[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools
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Tiongbahrumum\" post_id=\"1911890\" time=\"1558708041\" user_id=\"143725:
I'm assuming Phase 2B is via religious affiliation, same for CHIJ Kellock, as that seems to be the most logical.
Thank you floppy for your thoughts and advice!
I'm SC, staying 1-2km from both RVPS and CHIJ Kellock in Tiong Bahru. I'm currently leaning slightly towards CHIJ Kellock now as (1) my husband prefers a girl school, (2) impending construction around RVPS (3) CHIJ Kellock has a brand new school. Still undecided though. (I have a younger boy which I will try to put him in a boy school via Phase 2b in a few years' time.)
If yes, do note that you don't have many safe or easy to enrol Catholic boys' schools to choose from nearby. Your nearest, SJIJ (?), happens to be one of the more popular ones and would definitely require balloting > 2km. Should you not succeed in the ballot, you will be back to Phase 2C.
If no, and you are looking at other Phase 2B options, you don't really have many options. Firstly, there isn't any boys' schools within 2km of your current location. Besides, most of the popular boys' schools and those nearest to you (e.g. SJIJ) don't accept PV and those that do (e.g. St. Gabriel's), are probably too far to be considered. Neither can you use GRL as an option. -
Thank you floppy. If we pick CHIJ Kellock for my DD for 2020 admission, it will be through P2C and P2B via GRL for my boy in a few years’ time.
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Thank you floppy. If we pick CHIJ Kellock for my DD for 2020 admission, it will be through P2C and P2B via GRL for my boy in a few years’ time.
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Hi all. I am checking the Primary schools in Bukit Merah region for my daughter’s admission next year. I saw that BRPS have DA (Development Award) for Character Development and National Education.
Even GESPR & ZDPS doesn’t have any awards at all, why still more popular than BRPS? Should I base on MOE awards as one of the factors to select? An unpopular school makes a parent think thrice. -
personally, the MOE awards do not mean much to me.
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Tiongbahrumum\" post_id=\"1915841\" time=\"1561476311\" user_id=\"143725:
TBF it depends on the awards. That said, MOE has removed the Masterplan of Awards (MoA) since 2012. Therefore, whatever the school is touting is at least 6 years old :yikes:
personally, the MOE awards do not mean much to me.
It is not helping that previously, MOE gave out awards in the same way Mediacorp approaches their Star Award - 人人有奖. Therefore, the perceived value of the lower level awards eg Development Award (DA) is very low. What schools / parents were after are the School Excellence Award (SEA), School Distinction Award (SDA) and Best Practice Award (BPA). You can refer to a list of https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/article/p1-registration-2017-making-sense-of-the-moe-awards/. -
MOE gave out awards in the same way Mediacorp approaches their Star Award - 人人有奖.
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haha good analogy Floppy… -
floppy\" post_id=\"1915854\" time=\"1561509322\" user_id=\"97579:
Thank you Floppy for the info, greater insights for me.
TBF it depends on the awards. That said, MOE has removed the Masterplan of Awards (MoA) since 2012. Therefore, whatever the school is touting is at least 6 years old :yikes:Tiongbahrumum\" post_id=\"1915841\" time=\"1561476311\" user_id=\"143725:
personally, the MOE awards do not mean much to me.
It is not helping that previously, MOE gave out awards in the same way Mediacorp approaches their Star Award - 人人有奖. Therefore, the perceived value of the lower level awards eg Development Award (DA) is very low. What schools / parents were after are the School Excellence Award (SEA), School Distinction Award (SDA) and Best Practice Award (BPA). You can refer to a list of https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/article/p1-registration-2017-making-sense-of-the-moe-awards/. -
Anyone here choosing between CHIJ Kellock and RVPS for P1 Registration next month?
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I’m within 1-2km, not going to waste Ph2C on Radin Mas (over-subscribed).
So choosing between Zhang De & CHIJ (Kellocks).
What are my chances on ZDPS (2C) & CHIJ (2Cs)?
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