Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[extacy2508]

Seeking some opinions on my situation. I’m alumni of ncps but the school is 24km away from home. Other schools of choice near home are usually pretty over subscribed. Likely we won’t be driving my son to school, hence would it be much too tiring to send him to a school so far away?

[Lexy]

extacy2508\" post_id=\"1990702\" time=\"1597302817\" user_id=\"171049:

Seeking some opinions on my situation. I'm alumni of ncps but the school is 14km away from home. Other schools of choice near home are usually pretty over subscribed. Likely we won't be driving my son to school, hence would it be much too tiring to send him to a school so far away?

What is your preference? and which year to enrol?

Some kids sleep / rest well on school bus. Some parents feel nearest is best.

Personally, I wont risk to go balloting just because it's near (and a confirmed place in earlier phase)

[extacy2508]

Lexy\" post_id=\"1990708\" time=\"1597303620\" user_id=\"12180:

extacy2508\" post_id=\"1990702\" time=\"1597302817\" user_id=\"171049:

Seeking some opinions on my situation. I'm alumni of ncps but the school is 14km away from home. Other schools of choice near home are usually pretty over subscribed. Likely we won't be driving my son to school, hence would it be much too tiring to send him to a school so far away?

What is your preference? and which year to enrol?

Some kids sleep / rest well on school bus. Some parents feel nearest is best.

Personally, I wont risk to go balloting just because it's near (and a confirmed place in earlier phase)

I like the culture of ncps so location is the main deterrent. Need to take into consideration the logistics when there are extra school activities as he progresses. The distance is 24km instead of 14 about 30 minutes drive away.

Enrolling in year 2024. Still some way away.

[Lexy]

extacy2508\" post_id=\"1990712\" time=\"1597303930\" user_id=\"171049:

Lexy\" post_id=\"1990708\" time=\"1597303620\" user_id=\"12180:

[quote=extacy2508 post_id=1990702 time=1597302817 user_id=171049]Seeking some opinions on my situation. I'm alumni of ncps but the school is 14km away from home. Other schools of choice near home are usually pretty over subscribed. Likely we won't be driving my son to school, hence would it be much too tiring to send him to a school so far away?

What is your preference? and which year to enrol?

Some kids sleep / rest well on school bus. Some parents feel nearest is best.

Personally, I wont risk to go balloting just because it's near (and a confirmed place in earlier phase)

I like the culture of ncps so location is the main deterrent. Need to take into consideration the logistics when there are extra school activities as he progresses.

Enrolling in year 2024. Still some way away.[/quote]if distance is the main concern, then i will move closer.

mine was 12 km from school. kids manage better than parents. i dropped school bus after a couple of years so that i can control the timing better. I am happier when its school holiday than the kids (so that i dont have to wake up early)

[extacy2508]

Lexy\" post_id=\"1990718\" time=\"1597304780\" user_id=\"12180:

extacy2508\" post_id=\"1990712\" time=\"1597303930\" user_id=\"171049:

[quote=Lexy post_id=1990708 time=1597303620 user_id=12180]

What is your preference? and which year to enrol?

Some kids sleep / rest well on school bus. Some parents feel nearest is best.

Personally, I wont risk to go balloting just because it's near (and a confirmed place in earlier phase)

I like the culture of ncps so location is the main deterrent. Need to take into consideration the logistics when there are extra school activities as he progresses.

Enrolling in year 2024. Still some way away.

if distance is the main concern, then i will move closer.

mine was 12 km from school. kids manage better than parents. i dropped school bus after a couple of years so that i can control the timing better. I am happier when its school holiday than the kids (so that i dont have to wake up early)[/quote]Not really feasible cos I have an elder child who is schooling nearer to my current home. Basically one school in Bukit Timah and another in Seng Kang. Moreover current home is better located to our work places.

