Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[BigDevil]

You might be too late already.

It’s best you call the 3 schools immediately to find out if application is still open.

[rainbows]

too late? oh dear… ok. will call. thanks.

[rainbows]

hi


by the way, of the 3 schools, anybody would advise which is of the "better" choice?

thanks.

[kchia]

Hi everyone


So here’s the scoop: I am a returning Singaporean with 3 sons - 8, 6 and 5 years old.

I have tried to register my oldest in a school near where we live (Lorong Chuan/Serangoon) - first 2 choices were Yangzheng Pri and St Gabriel’s, but neither have vacancies at this moment. My sons have been in the Canadian school systems and the standards are quite different. We are prepared for him to be in P 1 rather than P 2. MOE has told us there are no vacancies in any of the schools in Bishan, Hougang, Sreangoon, AMK and Toa Payoh!

I enrolled the 6 year old in K-1 as I did not think he would be ready for P1 in 6 months (he does not speak Mandarin at all). Today, the school calls to tell me that he is on par with the K-2 children and recommends I have him in K-2 and to register him for Pri 1 this month.

I live within 1 km of each school. What would your advice be for registration? Yangzheng Pri School or St. Gabriel’s given their background and recent move from Canada? Yangzheng’s "PSLE scores" are better than St. Gabriel’s but there is no affiliation to Sec. schools that I know of.

Does anyone have any input for my situation or have experience with the 2 schools?

Thank you so much!

[zeemimi]

rainbows:

hi


by the way, of the 3 schools, anybody would advise which is of the \"better\" choice?

thanks.

st. hilda's in terms of academic. depends on what you are looking for. i guess you are looking for mission schools.

[Lee Nah]

Is any one know for PR what is the date to register

[titank]

PR can register from Phase 1 to Phase 2C Supplementary stages depend which stage you are in.

[verykiasu2010]

Lee Nah:

Is any one know for PR what is the date to register

same date as the citizens, but if have to ballot, you have half the chance

[qms]

verykiasu2010:

same date as the citizens, but if have to ballot, you have half the chance

Verykiasu2010, one balloting slip less doesn't translate to 50% less chance, right?

[verykiasu2010]

qms:

verykiasu2010:

same date as the citizens, but if have to ballot, you have half the chance

Verykiasu2010, one balloting slip less doesn't translate to 50% less chance, right?

compared with citizen who has 2 ballot slips. so is it half ? how to count huh ? in another thread i already confessed i don't know how to count