[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[veryworriedmum]

Dear fellow parents,


We are currently living overseas and are planning to register my dd for P1 2010. Need your advice here. We are contemplating between NYPS and SCGS - nyps because of parents’ affiliation and scgs because of < 1 km residence, so we suppose our chances of getting into either one should be pretty similar. We are torn between the two:

NYPS:
- chinese/bilingual environment, chinese values (pretty important to us)
- academically strong
- mixed school (parents’ preference)
- affiliation to nygh that has IP program (although cut-off point not very low)

SCGS:
- low cut-off to scgs (though only 4 years up to O level) (STRONG POINT)
- strong in arts/literature
- she has a younger sister only

My daughter loves playing her violin and gym classes, and nyps seems to be pretty strong in those areas. Her teachers did commented before that she has "dancers’ legs", and we also found that she likes dancing on her own, but we’ve put her in ballet dance class before, she didn’t quite like it (only like the "free-dance" part of the class) and requested us to stop ballet dance class and switched to gym class. She also loves to draw and write, which scgs seems to have a very strong department in this area.

So you can see, we are in a dilemma. On one hand, nyps is a very good and popular SAP school, and we would have gladly make this our choice, but many parents in this forum have strongly advised the choice of scgs because of its relatively low-stress primary school education (PSLE) to enter a good sec sch. DD is a pretty bright child (so we think, unashamedly…) and she could do well in a competitive environment. But then again, you never know what happens when she grows up and when PSLE is drawing near…

Any helpful advice, especially any insightful experience with either schools, is greatly appreciated!!!

[ChiefKiasu]

veryworriedmum:

... We are contemplating between NYPS and SCGS - nyps because of parents' affiliation and scgs because of < 1 km residence, so we suppose our chances of getting into either one should be pretty similar. We are torn between the two...

There is no dilemma. Go for NYPS, which is the sure thing for you. Spend your time worrying about preparing your kids to go to P1, and NOT on getting another equivalent school that is too close to call, anyway.

[lims]

Hi all parents,


I need some adv here fm all…i ahave paid to get the report fm SLA and results are as follows :
Two pri sch within 1KM 1. MGS 2. Pei Hwa.
But i’m still worried coz Pei Hwa’s so so popular …and i know some parents did complain that even if u are juz opposit the sch but still NOT able to get in?
Mine is a boy …sure cannot go MGS…so my case how? These two are my nearest…sch…but popular…how can i secure a place?

[Luanee]

lims, which year is your son borned in? Do read some of the sticky threads for more info.


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3311
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=712

[kiasumommy]

Hi everyone


I have recently just moved back to Singapore after living abroad for 20 years so please forgive my ignorance.

I used to go to Anglo Chinese juniour college. Will my daughter have any form of priorites to enter MGS since it has affiliation with it? Or, it only works if I have a boy to enter ACS school? I am a bit confused here. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[lims]

Hi Launee,


Mine is a 2005 BB…do u noe the PV application date for Pei Hwa?Tot Maybe as PV would stand a higher chance …but i’m not highly educated so they not consider this parent…was wondering what can i contribute to the sch as PV???Any adv …

[VooVoo]

kiasumommy:

Hi everyone


I have recently just moved back to Singapore after living abroad for 20 years so please forgive my ignorance.

I used to go to Anglo Chinese juniour college. Will my daughter have any form of priorites to enter MGS since it has affiliation with it? Or, it only works if I have a boy to enter ACS school? I am a bit confused here. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Although they are in the same \"family\"...no priority

[kiasumommy]

Hi


If I have a boy, will he then have priority to enter ACS or not at all?

Thanks again!

[veryworriedmum]

ChiefKiasu:

veryworriedmum:

... We are contemplating between NYPS and SCGS - nyps because of parents' affiliation and scgs because of < 1 km residence, so we suppose our chances of getting into either one should be pretty similar. We are torn between the two...

There is no dilemma. Go for NYPS, which is the sure thing for you. Spend your time worrying about preparing your kids to go to P1, and NOT on getting another equivalent school that is too close to call, anyway.

thanks Chief!!!

[Luanee]

lims, pls read the sticky thread which I posted earlier to calcuate when u should write in to PV in PHPS. U can call up the school to specifically ask which areas they are looking for in their PVs.


kiasumommy, the answer is no. Unless ur husb attended acs before.

Chief, how come I recieved an email notification saying I have not logged into this site since Dec 2008? :?