[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[Double E]

15ctr:

Double E:

I suppose the balloting at ALPS has ended? Congrats to those who got in.


Here is the link to the FB group i created again. For P1 of 2017. You are welcome to join the group. After which, upon knowing your kids' class, you can report in the Group again to find parents whose kids are of the same class as yours and form your own class what's app chat group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3190070 ... 8587597034

link not working

Try this https://www.facebook.com/groups/319007098440877/

[JellyHearts]

JellyHearts:

DnDMummy:

I am also gg to ballot ALPS. Hopefully can get in.. so shocking that so many tiger babies around this mature estate. :scared:

Hope we all get in! Cheering for you too! :rahrah:

Hi DnDMummy, how did the balloting go for you?

[majomaga]

Dear Chief,


I am doing all my research to register my girl (PR) this year, in order to start P1 next year. We live in Mount Faber (Bukit Merah area). I have shortlisted the schools where I believe my daughter will have higher probability to be accepted in 2C phase. Can you please share with me more insights about the schools as many of them do not have open house and some websites are not that useful. Ideally I would like a school with good mixed of children (asian and caucasians), where they allow them to play, be creative and enjoy their childhood in a fun way.

a)Blanglah Rise Primary school
b)Gang Eng Seng Primary
c) Cantonment Primary
d)Zhangde Primary

On the other hand I have heard a lot of Queenstown Primary, however we are 5km away from this school. Do you think it is to risky to enrol my daughter here due to the distance?
Thanks a lot!

[qms]

majomaga:

Dear Chief,


I am doing all my research to register my girl (PR) this year, in order to start P1 next year. We live in Mount Faber (Bukit Merah area). I have shortlisted the schools where I believe my daughter will have higher probability to be accepted in 2C phase..

a)Blanglah Rise Primary school
b)Gang Eng Seng Primary
c) Cantonment Primary
d)Zhangde Primary

On the other hand I have heard a lot of Queenstown Primary, however we are 5km away from this school. Do you think it is to risky to enrol my daughter here due to the distance?
Thanks a lot!

Zhangde should be removed from the list because historically it only had places for SCs in P2C.

Since you stay in Mt Faber, you are likely to be within 1 km from CHIJ Kellock? If you don't mind a girls' school, you may like to consider this school. Based on past years' data, you have a higher chance with CHIJ Kellock than Zhangde.

The schools you mentioned are on par with each other. I would say they are not that much different. In terms of popularity, they are ranked as following (excluding CHIJ Kellock and Zhangde), in my personal opinion:

1. Gan Eng Seng
2. Queenstown
3. Cantonment
4. Blangah Rise

On another note, are you sure you are more than 5 km away from Queenstown Primary?

[janet88]

zhangde and alexandra primary require balloting for SC living within 1km?

[qms]

janet88:

zhangde and alexandra primary require balloting for SC living within 1km?

Alexandra - yes
Zhangde - it depends

[janet88]

just wondering what the number of dragon babies born in 2012 are. i don’t think number is as high as year 2000. slightly off topic. a friend told me she went to buy laptop for her daughter on the 3rd day during the poly road show…there is no stock for the past 2 weeks. i don’t know if the other polytechnics recommend the same models, but those born during dragon year sure cause increase in demand and competition.

[floppy]

No. of live births 2000 vs 2012:

46,997 vs 42,663

[janet88]

floppy:

No. of live births 2000 vs 2012:

46,997 vs 42,663

close to 47000 babies.

[TC_Parents]

Hi al,


I’m a newbie here, having a dragon 2012 born son who will register for P1 at 2018. I’m researching school information in Bukit Merah and neighbourhood. I wonder where I can find a full list of detailed balloting results for each school / each phase (by distance and by SC/SPR/etc.). Thanks a lot.