Nanyang Primary

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verykiasu2010:

still hoping that one day NYGH will become co-ed, eg FMSS has become co-ed

There's already HCI. No need for co-ed.

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verykiasu2010:

still hoping that one day NYGH will become co-ed, eg FMSS has become co-ed

i'll second that ... definitely agree ... can we start a petition?

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verykiasu2010:

thankgod:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]still hoping that one day NYGH will become co-ed, eg FMSS has become co-ed

i'll second that ... definitely agree ... can we start a petition?

call Mdm Heng lor .....lol or at every NYGH open house, bring your boy there and ask for admission lor ... :lol:[/quote]
i guess the point about it is that however hard i try - i'm only one. but if there is a collective voice - then maybe there is a better chance :lol:

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verykiasu2010:

jtoh:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]still hoping that one day NYGH will become co-ed, eg FMSS has become co-ed

There's already HCI. No need for co-ed.

HCI is not feeder school for NYPS[/quote]I see. How come NYGH is feeder and HCI isn't? I assumed that as HCI and NYGH were sibling schools, NYPS would feed into both.

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[cambriant]

Yeah, getting our sons into decent secondary schools is basically the crux of the issue, isn’t it? ACS is one notch up in that respect. But from what you have all said about Nanyang, it is a comfort that my daughter (who is 3 this year) will be going there.


My son is really into chess, so actually Nanyang would be a good fit for him since there’s a strong focus on chess. Our only concern is whether he will be so behind in the Chinese (since we don’t really speak at home) that he will just switch off. Do you parents feel that the school is doing a good job to keep the kids’ interest in Chinese? Especially for those weaker in Chinese? We recently signed up my son for Hanyu Pinyin, just to give him a legs up in Chinese, at least if he masters hanyu pinyin, it will be easier for him to read the text, even if he doesn’t know the chinese characters as well.

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Atan:


You mentioned that you have a friend whose son is ACS and daughter is in Nanyang. Do you know what she thinks of both schools? Whether she would prefer for her son to be in ACS or both kids in Nanyang?

Thanks!

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cambriant:

Yeah, getting our sons into decent secondary schools is basically the crux of the issue, isn't it? ACS is one notch up in that respect. But from what you have all said about Nanyang, it is a comfort that my daughter (who is 3 this year) will be going there.


My son is really into chess, so actually Nanyang would be a good fit for him since there's a strong focus on chess. Our only concern is whether he will be so behind in the Chinese (since we don't really speak at home) that he will just switch off. Do you parents feel that the school is doing a good job to keep the kids' interest in Chinese? Especially for those weaker in Chinese? We recently signed up my son for Hanyu Pinyin, just to give him a legs up in Chinese, at least if he masters hanyu pinyin, it will be easier for him to read the text, even if he doesn't know the chinese characters as well.

My view. Both ACS and NYPS are very good schools. NYPS strikes me as being more rigorous and I admire their ability to turn out the highest number of top scorers every year. ACS seems more relaxed. These are rather generalised views I know.

At pre-school, we don't know how able our kids are, whether they're going to be able to ace PSLE and get into a good school of their choice etc. Given this, I would choose ACS because the school caters to all levels of academic ability. Those who are very bright can choose the ACJS / ACPS GEP -> ACSI IB route. Those less able can do the ACPS/ACJS -> ACS Barker / ACSI (O level) -> ACJC route. So it makes for a less stressed schooling, knowing that they can stay in an affiliated school however they do.

Having said that, if your child is very motivated, a go-getter, then NYPS will be able to bring out the potential in him.