[Marine Parade] Primary Schools

[Steffie]

Thanks augtsh.. U hv been most helpful..

[Augtsh]

Steffie:

Thanks augtsh.. U hv been most helpful..

You're most welcome.

[phtthp]

P2C day 3 (29 July 2011)


vacancies, applicants

1\tTao Nan \t49\t88

2\tNgee Ann \t105\t112


3\tTanjong Katong \t107\t101

[mlee01]

I was at TN at around 3pm, saw 80 vying for 47 places. Decided to stick with NA

[Johnkee]

Anyone notice that NA results have been deteriorating over the past few years, while TKPS seems to be on the up? Not sure why NA is the backstop to TN.

[Musings]

Just to share, my DS has a place in Ngee Ann. And I have many friends staying in the area whose kids go to each of the three schools - Tao Nan, Ngee Ann and Tanjong Katong so I have firsthand feedback on these schools.


While Tao Nan is undoubtedly the best school, the stress and competition is real. The high standard of Chinese which involves reciting Chinese poetry and frequent ‘pop quizs’ as a form of assessment in lieu of exams caused parents much stress esp for those from English speaking families. You need to be prepared to put in as much as effort as the child to help them keep up. Not all kids thrive in this environment.

I chose Ngee Ann over Tanjong Katong because it is run by the Ngee Ann Kongsi and emphasize on Chinese culture which I hope will be beneficial to my son in mastering Chinese. But there is a lack of wide variety of CCA compared to Tao Nan and Tanjong Katong. I heard Ngee Ann also push the kids to take up Chinese orchestrate etc CCAs they want to excel in - which may not be very kid’s interest.

My friends’ feedback on Tanjong Katong is that P1 and P2 is very relax not much homework. But they up the ante in P3 and many kids are unprepared. This suggests a lack of planning in pacing and calibrating the work. Though some may feel this helps the kids make the transition into primary school.

Overall, PSLE results of Tanjong Katong and Ngee Ann are comparable. Ngee Ann 2009 results were quite good while Tanjong Katong 2010 results
also quite good. By and the large the results are rather consistent so let’s not take any one year results and view them in isolation.

Hope this helps parents have a better perspective of the pros and cons of these schools.

[tankee]

DS is P2 in TNS now. He also does not has much homework.


heard that the real stuff starts from P3, same as many other schools.

[porkypig]

Hi, i am also putting my DD in Ngee Ann.

For both schools I am within 1km but TN had never
been the choice school for my DD.
Its good that parents gun for the dream school they want
for their children. Why not? Afterall, we as parents we want the best
for our children.
Everyone has their own preferences.
However, results are not everything, Adam Khoo is a good example 

[Steffie]

Hi,


May I chk with parents here who have gone thru or know how the balloting process is carried out?

Will the ballot slips be in the box already or will it be shown to us that our slips actually go into the box?

Sorry for seeming like a paranoid here. ;(

[Augtsh]

Steffie:

Hi,


May I chk with parents here who have gone thru or know how the balloting process is carried out?

Will the ballot slips be in the box already or will it be shown to us that our slips actually go into the box?

Sorry for seeming like a paranoid here. ;(

The whole process, from verification of each ballot slip right till their drop into e transparent box for e draw, will be witnessed by all present. All e best!