Xinmin Primary

[okw10]

Flowersun:

Hi, i am a kiasu mum. But hoping to find answers here. My child will be entering P1 in 2019. Would like to ask whether anybody here have the school bus operater for xin min pri and also do they send to tai seng which is my workplace.

Got this info from the school's website. You might want to call and ask.

School Bus Services:

K.H. Ng Bus Transport Service

Address: 12 Jalan Tani Singapore 548550
Tel: 62819003
Fax: 62800768
HP: 96659003
Email: [email protected]

[Surftec25]

Dear parents,


I’m intending to send my child for next year P1 to Xin ming primary.

Can u all share with me regarding the school curriculum and experience? How’s the school like? Isit better compared to the neighboring schools like punggol primary or palm view primary school? All these schools are within 1 km to my house.

Appreciate your inputs and sharing.

[Jesmine84]

What are the differences for external SCC and school based SCC?

[Kalasala]

I am keen to register my son with Xinmin at phase 2C within 1-2km.


Any idea will there be any ballot for SC?

[Davischew]

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I am keen to register my son with Xinmin at phase 2C within 1-2km.

Any idea will there be any ballot for SC?

Balloting usually for <1km year after year. 1-2km no chance probably.
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/article/hougang/

[ashleee]

Hi! im keen to enrol my child to xmps primary 1 next year. Any feedback how is the school environment is like? and any good student care available around the school area to recommend? Thanks in advance for the input!

[Bravotiger]

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Hi! im keen to enrol my child to xmps primary 1 next year. Any feedback how is the school environment is like? and any good student care available around the school area to recommend? Thanks in advance for the input!

Hi, did your kids enter to Xinmin Primary school? how was it?

[edwardtay79]

For parents who want to send their kids to Xinmin Primary School, just be aware of the statistics. Based on 2022 PSLE results, National average for students making it into Express stream in Secondary school is 68.4% (you can google this). However, Xinmin Primary school has only 60.1% well below the national average as (aforesaid mentioned) by a whopping <8.3%>.


Basically, out of every 10 students in its P6 cohort, 4 students will get sent to Normal/Normal Technical stream and only 6 make it to Express Stream (4 years programme) in Secondary School.

Other statistics for 2022 PSLE results:
1.English Language- only 51.9% scored AL1 to AL5. Meaning the rest scored 64 or below marks;
2. Mathematics- only 50.8% scored AL1 to AL5. Meaning almost half of cohort scored 64 or below marks;
3. Science- only 57.7% scored AL1 to AL5.

Parents whose kids are taking higher Chinese also better take note to pay more attention to your kid’s study while in P4 and P5. Your child will be made by the Principal to drop his Higher Chinese if he/she do not do well in English, Maths and Science albeit good in 2nd Language. My personal take is that my principles and the Principal’s principles on education are not aligned. Not sure about you all- just have to watch out to avoid being shocked by such turn of event.

[floppy]

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Parents whose kids are taking higher Chinese also better take note to pay more attention to your kid's study while in P4 and P5. Your child will be made by the Principal to drop his Higher Chinese if he/she do not do well in English, Maths and Science albeit good in 2nd Language. My personal take is that my principles and the Principal's principles on education are not aligned. Not sure about you all- just have to watch out to avoid being shocked by such turn of event.

TBF this isn’t unique to Xinmin or to their Principle. Most schools, if not all, have the same requirements, ie need to score above x score in Chinese (good in second language) and must maintain certain overall grades for the rest of the subjects. This is not an “either / or” condition but an “and” condition.

[edwardtay79]

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TBF this isn’t unique to Xinmin or to their Principle. Most schools, if not all, have the same requirements, ie need to score above x score in Chinese (good in second language) and must maintain certain overall grades for the rest of the subjects. This is not an “either / or” condition but an “and” condition.

Hi floppy,

Good day to you. Sorry to point out the sophistry in your statement. In Xinmin Primary, you need AL2 for Chinese and cumulative of 13pts or below in order at Primary 5 to continue to take Higher Chinese. However, this criteria is not the same for all Primary schools. I known of student who has no flair in Chinese and scored AL3 but the Principal in other primary school allows the student to continue to take Higher Chinese. So to be more exact, this is truly an issue of the current Principal at Xin Min Primary school.

In addition:
1. I think that the argument that one must do extremely well for other subjects to continue to take Higher Chinese is crap. I can agree if a child score 22 or 23 points and is in danger of dropping into normal academic but not when one kid did better than that.

2. do you understand the forcing of a kid who has flair in his mother tongue to drop the subject at a higher level leads to the lowering of self-esteem and self doubts? So much for MOE and the education minister statement to shift away from from over-emphasis on academic results and to support our child's holistic development.