Rivervale Primary

[raynreg]

Hi gloyt,


Your posting on 31 May 2012 on P3 subject standards appeared in River Valley Pri and Rivervale Pri. Are your kids studying in both River Valley Pri and Rivervale Pri.

Hope that you can clarify your post is for which school or both.

[friendship]

the principal didn’t anyhow accept PV application. I think he max at most 20-25? beyond that number application is closed. He has to consider phase 2B from the RCs. . As this sch is no.2 in Sengkang, more and more people are joining via Residents’ committee .


This school not bad, look at the website, they are transparent with the achievements under academic. PSLE results were announced with names and aggregates. Unlike other schools website, can’t even find their students PSLE achievements. Some sch website worst, not even other achievements were published. Even the no 1 school in sengkang, don’t even know who were the PSLE achievers.

[gloyt]

I posted wrongly at river valley earlier . Apologies.

[mummy so kiasu]

friendship:

the principal didn't anyhow accept PV application. I think he max at most 20-25? beyond that number application is closed. He has to consider phase 2B from the RCs. . As this sch is no.2 in Sengkang, more and more people are joining via Residents' committee .


This school not bad, look at the website, they are transparent with the achievements under academic. PSLE results were announced with names and aggregates. Unlike other schools website, can't even find their students PSLE achievements. Some sch website worst, not even other achievements were published. Even the no 1 school in sengkang, don't even know who were the PSLE achievers.

Nan Chiau Pri, which is the no. 1 in Sengkang only put up it's list of top 10 achievers on the school's notice board. It has 100% PSLE passing rate & 2010 top achiever's T score is 275. There is no regulation from MOE that schools have to put up such info. It is up to the individual school principals. However, additional info can be obtain from the Kiasu parents website - Singapore Primary Schools Ranked by Academic Excellence & Schools in Sengkang.

[friendship]

why didn’t they put up in their websites? what’s so secretive? One girl from that no 1 in sengkang is the same class as my girl in reputable girls’ secondary school. she has so many bad habits. Take people things without permission and open just like that. For example, a pencil case, she will take from aomebody, she will dig out the contents and use the one she likes without even seeking permission from the owner.


Just want to know what is her rank in that school.

[mummy so kiasu]

Hi friendship, You mean that girl took your girl’s things without asking her permission? I think your girl should tell her off politely. It is not a big issue comparing to school bullies. You can’t find a school with 100% well behaved students, including the top schools in S’pore. Top sec schools take in students base on their results only.


Maybe you can call the no. 1 school in Sengkang if you really want to find out that girl ranking in the school. But why bother about that girl’s school ranking? It has nothing to do with her behavior.

[miffy_ang]

Hi, has the single session started yet?

[MUMMYOF3]

miffy_ang:

Hi, has the single session started yet?

If i'm not wrong, will be going on single session next year onwards.

[Sunflower mummy]

Dear Parents, thinking that this is the number 2 school in Sengkang? Please spend sometime to ask around from parents of existing students studying here. Dont know anyone there? Stand around the front and back gate, good enough for you to listen. Dig more otherwise regret later!

[mummy so kiasu]

Sunflower mummy:

Dear Parents, thinking that this is the number 2 school in Sengkang? Please spend sometime to ask around from parents of existing students studying here. Dont know anyone there? Stand around the front and back gate, good enough for you to listen. Dig more otherwise regret later!

You sound like an unhappy Rivervale Pri kid's parent. However, I agree with you that asking parents of existing students could find out more about the school. I have a friend whose son is in P6. She told me that his class teachers kept changing when he was in P5 last year. Almost wanted to send her younger boy to another school this year. I had advice her not to ballot for Nan Chiau. Her younger son might end up unable to get a place in both popular schools in Sengkang. Rivervale Pri standard is quite high & the principal pushes the P6 kids by setting them high target. They also need to go back to school on the first & last weeks of mid year holidays.