Methodist Girls' School (Primary)
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p0o9i8\" post_id=\"1978864\" time=\"1590981701\" user_id=\"65485:
If you are rgps alumni, that means your girl can register in phase 2A1, which basically means she will be guaranteed to get into rgps. Why will you want to give up a guaranteed seat in rgps for only a chance to ballot for mgs? If you get balloted out of mgs in phase 2C, your daughter will have to go to a school much farther away from rgps as almost all the schools near mgs are super hot schools. To me, it is a no brainer. I would definitely just register for rgps under phase 2A1.
Hi, I recently checked out the location of MGS and its favorable to my house, then my 1st choice (RGPS) But by 2C, its est 130% oversubscribed based on ELite stats
Vacancy for Phase 2C\t88\t69\t90
No. Reg for Phase 2C\t108\t93\t116
Im keen to enrol my girl as there is affiliation, though for 2026 PSLE, the scores are changed. RGPS has no affiliation and MGS affiliation for MGS Sec is beneficial to her. I am unfamiliar with MGS school culture. But as an old girl RGPS, I find RGPS to be highly stressful and competitive, not to mention current distance is a headache.
I am considering trying out 2C MGS, forgoing RGPS. Can anyone throw in any advice for me? -
There will be plenty of places for SCs at Bukit Timah Primary at phase 2CS.
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p0o9i8\" post_id=\"1978864\" time=\"1590981701\" user_id=\"65485:
Just stick to Phase 2A1 Rgps
Hi, I recently checked out the location of MGS and its favorable to my house, then my 1st choice (RGPS) But by 2C, its est 130% oversubscribed based on ELite stats
Vacancy for Phase 2C\t88\t69\t90
No. Reg for Phase 2C\t108\t93\t116
Im keen to enrol my girl as there is affiliation, though for 2026 PSLE, the scores are changed. RGPS has no affiliation and MGS affiliation for MGS Sec is beneficial to her. I am unfamiliar with MGS school culture. But as an old girl RGPS, I find RGPS to be highly stressful and competitive, not to mention current distance is a headache.
I am considering trying out 2C MGS, forgoing RGPS. Can anyone throw in any advice for me?
If your girl get balloted out of MGS (Phase 2C), she got to go to Bukit Timah primary under 2C Supplementary, because over there, still got vacancies for 2CS. You want ?
If u don't mind, go ahead and ballot MGS,
because
during balloting, the actual answer lies in your own luck.
Otherwise, just stick to Rgps,
when reach the end of P2, seek transfer to MGS. Some ex (former) Rgps students from past batches, also transferred out from Rgps into MGS successfully like that, at the end of P2.
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For your info,
Is very easy to transfer out of Rgps, into some other primary schools, as long as your daughter is doing well, inside Rgps -
A guaranteed spot in RGPS vs a shot in the dark for MGS. That’s a no-brainer.
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floppy\" post_id=\"1978874\" time=\"1590985754\" user_id=\"97579:
There are so many parents with SC daughters \"dying\", covet to snatch a seat into Rgps, by balloting like crazy at Phase 2C, under more than 2 km ! Some even cried emptionally during balloting time full of anxiety, burst out in tears inside Rgps school hall premises a few years back, when the balloting \"ping pong ball\" was being swirled round & round inside a golden cage, until the ball roll out of the cage, because parents failed to get a seat for their daughter
A guaranteed spot in RGPS vs a shot in the dark for MGS. That’s a no-brainer.
And here,
she is giving up her previous 2A1 Rgps seat, attempt to fire a blank shot in the dark, at MGS (2C)
Well, many 2C parents outside 2 km eyeing (targeting) Rgps, will clap their hands gleefully, if she wish to withdraw out of Rgps 2A1
because
that means, or translated into,
One more extra seat / vacancy for them available, during balloting time -
If one removes the GEP cohort within RGPS and just compare apple to apple, the mainstream students (MS) perform more or less the same. In fact, I suspect MGS probably perform better.
The average tscore in MGS Pri and RGPS should be around 23X for both. While an “average student” can continue on with MGS Sec vs one has to go to a 23X neighborhood sec school, herein lies a vast difference. That said, to give up 2A1 for a shot in 2C, needs lots of courage! -
This year, is the last batch for MGS primary at Tscore 220.
Next year, whether MGS continue to remain so generous or not anymore, with the equivalent of AL score introduced , yet to be announced (seen), next year (2021) -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"1978879\" time=\"1590987222\" user_id=\"17023:
for Rgps (Mainstream) alone,
If one removes the GEP cohort within RGPS and just compare apple to apple, the mainstream students (MS) perform more or less the same. In fact, I suspect MGS probably perform better.
The average tscore in MGS Pri and RGPS should be around 23X for both. While an “average student” can continue on with MGS Sec vs one has to go to a 23X neighborhood sec school, herein lies a vast difference. That said, to give up 2A1 for a shot in 2C, needs lots of courage!
If strip out totally those (1.5 to 2) Gep classes inside Rgps,
the average (mean) Tscore for P6 Mainstream (Non-Gep) Rgps students, is around high end of
23x -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"1978879\" time=\"1590987222\" user_id=\"17023:
As long as one has a \"fall-back-upon\" school, and don't mind the back-up school, can proceed to ballot at MGS (2C)
That said, to give up 2A1 for a shot in 2C, needs lots of courage! -
phtthp\" post_id=\"1978882\" time=\"1590987665\" user_id=\"35251:
MOE has yet to announce the new affiliation discount, probably couldn’t reach an agreement with all the affiliated schools to standardize affiliation points to be given
This year, is the last batch for MGS primary at Tscore 220.
Next year, whether MGS continue to remain so generous or not anymore, with the equivalent of AL score introduced , yet to be announced (seen), next year (2021)
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