[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[tingting2424]

BigDevil:

tingting2424:

Just a thot.. Should I be worried for my girl who is reg in 2c for nyps? If we can't get in, wat shld we do?

Have you seen this? http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/bukit-timah

If you don't live anywhere within 1km, then you pretty much have no chance at all. Even if you are within 1km, there is also a chance you don't get selected during the balloting.

Have you considered RGPS for your daughter instead?

I do stay within the 1km. Always get blocked by the cars during the 12 to 2 pm..

We hope to get into NYPS since my in laws have been staying here more den 10yrs.. Taking in consideration for her brother, we are hoping that we can avoid this fretting when it comes to his turn in 4 yrs time..

[tankee]

tingting2424:

I do stay within the 1km. Always get blocked by the cars during the 12 to 2 pm..

We hope to get into NYPS since my in laws have been staying here more den 10yrs.. Taking in consideration for her brother, we are hoping that we can avoid this fretting when it comes to his turn in 4 yrs time..

Advisable to have a backup plan just in case, since ballot is almost certain to happen.

[VooVoo]

It seems to me there will be fewer vacancies after phase 2a2 at NYPS…lower than previous years…(except for dragon babies)…gosh…may need to ballot at phase 2b

[janet88]

markfch,


Duchess area is within 1km of Nanyang, and RGPS.
A friend is staying there. She has registered daughter under Phase 2A1 in CHIJ TP but thinking whether to pull out and put daughter in RGPS.

Nanyang has 161 places for Phase 2A2. Is it hard to tell at this point what the take up rate is ? Roughly number of vacancies for Phase 2C ?

[verykiasu2010]

janet_lee88:

markfch,


Duchess area is within 1km of Nanyang, and RGPS.
A friend is staying there. She has registered daughter under Phase 2A1 in CHIJ TP but thinking whether to pull out and put daughter in RGPS.

Nanyang has 161 places for Phase 2A2. Is it hard to tell at this point what the take up rate is ? Roughly number of vacancies for Phase 2C ?

if i don't remember wrongly, phase 2C vacancies ranged from 25 to 55 (depending on each year's baby birth rate as well as siblings at phase 1) : meaning phase 2B & 2C ranged from 50 to 110.....hence the take up rate at phase 2A is roughly 60

[Busymom]

Just wondering, what would be your choice if you could apply for either SCGS or RGPS under phase 2B?

[verykiasu2010]

Busymom:

Just wondering, what would be your choice if you could apply for either SCGS or RGPS under phase 2B?

SCGS girls have no worry of getting into SCGS secondary, hence less stress at PSLE. But the stress comes later - after O Levels because not many places left in the top JC.... and even 3 points at O level has difficulty getting into HCI or RI.

if your girl is self motivated, quite bright, likely to score above 260 in PSLE, then go to RGS and then apply to IP school after PSLE - through train all the way to JC2 - save the headache and stress of getting into JC after O level. RGS is not a feeder school to any secondary school - hence it will be pressure cooker to do well to get into a top secondary school

the choice is yours. think long term

the present education landscape is putting O level students at a disadvantage as far as entering top JC is concerned

[janet88]

Busymom,

I will choose SCGS too, since there is no headache of secondary school. 10 years is as far as I can consider. For JC, let the child work hard to get into a good one.
RGPS doesn’t have affilation to RGS, so there is pressure to perform well.

[tankee]

I would choose RGPS, despite having no affilation.

[rugrats_pat]

Busymom, I will choose SCGS too for the very fact that RGPS will be re-located for 2 years in another premise very soon.