[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[Love.045082Depot]

Hi all, pls advise n TIA :-

1) will u register online or personally go down to school for registration ?
2) is it if reg online already, wanna withdraw is it more diff than reg personally ?
Im in 2C phase, both SCs n within 1-2km, and aware that the most chaotic part is on the last day …

[TiongBahru_dad]

Hi, thanks for all the feedback.


I somehow agree with Qms & mummy of 2 that being able to walk to school instead of taking a transport is a really big advantage. In fact, I feel that MOE should change the 1st tier distance to within 0.5km & 2nd tier to " 0.5km to 2km ".

For ZDPS, I generally think that it is a reasonably decent & good neighbourhood school. It somehow coincide with the views of parents online & KS veteran.

In any case, if my son is really of good academic capability, he probably wd be sorted to the top class cum P3 ( better teacher, better peer pressure… etc ). If he is not up to it, he wd still get to a class suitable for his standard. If he is really of exceptional capability ( I can’t find a dreamer smiles to insert here ), there is still the GEP test at P3 where he can be identified & sorted to its kind.

I think ZDPS is still my 1st Choice. I wd go for it.

[TiongBahru_dad]

bagabunny:

tulip3:

Any feedback on cantonment primary? Are there many foreigners in the school? How is the curriculum?

I have a few friends whose kids are there. Not v positive feedback. Seems that tchrs always changing and it's the form teachers. I heard like 4 times in half a yr.
Students quite rowdy too. My friends chose the sch purely bcos of distance. They stay within 500m

Is that true ? Cantonment is my back up school if I fail my ballot at ZDPS ...

Thanks KSChief for the BBcode.

[nemofc]

Love@Depot:

Hi all, pls advise n TIA :-

1) will u register online or personally go down to school for registration ?
2) is it if reg online already, wanna withdraw is it more diff than reg personally ?
Im in 2C phase, both SCs n within 1-2km, and aware that the most chaotic part is on the last day ...

suggest to go down straight to the school early to see the \"live\" numbers if you looking at last day to reg in 2C of preferred sch.

[Love.045082Depot]

Hi Nemofc,

thanks … tik will go down personally but not the last day then reg, maybe 1st or 2nd day … thanks.

[nemofc]

Love@Depot:

Hi Nemofc,

thanks ... tik will go down personally but not the last day then reg, maybe 1st or 2nd day ... thanks.

:xedfingers: all the best!

[KC Spider]

TB-DAD!


:congrats:

You've finally made your decision!

[TiongBahru_dad]

Thanks KC_Spider. I also wish you all the best in RMPS P2B ballot next week. By the way, r u within 1 km of RMPS ? If u r not, the odds is likely to be worse than winning $$ at RWS or Marina Bay Sands.

[TiongBahru_dad]

Just out of curiosity sake, I am just wondering if the 7 parents that failed in RMPS P2A2 ballot can participate in RMPS P2B ballot next week since they belong to the earlier phase & supposingly more eligible type. :?

[KC Spider]

Nope. Unless they are grassroots or pv.

If not, they have to go thru 2C.