go). Am I asking for trouble? :? :?

I will personally do the same
Which is more impt? Convenient for you or a great school for your girls?
Hb & I hv already decided long ago if I have a girl, we'll hv the same arrangement as you. Whoever has more self-discipline will reach school first (so can go school early to read story book or ask teacher questions).

[sotongmom]

yeah, i live in btw the 2 schools but traffic is a major concern! i worry tt my elder gal may not be able to cope in NYPS, she’s definitely girls’ sch material. do u know if mid stream transfer (like in P3 or P4) is easy these days??

[BigDevil]

sotongmom:

yeah, i live in btw the 2 schools but traffic is a major concern! i worry tt my elder gal may not be able to cope in NYPS, she's definitely girls' sch material. do u know if mid stream transfer (like in P3 or P4) is easy these days??

Living nearby makes a lot of difference. By the time little brother is entering P1, the 2 girls are 11 and 9...maybe they can handle taking bus by then? Would be just one direct bus so no complications...

Else, poor little brother just have to leave home as early as the 2 sisters...

[Buckbrick]

I’ve been living in bukit timah for more than a decade and there are 2 things that have not changed despite all the improvements - traffic and flooding during rainy season.


I can attest that the traffic is horrendous in the morning and evening. Miss a u-turn and you are stuck all the way to the next. I pick my dd up from preschool at 5.45pm and will not reach home till 6.30 and that is in light traffic. I got stuck at Nyps area once and got home only at 7pm.

I used to think that sure, I can live with the incovenience just as long as my kids can attend the best school. Noble? Yes - but you have to be pragmatic in the end.

[Candy Candy]

Hi all,


Have a question for you…Forget about the phases, distance, etc…, if you can choose one school for your daughter, which one would be? and why yes or why not to the others?

MGS
RPGS
NYPS
SCGS

I’ll greatly appreciate your input!

[KSP]

Candy Candy:

Hi all,


Have a question for you...Forget about the phases, distance, etc.., if you can choose one school for your daughter, which one would be? and why yes or why not to the others?

MGS
RPGS
NYPS
SCGS

I'll greatly appreciate your input!

Very good question!!!

Here are my choices.
1st NYPS (best primary sch in sg, aff with NYGH for girls only)
2nd MGS (aff with Sec Sch, English is better)
3rd SCGS (aff with Sec Sch, Chinese is better)
4th RGPS (no aff with Sec Sch, a GEP school)

[keroppi]

I always feel that girls should belong in an all girls’ school.

My order of preference:
MGS (got affiliated Sec sch)
SCGS (- ditto -)
NYPS (- ditto -)
RGPS (no Sec school)