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    2016 P1 Registration Exercise for 2017 In-Take

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Primary Schools - Selection & Registration
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    • zac's mumZ Offline
      zac's mum
      last edited by

      MummySS:
      I am slightly torn between a Co-Ed school Versus a Girls school.

      Any opinion will be greatly appreciated...
      Is the peer pressure more in an all girl environment.
      I was in Co-Ed school.
      However my Girl likes a girl's school...
      TiA
      What reason(s) did your girl give for preferring a girl's school? If she has strong emotional reasons against co-ed, it's worth taking into account also.

      I was from a girl's school, so this is my point of view:

      Girls mature earlier in terms of being able to sit & concentrate for longer periods. If she shows signs of doing well academically in K2 ahead of her boy peers in preschool (u can ask her teachers), going to a girl's primary school will serve her well. Co-Ed may hamper her academic progress because the teacher will surely spend more time in class dealing with boys who can't focus. But then again if the girls in the girl's school are the competitive sort, then she may feel peer pressure to score in tests, encounter mean girl behavior etc.

      I have a boy myself...will be sending him to a boys school for the reason that he shows signs of lagging behind the girls in K2. Nothing wrong with his development per se, but it's just the comparison with girls that makes him look \"slow\".

      I have no idea what benefit co-Ed schools offer (besides convenience for siblings). Perhaps someone who has studied in a co-Ed school can comment?

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      • G Offline
        galaxyraider
        last edited by

        zac's mum:
        MummySS:

        I am slightly torn between a Co-Ed school Versus a Girls school.

        Any opinion will be greatly appreciated...
        Is the peer pressure more in an all girl environment.
        I was in Co-Ed school.
        However my Girl likes a girl's school...
        TiA

        What reason(s) did your girl give for preferring a girl's school? If she has strong emotional reasons against co-ed, it's worth taking into account also.

        I was from a girl's school, so this is my point of view:

        Girls mature earlier in terms of being able to sit & concentrate for longer periods. If she shows signs of doing well academically in K2 ahead of her boy peers in preschool (u can ask her teachers), going to a girl's primary school will serve her well. Co-Ed may hamper her academic progress because the teacher will surely spend more time in class dealing with boys who can't focus. But then again if the girls in the girl's school are the competitive sort, then she may feel peer pressure to score in tests, encounter mean girl behavior etc.

        I have a boy myself...will be sending him to a boys school for the reason that he shows signs of lagging behind the girls in K2. Nothing wrong with his development per se, but it's just the comparison with girls that makes him look \"slow\".

        I have no idea what benefit co-Ed schools offer (besides convenience for siblings). Perhaps someone who has studied in a co-Ed school can comment?

        I was from co-ed school and I don't think there was any advantage compared to same-gender school.

        Like some people had already pointed out, girls mature faster than boys, so from the early age they had started to create their own clicks and gang up on boys.

        Girls tend to be more diligent too, so it would appear that the boys are lagging behind. Usually boys will take over the lead in secondary school.

        One of my friend's sons moved from a co-ed school to a boy's school and he was much happier in the boy's school.

        As for me, I would think that it would be nice if I could've gone to a boy's school during my primary school days. That's why I'm now sending my son to a boy's school.

        Just a thought, but the decision is on you and your daughter.

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        • P Offline
          ptb7476
          last edited by

          grimm:
          phtthp:

          [quote=\"janet88\"]
          If all 3 kids are boys, then the alumni fee is indeed very worth.
          But even if there is different gender, many parents would still pay for alumni (if there is) after this year's nightmare.

          an average, typical Singapore family, often have 2 kids :
          usually, either 2 boys or 2 girls, Or (1 boy, 1 girl)

          if is from 2 boys or 2 girls family : pay \"once-only, life time\" alumni fee, for both kids, definitely worth it
          (for those schools, with alumni Phase)

          Frankly, the amount to join an alumni from the schools I know isn't all that high, vs. how much parents spent on tuition, music lessons etc or the volunteering efforts.

          Still, maybe the alumni may charge more in the future? 😉[/quote]my PLMGS alumni fee only $50 :rotflmao: but i most likely wont register cos i will let my boy lead the way and she follow in phase 1 .. the primary registration is too nerveracking

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          • M Offline
            Mr.025413Clumsy
            last edited by

            zac's mum:
            What reason(s) did your girl give for preferring a girl's school? If she has strong emotional reasons against co-ed, it's worth taking into account also.


            I was from a girl's school, so this is my point of view:

            Girls mature earlier in terms of being able to sit & concentrate for longer periods. If she shows signs of doing well academically in K2 ahead of her boy peers in preschool (u can ask her teachers), going to a girl's primary school will serve her well. Co-Ed may hamper her academic progress because the teacher will surely spend more time in class dealing with boys who can't focus. But then again if the girls in the girl's school are the competitive sort, then she may feel peer pressure to score in tests, encounter mean girl behavior etc.

            I have a boy myself...will be sending him to a boys school for the reason that he shows signs of lagging behind the girls in K2. Nothing wrong with his development per se, but it's just the comparison with girls that makes him look \"slow\".

            I have no idea what benefit co-Ed schools offer (besides convenience for siblings). Perhaps someone who has studied in a co-Ed school can comment?
            I have a similar predicament in that I have 2 boys.

            I was from a co-ed school so I see the benefits in having girls and boys in the same school. And, yes, girls mature faster so will ultimately have an advantage of their boy classmates. However, I would prefer to have my boys in a co-ed school because:

            1. Girls bring \"balance to the force\" 🙂 I think the advantages here are mutual.
            2. In a co-ed school, I feel (or hope) that my boys will have to work harder to keep up. (In an all-boys school, they may become more complacent.)

