2020 PSLE Discussions and Strategies(for those born in 2008)

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Davidson232\" post_id=\"2004143\" time=\"1606314608\" user_id=\"189711:

My daughter scored 235 no HCL. We stay in Commonwealth, kindly advice on the following school that we are considering
Crescent girls school 242 Tanglin
Clementi Town secondary school 234
Fuhua 236 jurong West
Tangjong katong secondary school 234
Gan eng seng 227 Redhill
Queensway secondary school 222

Another way is to research yourself, which school
Is more suitable for your child. No one will know your child better than yourself. These are how u can research:
- attend E open house; listen to the principal speech. You can gain some idea on the ethos/ focus of the school
- search for video posted by schools on YouTube. Sometimes you will get to see the school environment / student activities. Again you can get some ideas of the school.
- for SAP schools, 2 years back MediaCorp’s “Tuesday report” run a impressive series on SAP schools’ history. Academic performance standard is definitely there for SAP schools. But You get to know how long these schools have come and the “school spirit” that defined their motto. Again, shed light on their ethos. These videos are on YouTube too. Search with keyword “when the bell rings”
- on This Kiasu parent site, search for a discussion on those school you researching on. Some discussions go back many years. You can pick up comments made on the schools; you get to know the schools more.

[Hendon]

jedamum\" post_id=\"2004202\" time=\"1606324287\" user_id=\"159:

Olive3\" post_id=\"2004121\" time=\"1606310887\" user_id=\"121372:

[quote=kaisuparents post_id=2003979 time=1606298469 user_id=35019]Hi All,
My DD got 266. She is deciding between RGS n CEDAR. Any pros/cons, your suggestions/experiences pls.
Thanks.

I am interested in the responses to your question. I am also deciding between these 2 schools. My dd1 was from Cedar. She enjoyed her time in Cedar very much. Dd1 was blessed with very good teachers. Cedar and VJ has a nice, comfortable ‘kampong’ feel (my opinion only). Dd2 has a very different personality and interests and I hope to find a good fit for her. Certainly not ruling out Cedar. I watched RGS online open house video. Very impressive campus.

:offtopic: Cedar’s COP may be 25x. But in my dd1’s cohort, there were no lack of girls scoring 26x and 27x.

Actually, just ask your dd1 since she is in Cedar. And she knows her younger sister. Ask her if she thinks Cedar suits her younger sis. Observe your dd2 response to her sis answers too - cos u also need to consider if the siblings prefer to study in the same sch/same alumni or prefer their own space to grow. :)[/quote]wise

[Hendon]

somehow if you are in position to choose among the top schools and yet am concern about distance, you are not hungry enough to compete against the top foreign students.

[sharonkhoo]

vade\" post_id=\"2004183\" time=\"1606319695\" user_id=\"60917:

Hi fellow parents, our daughter did well for her PSLE, and we're in the fortunate position of having to choose between MGS, RGS and NYGH for her. Our initial thoughts are below, but any further advice and personal experiences on these 3 schools will be much appreciated please!

MGS
Pro: close to our home (we stay near Beauty World MRT)
Cons: we are personally not too convinced by IB vs the more traditional A-levels, but I admit this is also partly due to our lack of familiarity with IB, so will have to read more on it over the next couple of days

RGS
Pros: prestige/reputation/network associated with the Raffles family/alumni; by most accounts, top-quality facilities, educators, all-round education
Cons: distance from our home (estimated 45-60 mins by public transport); high-pressure environment (?)

NYGH
Pros: relatively close to our home; comparable to RGS on the quality of education
Cons: we are concerned (rightly or wrongly) that the environment at Nanyang might be a little too homogeneous; as compared to MGS/RGS where perhaps the culture/environment is a little more diverse (we could be stereotyping?)

Thanks in advance!

Disclaimer: My daughter was in RGS (more than 5 yrs ago) and we have friends who are/were in MGS. I only know NYGH by more remote hearsay. Picking up a few of your points:

- I would say that prestige/network etc and quality of education are on par in all 3 schools. So the choice will boil down to other factors.

- high-pressure environment - they will all be on par as well! It depends on the child, really. My daughter didn't find RGS particularly high-pressure despite its reputation, and some of her friends did find MGS stressful, partly because of the IB requirements which are more continual (A levels is more \"big bang\"). But we also have other friends who found MGS not too stressful, and others who found RGS very stressful.

- RGS has a highly varied racial and social mix which my daughter appreciated; MGS is less varied. Not too sure about NYGH but my guess is that it might be somewhere in between.

- under an hour of travel in sec school is fine for most kids. They learn to cope, and the industrious will make use of travelling time to read, etc. Shorter is better, of course, but this has to be balanced with other factors.

Hope this helps.

[lonejean]

Hi parents

How do I find out esis cutoff for 202 psle?

[sharonkhoo]

Hendon\" post_id=\"2004235\" time=\"1606348406\" user_id=\"142376:

somehow if you are in position to choose among the top schools and yet am concern about distance, you are not hungry enough to compete against the top foreign students.

I don't agree with this - if you have a choice, it only seems sensible to consider the options carefully. If you only have 1 choice, and you turn it down for a reason that others consider unimportant, then they might criticise your decision.

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Hendon\" post_id=\"2004235\" time=\"1606348406\" user_id=\"142376:

somehow if you are in position to choose among the top schools and yet am concern about distance, you are not hungry enough to compete against the top foreign students.

Hi, another perspective:
Instead of focus on compete, will learning to also cooperate/compromise , be better for the child on the long run?

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lonejean\" post_id=\"2004237\" time=\"1606349393\" user_id=\"15661:

Hi parents
How do I find out esis cutoff for 202 psle?

I believe it works this way:
In T score, >=240 is top 30%. >=250 is top 10%. >=260 is top 3%. Every year there will be students in top 30/10/3 %. So every year, the top 10% qualify for IP. And among them, the top 1/3 qualify for ESIS, translate to top 3.3 % qualify for ESIS. And this top 3.3 % are around the >=260 group (top 3%). So every year the cutoff point for ESIS is around >=260

[Timmy21]

starstar70\" post_id=\"2004221\" time=\"1606345676\" user_id=\"182126:

Hello folks, any advise for travelling from Jurong to Gan Eng Seng sec for kid, travelling time 50mins. Is it consider too tiring? Any one with kid travelling that long to school?

If it's 50 mins door-to-door, not so bad. But if u add walking time n it's 1 hour or more, it can be tiring n stressful especially if it rains and/or there's traffic jam due to accidents etc.
Would Hua Yi be worth considering instead? (but might not be shorter commuting time, depending on the connectivity of bus links)

[yummers]

Hi, was just wondering if children in a dual track school (IP and O-Level) are treated equally?