[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[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?

[qms]

Hi Titank!


Still haven’t decided on which one to go? Your registration will be next week.

Hi Rena!

Do you still want to try RM, given that it now has 43 places for Phase 2C?

[qms]

titank:

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

The website for RVPS says the following:

We are also pleased that our Mother Tongue Department has achieved quality passes (A*/A) of 79.0%, a very good improvement from 69.6% in 2007.