[Serangoon] Primary Schools

[Dahlia]

hi, my son is going to P1 next year. i have not heard any good feedback on St Gabriel. does anyone know if Yang Zheng is a good school?


i am looking for a school which has a good balance of academic and sports. i have heard that Houngang primary is strong for their sports but i live at Lorong Chuan so can only try for phase 2c. historically is this phase under balloting?

Can anyone advise me? thanks.

[qms]

Dahlia:

i have heard that Houngang primary is strong for their sports but i live at Lorong Chuan so can only try for phase 2c. historically is this phase under balloting?

What is the distance between your house and the school?

[magiccastle]

Hi . Hougang Pri need balloting . If u stay at lor chuan. No chance to be balloted at all. Even for yangzheng , need balloting for 1-2 km. I thk is 30 applicants for 5 vacancies last year.

[mitr_sg]

Dear Chief and the rest


I am looking for a school for my daughter due for P1 registration next year. To be honest, I do not intend to send her to the top school as it may or may not be a good fit for her. I would rather choose a good environment for her to grow with comfort and confidence. I am looking at Zhonghua primary school and also visited the school. The school principle is very experienced and friendly. May I know more info from the friend here about the school? like CCA, teachers’ capability. the pace of the study for P1 - P3, etc…

Thank you.

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mitr_sg:

I am looking for a school for my daughter due for P1 registration next year. To be honest, I do not intend to send her to the top school as it may or may not be a good fit for her. I would rather choose a good environment for her to grow with comfort and confidence. I am looking at Zhonghua primary school and also visited the school. The school principle is very experienced and friendly. May I know more info from the friend here about the school? like CCA, teachers' capability. the pace of the study for P1 - P3, etc...

You may like to post your question in the Parents' Networking Groups section for Zhonghua:

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4495

[mitr_sg]

Yes, I have visted the section, but it is very quiet, not as informative as this thread. I thought it might be possible to get more info here.

[Anxious Aunty]

Hi!


I am moving to a flat next to Rosyth so logicially I should apply for that school but I understand that I might need to ballot even I stay so near. I do not have lucky for balloting… … I am a old girl from Pei Chun Public School, going there will mean no stress at all but my poor boy will need to get up early. Am really stress on where should I place him. If I take the chance to apply Rosyth, will mean I might not get either school. Any advice on what should I do?

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Anxious Aunty:

I am moving to a flat next to Rosyth so logicially I should apply for that school but I understand that I might need to ballot even I stay so near. I do not have lucky for balloting... ... I am a old girl from Pei Chun Public School, going there will mean no stress at all but my poor boy will need to get up early. Am really stress on where should I place him. If I take the chance to apply Rosyth, will mean I might not get either school. Any advice on what should I do?

The advice here will be to register your boy in Pei Chun first and monitor the situation for Rosyth in P2C.

Meanwhile, call up the transport operators of Pei Chun and find out the journey time from your house to the school. There are people sending their children to schools in Bt Timah even though they stay in the North or East. So, from your house to Pei Chun is not so bad.

[Dahlia]

thanks for responding class monitor and magiccastle. i just saw the response! anyway since i last wrote, we have decided on sending him to a coed school and was set on Yang Zheng (we live 200m away) until the new MOE ruling sets in recently for permanent residents.


i am old girl of Bukit Panjang Primary School but the commute is not favourable especially for my son and uprooting the whole family is not feasible.

my question is - Should I get a spot for him in bpes under phase 2a2, commute for couple of months and canvass for a spot in YZ during that time?
Or should i risk and see if i can get him in via phase 2c for YZ?

does anyone know, for those kids who do not get a spot in any of the phases, does MOE find a spot for them in a school close to their home?

[nms1]

Dahlia:

thanks for responding class monitor and magiccastle. i just saw the response! anyway since i last wrote, we have decided on sending him to a coed school and was set on Yang Zheng (we live 200m away) until the new MOE ruling sets in recently for permanent residents.


i am old girl of Bukit Panjang Primary School but the commute is not favourable especially for my son and uprooting the whole family is not feasible.

my question is - Should I get a spot for him in bpes under phase 2a2, commute for couple of months and canvass for a spot in YZ during that time?
Or should i risk and see if i can get him in via phase 2c for YZ?

does anyone know, for those kids who do not get a spot in any of the phases, does MOE find a spot for them in a school close to their home?

MOE will usually allocate you a school nearby if there are places which means you would probably end up with Zhonghua which almost always has vacancies after 2c.