Elias Park Primary

[Sinyee06]

Hi Parents,


Would you share with me is it difficult to get into Elias park primary? It is 1.2km fromy house. What are the chances like for me?

Thanks in advance!

[Anpanman]

Hi, not sure if this reply come too late. I understand that there is ballot for Singapore Citizen within 1km this year…


My daughter is P1 this year. Balloting was only for PR last year.

I think subsequently, there are quite a few new flats and condos… So I guess more young families might be looking at the school.

[Anpanman]

Hi, not sure if this reply come too late. I understand that there is ballot for Singapore Citizen within 1km this year…


My daughter is P1 this year. Balloting was only for PR last year.

I think subsequently, there are quite a few new flats and condos… So I guess more young families might be looking at the school.

[greyice]

Like to check how your view on the school so far? Understand there was a change in principal in 2017, unsure it is due to thaf, there will be a change in the schooling time in 2019.

[romone28]

My wife and I attended the presentation today of our third child’s 1st day in school at EPPS. My two older child who are now 16 and 18 years old completed their 6 years education at EPPS. They are now in Temasek Polytechnic and one of the popular Junior College.


During those days, under the influence of friends who shared about how their children got into MOE listed of schools who received the most awards, we were initially thinking of placing our two elder children into school like St. Hilda at Tampines. We also met two PR’s who are staying with our block in Pasir Ris and shared with us on how they volunteered with St Hilda and managed to admit their children there. In fact, I saw one of the parent fetching his son there on one bicycle! :yikes:

My wife and I who are both being strong in the spirit but weak in the flesh, cannot afford to make that kind of sacrifice – waking up earlier, less rest time, feeling bad to see our children go through the hassles and stress to join the elites. :?:

As parents, we want the best for our children. We want to make sure that our kids get a head start in life the top primary schools in Singapore. Still, we make our decisions based on the comfort and convenience of our child and ourselves. As we resided just two blocks away from EPPS, we decided just to enroll them with EPPS. The decision was a happy one for both of us parents and our two elder children. :hugs:

Emphasis is for parents, principal and school teachers to work together to build confidence and positive image in the kids in EPPS. Elias Park Primary School, being an older school in the neighborhood, has the history and potential to achieve excellence on par with other schools.

My personal observations with EPPS.

Pro’s:
-\tNew principal with new ideas and challenges. I believe she will do her best to lead her team to improve the standings of EPPS.
-\tNew 4 storey sports hall.
-\tNew after school student care centre within the school compound run by established NTUC providers.
-\tDr Ang Swee Chong Holistic Education Framework which look interesting and promising.

Cons:
-\tToilet look rundown and need some touch up. It took away the glamour of the new building. When I was using the toilet, I saw of the faulty tap water running nonstop. I hope it is just faulty only today as it was the 1st day of school. I informed the admin staff and she was fast to get it fixed after the presentation.
-\tOne or two of the food stalls were closed. Hope they put it up for tender and get in new food vendors to add in more variety of food. This can be done if rental are kept lower for the food vendors or hawkers.
-\tThe number of EPPS achievements and rewards in 2018 seems to be the lowest compared to the past 8 years. I wonder if it is due to more emphasis by the school on scoring higher PSLE examination grades and whether it has been achieved.

[Mrs Lindy Lee]

Hi, both my sons have graduated from EPPS. I would like to donate their school uniforms, PE attire and some assessment books and exam papers. My priority is to donate to those who are on MOE financial assistance scheme. Kindly pm me if you know of any student in EPPS who may want to have used items mentioned above. Thank you.

[Spencer111]

Anyone living in pasir ris (Elias) whose kid is taking PSLE in year 2022? An ex-MOE tutor who does EMS tuition, still need 2 more students to form a class. The price is very affordable.


Let me know if anyone is interested. Thank you!

[AHsDad]

For parents whose kids entering EPPS next year…


Both my girls p6&p3 in this school. The environment in the school is very pleasant and teachers are very nurturing. Perhaps the new principal played a big role but then again, I never had any issue with the previous one too. COre CCas are Chinese orchestra and volleyball (girls were champs for a long time). Nowadays still good but no longer best in SG. My p6 was in Arts club since p3 while my p3 takes volleyball.

Most importantly, my kids are happy. And when they are in a good place mentally, they are at ease and can perform well. Homework is also not too much, so my girls have a balanced life (they don’t have tuition but have several external sports, music and arts classes)

One small thing I had a grievance this year was that they opened up NMOs registration (maths Olympiads) to any and all p3 - p5. Admission $20. I had no idea Nmos was p5 standard and so bloody difficult. Most p3 kids were out of their element. It’s not right to allow the kids to attend without any training or guidance, or at least give a heads up on the preparation level required. 😵

All in all, a good school which I would recommend to anyone. My girls are doing well there 👍🏽

[Kathy.035900cai]

Hi my daughter is enrolling into Elias park primary in 2022 p1. Is there any existing WhatsApp group chat that I can join? Thank you!

[ChiefKiasu]

I’m sure there is. But I think in most cases you’ll have to wait till school starts and the school calls for general introductory meetings with parents. Do attend those meetings.