Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[vlim]

:thankyou: naggo-nite..for the info :snuggles:

[Paddy Field]

verykiasu2010:

Paddy Field:

Would like to find out if there is school bus transportation from the East to RI. My DS had CO from RI, HCI n ACSI n we r trying to decide which is most convenient for him. Don't see the need to spend so much time traveling.


Any info will be appreciated.

Bishan MRT station (north - south line)

Bishan MRT station & Marymount station (both on Circle line) Bishan is nearer to Raffles Square (sec 1 - 4) and Marymount is nearer to JC (year 5 & 6)

and bus route planner below :

http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/journeyplan/overview.aspx

Thank vk2010. I know abt the public transport but I was asking about school buses operating at RI.

[Paddy Field]

vlim:

Paddy Field:

Would like to find out if there is school bus transportation from the East to RI. My DS had CO from RI, HCI n ACSI n we r trying to decide which is most convenient for him. Don't see the need to spend so much time traveling.


Any info will be appreciated.

But these 3 sec schools have pretty different culture le ... :roll:

Ya .. The culture is really different. And DS has not decided on the school he wants. So we r just trying to work out the journey n see which is best in terms if traveling time

[verykiasu2010]

Paddy Field:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"Paddy Field\"]Would like to find out if there is school bus transportation from the East to RI. My DS had CO from RI, HCI n ACSI n we r trying to decide which is most convenient for him. Don't see the need to spend so much time traveling.


Any info will be appreciated.

Bishan MRT station (north - south line)

Bishan MRT station & Marymount station (both on Circle line) Bishan is nearer to Raffles Square (sec 1 - 4) and Marymount is nearer to JC (year 5 & 6)

and bus route planner below :

http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/journeyplan/overview.aspx

Thank vk2010. I know abt the public transport but I was asking about school buses operating at RI.[/quote]sorry to misread your question

may be i am blurr but have not noticed any school bus in the morning dropping the students at RI

[MandyMummy]

verykiasu2010:

Paddy Field:

[quote=\"Paddy Field\"]Would like to find out if there is school bus transportation from the East to RI. My DS had CO from RI, HCI n ACSI n we r trying to decide which is most convenient for him. Don't see the need to spend so much time traveling.


Any info will be appreciated.

Thank vk2010. I know abt the public transport but I was asking about school buses operating at RI.

sorry to misread your question

may be i am blurr but have not noticed any school bus in the morning dropping the students at RI[/quote]I have seen smaller vans, but very few of them. I think it is not that common. The best is to call up RI General Office and ask for school bus info.

[Paddy Field]

Thank you vk2010 & Mandymummy. My DS senior (2 yrs older) goes to RI via school bus from the east. Just my bad that I’d lost their contact. Guess I’ll have to call up all the 3 schools to check which is most convenient.


Another question - for RI students taking 3rd language, do the pupils make their own way to moelc? How far is it from school?

[verykiasu2010]

Paddy Field:

Thank you vk2010 & Mandymummy. My DS senior (2 yrs older) goes to RI via school bus from the east. Just my bad that I'd lost their contact. Guess I'll have to call up all the 3 schools to check which is most convenient.


Another question - for RI students taking 3rd language, do the pupils make their own way to moelc? How far is it from school?

they walk from RI to Bishan MOELC....not far enough to take a bus....the whole gang of them walking there every tuesday

they could lunch in school, then go, or walk to J8 and eat there on the way to MOELC, or go straight to MOELC to eat at their canteen....or rotate it weekly basis

[MandyMummy]

verykiasu2010:

Paddy Field:

Thank you vk2010 & Mandymummy. My DS senior (2 yrs older) goes to RI via school bus from the east. Just my bad that I'd lost their contact. Guess I'll have to call up all the 3 schools to check which is most convenient.


Another question - for RI students taking 3rd language, do the pupils make their own way to moelc? How far is it from school?

they walk from RI to Bishan MOELC....not far enough to take a bus....the whole gang of them walking there every tuesday

they could lunch in school, then go, or walk to J8 and eat there on the way to MOELC, or go straight to MOELC to eat at their canteen....or rotate it weekly basis

I think there is bus service 410 that goes from RI to Bishan Stadium (near
MOELC). The bus journey is quite long because it goes to Upp Thomson Rd, Sin Ming Ave, then loops back to Bishan St 22, then to Bishan Stadium. So
maybe students prefer to walk there as it is faster.
It is a good 15 min walk from RI.

[Paddy Field]

Got it … Thank you so much!

My DS is interested to study French but not sure if he’ll be eligible. Just wanna gather as much info to help him decide on the school since he has no time to research on all these. But then, he’s also not chiong-ing. Just his laid-back self. Dunno how else to spur him on

[Paddy Field]

Sorry but I have another question - what is the typical school hours in RI? Do they come home only during dinner time everyday? If so, how to cope w homework, if any?


I’ve heard that in RI, the teachers don’t really teach but give assignments for e kids to research on n they learn from there. Is this true? How do the weaker students cope then?