Nan Hua Primary

[zoolet]

To dearest parents whose children in NHP,


I have read through all the threads here. I realised that no one has replied to the concerns some of the parents had raised on the current management and teaching staffs of NHP.

I’m a concerned mum too. I’m now making decision whether I should put my child in the school in two years time. Can any kind mums or paps please tell us how is the standard of the teaching staffs and principal. i read through the PSLE results and realised that the results are showing decreasing trend compared to 2008. In 2010, about 75% of the students from foundation program make it to secondary school comapred to 100% in 2008. Should I be concern?
I have a colleague whose son (P5) and daugthers (P3) are in the school. But he had transferred them out this year. He mentioned that quite a number of good credible teachers had left the school. I remembered in one of the threads one parent mentioned that the teachers left due to push factor. Oh my god!!! Please help us, concerned party to understand what has been going on in this school so that for those who have not sent their children there can find alternatives. Thank you very much.

[Arielbelle]

oh gosh… 75% made it to sec school in 2010? so the remaining 25% didn’t?what about 2009? care to englighten?

[zoolet]

It’s 80% for 2009 posted to secondary school. 2008 and 2007 are 100%. I don’t know about the rest of the 20%+ students. I’m hoping some parents of NHP can enlighten us. I’m concerned too. NHP had been consistently keeping 100% since 2005 till 2008.

[Tokidoki]

Hi zoolet,


You may have misinterpreted the stats. The 75% is refering to the 3 out of 4 kids under Foundation Programme. I believe the Foundation Programme is referring to the old EM3 band. Otherwise, 100% of the 290 kids successfully promoted to Sec 1.

http://www.nanhuapri.moe.edu.sg/cos/o.x?c=/wbn/pagetree&func=view&rid=32331

[Arielbelle]

sorry what is foundation programme?

[puff]

Does that mean only 1 kid din make it to secondary sch?

[Tokidoki]

yes, only 1 kid from Foundation Programme did not make it to Sec Sch in 2010.


Here's the url for more information on Subject Based banding.
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/primary/files/subject-based-banding.pdf

This is done at P4. So if a student pass 3 or less subjects, he can chose to take all his subjects in foundation level. Otherwise, all kids will be taking the standard level for each subject.

Hence, i believe NHPS is still maintaining their level of std whereby 100% of the kids taking standard level subjects get promoted to sec sch successfully.

[Tokidoki]

My boy will be going to NHPS next yr. Just curious, is there any entrance test used to split the P1 kids into their respective classes?

[puff]

My DD is going nan hua in 2013 n I heard there will be P1banding test for Chinese only to see their lvl … Dun know how true… Can some parent enlighten please ?

[Always21]

My boy is in p2. There is no p1 banding Chinese test. Don worry. He enjoys going to school, I think the teachers are doing a good job.