[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[ponyo]

My DD is starting P1 next year. We are living in Bukit Merah (less than 1 km to Kellock and <2Km to RM) but will be sending her to St Margaret’s instead. Was checking the registration from the MOE website. It seemed that the take-up is quite low so far.


DD is quite competitive and self-motivated by nature (she wanted to go to school even though she had a fever last night (but which went away this morn) because there was spelling today)

The reason why DH and I chose St Margaret’s is because we wanted a christian school for her and one in which the focus is more on character building.

Am wondering if we had made a right choice. Hence would like to hear the feedback from parents whose kids are attending St Margaret’s or who attended the school before.

[titank]

Ponyo,


St Margaret Pri is quite remote of thier location?Does not seem to have any SBS buses travel right into the school doorstep? CHIJ seem is a good choice as it is near to your area.

St Margaret have affiliation to Sec school so can have some discount PSLE points to go to a secondary school. Notice SMPS all along have low intake registration as located among the Central region.

Just my 1 cents worth of thought.

[ponyo]

you're right. The nearest bus stop is the stop at selegie. Then got to walk all the way in. Will have to take school bus or DH will have to drive her to school in the mornings.


I am just wondering if the school culture is still so focussed on character building. DH's niece is attending IJ. Seemed that the school has a new principal and is more academic focused than the previous one.

I want my kid to really enjoy learning as it is a lifelong journey and not to see it as a process of passing exams. In that respect, I am not that much of a blue-blooded KS parent


Don't know if things have changed in St Margaret's.

[titank]

If DH able to ferry in & out then SMPS is not an issue. Normally I would worried is that they need to stay back for remedial or ECA & it would be a headache where no school bus.


Then have to arrange someone to pick up in which would be extremely difficult for working parents.

[shizta]

titank:

If DH able to ferry in & out then SMPS is not an issue. Normally I would worried is that they need to stay back for remedial or ECA & it would be a headache where no school bus.


Then have to arrange someone to pick up in which would be extremely difficult for working parents.

there's a student care in the school which some students wait for the fixed timing school buses. otherwise there's a long stairs which leads down to plaza sing where there's bus or mrt

[ponyo]

Hi Titank and Shizta,


Thanks. :thankyou: Didn't know there was a student care. Will check it out.

How about their school culture? Any changes?

[Rena]

Hi All


there is some update from Moe websit…

Under P2A2
RM remain 35
GESPPS - 10 to 14
ZEPS - 10 to 11

[tankee]

Rena:

Hi All


there is some update from Moe websit...

Under P2A2
RM remain 35
GESPPS - 10 to 14
ZEPS - 10 to 11

RM should be registered 35 under phase 2a2 balance 86

[titank]

Oh that mean RVPS would have 119 Places & RMPS have 86 places. Therefore in Phase 2B would be as follow:


RVPS (Phase 2B) = 60 places
RMPS (Phase 2B) = 43 places.

Assuming each school have 30 vacancies & 0 grassroot leaders, then at Phase 2C would be as follow:

RVPS (Phase 2C) = 60-30+59 = 89 places
RMPS (Phase 2C) = 43-30+43 = 56 places.

[titank]

Anyone have any info regarding the standard of chinese from RMPS & RVPS?