Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[Eunice72]

Besides the parents of rgps, how is d school culture, eg the principal and teachers? Also do they encourage the gals there to speak up etc or like in some schools kids r not encouraged to speak up but to listen. Also I was told actually their standard is not that high is exclude the GEP classes…

[janet88]

hi FB555,

NH will be just across the road from your new place...can be rather frustrating when it is near but not that near...my son was in a SAP school for 6 years...both languages have equal importance really no joke.

高级华文 in a SAP school is tough...and cannot be compared to those taking it in a non-sap environment. if your kids are comfortable in their present school, do stay put.

[phtthp]

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[phtthp]

Eunice72:

Need some comments from parents. We are registering my gal this year. We are eligible for Phase 2A2 for maha bodhi but i have 2 gals and we are also thinking of getting them into RGPS.


And to try RGPS we need to rent a house there, with average rental 6k a month and we are not able to shift there till year end so that the elder can complete k2 in the current preschool. And we are not sure how is RGPS. Any advice? thx

There are Total 9 GEP centre, in Singapore.
RGPS is one of them.

If that GEP centre does not have the privilege to be affliated to any Secondary school, whereby students do not have any safety net privilege to enter Secondary school at a discounted PSLE T-score :-
chances are students inside tend to strive to do their very best -
Starting from P1 onwards; be it in academic, in CCA, or overall other aspects.
This apply to both (Mainstream + Geppers) pupils.
Majority will strive and target for RGS Secondary (1st choice preference for many) or NYGH, with minority entering NUS High -
Be it via intended earlier DSA route, or via later PSLE score.
Whether they can get in or not, is another story.
But, many will strive.
And when they strive, that's when competition begin.

If you have intention for your dd to join School team CCA for Sports category -
Best to start training your dd during N2 / K1 / K2 kindergarten pre-school days.
Better still if she had received Junior competition award(s).

Because For certain Sports -
RGPS start identifying P1 pupils to join CCA school team, from as early as P1 Term 1.
Not wait until P3 or P4, then start to identify.

Example
For certain Sports like Tennis cca that start from P3 officially -
RGPS does not take in any amateur student (from scratch), to train.
Parents have to train them outside on their own, since pre-school days.

But for Performing Arts CCA, it is not competitive -
Because students perform the CCA, as one united group.

For lower primary P1 / P2 -
If pupils are weak in English / Maths -
Parents will receive phone call during the Term from subject Tr - to let their dd attend re-medial lessons, so as to catch up quickly with rest of the cohort, in Mainstream flow.

The school emphasize a lot in character development.
For each Term -
Form tr & subject tr look at behavior of each girl in class, see how they conduct themselves in team work, and individually what kind of school work they produce in class ?
The school wants every student to churn in [u ] quality [/u], neat & tidy work.
At end of each Term -
form tr will announce who is role model pupil, for each class ?
Each selected student go up the stage, to receive a certificate of award & recognition.

Besides role model, there are also other designation like Ambassador role, class monitoress role, Disciplinary role, prefectorial role, etc.
Objective is to encourage character building in each student, to excel their very best in all aspects, strive to be all rounder if can, not just good academically only.
Normally form tr and co-form tr will gather feedback from all the subject tr, on the behavior of students in class, before come to common agreement discussion : which pupil to nominate.
The school stress a lot on confidence building, in our young girls -
Be it through speech, through team play, or other areas.

If your dd misbehave herself inside the school bus and other children on the same school bus start to report to Administrative office about your dd behavior inside the school bus, parents will receive phone call, from their form tr

Thus, If your dd is more suitable for a less competitive learning style environment -
Is wiser to stick to Maha Bodhi primary.

[sembgal]

phtthp:

Eunice72:

Need some comments from parents. We are registering my gal this year. We are eligible for Phase 2A2 for maha bodhi but i have 2 gals and we are also thinking of getting them into RGPS.


And to try RGPS we need to rent a house there, with average rental 6k a month and we are not able to shift there till year end so that the elder can complete k2 in the current preschool. And we are not sure how is RGPS. Any advice? thx

There are Total 9 GEP centre, in Singapore.
RGPS is one of them.

