Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools
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mum2b:
Sounds like my friend's situation. She moved all the way from Sembawang to Ang Mo Kio and bought a condo there to be near SNGS. However, when she discovered that her address is outside 1km, she was devastated. Then she watched 2B last year but she could not register because the 1 km applicants were overwhelming. In the end, she put her dd in OLGC. So far, her dd is extremely happy in OLGC.thanks jtoh n janet.
that's why, it's a headache. actually we are going to upgrade anyway, but TP flats are definitely more costly.
i also know that St Nic is so h-o-t, that's why if we move there for that purpose and not in (even though we have plan B at Marymount), i can't imagine how i felt, staying so near but yet so far and unreachable. -
Scary:
Non-GEP but popular school - the best is Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School, better than some GEP schools....Nan Hua is GEP school. So their results may be highly dependent on these students. Putting all GEP students aside, what was the highest score for the past few yrs?
The above I believe applies to all GEP schools, not forgetting that 2010 top PSLE student from Rosyth was from the GEP. We definitely expect GEP students to perform better.
I will be more keen to know the highest marks of the non-GEP cohort in the GEP schools. However, I think quite difficult to get this information.
Personally, I think will be good if can get into a non-GEP but still popular and good school. -
php:
Non-GEP but popular school - the best is Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School, better than some GEP schools....
Agree. Very conducive learning environment and non-snobbish teachers and students. :celebrate: -
Happy Mama:
Teachers are caring, they teach and do not assume the students attend enrichment classes...principal not snobbish but not very smiley.php:
Non-GEP but popular school - the best is Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School, better than some GEP schools....
Agree. Very conducive learning environment and non-snobbish teachers and students. :celebrate: -
Hi,
CL spelling for P1 is on a weekly basis at PH now.
Nowadays hard to find teachers who really teach. -
Scary:
Oh your child is in Pei HwaHi,
CL spelling for P1 is on a weekly basis at PH now.
Nowadays hard to find teachers who really teach.
I agree with you...teachers who really teach are hard to find now, esp in popular schools...which is why I'm very grateful son has dedicated teachers, esp this year. I would have gone broke if I have to find tutors for every subject if he had teachers who walk into classrooms and assume students know everything.
Daughter has CL spelling since week 2 in Term 1...I was really struggling (actually still is). Have to brush up on her ่ฏ่ฏญ. -
mum2b:
It is true that many ex-IJ girls dislike Chinese and are far better in English. Despite this, many are doing well as adults. I guess there is greater motivation to read/write Chinese in the real world...Oh, I see. So can I say that generally IJ TP girls donโt like Chinese? Actually my dd so far interested in CL, and her cc happen to put emphasis on CL too. Hmm..
Your daughter has Chinese private tutor at home? may I ask if she like the subject?
That said, because of the competitive PSLE environment, IJ TP takes Chinese very seriously. Their Chinese PSLE results are above the national average; about 87% of the girls finally get A or A*. This is really an achievement considering that unlike in SAP schools where the vast majoirity are Chinese, a significant minority are actually non-Chinese (mixed race mostly).
Then again, I believe the results are also partly due to the private tutors that most of the girls have for Chinese! -
beanstalk:
IJ TP now takes in girls who are Malay now...during my time, this was hardly the case. Majority are Chinese followed by Indians who are Catholics.
It is true that many ex-IJ girls dislike Chinese and are far better in English. Despite this, many are doing well as adults. I guess there is greater motivation to read/write Chinese in the real world...mum2b:
Oh, I see. So can I say that generally IJ TP girls donโt like Chinese? Actually my dd so far interested in CL, and her cc happen to put emphasis on CL too. Hmm..
Your daughter has Chinese private tutor at home? may I ask if she like the subject?
That said, because of the competitive PSLE environment, IJ TP takes Chinese very seriously. Their Chinese PSLE results are above the national average; about 87% of the girls finally get A or A*. This is really an achievement considering that unlike in SAP schools where the vast majoirity are Chinese, a significant minority are actually non-Chinese (mixed race mostly).
Then again, I believe the results are also partly due to the private tutors that most of the girls have for Chinese!
This school has done pretty well academically...at P5/6, whether the girls like it or not, they will have to buck up as Eng & Chinese are the more important subjects. -
beanstalk:
hi beanstalk,It is true that many ex-IJ girls dislike Chinese and are far better in English. Despite this, many are doing well as adults. I guess there is greater motivation to read/write Chinese in the real world...
That said, because of the competitive PSLE environment, IJ TP takes Chinese very seriously. Their Chinese PSLE results are above the national average; about 87% of the girls finally get A or A*. This is really an achievement considering that unlike in SAP schools where the vast majoirity are Chinese, a significant minority are actually non-Chinese (mixed race mostly).
Then again, I believe the results are also partly due to the private tutors that most of the girls have for Chinese!
thanks for your view. R u an IJ TP parent? Seems like it's a good school, ya? -
janet_lee88:
agree that whether or not the girls like it, they have to do it anyway. but i guess if the environment is positive (i.e. peers \"like\" chinese, genuinely) imho the learning experience will be happier and easier. But hey, most of the time we can't have the cake and eat it. I guess as long as there is no major refusal to learn chinese, and the fact that most of the girls did good in chinese as what Beanstalk say, it's good enoughIJ TP now takes in girls who are Malay now...during my time, this was hardly the case. Majority are Chinese followed by Indians who are Catholics.
This school has done pretty well academically...at P5/6, whether the girls like it or not, they will have to buck up as Eng & Chinese are the more important subjects.
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