Need Adv should P5 transfer sch ?

[Sharmaine06]

Hi All,


Thanks for all the support given here, now I know where to find your nick : )

I do agree that to excel in sports you need commitments, good time management as well as family support. We want him to be happy & earn self esteem from his own acheivements which he cannot get from his ‘branded school’ as the school simply told us that they have too many CCAs & do not have more resoucres to put into DS sport. His result is always below the median of his school standard no matter how hard he tried. There are just too many HW which is impossible to finish at times. To be fair the school really have very high academic standard & offer a broad base education but other than that, in my opinion the school does not proivde good character development as they are too result oriented.

[JRLam]

Sharmaine06:

Hi All,


Thanks for all the support given here, now I know where to find your nick : )

I do agree that to excel in sports you need commitments, good time management as well as family support. We want him to be happy & earn self esteem from his own acheivements which he cannot get from his 'branded school' as the school simply told us that they have too many CCAs & do not have more resoucres to put into DS sport. His result is always below the median of his school standard no matter how hard he tried. There are just too many HW which is impossible to finish at times. To be fair the school really have very high academic standard & offer a broad base education but other than that, in my opinion the school does not proivde good character development as they are too result oriented.

It seems to me both you and your son have sort of decided anyway

It is important that your son is happy in whatever he is pursing, and you know it is required a lot of hard work, not play-play type. Everyone works and performs better in their areas of interest, even in adults' corporate workd. Maybe your son is the late-bloomer type, so he may still excel academically in whichever secondary sch he is going to based on the 'output' from this neighbourhood sch, especially if his self -esteem is high given the recognition he gets from his CCA achievement.

[Sharmaine06]

Yes, more or less we have decided but there are still some details to work it out before we are comfortable to sign on the dotted line. As this is a major decision we just want to be sure & seek more opinions as we do not want to be over shawdowed by looking at all the good stuffs only & missed out on the bigger picture and we may regret thinking why didnt we ask this or why we did not thought of that…etc.


Some of the advices are useful to help us in making this decision & help DS to adjust to new environment.

[mrswongtuition]

Firstly, how does your boy feel about this change?

How does he feel about having to leave behind his current friends, some of whom he may have known since P1?
Is he willing to take up the challenge of being a new school with new teachers, uniform, environment and friends?
Have you brought him to the neighbourhood school to take a look and speak to the P/teachers?

As a P5 kid is older and usually start to want to have a say, it's good to keep your child actively involved in all discussions. Let him know your thoughts and worries and let him think about it too.
Ask him what does he really want and how does he think this change of school can benefit him? Talk to him about the implications & possibilities. Be honest and lay it all out. He is old enough to think.

And what's the 'back up plan' if he feels miserable at the new school after the transfer? How are you going to encourage him? How is he going to encourage himself?

Also, how will he handle peer questioning? Students at the new school may ask him why he wants to change from top school to neighbourhood school (some of them may see him as a 'failure' in the previous school, thus jumping into a neighbourhood school). How are you going to prepare him for such questions?

As a parent, I would take the step to transfer to neighbourhood school if my boy is ready for it. Also, don't 100% depend on the school to help him academically. Be prepared to pump in the extra help (either by yourself, your spouse or a tutor).

What's most important is your child's feelings about this move to another school & how you can support your child in this move.

I hope you and your child will make a decision that makes all happy, with a great ending to inspire other parents that having kids in neighbourhood school or top school isn't the most important, but the parental involvement and support that's the most important.

[phtthp]

Sharmaine06:

Hi Parents,


I need some advices from the experience parents here especially from those parents that children has produced good PSLE results. My son is in the top primary school but sad to say his result is within the 20 - 40 percentile of the school, which means he is within the last 3 classes out of 13 classes ( 4 classes are GEP).

Due to this excellence performance in CCA a neigbourhood primary school has approached us to conider allowing him to transfer school. This school is the national champion in that CCA. They offer to look after his overall welfare in term of both acaademic & CCA. They will put him in the best class & with special attention from the teacher.

My concern is, he is already primary 5, should I allow him to transfer school? What are the considerations.

Thank you in advance for all your advice.

you need to check that particular school's Transfer Application form, you're interested in.

because some primary schools do not allow Transfer at P5, since Psle preparation actually start in P5, not P6.

in some schools' Transfer Application form, there is a clause or condition, that state that :-

for example

\"Parents should not Transfer child, if -
your child will be sitting for Psle at the current year of application, or the following year.\"