[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[alyplwwf]

Went to Radin Mas to register this afternoon and the q already hit more than 135. Balloting likely to occur within 1-2km.


I agree with niecoco, go for Gan Eng Seng instead of Blangah Rise and I prefer GES’s environment & facility to Blangah Rise.

My 2nd choice is GES / ZhangDe.

[niecoco]

alyplwwf:

Went to Radin Mas to register this afternoon and the q already hit more than 135. Balloting likely to occur within 1-2km.


I agree with niecoco, go for Gan Eng Seng instead of Blangah Rise and I prefer GES's environment & facility to Blangah Rise.

My 2nd choice is GES / ZhangDe.

just browse through the chart and the intake for this year is so unpredictable. I am very curious, whether every parents would gush in on the first day and subsequently tame down on the 2nd & last day? Surprisingly some of the Bukit TImah's schools still have vacancies...

I am still eyeing on Kellock! *finger crossed* and pray hard!

[shadowplay]

thanks for all your comments.


Been doing some research and noted:
- Blangah Rise is not a new school, but shifted from Tlk Blangah Rise to existing premise around year 2000. Traditionally not known to have produced good results. thus being less popular. Being less populated, has the better / more facilities in relation to student ratio. Guess that’s the reason why it is offering more seats this year while all others have reduced its intake vacancy. Thinking for upper primary and CCA, situated at the far end of TB Heights, transport is rather inconvenient for those not using sch bus, only bus 124 & 273 reaches. But a good 10 mins walk to TB rd where more bus services are available and upcoming MRT line.

- GES Pri was a new school formed in yr 2002, to merge Alexandra Hill, Bukit Ho Swee, Henderson, Keng Seng Pri, and Pearl’s Hill. Think its site was where Bukit Merah Sec School used to be, fully refurbished of course. Trasnport is slightly more convenient since it’s by Jln BM, but quite far from MRT stn. Being relatively newer, also not know to have produced good results. but they seems to be making improvement recent years.

Hope this give some basic info for those parents looking out for backups in bukit merah area. With zhangde filling up at this rate, think no chance for phase 2C Supp this year.

Hope everyone gets the school of their choice, but if worst case, like a wise man in the forum once said, be thankful that our child got school to study. Remember, its not just the school alone that shapes your child’s education…

[niecoco]

shadowplay:

thanks for all your comments.


Hope everyone gets the school of their choice, but if worst case, like a wise man in the forum once said, be thankful that our child go school to study. Remember, its not just the school alone that shapes your child's education...

Well said shadowplay! Be grateful that our child still goes to school at the end of the day. It is not like dooms day! I too hope everyone gets into their school of choice. GES is picking up. Like Zhangde, they picked up very quickly and the next thing you know, their population demands gets higher each year.

Good school like Radin Mas is totally out of the picture. Good luck everyone!

[Sniper Angel]

Based on analysis of the schools in Bukit Merah, parents in Phase 2C maybe would like to consider choice.


(i) Radin Mas Primary
(ii) CHIJ Kellock
(iii)ZhangDe (Balloting for 1Km to 2 Km)
(iv) Gan Eng Seng Pri
(v) Blangah Rise.

If really not able to get into GEPS or Blangah Rise, then maybe can try
as follow in Phase 2C Supplementary

(i) Queenstown Primary
(ii) New Town Primary

[ChiefKiasu]

shadowplay:

...Been doing some research and noted:

- Blangah Rise is not a new school, but shifted from Tlk Blangah Rise to existing premise around year 2000. Traditionally not known to have produced good results. thus being less popular. Being less populated, has the better / more facilities in relation to student ratio. Guess that's the reason why it is offering more seats this year while all others have reduced its intake vacancy. Thinking for upper primary and CCA, situated at the far end of TB Heights, transport is rather inconvenient for those not using sch bus, only bus 124 & 273 reaches. But a good 10 mins walk to TB rd where more bus services are available and upcoming MRT line.

- GES Pri was a new school formed in yr 2002, to merge Alexandra Hill, Bukit Ho Swee, Henderson, Keng Seng Pri, and Pearl's Hill. Think its site was where Bukit Merah Sec School used to be, fully refurbished of course. Trasnport is slightly more convenient since it's by Jln BM, but quite far from MRT stn. Being relatively newer, also not know to have produced good results. but they seems to be making improvement recent years.

Hope this give some basic info for those parents looking out for backups in bukit merah area. With zhangde filling up at this rate, think no chance for phase 2C Supp this year...

Excellent review shadowplay! Thanks to you, we finally have some insight into Blangah Rise in this forum. And a great one at that too.

[ctct61t]

niecoco:

Well said shadowplay! Be grateful that our child still goes to school at the end of the day. It is not like dooms day! I too hope everyone gets into their school of choice. GES is picking up. Like Zhangde, they picked up very quickly and the next thing you know, their population demands gets higher each year.

Good school like Radin Mas is totally out of the picture. Good luck everyone!

I went RM yesterday afternoon and finish my registration there, but I did not image RM is so hot. 146 person did the registration for 113 vacancies. Although I live within 1km of RM, but I'm afraid to have the result of balloting. So I went Kellock after RM's registration. I found the environment of Kellock is so nice, it's appear more quiet compare to RM, and the facility of Kellock is much newer than the RM. Actually, I prefer Kellock more now...

[goofysoul]

Hi there


I am new here and having been reading some of the forum..found them very informative and interesting.

I actually went to 3 schools, Radin Mas, Zhangde and Gan Eng Seng on the 1st day of 2C registration and eventually registered at RM. Looking at the number, for 1-2km must ballot. So me too also looking at the next option in case I am unlucky.

I went for the GESPS's open hse and so far found it not too bad. But also looking at Blangah Rise. In fact, I spoken with a friend, also in the same boat as me said that she heard that BR maybe a better option than GESPS cos of the environment and student ratio. She also mentioned that the principal for BR has juz changed to a new principal.so anybody have any idea? :idea:

cheers

[goofysoul]

hi there, i hv also registered my son at RM yesterday.. but looking at the number, likely need to ballot so here I am, looking at next option, if its GESPS or Blangah Rise. Have spoken with another parent in the same boat, she heard that BR has a better environment and student ration then GESPS, plus they just have a new principal..anybody hv any idea or more info abt this school? :idea:


Please share

[raynreg]

Hi Everyone


Newbie question…If I register my child for River Valley under Phase 2B and accepted by the school and at the same time CHIJ (KellocK) is under Phase 2C and >2km for me. Can I make a change to CHIJ(Kellock) thereafter? I’m assuming that CHIJ has more enough vancancies for Phase 2C without balloting.

Read in this forum that there are pple doing that in the popular schools (ie. register earlier phases for the 2nd choice school and thereafter switch to 1st choice school if there are vancancy for the 1st choice school in later phases)

Many thanks