[Pasir Ris] Primary Schools

[ChiefKiasu]

KT:

...Can you possibly PV at Poi Ching? That will be best... Have you considered Gong Shang? Hearsay is Gong Shang takes in more PVs.

Hi KT, I believe barney is already heavily in the midst of balloting in Phase 2C, so PV is out of the question.

Actually, Poi Chin only exceeded the available vacancies by 3 places (111 for 108 places). If I'm you, I would take the odds and go for balloting in Poi Chin. If I'm one of the unlucky 3, then so be it... at least I've tried, and there's always another school such as Elias Park.

Oops... I just realized that barney was probably contemplating this on the eve of the final day... so this message is probably too late. Hope you were not one of the 5 that dropped out of the Poi Chin race on 31 July.

[barney]

Hi


Thanks KT and chief for the respond, though it did come too late. Anyway the situation in Poi Ching made my decision easier, Poi Ching requires balloting for within 1 km, hence no chance at all for me to register since I’m within 1-2 km…haiz, must be those parents eyeing for St Hilda’s switched base over to Poi Ching, it really didn’t help that both schools are near each other and fall within 1 km for many households in Tampines.

So my child has been confirmed a place at Elias Park, good to say that the whole P1 registration thingy is over for me now…with the primary education for my girl just begun.

[ChiefKiasu]

barney:

...So my child has been confirmed a place at Elias Park, good to say that the whole P1 registration thingy is over for me now....with the primary education for my girl just begun.

Yes... and I'm sure you are glad to get it behind you! Have you started preparing your child for P1 yet?

[thweisin.0956dsta.0956gov.0956sg]

Hi Barney. sorry i offered stale opinion. :oops: Anyway, good u landed a place in Elias Park. Its pretty good school in Pasir Ris Estate. Btw, me a bit surprised that Poi Ching is so hot this year.


I side track abit. Chief Kiasu, can i ask for your opinion on the relative performance of the 3 schools - Poi Ching, Gong Shang and Pasir Ris Primary? I am not looking at the no of top PSLE students generated, but rather sentiments at the ground on the relative performance of the 3 schools? If not, confining to your opinion, what is your take on the 3 schools?

[heutistmeintag]

barney:

Hi


Thanks KT and chief for the respond, though it did come too late. Anyway the situation in Poi Ching made my decision easier, Poi Ching requires balloting for within 1 km, hence no chance at all for me to register since I'm within 1-2 km....haiz, must be those parents eyeing for St Hilda's switched base over to Poi Ching, it really didn't help that both schools are near each other and fall within 1 km for many households in Tampines.

So my child has been confirmed a place at Elias Park, good to say that the whole P1 registration thingy is over for me now....with the primary education for my girl just begun.

Hi fellow parents, here's my 2 cts worth.

It's good for parents to plan for their kids and every parents wants to get their kids into the best possible schools. I felt that we shouldnt agonize over the decision. Why I say so?
1) We must realize that it's only a plan, how the kids perform in the school remain to be seen
2) Even in neighboorhood schools, I understand that there are differentiation in performance, kids are grouped into different classes and taught at different paces with different exposures. So a child in the top classes could possibly be better (in performance) than say the lower classes in St Hilda e.g.
3) Some of my kids' classmates switch school from Elias Park to St Hilda at P3 and my fren's daughter switched to RGPS at P4. It's an illustration of (2) above and also indicates that some kids couldnt cope with these top school and have to drop out.

So my point is dun fret, your kids can still perform well in neighbourhood schools and switch to the desired ones later.

[barney]

[quote]Yes... and I'm sure you are glad to get it behind you! Have you started preparing your child for P1 yet?[/quote]
I believe being part of this forum and checking it actively is 1 way of preparing my child for P1, don't you agree? I must say that I've learnt alot from reading the posts here, from how to prepare my child and myself for the academic to the the soft skills aspects required to survive pri education.

On a serious note, the only academic enrichment my child is attending now is MPM, plus a half hour session of hanyu pinyin every sat when we visit my ILs as my SIL is a full time chinese tutor. Am thinking of some creative writing skills in English and maybe in chinese for her later....will see how to fit in the schedule. Now just pray hard that her half day child care would have sufficiently prepare her for P1. Actually, I'm a lazy and lousy mom compared to many of the parents here.. :oops:

[barney]

[quote]Even in neighboorhood schools, I understand that there are differentiation in performance, kids are grouped into different classes and taught at different paces with different exposures. So a child in the top classes could possibly be better (in performance) than say the lower classes in St Hilda e.g.
[/quote]I agree with you, heutistmeintag. It's either you want your child to be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond. Reason I have Poi Ching as a first choice is due to the strong chinese culture of the school. Anyway, that's history now and we are all looking forward to Elias Park.

So your kids are in Elias Park as well?

[heutistmeintag]

barney:

I agree with you, heutistmeintag. It's either you want your child to be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond. Reason I have Poi Ching as a first choice is due to the strong chinese culture of the school. Anyway, that's history now and we are all looking forward to Elias Park.

So your kids are in Elias Park as well?

Yes, both of them. 1 in P5 and 1 in P6.

Since you mentioned about Chinese culture, i think their overall chinese PSLE results is relatively not very good. You may want to confirm this. While result is one thing, they have Chinese Orchestra which do well every year...even at national level if I am not wrong.

Sorry, I am not very meticulous about school and am a lazy parent. lol I have this twisted belief that it's hard for a child or even adult to be consistent all the time. So I prepare my kids such that they will not burn out prematurely but to \"peak\" academically at the right time e.g. P6, Sec 4 . There are so many things to do and enjoy in childhood, academic pursuit is only a journey to bigger things in life.

[EON]

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Hello!

I am going to buy a house soon and Pasir Ris is one area that I am looking at.

I know where the good schools are in most of the other estates but am stumped when it comes to Pasir Ris.

I have heard about White Sands Primary but am not sure how they fare against the average neighborhood schools.

Are there any parents who have kids studying in White Sands Primary? If yes, how is the school culture like and how do you benchmark this school against the average neighborhood schools.

And, are there any parents who have kids studying in other primary schools in Pasir Ris and what is the school culture like?

Thank you for your time.

[ChiefKiasu]

EON:

...I have heard about White Sands Primary but am not sure how they fare against the average neighborhood schools...

White Sands and Pasir Ris Pri are 2 of the hottest schools in Pasir Ris... if you are buying property there, make sure you are within 1km of the school. Even so, there is a chance you need to ballot for these schools if you cannot get in earlier than Phase 2C.