            But all that said, I do also agree that this is just PS and there's a whole world of learning ahead. There's so much more beyond all-boys or all-girls or co-ed schooling. But it's an interesting discussion nonetheless 🙂

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            • lchunleoL Offline
              lchunleo
              last edited by

              this is interesting discussion. had thought about it in the past. i think one of the differences is that activities in single gender school is that activities are catered for single gender, more focus but they tend to sufffer in terms of social skill qwith the opp gender. Imagine being a monk or nun for so many years..haha..


              and with all the students of the same gender, there is no bias of gender. thus if student can't get into the top few class of the same gender, it reflects a more correct assessment.

              i remembered i read somewhere about in China, single gender school for boys are created and deliberately set their entrance exam a year later than girls to compensate for their different growth rate in the brain. Correct me if i am wrong as i read it long time ago..:D

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                SandhyaRanjith
                last edited by

                Hi good day everyone … I m new to kiasu parents… Pls guide me on further…

                Just would like to understand … I m an expat n looking for primary 1 registration in any public school
                Had tried to find if any school has been taking in for phase 3… Couldn’t find any updates further rather than phase 2C
                Does this mean there is no intakes for phase 3 in the public schools … If any pls let me know the school details
                Thanks in advance

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                • ChiefKiasuC Offline
                  ChiefKiasu
                  last edited by

                  SandhyaRanjith:
                  Hi good day everyone ... I m new to kiasu parents.. Pls guide me on further...

                  Just would like to understand .. I m an expat n looking for primary 1 registration in any public school
                  Had tried to find if any school has been taking in for phase 3... Couldn't find any updates further rather than phase 2C
                  Does this mean there is no intakes for phase 3 in the public schools ... If any pls let me know the school details
                  Thanks in advance
                  MOE only releases data up to Phase 2C(S). For Phase 3, there are only a handful of schools with places remaning, and these places are in hot demand by non-SC or PRs. Phase 3 is first-come-first-served, so you should make your way down to your desired school to register on the morning of 26 August. In any case, once the Phase 2C(S) results are confirmed on 17 August, you should call up your desired school to find out how many places are available, and how you should go about registering for them.

                  The public schools with available places for Phase 3 registration are most likely:
                  Ahmad Ibrahim Primary
                  Angsana Primary
                  Balestier Hill Primary
                  Blangah Rise Primary
                  Boon Lay Garden Primary
                  Coral Primary
                  Da Qiao Primary
                  Damai Primary
                  Dazhong Primary
                  East Coast Primary
                  East View Primary
                  Eunos Primary
                  Farrer Park Primary
                  First Toa Payoh Primary
                  Guangyang Primary
                  Jing Shan Primary
                  Juying Primary
                  Kranji Primary
                  Loyang Primary
                  MacPherson Primary
                  Marsiling Primary
                  Meridien Primary
                  Montfort Junior
                  Naval Base Primary
                  North Spring Primary
                  Northoaks Primary
                  Oasis Primary School
                  Park View Primary
                  Peiying Primary
                  Punggol Cove Primary
                  Queenstown Primary
                  Sembawang Primary
                  Si Ling Primary
                  Stamford Primary
                  Teck Whye Primary
                  Waterway Primary
                  West Spring Primary
                  West View Primary
                  Xinghua Primary
                  Xishan Primary
                  Yuhua Primary
                  Zhonghua Primary

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                  • B Offline
                    BigDevil
                    last edited by

                    ChiefKiasu:


                    MOE only releases data up to Phase 2C(S). For Phase 3, there are only a handful of schools with places remaning, and these places are in hot demand by non-SC or PRs. Phase 3 is first-come-first-served, so you should make your way down to your desired school to register on the morning of 26 August.
                    Chief, phase 3 this year does not seem to be first-come-first-serve...

                    Taken from https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/prima ... ion/phases:

                    Parents of non-Singapore Citizen (SC) / non-Permanent Resident (PR) children should note that admission is not guaranteed as there are limited vacancies remaining for non-SC / non-PR children after places are allocated to SC / PR children.

                    MOE will publish the list of available primary schools for parents to register their child in this phase. MOE will thereafter centrally process all the applications and the posting outcome will be released to parents by 30 November 2016.

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                    • A Offline
                      aloyboy
                      last edited by

                      SandhyaRanjith:
                      Hi good day everyone ... I m new to kiasu parents.. Pls guide me on further...

                      Just would like to understand .. I m an expat n looking for primary 1 registration in any public school
                      Had tried to find if any school has been taking in for phase 3... Couldn't find any updates further rather than phase 2C
                      Does this mean there is no intakes for phase 3 in the public schools ... If any pls let me know the school details
                      Thanks in advance

                      Phase 3 is no longer first come first serve since 2 or 3 years back.
                      You can try this for more info on Phase 3.
                      http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=160

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                      • janet88J Offline
                        janet88
                        last edited by

                        MummySS:
                        I am slightly torn between a Co-Ed school Versus a Girls school.

                        Any opinion will be greatly appreciated...
                        Is the peer pressure more in an all girl environment.
                        I was in Co-Ed school.
                        However my Girl likes a girl's school...
                        TiA
                        my daughter is in an all girls' school while son was from a co-ed school.
                        son told me back in primary school, there were 2 groups...girls and boys. the girls tend to be more mature and are ahead of the boys where work is concerned. there is pressure to work hard to 'save face'. my daughter enjoys going to school everyday because it is FUN...all the girly stuff. I was formerly from an all girls' school, so I completely understand that kind of feeling...there is also a kind of closeness between the girls.

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