If that GEP centre does not have the privilege to be affliated to any Secondary school, whereby students do not have any safety net privilege to enter Secondary school at a discounted PSLE T-score :-
chances are students inside tend to strive to do their very best -
Starting from P1 onwards; be it in academic, in CCA, or overall other aspects.
This apply to both (Mainstream + Geppers) pupils.
Majority will strive and target for RGS Secondary (1st choice preference for many) or NYGH, with minority entering NUS High -
Be it via intended earlier DSA route, or via later PSLE score.
Whether they can get in or not, is another story.
But, many will strive.
And when they strive, that's when competition begin.

If you have intention for your dd to join School team CCA for Sports category -
Best to start training your dd during N2 / K1 / K2 kindergarten pre-school days.
Better still if she had received Junior competition award(s).

Because For certain Sports -
RGPS start identifying P1 pupils to join CCA school team, from as early as P1 Term 1.
Not wait until P3 or P4, then start to identify.

Example
For certain Sports like Tennis cca that start from P3 officially -
RGPS does not take in any amateur student (from scratch), to train.
Parents have to train them outside on their own, since pre-school days.

But for Performing Arts CCA, it is not competitive -
Because students perform the CCA, as one united group.

For lower primary P1 / P2 -
If pupils are weak in English / Maths -
Parents will receive phone call during the Term from subject Tr - to let their dd attend re-medial lessons, so as to catch up quickly with rest of the cohort, in Mainstream flow.

The school emphasize a lot in character development.
For each Term -
Form tr & subject tr look at behavior of each girl in class, see how they conduct themselves in team work, and individually what kind of school work they produce in class ?
The school wants every student to churn in [u ] quality [/u], neat & tidy work.
At end of each Term -
form tr will announce who is role model pupil, for each class ?
Each selected student go up the stage, to receive a certificate of award & recognition.

Besides role model, there are also other designation like Ambassador role, class monitoress role, Disciplinary role, prefectorial role, etc.
Objective is to encourage character building in each student, to excel their very best in all aspects, strive to be all rounder if can, not just good academically only.
Normally form tr and co-form tr will gather feedback from all the subject tr, on the behavior of students in class, before come to common agreement discussion : which pupil to nominate.
The school stress a lot on confidence building, in our young girls -
Be it through speech, through team play, or other areas.

If your dd misbehave herself inside the school bus and other children on the same school bus start to report to Administrative office about your dd behavior inside the school bus, parents will receive phone call, from their form tr

Thus, If your dd is more suitable for a less competitive learning style environment -
Is wiser to stick to Maha Bodhi primary.

That was a good post phtthp. One of my friend's children were and are from Maha Bodhi. She gave birth to quite a number of kids, the rich tai tai type but she chose to work in her husband company. She told me she engaged a private tutor from Monday to Friday just to coach her children in their Maha Bodhi school work as well as to stretch them. Basically, my friend and her husband can't teach their children because they don't know how to teach and have no time to teach, but they are the rich ones who can afford the money easily to spend on tuition to get a tutor to come into their house 5 days a week in the afternoon. This tutor helped her children to perform well academically. Her house basically operate like a home student care with 2 maids and a regular tutor.

Eunice 72, I believe both Maha Bodhi and RGPS are good schools. Perhaps choose the one that is nearest to your house.

[janet88]

Based on what phttp mentioned, what I heard about RGPS is indeed true…it is really hot housing and very competitive.


If eunice72 is a former student of maha bodhi under 2A2 and staying near, then all the more should go for that school…paying $6k a month rent for RGPS is no joke…besides phase 2C is not guaranteed either. maha bodhi is not bad.

[Eunice72]

Thanks for the advice.

[teecosta]

Hi,


Our son eligible for 2015 Primary School…He not a PR/Citizen, on a student pass at kinder currently. Are there any statistics of the % of express students per school on a school basis for 2013?.

Thank you.

[janet88]

teecosta:

Hi,


Our son eligible for 2015 Primary School...He not a PR/Citizen, on a student pass at kinder currently. Are there any statistics of the % of express students per school on a school basis for 2013?.

Thank you.

your son is eligible for p1 registration. what has statistics of express students got to do with registration?

[teecosta]

Hi,


Coz Im having to select a school that is amongst the "unpopular" schools that have a place after all the citizens and PRs have done their selection. So amongst those schools, Im thinking I can select a school which has a relatively higher % of students passing PSLE and going on to express stream…just to indicate the quality of the school.

Thanks