School Placement Exercise for returning S'porean children

[Shanghaied]

joconde:

Hi,


I'm helping a friend explore options for her dd who is returning to SG this june, and need some advice from fellow forumers.

Friend's dd was born in 1999 so suppose to be P6 this yr. She left SG at preschool age and has never been exposed to SG syllabus all this while.

Both me & my friend called MOE, and the options are either she downgrade to join P5, or wait to take SPERS exams in Oct.

It seems to me SPERS is a better option, as no need to waste one year, but i just wanna double confirm if this decision is right. Without going thru SG primary education, will she be able to cope with secondary ? Anyone with similiar experience to share ? The international school she currently attends is very relax, and she's not very academic type, and doesn't read much.

Also, if the girl go for SPERS, it means she will not attend school for half a year, maybe only private tuition, etc. Is that normal ?


Thanks !

SPERS would be a better option from personal experience, although that should not stop yr friend from considering DSA. In any event no school will take P6 student so yr friend should plan for S1 intake which is more ideal.

SPERS is held in October (registration commences late July) so a return trip would suffice. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the test is more about logic thinking (that IQ test bit) than Math and English. Yr friend shld prepare her dd, but there's no need to drop school just to prepare for SPERS. Yr friend can also look around for schools which accept students on waiting list without DSA, but I must caution you the waiting list is usually a very long one!!

I have been told about someone walking into an unnamed school and demanded to have his child admitted. It worked, but I am not privy to the events. Pretty 'strong arm', I must say.

PS. My dd was also not exposed to SG syllabus between P1 and S3.

[jtoh]

Shanghaied:

joconde:

Hi,


I'm helping a friend explore options for her dd who is returning to SG this june, and need some advice from fellow forumers.

Friend's dd was born in 1999 so suppose to be P6 this yr. She left SG at preschool age and has never been exposed to SG syllabus all this while.

Both me & my friend called MOE, and the options are either she downgrade to join P5, or wait to take SPERS exams in Oct.

It seems to me SPERS is a better option, as no need to waste one year, but i just wanna double confirm if this decision is right. Without going thru SG primary education, will she be able to cope with secondary ? Anyone with similiar experience to share ? The international school she currently attends is very relax, and she's not very academic type, and doesn't read much.

Also, if the girl go for SPERS, it means she will not attend school for half a year, maybe only private tuition, etc. Is that normal ?


Thanks !

SPERS would be a better option from personal experience, although that should not stop yr friend from considering DSA. In any event no school will take P6 student so yr friend should plan for S1 intake which is more ideal.

SPERS is held in October (registration commences late July) so a return trip would suffice. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the test is more about logic thinking (that IQ test bit) than Math and English. Yr friend shld prepare her dd, but there's no need to drop school just to prepare for SPERS. Yr friend can also look around for schools which accept students on waiting list without DSA, but I must caution you the waiting list is usually a very long one!!

I have been told about someone walking into an unnamed school and demanded to have his child admitted. It worked, but I am not privy to the events. Pretty 'strong arm', I must say.

PS. My dd was also not exposed to SG syllabus between P1 and S3.

Wow! I suppose the child had something to offer the school.

[Shanghaied]

jtoh:

Shanghaied:

[quote=\"joconde\"]Hi,


I'm helping a friend explore options for her dd who is returning to SG this june, and need some advice from fellow forumers.

Friend's dd was born in 1999 so suppose to be P6 this yr. She left SG at preschool age and has never been exposed to SG syllabus all this while.

Both me & my friend called MOE, and the options are either she downgrade to join P5, or wait to take SPERS exams in Oct.

It seems to me SPERS is a better option, as no need to waste one year, but i just wanna double confirm if this decision is right. Without going thru SG primary education, will she be able to cope with secondary ? Anyone with similiar experience to share ? The international school she currently attends is very relax, and she's not very academic type, and doesn't read much.

Also, if the girl go for SPERS, it means she will not attend school for half a year, maybe only private tuition, etc. Is that normal ?


Thanks !

SPERS would be a better option from personal experience, although that should not stop yr friend from considering DSA. In any event no school will take P6 student so yr friend should plan for S1 intake which is more ideal.

