2019 P1 Registration Exercise for 2020 In-take
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Melodyz\" post_id=\"1919371\" time=\"1562949321\" user_id=\"169390:
You might want to post in the school thread.
Hi parents, anyone has any idea or feedback on how CHIJ our lady of good counsel is like? I’m considering of sending my girl there. But not sure of how the environment and teachers are like over there. Advice is greatly appreciated. Thank u!
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4491&start=380 -
Undecided parents can use the attach link as a guide to choose their primary school. Hopefully it helps.
https://graphics.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/Interactives/2019/06/primary-1-registration-guide/ -
Melodyz\" post_id=\"1919371\" time=\"1562949321\" user_id=\"169390:
Not too sure of the school culture or the teachers, its a small cohort and from what I know, the girls know one another, and likely the teachers too.
Hi parents, anyone has any idea or feedback on how CHIJ our lady of good counsel is like? I’m considering of sending my girl there. But not sure of how the environment and teachers are like over there. Advice is greatly appreciated. Thank u! -
Orb\" post_id=\"1919393\" time=\"1562984155\" user_id=\"25015:
That’s the ‘beauty’ of a small cohort. 4 or 5 classes per level, not difficult for the cohort to get to know each other.
Not too sure of the school culture or the teachers, its a small cohort and from what I know, the girls know one another, and likely the teachers too.Melodyz\" post_id=\"1919371\" time=\"1562949321\" user_id=\"169390:
Hi parents, anyone has any idea or feedback on how CHIJ our lady of good counsel is like? I’m considering of sending my girl there. But not sure of how the environment and teachers are like over there. Advice is greatly appreciated. Thank u!
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floppy\" post_id=\"1919395\" time=\"1562984758\" user_id=\"97579:
That’s the ‘beauty’ of a small cohort. 4 or 5 classes per level, not difficult for the cohort to get to know each other.[/quote]And get invited to many many many birthday parties.
Not too sure of the school culture or the teachers, its a small cohort and from what I know, the girls know one another, and likely the teachers too.Orb\" post_id=\"1919393\" time=\"1562984155\" user_id=\"25015:
[quote=Melodyz post_id=1919371 time=1562949321 user_id=169390]Hi parents, anyone has any idea or feedback on how CHIJ our lady of good counsel is like? I’m considering of sending my girl there. But not sure of how the environment and teachers are like over there. Advice is greatly appreciated. Thank u!
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Orb\" post_id=\"1919406\" time=\"1562990545\" user_id=\"25015:
And get invited to many many many birthday parties.[/quote]Either that, or get invited to none.
That’s the ‘beauty’ of a small cohort. 4 or 5 classes per level, not difficult for the cohort to get to know each other.floppy\" post_id=\"1919395\" time=\"1562984758\" user_id=\"97579:
[quote=Orb post_id=1919393 time=1562984155 user_id=25015]
Not too sure of the school culture or the teachers, its a small cohort and from what I know, the girls know one another, and likely the teachers too.
Small cohort limits cca options. -
MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1919408\" time=\"1562991937\" user_id=\"2964:
To some extent, yes.
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Small cohort limits cca options.
To some extent, no.
A cohort of 300 consists of 50 / 50 boys and girls, which isn't different from a cohort of 150 girls.
Popular CCAs with girls, e.g. dance, musical groups, art, speech and drama, probably won't be affected much.
CCAs that only admit girls, e.g. brownies, netball, rhythmic gymnastics, are not affected at all (sports generally compete within gender, so arguably, not affected whether it's co-ed or single gender).
CCAs that may have some appeal to girls, e.g. robotics, chess, infocomm, would probably be limited. -
floppy\" post_id=\"1919421\" time=\"1562995197\" user_id=\"97579:
Well said. The more limited ones will be co-ed small cohort then. Just need to check if your ideal CCA is offered in the school or not.
To some extent, yes.MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1919408\" time=\"1562991937\" user_id=\"2964:
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Small cohort limits cca options.
To some extent, no.
A cohort of 300 consists of 50 / 50 boys and girls, which isn't different from a cohort of 150 girls.
Popular CCAs with girls, e.g. dance, musical groups, art, speech and drama, probably won't be affected much.
CCAs that only admit girls, e.g. brownies, netball, rhythmic gymnastics, are not affected at all (sports generally compete within gender, so arguably, not affected whether it's co-ed or single gender).
CCAs that may have some appeal to girls, e.g. robotics, chess, infocomm, would probably be limited. -
To a certain extent, this is making me worry if BTPS as a small cohort (180 total) will have limited CCAs? I think they do band. Anyone know what are the other CCAs which BTPS don’t cover (i.e. typically for other primary schools)? I heard most primary just do badminton and basketball? My kids currently do tennis but I heard most primary schools don’t have tennis courts!
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Small cohort limits cca options.
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To some extent, yes.
To some extent, no.
A cohort of 300 consists of 50 / 50 boys and girls, which isn’t different from a cohort of 150 girls.
Popular CCAs with girls, e.g. dance, musical groups, art, speech and drama, probably won’t be affected much.
CCAs that only admit girls, e.g. brownies, netball, rhythmic gymnastics, are not affected at all (sports generally compete within gender, so arguably, not affected whether it’s co-ed or single gender).
CCAs that may have some appeal to girls, e.g. robotics, chess, infocomm, would probably be limited.
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Well said. The more limited ones will be co-ed small cohort then. Just need to check if your ideal CCA is offered in the school or not.
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In the whole grand scheme of 6 years of Primary school education, don’t pick a primary school solely based on what CCAs they have. That’s like picking a workplace based on how many pretty girls they have??
New parents may not know: the CCA chooses you, not you choose the CCA. Even in a big cohort. One school May have a tennis court, and your kids may have some experience, but that is still no guarantee that you will get into the Tennis CCA. Schools view CCAs as “fluff”. Their core responsibility is to educate your kids on the mainstream syllabus.
I had a friend whose kid was relatively good in tennis (taking external lessons for several years). First year applied to the CCA, didn’t get picked thru the ballot. Second year applied again, got picked thru the ballot. Coach assessed that there were too many more excellent candidates than him to represent the school, so the bulk of the kids are now training under recreational team. Until they are deemed good enough for the school team.
My experience for CCAs in school, mostly is just play-play. Half the time is spent on crowd control, admin briefings, nobody tells the parents what’s going on. Don’t expect the school’s swimming CCA to train you kid into the next Joseph Schooling! You will get much better quality enrichment externally because you pay for it and you get feedback directly from the coach/teachers.
Once again, CCAs…should not be a major factor in choosing a primary school. It’s not like we can be so picky in the first place, given the mad P1 registration system.
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