Nan Chiau Primary

[VJA]

timtim:

I am confuse also now. It's MOE staff who called and replied me over phone. He told me there's only 1 new pri school in Sengkang West in the next few yrs. If really it's a pri school, isn't it weird to have it next to upcoming Hospital? What a combination!

The hospital will not be opposite the temple, it will be nearer to the Sengkang Hub , where the polyclinic is.
There will be a new EC next to this new primary school.

[sc88]

VJA:

The hospital will not be opposite the temple, it will be nearer to the Sengkang Hub , where the polyclinic is.

There will be a new EC next to this new primary school.

I think it should be Anchorvale Horizon, Right?

http://www.sengkang.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11647&sid=1aac5bb463d90b9c3d3d030c295bdf62

[VJA]

The hospital will not be opposite the temple, it will be nearer to the Sengkang Hub , where the polyclinic is.

There will be a new EC next to this new primary school.[/quote]

I think it should be Anchorvale Horizon, Right?

http://www.sengkang.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11647&sid=1aac5bb463d90b9c3d3d030c295bdf62[/quote]


BINGO..
with this current GEP for P3, if a child is really GOOD, no matter which school they go to, they would pass this GEP test and could transfer to GEP school. Whether they can start off with NCPS or not , its not a critical point.
A gifted child would not be bury just cos' he/she goes to neighbourhood school and not going to NCPS... which is also a neighbourhood school BTW.

[itskryptic]

next time u drive or walk past, I suggest u stop n look at the construction board they put up. \"proposed erection of a primary school .... \"


I dun think it gets any clearer than that. before I post up smth, I normally do my \"homework\".

it's good that u called moe to check but they probably told u abt the school opening in 2012 and this one is most likely going to be opened in 2013 or later.

it's simple math, to operate as a single session school, if ncps continues to take in 300 per year, they won't be able to fit so many classes esp when PERI kicks in and p3 - p6 classes too get smaller gradually. they're looking to decrease teacher-student ratio, so, they'll prob run out of classrooms eventually. let's just face it, when the new pri school opens up, the intake for ncps and agps will drop so the spread is more equal.

and I'm sure that empty plots of land wun remain empty for long.

timtim:

I have checked with MOE this morning and they replied there's no new pri school at the said location but there's one in Fernvale Rd (in 2013) near Fernvale LRT. I believe the construction there is for the new General Hospital which was announced few months back and not pri school.

Anyway, I don't agree that just because of a new pri school nearby, the intake at NCPS will/must drop when it goes single session. There are pri school (famous ones) that maintain the same intake even after going single session. It also doesn't do any good to school since the catchment will be smaller for bright students to boost its ranking. I believe as far as possible, NCPS will want to keep its current P1 intake of 300. Lets wait for more details to unveil.

In fact, with AGPS and NCPS, they have served the demand well and I see no need for a new pri school at the vicinity.

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itskryptic:

next time u drive or walk past, I suggest u stop n look at the construction board they put up. \"proposed erection of a primary school .... \"


I dun think it gets any clearer than that. before I post up smth, I normally do my \"homework\".

it's good that u called moe to check but they probably told u abt the school opening in 2012 and this one is most likely going to be opened in 2013 or later.

it's simple math, to operate as a single session school, if ncps continues to take in 300 per year, they won't be able to fit so many classes esp when PERI kicks in and p3 - p6 classes too get smaller gradually. they're looking to decrease teacher-student ratio, so, they'll prob run out of classrooms eventually. let's just face it, when the new pri school opens up, the intake for ncps and agps will drop so the spread is more equal.

and I'm sure that empty plots of land wun remain empty for long.

Yap. In Singapore, almost every piece of Land is precious. Not to says there will be \"Empty\" plots of land lying around.

[timtim]

itskryptic:

next time u drive or walk past, I suggest u stop n look at the construction board they put up. \"proposed erection of a primary school .... \"


I dun think it gets any clearer than that. before I post up smth, I normally do my \"homework\".

it's good that u called moe to check but they probably told u abt the school opening in 2012 and this one is most likely going to be opened in 2013 or later.

it's simple math, to operate as a single session school, if ncps continues to take in 300 per year, they won't be able to fit so many classes esp when PERI kicks in and p3 - p6 classes too get smaller gradually. they're looking to decrease teacher-student ratio, so, they'll prob run out of classrooms eventually. let's just face it, when the new pri school opens up, the intake for ncps and agps will drop so the spread is more equal.

and I'm sure that empty plots of land wun remain empty for long.

