All about Transferring to Other Primary Schools

[mumwgals]

Dependind on the schools you are going to apply. You may call the sch that you are interested in and check with them. I remembered the last time I did for my elder gal, out of the 5/6 schs I applied, only 1 sch needed her to sit for the entry-test, another 1 needed to go for an interview and the rest accepted her base on her past yr result.

[ksu2]

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I have 2 younger boys, 1 in Pri. 5 and another in Pr 1. Lately the P5 had been offered a place in a 'better' Primary School. Both of us (me and my son) are unable to decide yes or no. Has anyone experience transfering in Pri 5 ? Please share ideas , thanks.
You might ask, why change now if he is comfortable ? I have bad experience that my eldest who was having PSLE in the same primary school last year, the school gave very little support to the 2nd class and below pupils, it worry me very much. thanks thanks... :idea:

[ChiefKiasu]

ksu2:

...I have 2 younger boys, 1 in Pri. 5 and another in Pr 1. Lately the P5 had been offered a place in a 'better' Primary School...

IMO, transferring in P5 is quite risky. The child will not have to deal with the fact that P5 is actually the start of PSLE preparation, but also an entirely new system and set of friends. Such distraction may be quite detrimental, especially if the school he is moving to has higher standards compared to the previous one.

[ksu2]

lizawa:

wiimum:

[quote] I heard the school \"produces\" about 10-15 GEP students each year

That's quite a high rate, in my opinion.

Not sure if they still practise this. But a few years back, my colleague's children were enrolled in this school. During P1 orientation, the kids were asked to sit for some written tests. After that, they were streamed into the different classes. So from P1 onwards, there is already a best class. So they probably go by \"teach according to ability\" system.[/quote]

[Picolo]

To successsfully be transferred into Nan Hua Pri, the student’s Chinese lang. needs to be good enough to potentially achieve a distinction in Higher Chinese at PSLE.

[acforfamily]

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Has anyone transferred their child midway through Primary school? Any experiences to share?

[jedamum]

hi acforfamily,


have you done a search?
there are some similar discussions http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1107&start=0.

[acforfamily]

Thanks, guess I was searching in the wrong place…

[jedamum]

acforfamily:

Thanks, guess I was searching in the wrong place....

use the search function on the top of the page....that will make searching easier.

[ChiefKiasu]

jedamum:

hi acforfamily,


have you done a search?
there are some similar discussions http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1107&start=0.

Thanks jedamum, for all the traffic management you are doing! I would never have managed sorting out these posts without your help.