Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]
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mamona:
On 20th dec the girls must wear RGS uniform ?
No. Wear your primary school uniform. For the last time.
And welcome to the Raffles Family!
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Awesomestxxx:
That's wat we thought last year. But .... No, sch tie not included in the orientation package. Better buy one when u r there from the uniform vendor.Herbie:
Do we need to buy the sch tie?
A school tie will be given to you along with other things like 2 name tags (which will be issued after a month or so) and other stuff that are necessary in a bag during orientation. If you lose your school tie, you can purchase it from the Prefectorial Board room beside the General Office
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Awesomestxxx:
Er yeah I think you have to buy it from the uniform vendor on reporting day, from what I recall, but I think on reporting day there will be a piece of paper that tells you what will be in the orientation package, i thinkHerbie:
Do we need to buy the sch tie?
A school tie will be given to you along with other things like 2 name tags (which will be issued after a month or so) and other stuff that are necessary in a bag during orientation. If you lose your school tie, you can purchase it from the Prefectorial Board room beside the General Office
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Hi,
Is standard in RGS too high? Do most of its girls go for private tuition? That will be another cost burden, in addition to its high school fee! After deducting EESIS, still need to pay $100 per month! Don’t understand why education has to be so expensive! And I am just talking about secondary school education! -
rachelmok2000:
According to the book that was given to all P6 students this year, Nanyang's cop last year was 262. Does that T score include the bonus points for students who take higher mother tongue?
This is what I believed so - after I learnt that my daughter's 3 bonus points on HMT cannot be used to boost her chance in her RGS application. Anyway, we guess she stands a reasonable chance to get in without the help of 3 bonus points. -
slmkhoo:
Since there are many schools do not charge high fees, why then made some schools charged high fees? Because of the two magic words : \"Independent Schools\"? Why should students who want, and are eligible, to study in those so-called \"independent schools\" being made to pay so much more than they would in most other schools?
There are many other schools which don't charge such high fees. We considered carefully before selecting this school as we also find $100 a month steep, plus misc fees, computer etc. However, in the end, we decided to go for it for various reasons. I will probably be returning to the workforce (have been a SAHM for many years), so that will help. Since we knew the fees etc before selecting the school, although I would like EESIS to increase, I can't really complain (too much!).Fern-Leaf:
Hi,
Is standard in RGS too high? Do most of its girls go for private tuition? That will be another cost burden, in addition to its high school fee! After deducting EESIS, still need to pay $100 per month! Don't understand why education has to be so expensive! And I am just talking about secondary school education!
I congratulate you for having the luxury to return to workforce, but I know of parents who do not have such luxury.
Of course we need to know the high fees before selecting the school, otherwise it would mean we were being conned! But the point is : why made students who are eligible to study in those schools pay such an astronomical fee? Mind you, we are talking about education for teenagers! We are talking about a country where its government boasts, far too often, about having provided equal opportunity to every child!
And while we were talking about EESIS, why don't abolish this 'bluff' scholarship and get students of every secondary school in Singapore to pay the same amount of school fee? As long as your kid's PSLE score got him/her into a school, you pay the same school fee just like parents of students in other schools. Simple and straightforward, no creative accounting, no impressive labels or words such as \"independent schools\", \"EESIS\" and \"subsidy\"! -
hmm…. RGS or any IP schools, MOE provide financial assistance scheme. You can approach the school's authority, they will help you. If approved, the kid will pay the same fees as non=IP students are paying. hope this info can help :moneyflies:
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Fern-Leaf:
bonus point (HMT) CAN NOT be used for RGS. FOR SAP school only..rachelmok2000:
According to the book that was given to all P6 students this year, Nanyang's cop last year was 262. Does that T score include the bonus points for students who take higher mother tongue?
This is what I believed so - after I learnt that my daughter's 3 bonus points on HMT cannot be used to boost her chance in her RGS application. Anyway, we guess she stands a reasonable chance to get in without the help of 3 bonus points. -
Fern-Leaf:
As much as I wish what you say could come true, these are the choices we make for our kids - to go to such schools and participate in their programmes. They are independent schools. We have a choice in not choosing them. They are not obliged to fulfil our wishes. Instead, we go to them, so we should pay the amount they clearly stated. Just like we can't demand that LV or Gucci be sold at $20 just because we want them. There are always other good government schools if we do not want to pay.
Since there are many schools do not charge high fees, why then made some schools charged high fees? Because of the two magic words : \"Independent Schools\"? Why should students who want, and are eligible, to study in those so-called \"independent schools\" being made to pay so much more than they would in most other schools?
I congratulate you for having the luxury to return to workforce, but I know of parents who do not have such luxury.
Of course we need to know the high fees before selecting the school, otherwise it would mean we were being conned! But the point is : why made students who are eligible to study in those schools pay such an astronomical fee? Mind you, we are talking about education for teenagers! We are talking about a country where its government boasts, far too often, about having provided equal opportunity to every child!
And while we were talking about EESIS, why don't abolish this 'bluff' scholarship and get students of every secondary school in Singapore to pay the same amount of school fee? As long as your kid's PSLE score got him/her into a school, you pay the same school fee just like parents of students in other schools. Simple and straightforward, no creative accounting, no impressive labels or words such as \"independent schools\", \"EESIS\" and \"subsidy\"!
By 'independent', it also means that they employ their own teachers and principals. Moe does not deploy teachers there. -
rains:
I think the fundamental question is – are the fees now getting too high as such limits the choices that some parents could make?
As much as I wish what you say could come true, these are the choices we make for our kids - to go to such schools and participate in their programmes. They are independent schools. We have a choice in not choosing them. They are not obliged to fulfil our wishes. Instead, we go to them, so we should pay the amount they clearly stated. Just like we can't demand that LV or Gucci be sold at $20 just because we want them. There are always other good government schools if we do not want to pay.Fern-Leaf:
Since there are many schools do not charge high fees, why then made some schools charged high fees? Because of the two magic words : \"Independent Schools\"? Why should students who want, and are eligible, to study in those so-called \"independent schools\" being made to pay so much more than they would in most other schools?
I congratulate you for having the luxury to return to workforce, but I know of parents who do not have such luxury.
Of course we need to know the high fees before selecting the school, otherwise it would mean we were being conned! But the point is : why made students who are eligible to study in those schools pay such an astronomical fee? Mind you, we are talking about education for teenagers! We are talking about a country where its government boasts, far too often, about having provided equal opportunity to every child!
And while we were talking about EESIS, why don't abolish this 'bluff' scholarship and get students of every secondary school in Singapore to pay the same amount of school fee? As long as your kid's PSLE score got him/her into a school, you pay the same school fee just like parents of students in other schools. Simple and straightforward, no creative accounting, no impressive labels or words such as \"independent schools\", \"EESIS\" and \"subsidy\"!
By 'independent', it also means that they employ their own teachers and principals. Moe does not deploy teachers there.
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