Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools
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Thank you so much to all the parents who replied my post earlier in the month! I apologize I wasnt very active on here. And I realized a mistake in my post actually >< I am actually less than 1km away from Catholic High, in fact its just a stone's throw away!
My partner and I got to discussing again on whether should we try the balloting for 2C for Cat High.... is it even wise given most advises were 2A2 KCPPS as Pei Chun is 2A2 more than 2km is highly subjected to balloting too...
Feeling so overwhelmed just thinking about it....walala\" post_id=\"2026195\" time=\"1622793774\" user_id=\"193152:
Dear fellow parents,
It is my first time on this platform and my wife and I are probably too late into the \"party\" but I still hope to get some advise from parents here.
Our firstborn will be enrolling into Primary school next year and we are absolutely clueless where to apply to, hence would like to seek your advises and feedbacks especially on this 2 schools: Kuo Chuan Presbyterian (1-2km away) and Pei Chun Public School (2km away). We are also <1km away from Catholic High and 1-2km away from Ai Tong (but we can only apply under P2C)
My wife and I are old girl/boy at KCPPS and PCPS, but we did not know or join any alumni so we can only start application at these 2 schools under P2A2. However we cannot decide which to go for and just looking at the school websites does not really give us much idea about the two schools. Therefore would really appreciate any feedback of parents whose kids are already in these schools. TYVM! -
2A2 for KCPPS is a guaranteed seat. If you give that up to try balloting 2C Cat High, the backup school nearest to Bishan would be Townsville in AMK, since Guangyang Pri is shutting down. Are you comfortable with that?
IMO, KCPPS is not a bad school at all, and it has affiliated secondary (just like CHS). Can’t see why you’d want to forsake/give up the guaranteed seat. -
samwize\" post_id=\"2028434\" time=\"1624951963\" user_id=\"178000:
It's an interesting take though would like to point out that for Full Schools, siblings in Secondary section also entitles the younger sibling Phase 1 priority, so the \"cohort\" size for full schools is actually bigger..
I did an analysis of the % of phase 1 taken up based on the school population. This would give a good indication of what parents (hopefully with good knowledge of the school) did for the sibling.
https://sgschooling.com/blog/siblings-cohort-analysis-2020
If good, they will register for Phase 1. If not good, then they will give up in Phase 1. What do you think? -
walala\" post_id=\"2028455\" time=\"1624962769\" user_id=\"193152:
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Thank you so much to all the parents who replied my post earlier in the month! I apologize I wasnt very active on here. And I realized a mistake in my post actually >< I am actually less than 1km away from Catholic High, in fact its just a stone's throw away!
My partner and I got to discussing again on whether should we try the balloting for 2C for Cat High.... is it even wise given most advises were 2A2 KCPPS as Pei Chun is 2A2 more than 2km is highly subjected to balloting too...
Feeling so overwhelmed just thinking about it....
Is it wise to give up a firmed 2A2 place for a chance to ballot? No (but humans are not always known to be wise). -
thank you @floppy and @zac’s mum… our concern is because our child struggles with sleep so being able to go to the nearest school is definitely a better option for us. That being said, we clearly hear the logical point of view given by fellow parents. Perhaps more can share on how to cope with children as they adapt to primary school and waking up early or any struggles etc and experiences?
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I just realised the alumni I’m thinking of enrolling my daughter does not provide school bus this year. Last year they did but not this year… any parents know of any private school bus service that is recommendable? Sengkang to Yishun.
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walala\" post_id=\"2028480\" time=\"1624974446\" user_id=\"193152:
Firstly, I think the “sleep” argument cannot apply to CHS and KCPPS. The distance between the two schools are not that substantial. The 10mins extra of sleep is not going to make that much of a difference.
thank you @floppy and @zac's mum.. our concern is because our child struggles with sleep so being able to go to the nearest school is definitely a better option for us. That being said, we clearly hear the logical point of view given by fellow parents. Perhaps more can share on how to cope with children as they adapt to primary school and waking up early or any struggles etc and experiences?
To get them to wake up on time, the best is to get them to sleep early. You can practice lights off / turn down at a certain timing everyday. Once it becomes their habit / routine, you shouldn’t have much of a problem. -
walala\" post_id=\"2028480\" time=\"1624974446\" user_id=\"193152:
Agree with floppy. KCPPS is only 1-2km away from your home. It’s not the other end of the island like how some alumni schools are. For those cases, I’d pick the school next door over waking up at 5am for the school bus.
thank you @floppy and @zac's mum.. our concern is because our child struggles with sleep so being able to go to the nearest school is definitely a better option for us. That being said, we clearly hear the logical point of view given by fellow parents. Perhaps more can share on how to cope with children as they adapt to primary school and waking up early or any struggles etc and experiences?
Sleep training is part & parcel of parenting. To get ready for P1, we trained during the Dec holidays, progressively sleep earlier & wake up earlier, set the morning routine well. I forced myself to wake up 10 min earlier than kid so that I can have my necessary caffeine & set my mood right before facing the kid (I am so NOT a morning person, nope, but I still grit my teeth & wake early for primary school like today. He is in P5 now! Plenty of parents & kids all across SG are awake now & getting ready so there’s that group comfort I guess) -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"2028498\" time=\"1625004535\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2028498 time=1625004535 user_id=53606]
What do you mean by \"struggles with sleep\"? Is it the going to sleep (is it insomnia or just not getting to bed)? Or is it the getting up (actually getting out of bed, crying, having breakfast, etc) in the morning?walala\" post_id=\"2028480\" time=\"1624974446\" user_id=\"193152:
Agree with floppy. KCPPS is only 1-2km away from your home. It’s not the other end of the island like how some alumni schools are. For those cases, I’d pick the school next door over waking up at 5am for the school bus.thank you @floppy and @zac's mum.. our concern is because our child struggles with sleep so being able to go to the nearest school is definitely a better option for us. That being said, we clearly hear the logical point of view given by fellow parents. Perhaps more can share on how to cope with children as they adapt to primary school and waking up early or any struggles etc and experiences?
Sleep training is part & parcel of parenting. To get ready for P1, we trained during the Dec holidays, progressively sleep earlier & wake up earlier, set the morning routine well. I forced myself to wake up 10 min earlier than kid so that I can have my necessary caffeine & set my mood right before facing the kid (I am so NOT a morning person, nope, but I still grit my teeth & wake early for primary school like today. He is in P5 now! Plenty of parents & kids all across SG are awake now & getting ready so there’s that group comfort I guess)[/quote]
Either way, ZM's advice of sleep training well in advance is good. Very few children (or adults) like waking up at 5/6 am, but they can get used to it and toerate it with practice. Generations of Singaporeans have done so. If you say exactly what the main difficulty is, then others can tell you how they coped. -
thank you once again @floppy and @zac’s mum for your assurances and advises!
my child struggles to fall asleep we can lights out at 9 and he flips till 1045 before settling down but generally it takes 45 mins to an hour… and we’ve been trying to get off work as soon so that we can bring our children home earlier. perhaps can Zac’s mum share abit more about how you did the sleep training in Dec? eg what time you start lights out and how was the progressive earlier bed time achieved ?
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