[Lexy]

extacy2508\" post_id=\"1990720\" time=\"1597304891\" user_id=\"171049:

Lexy\" post_id=\"1990718\" time=\"1597304780\" user_id=\"12180:

[quote=extacy2508 post_id=1990712 time=1597303930 user_id=171049]

I like the culture of ncps so location is the main deterrent. Need to take into consideration the logistics when there are extra school activities as he progresses.

Enrolling in year 2024. Still some way away.

if distance is the main concern, then i will move closer.

mine was 12 km from school. kids manage better than parents. i dropped school bus after a couple of years so that i can control the timing better. I am happier when its school holiday than the kids (so that i dont have to wake up early)

Not really feasible cos I have an elder child who is schooling nearer to my current home. Basically one school in Bukit Timah and another in Seng Kang. Moreover current home is better located to our work places.[/quote]BT area, girls more options than boys. obvious is to enrol in 2A1 first, then if your near choice is within your risk profile, then you can opt for the 2C choice.

Since you are some years away, the other way to move to 2B for the nearer school. You must understand the extra effort to do that.

[extacy2508]

Lexy\" post_id=\"1990726\" time=\"1597305234\" user_id=\"12180:

extacy2508\" post_id=\"1990720\" time=\"1597304891\" user_id=\"171049:

[quote=Lexy post_id=1990718 time=1597304780 user_id=12180]

if distance is the main concern, then i will move closer.

mine was 12 km from school. kids manage better than parents. i dropped school bus after a couple of years so that i can control the timing better. I am happier when its school holiday than the kids (so that i dont have to wake up early)

Not really feasible cos I have an elder child who is schooling nearer to my current home. Basically one school in Bukit Timah and another in Seng Kang. Moreover current home is better located to our work places.

BT area, girls more options than boys. obvious is to enrol in 2A1 first, then if your near choice is within your risk profile, then you can opt for the 2C choice.

Since you are some years away, the other way to move to 2B for the nearer school. You must understand the extra effort to do that.[/quote]Thanks for the feedback and opinions. I'm exploring another option to transfer my girl to a mixed school to get phase 1 priority but of course popular schools are hard to transfer into.

[Qwerty0988]

Hi all, my child will start her pri sch in 2023. So I have started planning her potential school.


Currently, I am living within 1km of nan chiau, and will be in phase 2c. As far as I understand, the chances of her getting into the sch thru this mean is very low.

The other alternative is pcps. I can register her under phase 2a(1). And I believe the chances of her getting in is very high.

So, do you guys think this is a no brainer? I should just aim for pcps.

The only concern I have is distance, but I am open to moving (though I prefer status quo). Is it worth moving for pcps?

Just want your opinion on this… thanks…

[Davischew]

Qwerty0988\" post_id=\"1994589\" time=\"1599672960\" user_id=\"188368:

Hi all, my child will start her pri sch in 2023. So I have started planning her potential school.

Currently, I am living within 1km of nan chiau, and will be in phase 2c. As far as I understand, the chances of her getting into the sch thru this mean is very low.

The other alternative is pcps. I can register her under phase 2a(1). And I believe the chances of her getting in is very high.

So, do you guys think this is a no brainer? I should just aim for pcps.

The only concern I have is distance, but I am open to moving (though I prefer status quo). Is it worth moving for pcps?

Just want your opinion on this.. thanks..

go for 2A(1)

[floppy]

Qwerty0988\" post_id=\"1994589\" time=\"1599672960\" user_id=\"188368:

Hi all, my child will start her pri sch in 2023. So I have started planning her potential school.

Currently, I am living within 1km of nan chiau, and will be in phase 2c. As far as I understand, the chances of her getting into the sch thru this mean is very low.

The other alternative is pcps. I can register her under phase 2a(1). And I believe the chances of her getting in is very high.

So, do you guys think this is a no brainer? I should just aim for pcps.

The only concern I have is distance, but I am open to moving (though I prefer status quo). Is it worth moving for pcps?

Just want your opinion on this.. thanks..

“Distance” is not the issue. “How” you get to school is. If you are open to taking school bus or driving there yourself, it’s not an issue. There are several people I know who are living in SK / PG but studying in PCPS.