[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[addy08]

Hi,


My boy is born in Yr 2009, and will be due for P1 registration next year.

From the place I am staying at, the list is at follows:

Cantonment Pri - 1 - 2km
ZDPS - 2 - 3km
APS - 3 - 4

What do you think are the chances of my boy getting into ZDPS or APS? Or I dont even have to think about that at all, and Cantonment Pri is my one and only choice?

[KC Spider]

Someone talking behind my back hor :evil:


If need to pay admin fee. If good sch good chance, people will still pay. :moneyflies:

[Lady Fifi]

addy08:

Hi,


My boy is born in Yr 2009, and will be due forr P1 registration next year.

At the place I am staying at, the list is at follows:

Cantonment Pri - 1 - 2km
ZDPS - 2 - 3km
APS - 3 - 4

What do you think are the chances of my boy getting into ZDPS or APS? Or I dont even have to think about that at all, and Cantonment Pri is my one and only choice?

Frankly, we can't tell you what are your chances coz P1 registration changes is getting rather unpredictable. But if you want my really honest opinion, unless you are PV or GRL making you eligible for P2B at the schools (which is too late to apply now if you have not), your chances of getting into ZDPS and APS are not high coz you are above 2km.

[addy08]

I am not involve in any PV work, or GRL. So that means the only choice I have is Cantonment Pri...


How is Cantonment Primary in general? I happened to chance upon their PSLE results for last year, and the students seems to be performing fairly ok. But not sure if there are a lot of foreigners though.

http://www.cantonmentpri.moe.edu.sg/cos ... id=1218667

I am a former student of Hong Wen Pri school. If u were in my position, would you register your child for Cantonment Pri, or Hong Wen Pri?

For Cantonment Pri, its about 20 mins walk from our house. For Hong Wen Pri, will have to take a sch bus, or Northeast Line, alight at Boon Keng, and walk to the school, and I have no idea how far away is the sch from BK mrt station.

[nemofc]

Any student care nearby to recommend?

[kaisuDad]

addy08:

I am not involve in any PV work, or GRL. So that means the only choice I have is Cantonment Pri...


How is Cantonment Primary in general? I happened to chance upon their PSLE results for last year, and the students seems to be performing fairly ok. But not sure if there are a lot of foreigners though.

http://www.cantonmentpri.moe.edu.sg/cos ... id=1218667

I am a former student of Hong Wen Pri school. If u were in my position, would you register your child for Cantonment Pri, or Hong Wen Pri?

For Cantonment Pri, its about 20 mins walk from our house. For Hong Wen Pri, will have to take a sch bus, or Northeast Line, alight at Boon Keng, and walk to the school, and I have no idea how far away is the sch from BK mrt station.

Hong wen is a very good school, if you drive, you can consider sending your child to Hong Wen school and let him take the school bus back. where do you stay? Is Cantoment the nearest school from your place?

the other option is to apply for PV now, not sure if the application date is over

[kaisuDad]

some photos of that school

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[addy08]

Hi kaisuDad, thank u v much for your info n the pictures. U attended their open house?


Unfortunately, I dont drive, n the nearest school to where we r staying will be Cantonment pri (1-2km). The next nearest will b ZDPS, RMPS, RVPS (2-3km), follwed by APS (3-4km).

I am an ex-HW student, so can register under P2A (2)? Having said that, not sure of the chances of getting in.

Whats your view on this? To go for Cantonment Pri, which is abt 20 mins walk from our place, or HW pri, whereby I will either need to send him to sch by train, or sch bus.

As for ZDPS, RVPS, RMPS n APS, can basically say the chances of securing a place is near to zero?

[KC Spider]

Hi addy08, pardon my kapo-ness. My thots.


Impt things to consider if you intend to send your child to HW: The after school care, school transport after CCA and remedial classes etc etc. And since you don't drive, you may even have to consider shifting home in future.

my hubby and i were initially tempted to just send our kids to our decent Pri sch (2 schs to choose, 15-25km away). However, thinking deeper, it's going to be six years of sending and fetching early in the morning, and if there's siblings, it'll be even longer :yikes: . We decided that distance :snooze: is more important and we both agreed that it's not worth shifting homes (maybe if it's nanyang or henry park, we will definitely shift!!! no hesitation!!! :siam: ).

I have no idea how good HW is. You may want to visit the school to have a feel. What people say may not reflect the real things. See if you want your child to study there, ask urself if it's worth all the traveling times. In the mean time, maybe you may want to first increase your chance by joining HW alumni first? And also look around schools within 2KM, do PV.

[kaisuDad]

addy08:

Hi kaisuDad, thank u v much for your info n the pictures. U attended their open house?


Unfortunately, I dont drive, n the nearest school to where we r staying will be Cantonment pri (1-2km). The next nearest will b ZDPS, RMPS, RVPS (2-3km), follwed by APS (3-4km).

I am an ex-HW student, so can register under P2A (2)? Having said that, not sure of the chances of getting in.

Whats your view on this? To go for Cantonment Pri, which is abt 20 mins walk from our place, or HW pri, whereby I will either need to send him to sch by train, or sch bus.

As for ZDPS, RVPS, RMPS n APS, can basically say the chances of securing a place is near to zero?

Yours situation is very tricky

Cantoment is not really that bad, I heard there are quite a number of very good students there. Especially some PRC students are very academical. If you think you child likes to study, you can put him in any primary schools, he will still excel. The crucial part is the friends he makes in the school, they will influence his direction in life. We actually tried to observe some primary schools, monitoring their student's behavior. You can try to peel at cantoment primary in the morning and after school to help you decide. One particular school which I can't mention, the school prefects have to follow the students onto the public bus to make sure they behave.

As for Hong Wen, you should try to join their alumni, if they have. Phase 2A1.

base on the distance you mentioned, I bet you must be living at \"the sail\" or nearby. You also mentioned that you can take north east line to hong wen primary.

I can't really advise you, but my views are,

1) 20 minutes walks to school is quite strenuous
2) Hong wen is just 400 meters from Boon keng MRT. If your son were to take MRT, the crowd is still acceptable before 710am. It will take your son 7 minutes to walk from the MRT to Hong Wen.

I agree with what kanchong said, you should check out the bus transport too. Call the school for the bus operator's number and talk to them.

Another option is you can check out wit the parents in your estate on the possibility of carpool