SPERS is held in October (registration commences late July) so a return trip would suffice. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the test is more about logic thinking (that IQ test bit) than Math and English. Yr friend shld prepare her dd, but there's no need to drop school just to prepare for SPERS. Yr friend can also look around for schools which accept students on waiting list without DSA, but I must caution you the waiting list is usually a very long one!!

I have been told about someone walking into an unnamed school and demanded to have his child admitted. It worked, but I am not privy to the events. Pretty 'strong arm', I must say.

PS. My dd was also not exposed to SG syllabus between P1 and S3.

Wow! I suppose the child had something to offer the school.[/quote]Or the parent...

[jtoh]

Shanghaied:

Or the parent...

Hhmm....

[joconde]

Shanghaied:

joconde:

Hi,


I'm helping a friend explore options for her dd who is returning to SG this june, and need some advice from fellow forumers.

Friend's dd was born in 1999 so suppose to be P6 this yr. She left SG at preschool age and has never been exposed to SG syllabus all this while.

Both me & my friend called MOE, and the options are either she downgrade to join P5, or wait to take SPERS exams in Oct.

It seems to me SPERS is a better option, as no need to waste one year, but i just wanna double confirm if this decision is right. Without going thru SG primary education, will she be able to cope with secondary ? Anyone with similiar experience to share ? The international school she currently attends is very relax, and she's not very academic type, and doesn't read much.

Also, if the girl go for SPERS, it means she will not attend school for half a year, maybe only private tuition, etc. Is that normal ?


Thanks !

SPERS would be a better option from personal experience, although that should not stop yr friend from considering DSA. In any event no school will take P6 student so yr friend should plan for S1 intake which is more ideal.

SPERS is held in October (registration commences late July) so a return trip would suffice. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the test is more about logic thinking (that IQ test bit) than Math and English. Yr friend shld prepare her dd, but there's no need to drop school just to prepare for SPERS. Yr friend can also look around for schools which accept students on waiting list without DSA, but I must caution you the waiting list is usually a very long one!!

I have been told about someone walking into an unnamed school and demanded to have his child admitted. It worked, but I am not privy to the events. Pretty 'strong arm', I must say.

PS. My dd was also not exposed to SG syllabus between P1 and S3.

I inquired a few primary schools but they do not take in students at P6 level. Will try calling up more schools.

Thanks for the advice !

[Shanghaied]

joconde:

I inquired a few primary schools but they do not take in students at P6 level. Will try calling up more schools.

Thanks for the advice !

The rationale is simple: No school will take on P6 kid for fear of upsetting its 'finely-calibrated' PSLE results, not to mention the likelihood that it is something that is not encouraged by MOE. Just consider the scenario of hundreds of foreign students coming in at P6 with the hope of getting their 'dream' secondary school. That would be a nightmare for locals - schools and students alike.

[gnome]

For those who have experience with the SPERS assessment, may I know if the school list given is based on your address or is it random? We are returning soon but have not decided where we will be staying.


My son is currently in a British Curriculum International school. Do I need to prepare him for PSLE Maths? I have seen some sample p6 and Sec 1 exam papers. I think he will do better in the Sec 1 papers coz that’s the syllabus that has been covered. IF the assessment is closer to P6 syllabus with lots of problem sums, I will have to coach him.

Many TIA.

[jtoh]

Gnome, the list of schools given to you will be based on your child’s results at SPERS.

[gnome]

Thanks jtoh!

[Zappie]

Hi,

I’ve just found out about this extremely useful forum for moms like me who are overseas and kiasu about about kids education back home.

I am hoping to get more information on MT exemption and would appreciate moms would have succeeded in getting the exemption to please advise me.

Our LOA sch said that my ds would most probably NOT get exempted coz he is studying in china and at an international sch which teaches the spore syllabus.
We have been in china since 2006 when my ds started his p1 eduction.

However, for kids attending the American school, their chances of exemption is higher.

I hv always presume (and hope) that based on the number of years not in spore, my ds could be exempted.

I appreciate any comments and assistance.