Maris Stella High

[24hr-mum]

dunno if i shd move or just risk the balloting for chs and maris.

both need ballot, unless within 1km or 1-2 km of maris i suppose

stimes i just think, aiya, let Him decide.

[usaik]

bigfoot:

usaik:

Seragoon Central is actually more conducive than to walk from Tai Keng or How Sun. Choose to park at a car park lot right in front of Blk 413 and you will see S'goon MRT exit A. The car park is ERP gantry style. No need to worry about coupon tearing or traffic Police.

I wonder whether the carparks at serangoon central would be full or not. Anyway, I would still park at serangoon central after dropping my DS and DW at the school. Coincidentally, we were planning to move to serangoon a few months again. We were looking for houses area those few blocks. But we changed our mind later as we feel that with the NEX shopping mall, there would be carpark problem. Now even MSH also encourage parents to park their cars there. If I'm a resident there, I'd surely make noise! HA!

The last time we park there, the car park is not too full at all. But not sure how is it like these days. If B413 side car park is full, try B418 side, worst case, try the B425 side. The number of available lots will be displayed at the entrance of these car parks. I believe there should enough lots.

MSH all along encourage parents to park there all these years instead of at the private estates making parents flaunt the traffic rules.

Actually most parents hardly need to park except on first day of school for P1 or some special occasion.

[bigfoot]

24hr-mum:

bigfoot, i guess if u hv a daughter, wld aim for st nicks....

My DW worried abt P1 if we have a daughter cos her Pri Sch was in Bukit Merah area. Yes, St Nicks would be good but we may have to go in at Phase 2C and U know what will happen if we are unsuccessful. Furthermore, we are more than 2 km from St Nicks. Nearest would be Ai Tong (1-2km). Anyway, like I said, it is a happy problem for me. Haha.

[bigfoot]

24hr-mum:

was surprised to learn that nearest parking is at serangoon ctl!


hi cherrygal, bigfoot, - just curious, did u consider SJI, since it was also balloting only for out of 2km for sji at phase 2b? also cath sch, boy sch, and even IP. except its not sap sch.

thot IP sch even better?
but it has 4 feeder sch and so competition for sji independent (sec section) will be higher.

how is sji vs maris? academically n other areas?

I did consider SJIJ but we have fren kids who are in SJIJ and we reeveived not very good feedbacks. We have also read from newspaper and online forums about complaints from parents a few years back. SJI is no doubt a good sec sch. Much as I want to send my son to a Catholic school, somehow SJI is just off my radar. I would prefer CHS and now MSH if my son did not do well in PSLE to qualify for CHS. Of course RI is top of my list. Haha.

p.s Oh one more thing, MSH is a SAP school. We also prefer our son to study CL at a higher level.

[cherrygal]

bigfoot:

My DW worried abt P1 if we have a daughter cos her Pri Sch was in Bukit Merah area. Yes, St Nicks would be good but we may have to go in at Phase 2C and U know what will happen if we are unsuccessful. Furthermore, we are more than 2 km from St Nicks. Nearest would be Ai Tong (1-2km). Anyway, like I said, it is a happy problem for me. Haha.

Hi Bigfoot
Tot u were catholics? It would still be Phase 2B for St Nicks. If I aim there for my gal, then maybe I will move to sembawang hills. But looking at statistics, it may be the same case as CHS where we run the risk of not getting a place despite being within 1km. You won't stand a chance at Ai Tong if you are more than 1km away. Still deciding...

[bigfoot]

vicki:

Hi bigfoot, just wondering - how old is your ds2? I have 2 younger boys (2007 and 2008) - wondering if our subsequent boys would be same level also - like ds1!

Hey, my DS2 is 2008 baby. Guess our younger son will be at the same level again. But I will try CHS again. Because it is really really convenient for me. The gate is just beside my blk!

[bigfoot]

24hr-mum:

dunno if i shd move or just risk the balloting for chs and maris.

both need ballot, unless within 1km or 1-2 km of maris i suppose

stimes i just think, aiya, let Him decide.

Hey, dun worry too much. Cos if there is really a huge surge in CHS, there is nothing u can do except to pray. I think the choice maybe clearer nearer to the date of P1 registration. Anyway, many of us got in outside 2km in phase 2B. Chances was good this year. U can take ur chance.

[bigfoot]

cherrygal:

Hi Bigfoot
Tot u were catholics? It would still be Phase 2B for St Nicks. If I aim there for my gal, then maybe I will move to sembawang hills. But looking at statistics, it may be the same case as CHS where we run the risk of not getting a place despite being within 1km. You won't stand a chance at Ai Tong if you are more than 1km away. Still deciding...

Oh yes, what was I thinking. :oops: I meant phase 2B.

Sembawang Hill houses not cheap now. Few years ago still may be able to afford. Nowadays, the prices of houses is crazy man. We know Ai Tong chances is not good. But hey, I dun even have a daughter now. So I am not worry at the moment.

[vicki]

bigfoot:

vicki:

Hi bigfoot, just wondering - how old is your ds2? I have 2 younger boys (2007 and 2008) - wondering if our subsequent boys would be same level also - like ds1!

Hey, my DS2 is 2008 baby. Guess our younger son will be at the same level again. But I will try CHS again. Because it is really really convenient for me. The gate is just beside my blk!

U mean you will try for balloting for ds2 for CHS under 2B? Then if cant get in how??

For me - def all 3 boys will be in MS liao!! Then i can get ds1 to take care of ds2 and ds3!!

[bigfoot]

vicki:

U mean you will try for balloting for ds2 for CHS under 2B? Then if cant get in how??

For me - def all 3 boys will be in MS liao!! Then i can get ds1 to take care of ds2 and ds3!!

Actually if the chance is good, I will try CHS for DS2. This is purely for the sake of convenient. But most likely he'll end up in MSH as well because of the popularity of CHS. Dun get wrong, we love MSH. It is just the distance. Imagine the saving in schoolbus service cost and the extra 30 min of sleep every morning. For now, we will focus on DS1 in MSH first.