[Jurong West] Primary Schools

[Champion]

ocean33:

Thanks fyi
I guess your logic is right but as a kiasu mum, sometimes you jus don't want to jus give up even before the battle. i will be going to XN open house to take a look. :evil: before i use my chance i will analyse my the numbers.

:xedfingers: Good Luck & All the Best to you, ocean33 :rahrah: :rahrah:

[engp9337]

my own opinion, hope will not offend any parents here, is to get child study harder with more efficiency coz as i felt probably other than rulang, the rest of the schools in jurong west area are just so so …

[Champion]

LKVM:

engp9337:

my own opinion, hope will not offend any parents here, is to get child study harder with more efficiency coz as i felt probably other than rulang, the rest of the schools in jurong west area are just so so ...

I would not like to accept that since each school has its pros and cons as each child has its strength and weeknesses...
Whatever might be good for one child might not be good for others so saying Rulang is the only school which is good in Jurong West is not correct.
Even though its your own personal opinion but then this is a public forum.

:goodpost: :goodpost: from LKVM!

eng9337 - what are you basics of your opinion of rest of the schools in jurong west area are just so so ...? - Popularity? PSLE Result? Balloting history?

[lakesidemum]

hi, just to share this with you guys:


http://www.channeleducation.com.sg/2010-Primary-Schools-Ranking-in-Singapore.php

It shows the tier rankings of all primary schools for 2010. Pretty surprised with some rankings for some schools.

[Kabby]

I agree with LKVM and Champion in that parents should choose the most suitable school for our children. That would therefore be the best for our children. I think someone published such an article in KSP before, about choosing the school that best suits our kid.


There was also a similar article that appeared in the Straits Times just a month or 2 ago also.

I understand where you are coming from, engp9337.
Going by PSLE results and academic output, then yes, Rulang is the best in Jurong West, I would say.

If your child has a passion for robotics, then Rulang is also the best in this area for robotics.

But if it is Chinese, then I think the best is Xingnan. If it is chinese chess, it is Juying or Corporation.

Lakesidemum, I have checked the website you pointed out. I don’t think it is very reliable though. Have to see how they judged it. For example, for the Sec sch, they use COP and aggregate of PSLE as the way to rank, so NYGH comes out tops, and then some very good schools that take in lower aggregates due to affiliation come out so much lower. That is not a good indicator at all.

When I took a look at the JC rankings, it is also based on just one factor, that of the O level points used to enter (ie L1R5).

I feel it is very skewed or subjective, so that is why this website has not been quoted or used widely. Take the rankings with a pinch of salt.

I still feel that we need to look at many many factors to choose what is best for our kids, rather than what is best in terms of just results.

[lakesidemum]

kabalevsky:

I agree with LKVM and Champion in that parents should choose the most suitable school for our children. That would therefore be the best for our children. I think someone published such an article in KSP before, about choosing the school that best suits our kid.


There was also a similar article that appeared in the Straits Times just a month or 2 ago also.

I understand where you are coming from, engp9337.
Going by PSLE results and academic output, then yes, Rulang is the best in Jurong West, I would say.

If your child has a passion for robotics, then Rulang is also the best in this area for robotics.

But if it is Chinese, then I think the best is Xingnan. If it is chinese chess, it is Juying or Corporation.

Lakesidemum, I have checked the website you pointed out. I don't think it is very reliable though. Have to see how they judged it. For example, for the Sec sch, they use COP and aggregate of PSLE as the way to rank, so NYGH comes out tops, and then some very good schools that take in lower aggregates due to affiliation come out so much lower. That is not a good indicator at all.

When I took a look at the JC rankings, it is also based on just one factor, that of the O level points used to enter (ie L1R5).

I feel it is very skewed or subjective, so that is why this website has not been quoted or used widely. Take the rankings with a pinch of salt.

I still feel that we need to look at many many factors to choose what is best for our kids, rather than what is best in terms of just results.

Hi, agree, just take the rankings for reference. But honestly, the website did contain substantial information relating the education system in Singapore. At least you are able to know the various COP for all the secondary schools.

[lakesidemum]

hi, does anyone knows the P1 withdrawal procedures? Eg, after you registered in P2A2 with school A, and decided to register in School B in P2C.


Thanks.

[phtthp]

as at 5 July 2011, end of Phase 2A1 registration:-


school,\tTotal,\tphase 1, phase2A1, Phase (1 + 2A1)\t%Taken

1\tRulang \t 270\t138\t8\t146\t54%

2\tShuqun \t270\t127\t0\t127\t47%


3\tWest Grove \t270\t111\t0\t111\t41%

4\tPioneer 270\t109\t0\t109\t40%

5\tLakeside \t270\t107\t0\t107\t40%


6\tXingnan \t270\t102\t0\t102\t38%

7\tJurong West \t270\t96\t0\t96\t36%


8\tJuying 240\t81\t1\t82\t34%


9\tBoon Lay Garden 270\t79\t0\t79\t29%

10\tCorporation \t240\t34\t27\t61\t25%


11\tFrontier \t240\t0\t0\t0\t0%

[Kabby]

thanks phtthp

btw, can refresh my memory what is Phase 2A1?

[Kabby]

lakesidemum:

hi, does anyone knows the P1 withdrawal procedures? Eg, after you registered in P2A2 with school A, and decided to register in School B in P2C.


Thanks.

Thanks for the link anyway (the ranking one).

I have not withdrawn during P1Reg itself but not sure if my experience is the same procedure as that.

We were overseas and mil helped ds1 to reg for dh's alma mater, but when we returned late 2009, we decided our home in JW was too far to travel to Bt Timah, so we decided to withdraw, and what we did was go to the school already reg in, the General Office staff gave us some forms, we withdrew him then we needed to go to CPS (the sch near our place). We then transferred him to CPS by filling in some form again.

That's it.