[Tampines] Primary Schools

[May]

Hi


I’ll go for Chongzheng or Tampines. My husband attended the roadshow conducted by the TPS VP. According to VP, 60++ percent made it for the Express stream. Curriculum is not bad. My neighbour’ children’ are currently attending the school. The girls told me that from pr3 onwards, students are required to attend extra classes in the afternoon. Was also informed by these girls’ that streaming starts at P1-and the best classes are ‘Care’ and ‘Love’. School’s premises are currently undergoing renovation. They are building an amphitheatre. The new facilities sounded quite impressive. Like other schools, they also offered overseas attachment programme for the upper primary students. I was more concerned about the discipline standard and my husband mentioned that the VP assured ‘Discipline problems is not an issue’. Hence, overall, it sounded quite good.

[ivt]

Unfortunately I didn’t have the foresight to buy an apartment closer to St Hilda’s, Poi Chin or Gongshan. I am just slightly over the 2km mark for St Hilda’s. If you really want to know how unfortunate it is, I’m within 2 km of Tampines Primary School which is sitting opposite of St Hilda’s…that’s destiny right!


Nevertheless, it appears like Chongzheng, Tampines Primary, Changkat and St Anthony’s C are getting some votes of confidence so I shall narrow the list down to those few unless there are other good advice to come.

To attend Chongzheng, does it matter if my family are not buddhist?

[lynhong]

Hi all,


Manage to find this forum as my gal is due for reg.
Staying in PSR area.

i'm graduate from Geylang Methodist Sec, thus i shld be able to reg at GMPS.

have come out a few sch after discuss with wife. Wonder which shld i go for?

1) PasirRis Primary (abt 3 km)
2) GMPS
3) GongShang (abt 3km)
4) Meridian Primary (Less than 1 km)
5) Park View Primary (Less than 1 km)
6) Red Swastika
7) MayFlower (wife is ex-student)

Was thinking of reg at PSR as it's nearer to home but probably hv to go thru ballot.
GMPS seem safer.

Would like to hear views & opinions from anyone.

Hope to enjoy the process rather than treating this as a headache :lol:

[titank]

In that case target the following since you did not perform any PV,


Meridian Primary (Less than 1 km)
Park View Primary (Less than 1 km)

You may need to check whether are you ok to register at GMPS as you are from GMSS.

[barney]

Hi


I can only comment about the schools in Pasir Ris since I stay there too. In my opinion, you can give up Pasir Ris Primary as that school requires balloting in phase 2C for less than 1 km in both 2006 and 2007. Both Pasir Ris Primary and White Sands Primary are the much sort after schools in Pasir Ris.

As for Red Swastika and GongShang, both will be out too as they also require balloting for less than 1 km in Phase 2C and both these schools have very high numbers of parent volunteers.

Did you consider Elias Park Primary? If you are within 1 km of both Meridian and Park View, most likely you should be within 1 km of Elias Park also.

[Fettuccine]

barney:

Hi


I can only comment about the schools in Pasir Ris since I stay there too. In my opinion, you can give up Pasir Ris Primary as that school requires balloting in phase 2C for less than 1 km in both 2006 and 2007. Both Pasir Ris Primary and White Sands Primary are the much sort after schools in Pasir Ris.

As for Red Swastika and GongShang, both will be out too as they also require balloting for less than 1 km in Phase 2C and both these schools have very high numbers of parent volunteers.

Did you consider Elias Park Primary? If you are within 1 km of both Meridian and Park View, most likely you should be within 1 km of Elias Park also.

Yep, agree about Elias Park Primary. My son's kindergarten principle actually mentioned that Elias Park and White Sands are quite good schools around pasir ris.

[lynhong]

Thanks, we’ll tk a look at Elias Park as well.


we forgot abt the ballot thingy.
sme sch dun hv ballot for certain distance.

any idea whr to get latest list of balloting exercise; wic sch gt ballot, for what distance etc. ?

[lynhong]

Called up MOE & GMPS to find out.


Must say nowadays the response very fast.

Eg.
I graduate from GMSS but not entitle to reg under other phrase except 2C cos it’s not a "Full" school.

Meaning as long as the primary & secondary has the same principle, then it’s consider a Full school.

[mamachris]

Hi Chief,


You mentioned Red Swastika as a pretty good school. It is betty than Zhongshan or Chongzheng?

Btw, anyone has comments about Tampines Primary School? I know this school has a lot of interesting initiatives but not so sure about how good the school is.

[Chan]

Hi,


Anybody know about Yumin, Tampines North and East Spring?

We are staying 1 km from East Spring. Within 2 km from Yumin, Tampines North, CongZheng.

I have called CongZheng, seems we do not have chance. Therefore only left Yumin, Tampines North and East Spring

I am thinking about Yumin. But if you were me, which one you will choose?

How about Primary school in Pasir Ris? Except Pasir Ris and White Sand (which I think both chances are quite slim), which other school is good in Pasir Ris?

Thanks