All about Transferring to Other Primary Schools

[BlueBells]

IMHO, it’s best to transfer your kids during P1 and P2 as these are the foundation building years, and the kids tend to grace through them quite easily. I do believe that results play a part in the transfer application. By P3 the application for transfer may be reviewd a little more stringently than for P1 and P2.


That having said, I do know of someone who has successfully transferred his child from to PLMGS in term 3.

[IJJ]

ivylow:

Hi,


Can i check with ur that we can go to the school which we decided to transfer her to check on vacancy is it? I need to do a transfer of school again end of this yr as we manage to find a new hse. The first time i went thru the STEP and got into this school, but i still got go to other school to check for vacancy but all was full. Pls advice. Does final result play a part to it? My daughter result is not very good, so quite scare.

I think results do play a crucial part in selection. That's what 2 schools told me when I placed my child on waitlist. One of them told me that more vacanies will be around end P3 when about 10+ kids will move on to GEP programme in beginning P4.

[ivylow]

So i really need to stress my daughter as she didn’t did well in SA1. I will be transfer her after her P3, so they will scan thru her result and see which school suit her if go thru MOE? but if i just take her result to the school we want, they will still scan thru althought there are vacancy in the school after the GEP student move out?

[IJJ]

ivylow:

I will be transfer her after her P3, so they will scan thru her result and see which school suit her if go thru MOE? but if i just take her result to the school we want, they will still scan thru althought there are vacancy in the school after the GEP student move out?

I did not go thru MOE (din know that I could). I went straight to the 2 schools I preferred and placed her in the waiting list. They told me its not first-come-first-serve, and when there is/are vacany/ies, they will scan thru the list and make selection. As to what criteria, you can ask the respective school you have in mind.

My child got into one of the schools this year, her waitlist # was 30+. I placed her name since end last year, with her P1 results attached(required by them). Mid this year, the school called me to ask for her SA1 results. After providing them, they called a few days later to confirm a place for her. The other waitlisted school did not even call for any result, nothing heard from them, at all.

[jedamum]

actually for transferring school, do you consult your kids? or they are suppose to go with whatever you have decided?

[IJJ]

jedamum:

actually for transferring school, do you consult your kids? or they are suppose to go with whatever you have decided?

I asked mine, before putting her name on the waitlists and upon being offered. It was her final decision for the transfer, of course, we discussed, visited the school and then discussed again. The child has to agree and be willing so as to enjoy school mah, so cannot force.

[ivylow]

me too, i show her the school ard that area. She want the school near to the hse n the school she pick is the same as wat allocate by MOE. This time round i also ask her, but all school not near to new house. So she need to take school bus.

[jedamum]

my ds1's kindergarten best friend is with a school that i am interested in getting my ds2 into. coincidentally, they are in the same chinese enrichment class this year. so one day, i asked my boy how does his friend think about the school, his answer is,

\"everyone thinks that their school is the best what! I think my school is the best.\" :roll:

[IJJ]

jedamum:

my ds1's kindergarten best friend is with a school that i am interested in getting my ds2 into. coincidentally, they are in the same chinese enrichment class this year. so one day, i asked my boy how does his friend think about the school, his answer is,

\"everyone thinks that their school is the best what! I think my school is the best.\" :roll:

This is great!! Its good to hear this from kid. Then, he will be happy in where he are going.

When my girl was balloted out from our school of choice (3rd choice actually), she actually told me, \"mommy, what you think is best may not be what God think is good. I think God has prepared a great school for me already, don't worry!\" Now for the school transfer, she told me, \"mommy, i think I am ready for HCL, so that's why God gives me this chance to move on....\"

[schellen]

jedamum:

my ds1's kindergarten best friend is with a school that i am interested in getting my ds2 into. coincidentally, they are in the same chinese enrichment class this year. so one day, i asked my boy how does his friend think about the school, his answer is,

\"everyone thinks that their school is the best what! I think my school is the best.\" :roll:

Maybe he thinks you have ulterior motive to transfer him out of his current sch?