Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[nisishui]

123lotusismyname:

Help! I am having trouble choosing between Kuo Chuan and Yangzheng Primary. I live at Lorong Chuan and both schools are less than 1 km for me. I am a PR too. So which school will be best for my son who is p1 at 2013? . Please help us. Thank you

Kuo chuan is shifting to Ang Mo Kio next year and it will be 2015 then they move back to bishan. Hope this information helps.

[miffy_ang]

MotherHen:

miffy_ang:

I am currently staying in punggol. If I don't shift back to amk, think it will be tiring for my children to travel to and fro when they start having cca.

Do you plan to drive your child to/frm school? Punggol to/frm AMK is actually very very fast by car.

No, my husband uses the car for his work. So either it's school bus or moving house.

[miffy_ang]

WTS:

miffy_ang:

I am currently staying in punggol. If I don't shift back to amk, think it will be tiring for my children to travel to and fro when they start having cca.

Hi miffy_ang
You are facing the same dilemma as me, my gal can go RGPS under 2A2 as mummy is x gal there.. But distance is the main consideration, actually Punggol to AMK is not that far as compared to Punggol to Bukit Timah..should really consider that. We still have about 3 weeks to think about it. All the best to you and to me as well.

Hi WTS,

I actually have more than 3 weeks to think, as my girl is a 09 kid. I am just being kiasu


I will prefer RGPS. Will you consider shifting nearer to the school?

[janet88]

Hi miffy,

As an ex student, I feel you shouldn’t give up your phase 2A. RGPS is a good girls school. However, the morning traffic along Dunearn Rd is no joke with construction of DTL2 and many schools along the road down to ACS and SCGS.

[mummy of 3]

123lotusismyname:

Help! I am having trouble choosing between Kuo Chuan and Yangzheng Primary. I live at Lorong Chuan and both schools are less than 1 km for me. I am a PR too. So which school will be best for my son who is p1 at 2013? . Please help us. Thank you

No chance at all if your child is a PR also...

[WTS]

miffy_ang:

Hi WTS,


I actually have more than 3 weeks to think, as my girl is a 09 kid. I am just being kiasu


I will prefer RGPS. Will you consider shifting nearer to the school?

Hi Miffy_ang,

So you have 3 more years and I only have 3 weeks. I also prefer RGPS, but houses there are too x. I have check with SSTA, estimated total time spend on the road( to and fro )is about 1hr30min to 2 hrs daily depend on traffic, so most likely I will registered her at Horizon Pri which is just 100m away from my block.

[WTS]

janet_lee88:

Hi miffy,

As an ex student, I feel you shouldn't give up your phase 2A. RGPS is a good girls school. However, the morning traffic along Dunearn Rd is no joke with construction of DTL2 and many schools along the road down to ACS and SCGS.

Hi Janet,

I think it will be wasted too if I don't put my gal at RGPS, but the distance is no joke and you are talking about a 7 years old who need to spend about 90 mins to 120 mins on the road everyday.

[iRabbit]

janet_lee88:

As an ex student, I feel you shouldn't give up your phase 2A. RGPS is a good girls school. However, the morning traffic along Dunearn Rd is no joke with construction of DTL2 and many schools along the road down to ACS and SCGS.

Whoa janet, you ex-student of RGPS har. Why never put your dd there? :scratchhead:

Oh I know liao. You IJ TPY, then GEP to RPGS. Steady pom-pee-pee leh. :boogie:

[XEK3]

Hi all,


Getting excited with the coming registration for my kid. I need advise which school to go for as my first choice:

1) Keming Primary School (< 1km)
2) Princess Elizabeth Primary School (1km - 2km)
3) St Margaret Primary School (> 2km but have affiliation)
4) Bukit Timah Primary School (1km - 2km)

This is the first time registration and I have a son. Actually we would prefer St Margaret Primary School however we are considering the distance as well plus we have a son to register very soon. Princess Elizabeth is another good one which we are aiming as it’s a mixed school. However we are out of 1km. What do you all think?

[MotherHen]

miffy_ang:

Hi WTS,


I actually have more than 3 weeks to think, as my girl is a 09 kid. I am just being kiasu


I will prefer RGPS. Will you consider shifting nearer to the school?

Just to share, I live in Punggol. dd1 attends RGPS while dd2 attends St Nicks. Hubby and I both work full time. Each morning, we drop dd1 off at RGPS before we zip to St Nicks to drop dd2 off. After school/CCA, etc, depending on the time, hubby picks the girls up or we enlist the help of grandpa. Sometimes, we get the girls to stay back in the school library to do their work until someone is free to pick them up. We have tried the school bus, but the journey is incredibly long, so we decided to do the chauffering ourselves.

I have to admit, it is not easy. Thankfully, our girls are very very happy in their respective schools.

Sending your child to a school far away from your home requires commitment from everyone. You know your child best. If you think the school is a good fit for your child, and you know that he/she will thrive there, I personally think it is worth it.