[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[Pigrabbiit]

guqin:

I have found that visiting the schools during their open house could give you a better sense of the environment instead of relying ranking alone. It would be even better if you bring your kid along and ask them for their 'feel' of each school. I went to the open house organized by GESPD, ZDPS and CHIJ Kellock, and we have made up our mind where to send the resident rascal for P1.

Hi guqin,

Can you elaborate about your feel for ZDPS and Chij? I missed the open house for chij last sat. :thankyou:

[LittlePrinz]

gt1122:

Looks like CHIJ Kellock is not a very school as it's in tier 4 ... GESPS is tier 3 ...


Most suprising of all is Radin Mas in Tier 1 ... Whereas some super hot schools like acs and pei Hwa in tier 2 ...

I feel that we shouldn't gauge a school whether it is good or no good by just looking at the grading from a source which I don't even know if its credible in the first place. We should look at the school curriculum, pass PSLE performance, visit the school pysically to have a feel as well as speak to parents with children in that school to determine if the school is suitable for our child. In my opinion, I think CHIJ Kellock is in no way inferior to GESPS. Oh well, this is just my two cents worth.

[LittlePrinz]

I always hear that RMPS is a good school, one of the top schools in the area. But I wonder how did they perform academically in the past (I think they produced 1 or 2 top students in the last 10 years) because I can’t seem to find this info on their website. Its unlike schools like Henry Park and MGS which they have a track record of producing high percentage quality passes in all subjects. I can’t tell for RMPS but I keep hearing that they are good. I must miss some info on that. Hope someone can fill me in.

[qms]

LittlePrinz:

I always hear that RMPS is a good school, one of the top schools in the area. But I wonder how did they perform academically in the past (I think they produced 1 or 2 top students in the last 10 years) because I can't seem to find this info on their website. Its unlike schools like Henry Park and MGS which they have a track record of producing high percentage quality passes in all subjects. I can't tell for RMPS but I keep hearing that they are good. I must miss some info on that. Hope someone can fill me in.

[LittlePrinz]

qms:

LittlePrinz:

I always hear that RMPS is a good school, one of the top schools in the area. But I wonder how did they perform academically in the past (I think they produced 1 or 2 top students in the last 10 years) because I can't seem to find this info on their website. Its unlike schools like Henry Park and MGS which they have a track record of producing high percentage quality passes in all subjects. I can't tell for RMPS but I keep hearing that they are good. I must miss some info on that. Hope someone can fill me in.

Hmmm... so are they really that good?? No stats to prove. Sometimes all those grading and ranking are making parents crazy and stressed up at times like this.

[blue-march]

I suppose why RMPS was ranked as T1 was due to the School Distinction Award they obtained in year 2008. :rahrah: :rahrah:


Check this link for more info:

http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2008/09/recognising-school-achievement.php

That was during Mdm Lee's time, will see how Mrs Wong leads the school to achieving the SEA (School Excellence Award - the most prestigious award by MOE)

[titank]

Wow when can Radin Mas achieve SEA? Not many schools able to achieve this & so far maybe RGPS have it? Principal Wong must \"Chong Chong\" al the way scale RMPS to greater height. :celebrate:

[phtthp]

P2C day 1 (27 July 2011)


vacancies applicants

1\tRadin Mas\t79\t105

2\tZhangde\t127\t112


3\tCHIJ (Kellock)\t115\t80

4\tGan Eng Seng \t138\t65


5\tCantonment \t189\t72

6\tBlangah Rise \t146\t12

[gt1122]

Looks like RMPS, ZDPS and CHIJ may have balloting … Can the experts give an indication estimating what distance need to ballot pls?

[qms]

gt1122:

Looks like RMPS, ZDPS and CHIJ may have balloting ... Can the experts give an indication estimating what distance need to ballot pls?

Based on the number of applicants so far, and taking into consideration past statistics, here's my guess:

RMPS - within 1 km
ZDPS - 1-2 km
CHIJ Kellock - more than 2 km