[Toa Payoh] Primary Schools

[alister]

qms:

alister:

Need some advise here. I am staying at Toa Payoh and would like my kids to join Pei Chun. My wife is not supportive of my suggestion. The other plan is to let my kids join St. Anthony Primary (bukit batok) as I graduated from that school previously. I might have to buy a condo near there so that my kids does not have to travel far to school.

A lot of factors to take into consideration, e.g. why is your wife not supportive of registering your child in Pei Chun, how receptive you are to buying a new property elsewhere, which phase will you be if you were to register with Pei Chun, why not consider other schools in Toa Payoh, etc.

The information you provided above is insufficient for any third party to advise.

Thanks for answering. Here are more information.

My wife read somewhere that Pei Chun is no good after the principal changed. Decision due to emotion and not logic. I am carrying my research now to convince her.

We are open to buying a new property somewhere near Bukit Batok (St Anthony) but travelling time for me to go to work at Lorong Chuan will be a deterring factor.

My boy is born in year 2006. Distance is within 1km of Pei Chun. Closing date for PV is Nov 2010. I have another girl born 2008, so cannot consider Maris Stella.

I prefer Pei Chun because my brother and sister graduated from that school previously.

[Daddy D]

janet_lee88:

Hi jasmineong,

I feel that principals must be motherly, esp women principals.

Don't be 慈母 can liao... else will be 多败儿
But always debating with wife/frens on how lenient/strict we parents must be...

[Daddy D]

alister:

Thanks for answering. Here are more information.

My wife read somewhere that Pei Chun is no good after the principal changed. Decision due to emotion and not logic. I am carrying my research now to convince her.

We are open to buying a new property somewhere near Bukit Batok (St Anthony) but travelling time for me to go to work at Lorong Chuan will be a deterring factor.

My boy is born in year 2006. Distance is within 1km of Pei Chun. Closing date for PV is Nov 2010. I have another girl born 2008, so cannot consider Maris Stella.

I prefer Pei Chun because my brother and sister graduated from that school previously.

I think the Q is... will Peichun choose you as PV? Rather than will you choose Peichun or not.
I understand that they take in PV applications since early in the year as well... not limited to the Nov closing date... although the PV interview is in Dec.
But not sure if this plays a part in their PV selection criteria... although a neighbour said he submitted his application in Feb... and he was selected in the end.

[janet88]

alister:

Hi all


Need some advise here. I am staying at Toa Payoh and would like my kids to join Pei Chun. My wife is not supportive of my suggestion. The other plan is to let my kids join St. Anthony Primary (bukit batok) as I graduated from that school previously. I might have to buy a condo near there so that my kids does not have to travel far to school.
Any advice ?

Hi, did you mention that you were previously from St Anthony Primary (Bukit Batok) ? In that case, you can register your kids in your former school under 2A2 as a former student. Did you still keep your primary school report book or PSLE cert ?

[jasmineong]

Hi Janet,


Your child got into CHIJ? I read somewhere that your older child is in Pei Hwa? How is Pei Hwa like? Very stressful? My sister wants to send kid there but I told her I think quite a pressure cooker…

[golfer]

may i know why there is no update of phase 2c of primary one registration?

[janet88]

jasmineong:

Hi Janet,


Your child got into CHIJ? I read somewhere that your older child is in Pei Hwa? How is Pei Hwa like? Very stressful? My sister wants to send kid there but I told her I think quite a pressure cooker..

My daughter got into CHIJ TP as I'm a former student.
Yes, older son is in Pei Hwa...I personally find it stressful as the competition is keen, which is why we decided to send to send daughter to CHIJ which has an affiliated sec school...lessen the stress at P6 although we don't know whether there will be any changes by then.

[Daddy D]

golfer:

may i know why there is no update of phase 2c of primary one registration?

:? :? :? :? :? :?
Like this also can?

[janet88]

jasmineong:

Hi Janet,


Your child got into CHIJ? I read somewhere that your older child is in Pei Hwa? How is Pei Hwa like? Very stressful? My sister wants to send kid there but I told her I think quite a pressure cooker..

The other reason of putting daughter in CHIJ is because of the affiliation to the sec...but from reviews, the discipline in the secondary side doesn't seem desirable.

[celica_lena]

Hi anyone currently a parent volunteer at pei chun? Just went for the PV interview n want to find out more abt the PV work there. Thanks!