[Choa Chu Kang] Primary Schools

[reginaisadog]

caroline3sg:

[Moderator's Note: For Balloting History of Choa Chu Kang schools, click http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/choa-chu-kang.]


Hi
I stay at CCK. In terms of distance to schs, they are

1) kranji (walk 5 min)
2) de la salle (walk 10 min)
3) yew tee / unity / south view (feeder bus, about 5 bus stops)
4) choa chu kang (need to change feeder to feeder bus)
5) concord (need to change feeder to feeder bus

my first choice would definitely be de la salle. But there is balloting within 1 km for phase 2C. Recently I heard that even within 1km, there is preference given to Catholics. And someone who isn't Catholic but within 1km was told to withdraw. The good thing it is affialiated to St. Joseph. But I prefer not to have CA. This sch has CA for P2 Math, the rest of subjects has CA from P3.

South view is the 2nd popular sch in CCK, also has ballot in phase 2C. The rest of the sch in CCK has no balloting.

My 2nd choice is choa chu kang pri. But need to take 2 feeders. P1&2 pm session while de la salle is P1,3,4 pm session. CCKPS has CA for all subjects from P3. If morning session has more yrs, then afternoon can nap, which I prefer.

Does anybody has any comments of the schs or advise?

Thank you

South View is now rising and is even better than De La Salle. Look at the PSLE Results and the recent acheivements that South View has been getting over De La Salle. Although De La Salle is considered a good school, but South View is taking over De La Salle. It is also more popular, and accepts more people than De La Salle. CCK is not bad, but cannot be compared to the two premier schools.

[jedamum]

reginaisadog:

South View is now rising and is even better than De La Salle. Look at the PSLE Results and the recent acheivements that South View has been getting over De La Salle. Although De La Salle is considered a good school, but South View is taking over De La Salle. It is also more popular, and accepts more people than De La Salle. CCK is not bad, but cannot be compared to the two premier schools.

reginaisadog,

thanks for your vote of confidence on Southview.
my 2-cents like what the rest of the parents had highlighted too is to also look beyond academics. while i have no inking of how SVPS' seems to surpass DLS academically (based on the above quote), my obvious guess is that the raise in Southview's popularity in CCK is that it offers an alternative to DLS which predominantly is favoured by related religious groups, a circle that proved quite challenging to break into.

in any case, caroline3sg had registered his boy last year, giving DLS her first vote.

[buds]

It's HER boy, jedamum. Hehee...

But isn't her boy in Choa Chu Kang Primary?
Her girl is in RGPS. caroline3sg..... if you're
reading this, do clarify aye?

I've had students coming in from De La Salle.
Parents who sent their kiddies to PCF around
the area claimed they're kiddies aren't prepared
for Primary 1. And with the school's new policy,
of learning via hands-on project work aka TEACH
LESS, LEARN MORE!... these parents are musing
aloud that they're kiddies are learning less instead.
According to them, children who came in prepared
and armed with pre-school enrichment background
of all kinds MAY be those who will benefit from this
new policy... but not heartlanders who can only go
for PCF. And it seems not all PCF does Phonics or
a reading programme of some sort... this i cannot
vouch for sure, but mine who came from DLS sure
couldn't write even if their life depended on it. So,
after SA1 exams at P1... parents come in throngs
to send their kiddies somewhere for help.. But if
after 6mths through P1 (ie. after SA1) the parents
tell us they're children can't read or write coherently,
then how are we teachers to help them enrich the
process and yet still catch up with past topics that
they cannot grasp?

One parent actually came up to me and said, \"Cher,
i reali didn't know P1 children must oredi know how
to read? I thought they will teach the children to read
at P1..... like us last time?\" :faint:

ps jedamum..... DLS is hot also due to affiliation if i
got that right...

[jedamum]

buds:

It's HER boy, jedamum. Hehee...

But isn't her boy in Choa Chu Kang Primary?

:salute: teacher.
DLS first vote, CCKPS second vote if my granny brain remembers correctly.

[buds]

:rotflmao:


Funny laarr you, jedamum!

[aaadaddy]

OMG! That doesn't sounds too good. But honestly speaking, in my son's first year (nursery) in PCF, his class is just 2 hours per day. Compared to a full-day childcare, I really think it is inadequate (ok, maybe I'm kiasu). Things got a little better when it became 4 hours a day (K1/K2) but still, I am still concerned that he is not learning enough. Any views on this?

buds:

It's HER boy, jedamum. Hehee...
But isn't her boy in Choa Chu Kang Primary?
Her girl is in RGPS. caroline3sg..... if you're
reading this, do clarify aye?

I've had students coming in from De La Salle.
Parents who sent their kiddies to PCF around
the area claimed they're kiddies aren't prepared
for Primary 1. And with the school's new policy,
of learning via hands-on project work aka TEACH
LESS, LEARN MORE!... these parents are musing
aloud that they're kiddies are learning less instead.
According to them, children who came in prepared
and armed with pre-school enrichment background
of all kinds MAY be those who will benefit from this
new policy... but not heartlanders who can only go
for PCF. And it seems not all PCF does Phonics or
a reading programme of some sort... this i cannot
vouch for sure, but mine who came from DLS sure
couldn't write even if their life depended on it. So,
after SA1 exams at P1... parents come in throngs
to send their kiddies somewhere for help.. But if
after 6mths through P1 (ie. after SA1) the parents
tell us they're children can't read or write coherently,
then how are we teachers to help them enrich the
process and yet still catch up with past topics that
they cannot grasp?

One parent actually came up to me and said, \"Cher,
i reali didn't know P1 children must oredi know how
to read? I thought they will teach the children to read
at P1..... like us last time?\" :faint:

ps jedamum..... DLS is hot also due to affiliation if i
got that right...

[baby2momma]

for the first time in the last few years (of data we have), dls has over a 100 places left for 2C?????


something to wow or :? ???

[Anna Ng]

may i know what is "PCF"?

[worry_mum]

PCF = PAP Community Foundation ..Meaning those PAP-PCF preschool.

[KP]

[quote]
South View is now rising and is even better than De La Salle. Look at the PSLE Results and the recent acheivements that South View has been getting over De La Salle. Although De La Salle is considered a good school, but South View is taking over De La Salle. It is also more popular, and accepts more people than De La Salle. CCK is not bad, but cannot be compared to the two premier schools.[/quote]Latest phase2B balloting category update from MOE website:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/balloting/

Only Southview and catholic high to conduct balloting for those who stay within 1KM.
Hence, those stay beyond 1KM NO chance for balloting at all.
Those who make Statutory Declaration for kid taken care by Grandparent, also have no chance.

Year 2003 national birth-rate : 37485
Year 2004 national birht-rate : 37174.

So...next year would likely see same situation again, as number of vacancies would not increase for next year Pri 1 registration.