Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools
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ImMeeMee:
Open houses are no doubt a great way to see the full spectrum of services offered by the schools, but like all presentations, they tend to be \"spiced up\". It pays to observe the students of the school when they are in and out of the schools to get the inside story....but we intend to attend the open house sessions during this year's registration on some of the schools that we are interested, make a tour and see how the school is.
That could be one way to find out more about the schools. -
ChiefKiasu:
But not all schools has open house, right? I don't remember popular schools like rulang, nanyang, ai tong has open hse...
Open houses are no doubt a great way to see the full spectrum of services offered by the schools, but like all presentations, they tend to be \"spiced up\". It pays to observe the students of the school when they are in and out of the schools to get the inside story.ImMeeMee:
...but we intend to attend the open house sessions during this year's registration on some of the schools that we are interested, make a tour and see how the school is.
That could be one way to find out more about the schools. -
ttyh:
...But not all schools has open house, right? I don't remember popular schools like rulang, nanyang, ai tong has open hse...
You are right. That's why we normally have a thread each year for parents to post notices of which schools are having open houses and when. -
ChiefKiasu:
oic...hm, interesting, will lurk around this thread.ttyh:
...But not all schools has open house, right? I don't remember popular schools like rulang, nanyang, ai tong has open hse...
You are right. That's why we normally have a thread each year for parents to post notices of which schools are having open houses and when.
Even though my boy boy is in P1 now, still can go and look see look see?
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Thanks for posting all the information. :lol:
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Heyya ttyh,
No worries. Doesn’t matter what age.
Its open house so OPEN to all no matter
what the reason. To scout, to recce, to
kaypoh… anything. They might entice
swap over schools if you find their sch
is better. Who knows? Hehee… We had
fun at our open house.
Some open houses are conducted ala
carnival. Quite interesting! Some have
drop off activties for the children to do
and parents take a look around guided
by the PSG’s or school staff.
If unsure if a particular school does
conduct one at their premise, just
call to ask. -
buds:
So, it's easy to do a transfer at P2?Heyya ttyh,
They might entice
swap over schools if you find their sch
is better.
Is it a sure swop if P1 grades are good? Do they conduct interviews?
Just wondering if one fails to get into their desired school and their kiddo gets great grades during P1, got chance to transfer? -
Heyya ttyh,
Different schools have different protocols with regards to
transfer procedures. Most importantly its about the space
availability. If they have a space, then can consider swap
ins for students for other schools. Yes, it will help if child
has fantastic P1 results. My girl is in neighbourhood school
and so far i’ve heard they only need the report book, no
written exam but sure got interview. They would wanna
know reason for a swap and how this swap will benefit
you and your child. -
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hi... never thot i wil become a kiasu parent but it seems the day is finally here (ha... april fools' day...)
chief... can u advise the following, and other kiasu followers' contributions are most warmly welcomed...
1. what's all this talk abt single session vs 2 sessions for primary schs please... pls advise... i am truly out of touch and feel like an alien on planet primary schools. what is the benefit??
2. can someone out there pls advise which top school around has minimum homework pls?! i saw this written somewhere in the forum but cannot find out who wrote it and ask which sch he/she is referring to. i am not particularly keen on having my kid do tons of homework til late at nite at this age...
3. which top 10 school ranked in academic performance has afternoon sessions for pri 1 or are all of them only morning? my gal is really not the morning type and i confess my worries!!!!!
4. was thinking of moving to sch of choice but need to know if being within 1km of that sch means i have to maintain that address for the entire 6 years?!
5. some views of single sex vs co-ed education at primary level... are gals in girls' sch very aggressive? my gal pal tells me she thinks the boys in class tends to be gentle with the gals unlike the rough and tough gals in gals' schs who bully each other... any truth in this please??
kam sia... kam sia...help!!! -
1. single session = only morning session
double sessions = morning and afternoon
some prefer single session cos they had more than 1 kid attending the school ie single session makes more logistic sense (although some parents like to separate their kids into 2 session if they feel it's easier to handle them separately at home and want to give 1-to-1 attention).
for those going student care, they may not prefer afternoon session, cos kids still need to wake up early to go student care and by the time its lesson in the afternoon, they get sleepy.
double session = lower pri kid need not wake up so early; makes transition easier; but do bear in mind that afternoon can be pretty hot (weather).
2. perhaps its easier (for us) if you list down your preferred schools for parents here to comment.
3. you can find out from http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_index.asp. select the school of your choice to check if they have double sessions. then go to their website to confirm if P1 is afternoon (which usually is).
4. No comment.
5. you can read more from http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=577&start=0.
there are quite some fair bit of info in this forum. take some time to navigate cos posting at the appropriate thread will cut down on CKS' workload and easier to garner more comments from the parents.
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