[Woodlands] Primary Schools

[hxmum]

raysusan:

hxmum:

hi there,


i'm new here. would like to know more about greenwood primary school. why some said it is getting popular? why some said not a good school?

also, why admiralty school is so popular?

thanks in advance.

every schools have their good and bad
my DD is p3 in GWPS this year and i am very please with her teachers after all these years
GWPS also produce some GEPers and some choose to stay back

err... sorry, what is GEP?

[leo]

how about CCA for admiralty pri for lower pri kids? When is CCA compulsory for Admiralty pri kids?


Do they get the chance to have short courses on sports (eg, Chongfu teaches their P1 kids inline skating while Northland was learning some art stuff (think it was clay))?

Some people mentioned that Admiralty is very academically based, so does that mean that weaker children are left out or do they put in effort to help the weaker children?

[dorisp]

hxmum:

raysusan:

[quote=\"hxmum\"]hi there,


i'm new here. would like to know more about greenwood primary school. why some said it is getting popular? why some said not a good school?

also, why admiralty school is so popular?

thanks in advance.

every schools have their good and bad
my DD is p3 in GWPS this year and i am very please with her teachers after all these years
GWPS also produce some GEPers and some choose to stay back

err... sorry, what is GEP?[/quote]Gifted Education Programme.......

[hxmum]

dorisp:

hxmum:

err... sorry, what is GEP?

Gifted Education Programme.......

oh dear, what is that for?

[Hifive]

DecJan:

Hifive:

Hi DecJan


Thanks for your reply. I supposed CCA and supplementary/remedial classes do not fall on the same day, right? Otherwise the children will have a long day of lessons in school.

Oh, they can be on the same day. Different kids choose different CCAs, so not likely for teachers to fix lesson on day where everyone is free. The lesson (if any) is usually only once a week. Same for CCAs. For the upper primary (in morning session) - usually supplementary/ remedial (1+ to 3+) followed by CCAs (3+ to 5+).

Hi DecJan

Lucky the CCA is not compulsory for the lower primary children. Cannot imagine the poor kids have to stay in school from 8am to 6+pm (if CCA and supplementary lesson fall on the same day).

For my ds1 primary school (not in woodlands), the school will allocate 1 day for CCA and 2 other days for supplementary lessons. So usually the children will able to go home at 3.30pm. Occassionally for upper primary, they have enrichment lessons in school by outside vendor, then they may have to stay till 5.30pm.

What is the practise in other schools in woodlands ? Hope parents who have children in other schools in woodlands can share.

[dorisp]

hxmum:

dorisp:

[quote=\"hxmum\"]err... sorry, what is GEP?

Gifted Education Programme.......

oh dear, what is that for?[/quote]You can refer to this:

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/programmes/gifted-education-programme/

[hxmum]

MANY THANKS!

dorisp:

You can refer to this:

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/programmes/gifted-education-programme/

[meimeitan]

Hi


I want to know what the Admiralty School good at? Olympians Maths? PSLE results? Any other? Thanks.

[Hifive]

meimeitan:

Hi


I want to know what the Admiralty School good at? Olympians Maths? PSLE results? Any other? Thanks.

Hi

I would also like to know more about Admiralty Primary School - their academic, teachers, CCA, etc.

Thanks in advance!

[Mandy2009]

Heard that the academic performance of Woodgrove Pri Sch has dropped. Anyone knows the reason?


According to ChannelEducation Primary School Ranking 2010, the best primary schools in Woodlands are Woodlands Pri Sch and Woodlands Ring Pri Sch. http://www.channeleducation.com.sg/2010-Primary-Schools-Ranking-in-Singapore.php

Understand that Admiralty Pri Sch and Evergreen Pri Sch are very popular in Woodlands. Why? Since their ranking is one grade lower as compared to Woodlands Pri Sch and Woodlands Ring Pri Sch. Anyone can share what are the strengths of Admiralty and Evergreen Pri Sch? Why are these two schools so popular in Woodlands? Balloting for <1km is needed since 2006.

Can anyone also share what are the strengths of Fuchun Pri Sch? Balloting for 1-2 km is needed since 2007.