St Margaret's Primary

[Davischew]

SMPS is the single most overlooked affiliated school with cut off 242 for secondary, and chances for SC>2km and sometimes even all PR get in!

[floppy]

Davischew\" post_id=\"1989327\" time=\"1596586528\" user_id=\"132882:

SMPS is the single most overlooked affiliated school with cut off 242 for secondary, and chances for SC>2km and sometimes even all PR get in!

IMHO Affiliation is the single most overrated attribute that people focus on.

Yes, it’s beneficial and a BFD for schools like CHS or SNGS where you get to qualify for a top secondary with slightly lower score. However, for many others, it’s meaningless. To put it differently, if you have scored 245, would you have applied for a school with COP 200 and see it as a great move?

[TheTeds]

floppy\" post_id=\"1989315\" time=\"1596566104\" user_id=\"97579:

Till date for 2020 registration: 57 applicants for 97 vacancies. Thus, distance breakdown is irrelevant at this point. I highly doubt that the school will be filled by Phase 2C this year.

There was a ballot for SC in dragon year even though the move to temporary site is announced. I am really curious to see how things turn out this year since the number of births (in particular, baby girls) are similar

[TheTeds]

floppy\" post_id=\"1989331\" time=\"1596589284\" user_id=\"97579:

Davischew\" post_id=\"1989327\" time=\"1596586528\" user_id=\"132882:

SMPS is the single most overlooked affiliated school with cut off 242 for secondary, and chances for SC>2km and sometimes even all PR get in!

IMHO Affiliation is the single most overrated attribute that people focus on.

Yes, it’s beneficial and a BFD for schools like CHS or SNGS where you get to qualify for a top secondary with slightly lower score. However, for many others, it’s meaningless. To put it differently, if you have scored 245, would you have applied for a school with COP 200 and see it as a great move?

Agreed with Floppy. To add on to that, SMPS and SMSS are located so far apart. chances is if u are close to one, u are far from the other.

[zac's mum]

floppy\" post_id=\"1989331\" time=\"1596589284\" user_id=\"97579:

Davischew\" post_id=\"1989327\" time=\"1596586528\" user_id=\"132882:

SMPS is the single most overlooked affiliated school with cut off 242 for secondary, and chances for SC>2km and sometimes even all PR get in!

IMHO Affiliation is the single most overrated attribute that people focus on.

Yes, it’s beneficial and a BFD for schools like CHS or SNGS where you get to qualify for a top secondary with slightly lower score. However, for many others, it’s meaningless. To put it differently, if you have scored 245, would you have applied for a school with COP 200 and see it as a great move?

I beg to differ. Affiliation is no BFD for premium schools like CHS or SNGS, where an average kid would struggle to meet the high affiliated COP.

But affiliation is a darn BFD at other schools, where it is a safety net for average kids. Eg a girl who scores between 200-228, cannot get into any all-girls secondary school without affiliation. (CHIJ Katong Convent's COP for non-affiliates is 229.)

But a SMPS girl scoring in that same range, can still go to St Marg's secondary (even if it is far from home).

[MerlionInGermany]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1989346\" time=\"1596592688\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1989346 time=1596592688 user_id=53606]

floppy\" post_id=\"1989331\" time=\"1596589284\" user_id=\"97579:

I beg to differ. Affiliation is no BFD for premium schools like CHS or SNGS, where an average kid would struggle to meet the high affiliated COP.

But affiliation is a darn BFD at other schools, where it is a safety net for average kids. Eg a girl who scores between 200-228, cannot get into any all-girls secondary school without affiliation. (CHIJ Katong Convent's COP for non-affiliates is 229.)

But a SMPS girl scoring in that same range, can still go to St Marg's secondary (even if it is far from home).

But what’s the big difference between going to SMSS and say, New Town Sec or Queenstown Sec, they are located in more or less the same area. I guess, the big difference is prob if you live really near SMSS. Otherwise, all 3 schools are very similar.

[zac's mum]

The big difference is there are no randy rowdy boys to deal with in SMSS.

[Davischew]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1989364\" time=\"1596595158\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1989364 time=1596595158 user_id=53606]
The big difference is there are no randy rowdy boys to deal with in SMSS.[/quote]

agree fully

[Imp75]

Davischew\" post_id=\"1989365\" time=\"1596595297\" user_id=\"132882:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1989364\" time=\"1596595158\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1989364 time=1596595158 user_id=53606]The big difference is there are no randy rowdy boys to deal with in SMSS.

agree fully :)[/quote]

But you may have many rich and spoilt girls to deal with so which is the lesser evil.

[Davischew]

Imp75\" post_id=\"1989366\" time=\"1596595524\" user_id=\"2358:

Davischew\" post_id=\"1989365\" time=\"1596595297\" user_id=\"132882:

[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1989364 time=1596595158 user_id=53606]The big difference is there are no randy rowdy boys to deal with in SMSS.

agree fully

But you may have many rich and spoilt girls to deal with so which is the lesser evil.[/quote]We don't do any labels here, all of us have good chance to go bad.