[Serangoon] Primary Schools

[Mermaid]

Hi Mama Ping,

Thanks PV = Parent volunteer, I learnt this from this forum.

Thanks for your valuable info. I guess I will just go for Yangzheng, it will be a better bet cos I believe I live within 1km. (Checking with the school on my address now).

We had lots of stress recently as my daughter wanted to be in the same school as her cousins who are in Pei Chun, so as my in-laws. But, we missed the PV application in 2008 Mar. I was informed that the closing date was May 2008 but when I called in Mar08, there were no more availability left. I thot I should have been more Kiasu…however, later on, we hesitated to put her in Pei Chun after seeing the results of her 2 cousins in P3 and P5. Their results really pull down their confidence level by alot. I would prefer to enrol my girl in an OK school, so that she can excel with her upmost potential and at the same time build up confidence level, I guess that is what is the most important in life.

[mama Ping]

Mermaid,


ya, my neighbour said she sent her son to 海星小学 oso same like your cousin, her son’s result oso pull down his confidence, she told me really too regret not send him to YangZheng instead of send her son to Mt Stella (海星小学). For me, although I am not prefer CHIJ OLN but since can produce a good moral student (may be the academic result not so excellent) I felt vey satisfactory already at least in future she got a good moral, humble, helpful, confident, it is more valuable than good results in her future life.

[Cartier]

Dear Mermaid & MamaPing


As posted earlier, Yangzheng is not bad, my friend’s child is educationally ‘sub-normal’ but the principal and the teachers were very patient and accommodating, she has nothing but good to say about the school.

Academic-smart does not equal street-smart; also does not equal career luck! Before I left the corporate world, I came across many of my ex-colleagues who graduated from our local top primary & secondary schools, some even possess masters and honours degrees from reputable universities but amazingly, yours truly who came from a non top-brand school earned more than them and travelled first & business class while they were toiling hard - I am not bragging here but just lamenting that luck and the blessings from above do play a huge significance in our lives and our children’s lives and, we must always be thankful for that, be appreciative of what we have.

Good luck to your children!

[Mermaid]

Thanks Mama Ping and Cartier,


Really appreciate your advice. Yes, I agree with you fully, Cartier. I don’t come from a branded primary or sec school too but I find myself at a higher end in terms of career compared to most of my University mates.

By the way, I have set Yangzheng as my first choice. However, I would also like to identify my second choice in case (touch wood).

Does anyone have any feedback on Kheng Cheng Pri school (behind my in law’s house) or Zhong Hua Pri school? I went to website of Kheng Cheng, surprisingly, their top scorer was 272.

[Cartier]

Dont know much of Zhong Hua, it’s a school with high enrolment of students from Myanmar and China, so I heard from my neighbours. The current principal is from Tanjong Katong Primary School, if I am not wrong.


Kheng Cheng used to be one of the better schools in Toa Payoh eons ago and has a long history, gotta ask those who stay in TP to advise.

Cheers.

[mama Ping]

Cartier, thanks of your valuable advise, I agreed too, that is why I prefer YangZheng.



Mermaid, My ex-collegues stays in Serangoon Ave 2 told me that Zhong Hua is a very very good school. She asked me should put Zhong Hua as first choice for my girl, but for my opinion is , firstly Zhong Hua is very far from my house, and secondly, I afraid my girl cannot catch & follw up in a OK school. I heard my neighbour said, YangZheng is very easy to enrol in as not much parents will take it as first choice, may be to the parents’ mind Zhang Zheng is 邻里学校. Last Year’s enrolment still got 100+ vacancy after phase 2A2.

[Cartier]

Hi Mama Ping


How is Zhong Hua ‘very very good’? Pls share with us your friend’s feedback because I saw from the balloting history it is one of those schools that have a lot of vacancies at 2C?! Your sharing would definitely us all of us who stay around this area.

Thanks in advance.

[mama Ping]

Cartier,


So sorry, when I ask her about which school in Serangoon area is good, she told me that zhonghua is "very very good", she only told me that her newphew & nice study in zhonghua. But I felt so far away to travel to zhonghua everyday if my gal study there , then I didn’t ask her more about zhong hua about the "very very good" and my collegue sometimes doesn’t like to talk more when we asked her.

[VooVoo]

Mishaha…sent you a pm

[hnklly]

I’ve just received Rosyth’s letter today inform me to go for briefing next Monday 6 Jul. Check out your letterbox these few days if you have gone for the 1st interview previously.