Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]
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Mummylicious:
Thank you, Mummylicious! :snuggles:I enjoyed it too MummySTay!!!
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friendship:
But you are only looking at the end result (O level scores, JC entry), what about experiences picked up along the way? Such experiences can't be measured or quantified. All schools run their own programmes. I'm sure the opportunities and exposures are different for the child as well. You'll just have to trust that the school you selected is the right one for your DD. No point comparing.After O level results being released, 4 girls till today are still maintain as good friends since from primary 2. They are living in the same neighbourhood, graduated from neighbourhood pri sch. After PSLE, one girl went to RGS, 3 girls went to girls' sch which produce straight 11 A1 student. This year, 4 of them meet in RI(JC).
During CNY parents' networking in pri sch, one the mothers whom her daughter was not in RGS commented \"After 4 yrs of studying in different sec sch, 4 good friends meet again in Y5. I paid $23/mth for sch fees. Whereas you (RGS mother) paid $100/mth for sch fees.\"
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slmkhoo:
Definitely no point comparing. Each parent (and child) makes their decisions to the best of their ability at the point of decision-making. After that, we make the best of the circumstances. Those in RGS will gain certain things that they would not have gained in other schools; but the same can be said of those who went elsewhere and not RGS. You can't turn the clock back, so what's the use of comparing? I would just be happy that the 4 friends are reunited.
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MummySTay:
WOW... MummysTay so poetic :salute: ... Hope Ms.Tay will post a poem or two, at the RI thread too...Different secondary schools
Bring different experiences
Along with different challenges.
One breezed through to JC 1
Sweat and toil for the other 3.
One paid fees of a hundred,
The others paid only peanuts.
Are the parents here complaining?
Only one keeps on frowning.
We had all thought hard and long,
RGS is where our girls belong!
We have said this once before,
Even twice or three times more.
There's no need to compare,
In good hands, our girls will fare!
All our advice and kind words,
Here goes in, there comes out.
Friendship thrown right in our face,
What a disgrace! A disgrace!
We believe in RGS,
It'll bring out the girls' best!
Truly a cut above the rest!
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Thank you, firefly!
Long time no see...
And welcome to RGS! -
MummySTay:
My friend's DD is taking PSLE this year, and her dream school is RGS, so i come here, hoping to gather some useful tips from RGS parents, which may be helpful to her.Thank you, firefly!
Long time no see...
And welcome to RGS!
This 12-year old young lady told me, if she could get into RGS, she would be ''the LUCKIEST person in the whole wide world\" (quote her).. but seems like, some people here (or just one?) thinks otherwise... :roll: -
MummySTay, I really enjoyed your poem. I like that you managed to pen down in a few stanzas many of our feelings over the last few weeks.
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friendship:
friendship,After O level results being released, 4 girls till today are still maintain as good friends since from primary 2. They are living in the same neighbourhood, graduated from neighbourhood pri sch. After PSLE, one girl went to RGS, 3 girls went to girls' sch which produce straight 11 A1 student. This year, 4 of them meet in RI(JC).
During CNY parents' networking in pri sch, one the mothers whom her daughter was not in RGS commented \"After 4 yrs of studying in different sec sch, 4 good friends meet again in Y5. I paid $23/mth for sch fees. Whereas you (RGS mother) paid $100/mth for sch fees.\"
When you heard such sentence, how do you feel?
School fees at RGS isn't $100 per month. It's $300 per month for those who do not qualify for EESIS. I believe your dd didn't qualify for EESIS so her fees are a hefty $3,600 per annum. Given that school fees at non-independent schools are only $23 per month (<$300 per annum), you might want to consider switching schools. I'm sure these schools would welcome your dd with open arms and place her into the best class with the best teachers. They would also invite her to participate in their Math Olympiad training classes and any other leadership positions available. She would become a big fish in a small pond. There'll be no need to worry about biasness and unfairness because all the opportunities will go to her, unlike her current situation where there are many small fish in a big pond and everyone has to compete against each other. They might even devote a large chunk of their resources to her so that she can be groomed to be the top scorer in their school. Something worth considering especially as the system is deemed to be so biased in your eyes. -
Dear firefly, generally, our DDs feel very blessed indeed to be in RGS and they enjoy the RGS experience tremendously. Please tell your friend to be rest assured that her DD will be in good hands.
Just take a look at our RGS girls - Choco, a child and fix_you, to name a few. These girls are so wise, positive, caring...on top of a lot of other good qualities. I feel like a proud parent whenever I read their posts.
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Thank you, jtoh! :hugs:
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