Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools
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needtoplan\" post_id=\"2026080\" time=\"1622699895\" user_id=\"181210:
I would prefer PLMGPS if I were you, houses are cheaper, school has affiliation (less stressful to me that way), as my alma mater it brings back memories. That said, if I have a son, I’ll go with my hubs’s RVPS just so to ease the logistics.
Hi fellow parents,
Looking for opinions and perhaps angles we have missed in this school picking dilemma.
Daughter born in 2016, torn between PLMGPS (I'm an alumni) (+ points: affiliation - points: location) and RVPS (husband is an old boy) (+ points: location - points: no affiliation)
On the housing front, we are looking for our new place and are torn between a CCR location for RVPS vs an outside CCR 'suburbs' region for PLMGPS.
We know the importance of living nearer to a school, as we do not want to tire her out with traveling time.
How do you guys decide? Hope to hear some thoughts, thanks everyone. -
walala\" post_id=\"2026195\" time=\"1622793774\" user_id=\"193152:
KCPPS as 2A2 sure in. All the best!
Dear fellow parents,
It is my first time on this platform and my wife and I are probably too late into the \"party\" but I still hope to get some advise from parents here.
Our firstborn will be enrolling into Primary school next year and we are absolutely clueless where to apply to, hence would like to seek your advises and feedbacks especially on this 2 schools: Kuo Chuan Presbyterian (1-2km away) and Pei Chun Public School (2km away). We are also >1km away from Catholic High and 1-2km away from Ai Tong (but we can only apply under P2C)
My wife and I are old girl/boy at KCPPS and PCPS, but we did not know or join any alumni so we can only start application at these 2 schools under P2A2. However we cannot decide which to go for and just looking at the school websites does not really give us much idea about the two schools. Therefore would really appreciate any feedback of parents whose kids are already in these schools. TYVM! -
Does Yun Neng primary school offer (Tamil Mother Tongue Language) as one of the languages?
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Suppriya\" post_id=\"2026285\" time=\"1622890140\" user_id=\"191012:
Yes Yu Neng offers Tamil.
Does Yun Neng primary school offer (Tamil Mother Tongue Language) as one of the languages?
https://www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder/schooldetail?schoolname=yu-neng-primary-school -
Hi all,
Seeking out some advice and opinion here.
We are Singapore citizens staying within 1KM of both Nanyang Primary School (NPS) and Raffles Girls Primary School (RGPS). We have 2 daughters and one is entering primary school next year.
Me and my wife are quite split on which school to apply for her. Both of prefer NPS as it’s a "Chinese" school so we think the culture and discipline should be better compared to RGPS. It also have affiliation and we prefer a mixed school as well.
But as we are only applying in 2C, I was thinking that the chances of getting into RGPS is so much higher than NPS and we shouldn’t take the risk in applying for NPS. My wife is still quite keen to take the risk for 2 reasons:
1) No risk no gain
2) RGPS last year SC < 1KM also need ballot -
CALYNSEA\" post_id=\"2026382\" time=\"1623029926\" user_id=\"181903:
NYPS:
Hi all,
Seeking out some advice and opinion here.
We are Singapore citizens staying within 1KM of both Nanyang Primary School (NPS) and Raffles Girls Primary School (RGPS). We have 2 daughters and one is entering primary school next year.
Me and my wife are quite split on which school to apply for her. Both of prefer NPS as it's a \"Chinese\" school so we think the culture and discipline should be better compared to RGPS. It also have affiliation and we prefer a mixed school as well.
But as we are only applying in 2C, I was thinking that the chances of getting into RGPS is so much higher than NPS and we shouldn't take the risk in applying for NPS. My wife is still quite keen to take the risk for 2 reasons:
1) No risk no gain
2) RGPS last year SC < 1KM also need ballot
- 20/56, 21/37, 20/78
- looking at ~ 2 to 3 applicants per place available
- ballot for SC < 1km every year
RGPS:
- 114/164, 123/172, 77/176
- ballot for SC < 1km only for 2020 (most years, ballot for SC > 2km)
No risk, no gain... but that's only true if you can take the pain. You have to decide whether you are prepared for the alternatives. If you can't imagine your daughters in another school, best to go for RGPS.
Last year was abnormal for RGPS. One probable reason was due to the lower number of places available (77) compared to previous year (typically 100+) . You may want to pay attention to this year's numbers before you decide. While there's no data breakdown for last year, I suspect a significant number of the applicants (176) are > 1km. Thus, even if one has to ballot, the odds are much better than 2 or 3 to 1 place.
Note: while NYPS has affiliation to NYGH, the affiliate minimum requirement is the most stringent. Any girls that can meet the AMR would probably be able to qualify for IP elsewhere (e.g. SCGS, TJC etc). -
Hi,
I am new to this forum and P1 registration exercise. I didn’t do my schooling in Singapore; so apologies if my questions are very basic. I have question on MTLs:
1. I understand that not all schools offer all MTLs. For example, Nan Hua Primary offers only Chinese, and doesn’t offer Malay and Tamil. Does that mean only Chinese students can apply for this school? Or, can anyone apply to this school, but can take only Chinese as MTL?
2. And what about foreigner students who are not Chinese, Malay or Tamil — can they apply to any school, and then pick one of the approved foreign languages as MTL?
Thanks -
ska.hello\" post_id=\"2026468\" time=\"1623132831\" user_id=\"176188:
Hi, you can read up more about MOE’s rules about choosing the MTL in primary school here:
Hi,
I am new to this forum and P1 registration exercise. I didn’t do my schooling in Singapore; so apologies if my questions are very basic. I have question on MTLs:
1. I understand that not all schools offer all MTLs. For example, Nan Hua Primary offers only Chinese, and doesn’t offer Malay and Tamil. Does that mean only Chinese students can apply for this school? Or, can anyone apply to this school, but can take only Chinese as MTL?
2. And what about foreigner students who are not Chinese, Malay or Tamil — can they apply to any school, and then pick one of the approved foreign languages as MTL?
Thanks
https://www.moe.gov.sg/primary/curriculum/mother-tongue-languages/learning-in-school -
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Hello everyone!
I have one dilemma that I have been thinking about it for the longest time but couldn’t decide on anything.
My firstborn is in k1 now (born 2016) and second born is still a baby (born 2020). My husband is an alumni with Chongfu primary. I’m currently staying with my PIL at Sengkang which is less than 1km to Nan Chiau primary. Ideally I would wish that she can get in NCPS as it is just beside us.
If I enrol my firstborn in Chongfu, she will be in 2A. If I enrol her in NCPS, it would depend by much on luck under 2C.
If I give up 2A in CHongfu to go for 2C in NCPS, I can’t go back to Chongfu if I didn’t get a place in NCPS.
Is there anybody who got lucky and get a seat through waiting list before the start of primary school?
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