MOE staff must be sleeping early in the morning then. I just thought it's so weird to have a school there, out of nowhere. Honestly, I think for such a small Sengkang West area, there's too many pri schools, not sure what MOE is trying to do. Fernvale is not big and a new school coming up so why the hurry to keep building, it's all our tax payer's $, imagine the birthrate is dropping, who will fill up the vacancies created by all these schools...becomes white elephant.

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timtim:

MOE staff must be sleeping early in the morning then. I just thought it's so weird to have a school there, out of nowhere. Honestly, I think for such a small Sengkang West area, there's too many pri schools, not sure what MOE is trying to do. Fernvale is not big and a new school coming up so why the hurry to keep building, it's all our tax payer's $, imagine the birthrate is dropping, who will fill up the vacancies created by all these schools...becomes white elephant.

Nope. Timtim. I think every year the APP & TUR is increasing, under Sengkang area Primary Schools :shock: That's why govt needs to build up more primary school in this area.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/seng-kang

Also, for another reference regarding birth rates :

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/singapore-birth-rate-vs-available-primary-one-places

Hope this helps .

[Vevey]

timtim:

MOE staff must be sleeping early in the morning then. I just thought it's so weird to have a school there, out of nowhere. Honestly, I think for such a small Sengkang West area, there's too many pri schools, not sure what MOE is trying to do. Fernvale is not big and a new school coming up so why the hurry to keep building, it's all our tax payer's $, imagine the birthrate is dropping, who will fill up the vacancies created by all these schools...becomes white elephant.

Children of FTs lor, esp those near to >5yo flats... :lol:
A few plots of land near Compass Height (ie. <1km to NCPS) r on sale for condo development too. So competition for vacancies will heat up if the condo buyers r here bcos of the sch, or simply when SK population increases.

Btw, seems like most of the pri sch in SK r having upgrading these few years:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/files/2010/09/wps-peri-annex-b.pdf
(mayb that sleepy MOE staff can print a copy & paste near phone? )

[timtim]

sc88:

timtim:

MOE staff must be sleeping early in the morning then. I just thought it's so weird to have a school there, out of nowhere. Honestly, I think for such a small Sengkang West area, there's too many pri schools, not sure what MOE is trying to do. Fernvale is not big and a new school coming up so why the hurry to keep building, it's all our tax payer's $, imagine the birthrate is dropping, who will fill up the vacancies created by all these schools...becomes white elephant.

Nope. Timtim. I think every year the APP & TUR is increasing, under Sengkang area Primary Schools :shock: That's why govt needs to build up more primary school in this area.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/seng-kang

Also, for another reference regarding birth rates :

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/singapore-birth-rate-vs-available-primary-one-places

Hope this helps .

We need to look at long-term, not short or medium term. In some good \"animal\" yrs, of course birthrate will go up. But in long-term, we know it's going downhill. Just look at what youngsters want nowadays. Even people are getting married later with no intention of having kid.

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timtim:

sc88:

[quote=\"timtim\"]MOE staff must be sleeping early in the morning then. I just thought it's so weird to have a school there, out of nowhere. Honestly, I think for such a small Sengkang West area, there's too many pri schools, not sure what MOE is trying to do. Fernvale is not big and a new school coming up so why the hurry to keep building, it's all our tax payer's $, imagine the birthrate is dropping, who will fill up the vacancies created by all these schools...becomes white elephant.

Nope. Timtim. I think every year the APP & TUR is increasing, under Sengkang area Primary Schools :shock: That's why govt needs to build up more primary school in this area.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/seng-kang

Also, for another reference regarding birth rates :

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/singapore-birth-rate-vs-available-primary-one-places

Hope this helps .

We need to look at long-term, not short or medium term. In some good \"animal\" yrs, of course birthrate will go up. But in long-term, we know it's going downhill. Just look at what youngsters want nowadays. Even people are getting married later with no intention of having kid.[/quote]
Isn't PR Singaporeans can also apply under all Phases, together with Singapore Citizens ? The Birth rates calculated as under Singapore Citizens but not PR right ? :?