Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[KKmummy06]

Hi, I don’t if tis is the correct place to ask my question… Cos I deciding on the school base on its addition program in the school or CCA… Is it that all school have swimsafer program for pri 3 or just for certain pri school and how to check if the school take part?

[janet88]

KKmummy06:

Hi, I don't if tis is the correct place to ask my question... Cos I deciding on the school base on its addition program in the school or CCA... Is it that all school have swimsafer program for pri 3 or just for certain pri school and how to check if the school take part?

Different schools have this swim safer program at diff levels. My son's school had this program when he was in p3 while daughter in another school is learning it at p2 this year. It is funded by MCYS.

[cchs2]

Hi

Between Bukit Timah Primary, Qifa Primary & Pei Tong, which is better and why? I am thinking of Phase 2C supplementary

[myebelle]

There is a possibility that I'm coming home from Australia after living here for 13 years.


My children (Grade 3 and 4 this year) have always been in an Australian school and they don't know what tests and exams mean. Because I'm a citizen, I can enrol my children to government schools here, and apply for mother-tongue exemption. I would like to know which schools are okay for me. I don't intend to push my kids to go into \"big name\" schools because they would be ultimately shocked and wouldn't know what hit them. I just want a decent local school, with nurturing teachers and environment, not overly pushy but still learning enough. I guess I'm not a typical Singaporean kiasu parent (though I still believe someone in this forum can help me ), I believe in education but I also believe in having a childhood and not succumbing to societal pressures. I hope I haven't offended anyone :xedfingers:

BTW, we are looking at living in Tampines or the likes of that.

I look forward to hearing back from anyone. Thanks in advance.


Michelle

[starz]

may i know where can i find past history psle over results for schools that i m interested cos some didnt display on their websites.

thanks.

[usa-sing-1]

cchs2:

Hi

Between Bukit Timah Primary, Qifa Primary & Pei Tong, which is better and why? I am thinking of Phase 2C supplementary

Where are you located? Qifa is in West Coast, Pei Tong is in Clementi. Qifa posts PSLE results of its top 10 students on its website...they are generally good enough for admission to the top 10 secondary schools. Pei Tong will almost certainly have space in 2C supplementary, Qifa may or may not....it fills up faster. Not sure about Bukit Timah.

[cchs2]

usa-sing-1:

cchs2:

Hi

Between Bukit Timah Primary, Qifa Primary & Pei Tong, which is better and why? I am thinking of Phase 2C supplementary

Where are you located? Qifa is in West Coast, Pei Tong is in Clementi. Qifa posts PSLE results of its top 10 students on its website...they are generally good enough for admission to the top 10 secondary schools. Pei Tong will almost certainly have space in 2C supplementary, Qifa may or may not....it fills up faster. Not sure about Bukit Timah.

Haha.... I am actually more than 2km from all these schools, but boh pian lah, all those around me super hot this year!

[mummy of 3]

cchs2:

usa-sing-1:

[quote=\"cchs2\"]Hi

Between Bukit Timah Primary, Qifa Primary & Pei Tong, which is better and why? I am thinking of Phase 2C supplementary

Where are you located? Qifa is in West Coast, Pei Tong is in Clementi. Qifa posts PSLE results of its top 10 students on its website...they are generally good enough for admission to the top 10 secondary schools. Pei Tong will almost certainly have space in 2C supplementary, Qifa may or may not....it fills up faster. Not sure about Bukit Timah.

Haha.... I am actually more than 2km from all these schools, but boh pian lah, all those around me super hot this year![/quote]Then u only can go Pei Tong under P2C Supp

[lilfeets]

Today's ST has a parent writing in to ask for abolishing of Phase 2A: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Sto ... 23421.html


Priority for citizens not effective enough





Published on Jul 18, 2012



I AM due to register my elder son for Primary 1 under Phase 2B starting tomorrow. The nearest school, Ai Tong, is a three-minute walk from our home.


After last Friday's breakdown of the remaining vacancies after Phase 2A(2), the school has only 38 vacancies left, 19 of which will be up for grabs under Phase 2B.


The vacancy crunch signals a larger issue that remains unaddressed.


Giving citizens priority over non-citizens will not help much.


Last year's balloting data for the school shows a success rate of 39.21 per cent for Phase 2B and 29.41 per cent for Phase 2C, all of which affect pupils living within 1km of the school. Some 60 per cent and 70 per cent of the pupils living within 1km who registered under phases 2B and 2C, respectively, did not obtain a place.


Clearly, children of citizens living close to the school should be given higher priority.


If last year's figures are any yardstick, this year's batch will be denied a fair chance as well.


Sending our child to a school far away is unduly stressful. When the child is old enough to take part in co-curricular activities, parents face a headache as the school buses operate only on fixed timelines, and the child is too young to travel on public transport alone.


While it is fair for the Ministry of Education to give priority to pupils with siblings studying in the school, there is no need for the other phases that follow in the current system.


Priority should be given to all pupils living within 1km of the school.


Those who live farther away should be subject to balloting for the remaining vacancies.


The ministry must adopt a more holistic approach to address the frustration over primary school registration.


Lim Swee Ling (Madam)
In life, we cannot please everyone. The ones who don't get it will say it is not fair and that teh system is broken. The ones who have it say that it is working and that it is the right way.

Surely there are other schools that are within 1km besides Ai Tong right? I also wonder if she would be crying foul over the system if the school within 3 mins' walk is a neighbourhood school and not Ai Tong.

[SunshineMommy]

Hi,

i am registering my dd next yr. between Poi Ching School (SAP Sch) n Nan Chiau Pri Sch, which school would you choose? We are both 1-2km from both Sch under P2B. We PV in poi Ching n shkk (3rd yr). Poi Ching is current property n Nan Chiau is under construction (TOP 2013/4). In dilemma… I heard NCPS is soon a SAP school, not sure when this will happen. Is that true?