Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[zac's mum]

Simplicitysuzy\" post_id=\"1914929\" time=\"1560880643\" user_id=\"149222:

Got a friend who teaches art in various primary schools in bt batok / bt panjang area...

Becos Lianhua primary was nearest my hse so i seek her opinion.. but anyway even before she mention anything, my husband was like not reali keen in the school, haha.. esp the name of the sch.. 🙊🙊 AH LIAN AH HUA ... 😅😅

Friend say there the sch has many minority race lah.. they usually dun give enrichment / tuition to their kids, so in a way the sch cohorts results are affected in a negative way. & she say usually if the school has majority of a particular race, it actually is not very popular among parents..

But it has been a few years since she taught there, so maybe things have changed.

That was my hubby’s alma mater. He die die also don’t want to send his dear son there. Nuff said ya?

I don’t think the school culture has changed much. Bad influences especially at upper primary level my DH picked up smoking & was coerced into gangs (and I mean real adult gangs, not kiddy friend-friend cliques ah). He was saved by external forces. Please ask around for more opinions if you like.

[MrsKiasu]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1914931\" time=\"1560892188\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1914931 time=1560892188 user_id=53606]

Simplicitysuzy\" post_id=\"1914929\" time=\"1560880643\" user_id=\"149222:

Got a friend who teaches art in various primary schools in bt batok / bt panjang area...

Becos Lianhua primary was nearest my hse so i seek her opinion.. but anyway even before she mention anything, my husband was like not reali keen in the school, haha.. esp the name of the sch.. 🙊🙊 AH LIAN AH HUA ... 😅😅

Friend say there the sch has many minority race lah.. they usually dun give enrichment / tuition to their kids, so in a way the sch cohorts results are affected in a negative way. & she say usually if the school has majority of a particular race, it actually is not very popular among parents..

But it has been a few years since she taught there, so maybe things have changed.

That was my hubby’s alma mater. He die die also don’t want to send his dear son there. Nuff said ya?

I don’t think the school culture has changed much. Bad influences especially at upper primary level my DH picked up smoking & was coerced into gangs (and I mean real adult gangs, not kiddy friend-friend cliques ah). He was saved by external forces. Please ask around for more opinions if you like.[/quote]

:yikes:

considered the school before for back up plan for someone luckily successful in balloting

[phtthp]

someone:

Got a friend who teaches Art in various primary schools in bt batok / bt panjang area...

Becos Lianhua primary was nearest my hse so i seek her opinion.. but anyway even before she mention anything, my husband was like not reali keen in the school, haha.. esp the name of the sch.. 🙊🙊 AH LIAN AH HUA ... 😅😅

Friend say there the sch has many minority race lah.. they usually dun give enrichment / tuition to their kids, so in a way the sch cohorts results are affected in a negative way. & she say usually if the school has majority of a particular race, it actually is not very popular among parents..

But it has been a few years since she taught there, so maybe things have changed.

That was my hubby’s alma mater. He die die also don’t want to send his dear son there. Nuff said ya?

I don’t think the school culture has changed much. Bad influences especially at upper primary level my DH picked up smoking & was coerced into gangs (and I mean real adult gangs, not kiddy friend-friend cliques ah). He was saved by external forces. Please ask around for more opinions if you like.[/quote]maybe MOE can consider, changing the name of this school ?

[ChiefKiasu]

floppy\" post_id=\"1914580\" time=\"1560576867\" user_id=\"97579:

If it makes you feel better, listen to the words of wisdom of our former Min for Education, current DPM and future PM: \"Every school, a good school.\"

Sigh. Every school may be good, but if your closest school is a super popular school like Henry Park, it's back to the drawing board.

[.010675zeit]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1914931\" time=\"1560892188\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1914931 time=1560892188 user_id=53606]
That was my hubby’s alma mater. He die die also don’t want to send his dear son there. Nuff said ya?
I don’t think the school culture has changed much. Bad influences especially at upper primary level my DH picked up smoking & was coerced into gangs (and I mean real adult gangs, not kiddy friend-friend cliques ah). He was saved by external forces. Please ask around for more opinions if you like.[/quote]

:yikes:
That was in the 70s? Upper primary and so brazen?

[zac's mum]

.zeit\" post_id=\"1914955\" time=\"1560909267\" user_id=\"171271:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1914931\" time=\"1560892188\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1914931 time=1560892188 user_id=53606]That was my hubby’s alma mater. He die die also don’t want to send his dear son there. Nuff said ya?
I don’t think the school culture has changed much. Bad influences especially at upper primary level my DH picked up smoking & was coerced into gangs (and I mean real adult gangs, not kiddy friend-friend cliques ah). He was saved by external forces. Please ask around for more opinions if you like.

:yikes:
That was in the 70s? Upper primary and so brazen?[/quote]

Late 80s. Outside school compound so outside school’s jurisdiction. More likely it boils down to lack of parental supervision. But such is the background of the kids there.

[anitaray]

Hi dear fellow parents,


may I ask whether the ‘sister school’ has some priority for admitting siblings?

For example, a Son in Catholic High and does Sister get in some sort of preference into CH’s Sister school (St Nicholas)?

Thanks!

[zac's mum]

anitaray\" post_id=\"1915020\" time=\"1560933542\" user_id=\"166212:

Hi dear fellow parents,

may I ask whether the ‘sister school’ has some priority for admitting siblings?

For example, a Son in Catholic High and does Sister get in some sort of preference into CH’s Sister school (St Nicholas)?

Thanks!

Nope.

[anitaray]

Ahhhh… so anyone with a boy in boy school, where would you send your girl (if no old girl affiliation for mommy)?

[floppy]

anitaray\" post_id=\"1915024\" time=\"1560934241\" user_id=\"166212:

Ahhhh... so anyone with a boy in boy school, where would you send your girl (if no old girl affiliation for mommy)?

Any school that you can get into.

You would have to weigh the pros / cons of such a split and you would need to devise a plan for your girl if you opt for a boy school.