Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[jtoh]

concern_parent:

Hi!

How to choose a school by top place in top school list by academic excellence or just other mommies tell about their children's school.How about balloting?.I think the school do well thats why more people apply to that school,but my friend said more parent don't know about top school and they just hear from other parents and apply.The school is in top school list but doesn't need a balloting.......What do u think about this school? My friend said surronding area less population and more good schools are there.But I think the teaching system no good.Who's idea is right?Please tell me.

:thankyou:

It's hard to comment when we don't know which schools you are referring to. Why not read up on the schools you are thinking of in the Primary Schools Parents thread. Maybe that'll give you a better idea of the school.

[Riya]

Hello there! How can I search the good primary school near Bishan and Buangkok Vale(Green)? which way? which good schools for recommendation? Thanks in advance

[smartmummy]

For all Grandmasters!

I have experienced one of my neighbourhood school is in the top school list and more than 1 point,but parents of that school’s children said don’t send ur children to this school.At the same time another school’s children’s parents recommend their school,but that school is bottom of the top school list.If one child get above 275 is enough to add the point.

[LOLMum]

concern_parent:

For all Grandmasters!

I have experienced one of my neighbourhood school is in the top school list and more than 1 point,but parents of that school's children said don't send ur children to this school.At the same time another school's children's parents recommend their school,but that school is bottom of the top school list.If one child get above 275 is enough to add the point.

:scratchhead: dont understand \"more than 1 point\" and \"add the point\".

i think you should tell us which schools you are talking about and we could perhaps point you to the right threads to do a comparison.

[ChiefKiasu]

concern_parent:

For all Grandmasters!

I have experienced one of my neighbourhood school is in the top school list and more than 1 point,but parents of that school's children said don't send ur children to this school.At the same time another school's children's parents recommend their school,but that school is bottom of the top school list.If one child get above 275 is enough to add the point.

As explained several times before, KiasuParents.com's top academic school listing is only suitable for identifying the top 30 schools in Singapore. It is based on the consistency and recency of schools in producing top scholars in PSLE, which is the ONLY measure that is publicly released by MOE every year.

At the same time, schools that perform well academically may do so at the expense of other aspects that different parents may value. Everyone places different weightages on features of schools that they are evaluating. Please use the listing just as a point of consideration, and NOT the deciding factor.

[smartmummy]

ChiefKiasu:

concern_parent:

For all Grandmasters!

I have experienced one of my neighbourhood school is in the top school list and more than 1 point,but parents of that school's children said don't send ur children to this school.At the same time another school's children's parents recommend their school,but that school is bottom of the top school list.If one child get above 275 is enough to add the point.

As explained several times before, KiasuParents.com's top academic school listing is only suitable for identifying the top 30 schools in Singapore. It is based on the consistency and recency of schools in producing top scholars in PSLE, which is the ONLY measure that is publicly released by MOE every year.

At the same time, schools that perform well academically may do so at the expense of other aspects that different parents may value. Everyone places different weightages on features of schools that they are evaluating. Please use the listing just as a point of consideration, and NOT the deciding factor.

Thank you chief!

[smartmummy]

LOLMum:

concern_parent:

For all Grandmasters!

I have experienced one of my neighbourhood school is in the top school list and more than 1 point,but parents of that school's children said don't send ur children to this school.At the same time another school's children's parents recommend their school,but that school is bottom of the top school list.If one child get above 275 is enough to add the point.

:scratchhead: dont understand \"more than 1 point\" and \"add the point\".

i think you should tell us which schools you are talking about and we could perhaps point you to the right threads to do a comparison.

sorry,I don't want to tell in public place.Thanks!

[Adam Ma]

I am staying in Simei and I have three candidate schools to aim at in coming P1 registration for my son. One is Tampines Gongshang (it’s a reputed school but far away from my house) one is Changkat (less well known but it’s opposite to my house), one more is Bedok Yu Neng (less well know than Gongshang and even further away but still quite popular at Bedok ).


Please advise to my choices and one more thing is my son is not very disciplined kind, quite slow learning, also not so interested in studying when comparing to his classmates.

[qms]

Adam Ma:

Please advise to my choices and one more thing is my son is not very disciplined kind, quite slow learning, also not so interested in studying when comparing to his classmates.

Perhaps you would first like to start off my elaborating why you shortlisted these three schools, since one of them is far from your house.

[Adam Ma]

I have based on below 3 factors to get the 3 primary school


reputation
easiness to go in
distance from my house

and from my understanding,

Gongshang - most reputed and most difficult to go in (try to go in thru PV)
Yu Neng - less well known and easier to go in but furthest away from my house (try to go in thru PV)
ChangKiat - least well known but closest to my house