How far is too far?

[smallfly]

Hi gelfish,


Yes, you are right. I will not have any priority if I register my girl for CHIJ (Toa Payoh) instead of CHIJ (Kellock).

[kktan]

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and their kids travelling to schools in the northern side??

now scracthing my head , dunno to move to singapore for my kids education.

[ChiefKiasu]

kktan:

anyone parents here stay in jb and their kids travelling to schools in the northern side??


now scracthing my head , dunno to move to singapore for my kids education.

Hi kktan, it's not just the distance, but also the traffic at the causeway. It is not feasible for a young child to cross borders 2 times every day just to get to school.

[yuenyuen]

I am staying at bedok and wanted to enrol my boy to ACS (primary) at Baker road which is more than 20km.


worth the effort or not? or should I shift nearer but that we be at the expense of my girl who is with CHIJ (Katong).

[mwchua]

hi all,


Need your kind sharing and advice. Any parents here staying at Punggol/Sengkang area and yet have kids studying at Bukit Timah/Dunearn Road area ? How long does a typical 1-way journey take ?

How do you find the distance that young kids have to endure everyday to and fro ? Will it really exhaust them to the point of not being able to pay good attention in school ? Will traffic jam aggravate the whole situation ? What about CCA/supplementary classes arrangement ?

Many thanks.

Rgds,
Ming

[CalMat]

Traveling far really bad? Cos we're seriously thinking of sending our boys to Cath High in the future (Phase 2A2), but we live in Pasir Ris.


When I was a pri student, my school shifted from Victoria St to AMK. I lived in River Valley. So I took the school bus, like 6.20am. But I never felt that the journey was taking a toll on me. I just 'knock out' the min I board the bus and will sleep all the way to school and wake up refreshed. Hee... Then we shifted even further away to Bukit Merah... but by then I was in sec school and I took the 1st bus from Bukit Merah every morning (I think it was 6am) and traveled all the way to AMK. Again, just slept on the bus. Then it was Marine Parade to AMK.
(hee hee.. seems like my parents definitely placed a high value on the sch I was attending and distance was a non-issue for them)

And so, maybe that's why I have no qualms abt sending my boys to Cath High. But my friends chided me and said why do I want to put my kids through the same ordeal. But it wasn't an ordeal to me... I enjoyed the traveling.. I could chose to sleep, or relax and listen to music, or study or do simple multiple choice homework.
Then again, nowadays school workload is heavier? But last time I think my school was very stressful too leh...

Am I mean to send my kids so far? But good school.. and I need not worry about not getting in!

Hmm...
but hee... still got 3years to decide.

[KSP]

Cath High should be in Bishan.


It is not uncommon for good schools to have students from all over Singapore. The bus operator is more than willing to serve you so long you pay for the transportation.

Don’t waste your chance of getting into Cath High. There are many people who buy properties within 1km from the school just to have a chance to ballot.

Not only your son will feel glad but your grandson will also be glad that you make the right choice. At least they don’t have to PV, RC or move near to the school to get their sons in.

[mwchua]

Dear all,


My girl (p1 next year) managed to get into a girls' school in Bt Timah via admission test and interview. I am very happy for her as she manages to gain admission to the school purely based on her merit

However, I am facing a big dilemma now.....we stay at sengkang now. When I checked with the school bus operator, I was told that my girl has to get on the bus at 5.45am....I was wondering if the school assembly will only start around 7.20am, why does the school bus have to pick her up so early ???

Neither me nor my hubby has driving licence so driving her to school in the morning is out of the question. I was thinking of sending her myself via MRT & bus every morning (Sengkang to Little India around 25 min, bus from Little India to the school I think will take around 20 min). Will this make better sense rather than letting my girl travels all by herself on the school bus for over an hour ? Long term plan is to move nearer to the school, but before that, has to think of a plan...

Appreciate your kind advice....

Thanks.

Rgds,
Ming

[girlmum]

Hi Ming.


First of all, CONGRATULATION to your girl for getting into one of the top girls' school in BT.

I would think taking the school bus is more logical to me. U mentioned that u will need to take the MRT(25mins) & bus (20mins). It may seems to be less than an hour but not forgetting waiting time, traffic jams (peak hour), weather (might take longer if it rains).
Let your girl takes the school transport. At least, she can take a short nap while on the way to school. If she is late bcos of traffic jam, she is likely to be let off as the fault does not lie on her. No worries for bad weathers & no need to lug her heavy bag around.

This is just my opinion. Hope it helps.

[lwm99]

mwchua:

Dear all,


My girl (p1 next year) managed to get into a girls' school in Bt Timah via admission test and interview. I am very happy for her as she manages to gain admission to the school purely based on her merit

However, I am facing a big dilemma now.....we stay at sengkang now. When I checked with the school bus operator, I was told that my girl has to get on the bus at 5.45am....I was wondering if the school assembly will only start around 7.20am, why does the school bus have to pick her up so early ???

Neither me nor my hubby has driving licence so driving her to school in the morning is out of the question. I was thinking of sending her myself via MRT & bus every morning (Sengkang to Little India around 25 min, bus from Little India to the school I think will take around 20 min). Will this make better sense rather than letting my girl travels all by herself on the school bus for over an hour ? Long term plan is to move nearer to the school, but before that, has to think of a plan...

Appreciate your kind advice....

Thanks.

Rgds,
Ming

Hmmm, don't know can be admitted to P1 through your way ...

Sometimes because there is only a small group of students from areas further, the school bus will send them to school first and makes a second round for those staying nearer. This means your kid could arrive at school very early, and wait for assembly. Did you also check when will the school bus reach your place after school? You also don't want it to be too late (e.g. 2-3pm) for your kid to take lunch.

School bus timing and arrangement is one of the things that I will check before I enroll my child. Your options are limited. One other way is to make an arrangement with a taxi driver, but you may want to travel with her. The other way is of course to change school to one that is nearer to your place or have better school bus arrangement.