[Bishan] Primary Schools

[choz_cai]

Just received ATS confirmation letter today…

[mummyo]

Fur-ma:

mummyo:

If it's any consolation to parents here aiming for ATS, I've decided to give up my place in P2A2 so there should be an extra place added to P2B

Oh.. how come? If only I could buy your seat :censored: Don't mind me. Going nuts over the stress. My family n colleagues are sick of hearing me talk about P1 reg

Haha... Wish it's for sale too! Can make lots of money :rotflmao: ATS is so hot this year.

I'm SUPER stressed too. My situation is, I live in Clementi, am old girl at ATS so qualify for 2A2. Unforunately, i only found out yesterday ATS is moving to holding campus in AMK 2013 for 2 years. I've a direct bus from my place now to ATS campus but not to AMK campus and the current journey now is 40-45min which is already a bit long I feel so AMK is out of the question.

If one kid I don't mind but I've 3! That is 3 kids times 6 years each of commuting. A bit siong right? I'm reluctant to move as I'm near many great secondary schools in Bukit Timah, NUS, polys etc.

I'm eligible for P2B at HPPS but I live 1-2km away and most prob will have to ballot this year.

Just discussed with my husband and have decided to take our chances with HPPS and give up ATS.

So there...

[vicki]

Just wondering, if u end up not getting HPPS, wats ur backup plan?

[mummyo]

vicki:

Just wondering, if u end up not getting HPPS, wats ur backup plan?

Rugby at Bukit Timah Primary :imcool:

[bluemoon]

If you feel the school is good, then don’t give up due to distance. Fyi, I stay in Queenstown and my boy goes to CHS, far isn’t it? But in actual fact, its only 15min drive away. And most of the time, we leave home later than those taking school bus to New Town Pri and guess what, they arrive home around the same timing.


The only problem is when they have CCA.

[blmg]

mummyo:

Haha... Wish it's for sale too! Can make lots of money :rotflmao: ATS is so hot this year.


I'm SUPER stressed too. My situation is, I live in Clementi, am old girl at ATS so qualify for 2A2. Unforunately, i only found out yesterday ATS is moving to holding campus in AMK 2013 for 2 years. I've a direct bus from my place now to ATS campus but not to AMK campus and the current journey now is 40-45min which is already a bit long I feel so AMK is out of the question.

If one kid I don't mind but I've 3! That is 3 kids times 6 years each of commuting. A bit siong right? I'm reluctant to move as I'm near many great secondary schools in Bukit Timah, NUS, polys etc.

I'm eligible for P2B at HPPS but I live 1-2km away and most prob will have to ballot this year.

Just discussed with my husband and have decided to take our chances with HPPS and give up ATS.

So there...

Hi,
Aitong is moving to temporary location from January 2014 to December 2015.

[phtthp]

how is the situation right now for Ai Tong, Catholic High ?

did school say what time ballot ?

appreciate ‘live’ update from parents out there now.

[mummyo]

bluemoon:

If you feel the school is good, then don't give up due to distance. Fyi, I stay in Queenstown and my boy goes to CHS, far isn't it? But in actual fact, its only 15min drive away. And most of the time, we leave home later than those taking school bus to New Town Pri and guess what, they arrive home around the same timing.


The only problem is when they have CCA.

Thanks for your encouragement! We don't have the luxury of personal chauffer for my boys. So I would expect them to be able to get themselves to and fro school by public transport by the time they are P3.

I've already made my withdrawal from ATS. Much as I would like my boys to have the same experience I had (6 wonderful years and a firm Chinese foundation in ATS), I do think the pros outweigh the cons of going to a nearer school be it at a better or lesser school to ATS.

I guess we know our kids best and at the end of the day, i KNOW my boys will struggle with the Higher Chinese and probably won't have that good a time in school if they feel they are not up to par compared to their peers. I've also forgotten most of my Chinese so I don't think it really makes much of a difference in later life as I've spoke zero Mandarin since leaving Sec 4.

Good luck to all parents trying for ATS. I hope not much has changed since my time as I had a really good six years when I studied there.

[jh_mumloveu]

Hi Parents,


Im staying at within 1KM from ATS, thought of applying for ATS for my boy next year. But after seem the numbers of vacancies only left 19 for Phase 2C just wonder should I take the high risk to reg my boy to ATS. I know the chance to get in is really super low, and im very very worried if I cant get in how...

Can Anyone advice me pls…..

[smurf]

To be honest, why has intakes near these areas increase drastically?


It’s because of the new flats! The DBSS near CHS? Just this alone can kill. I’m baffled to why these schools dun want to increase their intakes. Even Maris Stella has 330 seats and it’s at ulu place. Why CHS has only 240 even though the area is high densely populated (after fighting for another new class to be opened).

Maybe they should use empty space to build more classrooms.