Bukit Timah Primary

[davincci46]

Hi mummies which schools did you still manage to transfer out to after the registration? Trying to see if I can put my DS on waitlist.

[pchong]

davincci46:

Hi mummies which schools did you still manage to transfer out to after the registration? Trying to see if I can put my DS on waitlist.

You showed interest in PHPPS, you can put your name in their waitlist. Mine is a girl's school.

[huaywenandkenneth]

This is for hkkiasu


Sorry, something wrong with my pm so I will post the bit about cosmopolitan here.

I have observed there are students from man nationalities in the school. So far in son’s class I known a family from Australia, one whose mum is a Vietnamese and another family who’s Indonesian. Of course there are other nationalities(from the school newsletter on racial harmony day last year). The downside is that chinese will be a tad weaker as most of the kids are quite "potato", but there are lots of programmes to encourage reading and writing in chinese and english.

There are plenty of Singaporeans in the schools, mostly staying around the area and might not have the chance to get into their "choice" schools due to the competitive registration and balloting systems.

But

[huaywenandkenneth]

I like the school because it has a small population (about 180 per intake), unlike the bigger schools where the children seem to be drawn into this big crowd, esp for the smaller ones when it can get quite daunting for them - kindergartens are only 20 to 25 per class, and usually not more than 5 classes running at any one time. The neighbourhood is quite conducive too, not much shops or other stuff to distract them, and the kids are alright (I observed them on public bus trips from the school sometimes, and they are not as rowdy as some of those I have seen before).


Like I mentioned, son is happy there as he is doing well and hence he has lots of opportunities to be leader (subject/it monitors, group leader etc). Most, if not all the kids gets some chance to shine, which is one of the good things about the school. And I think his form teacher likes him too as he can talk very well and is funny (but he is really loud!) and is always praising him when we go for meet the parent session. So I am happy too.

I will be sending my #2 and #3 there too when it’s their turn to enroll. of course the school is not perfect but it is a shame when the students get transferred out or man of their top students transfer to GEP schools at p4 and hence the school is not able to produce sterling results. But it will always be the choice of parents I guess.

[davincci46]

Hi Huaywen,

there’s nothing the school could do to keep their talents? If so how is the school ever going to make progress in standing and popularity? Really a pity and shame.

[huaywenandkenneth]

I don’t really have an answer to your question. Perhaps if the good kids had stayed on, btps would have produced results like what some of the other neighbourhood schools are doing. I supposed being surrounded by top branded schools does have its disadvantage… If your boy/girl has a chance to get to some of the top schools at p4, would you do it? I think most parents’ answers would be a resounding yes.


I will cross the bridge when it comes for my eldest boy. I would like him to remain in the school so that he can take care of his siblings when they enrol (he will be p5 by the time my #2 is in p1). #2 would never fit into a good school as he may need some learning support which btps is able to provide. But I also do not want to hold my #1 back, so in a dilemma. If he stays on, Maybe in 4 years time he can be one of the top psle students in btps ! haha!

[latte]

My elder is in Upper primary of this school . I did not reg my younger one under phase 1 this year as I m still considering if to put her in another school. I look at btps last year PSLE result and it doesn’t seem good . Not sure if their academic standard has dropped.

[latte]

My elder is in Upper primary of this school . I did not reg my younger one under phase 1 this year as I m still considering if to put her in another school. I look at btps last year PSLE result and it doesn’t seem good . Not sure if their academic standard has dropped.

[latte]

My elder is in Upper primary of this school . I did not reg my younger one under phase 1 this year as I m still considering if to put her in another school. I look at btps last year PSLE result and it doesn’t seem good . Not sure if their academic standard has dropped.

[davincci46]

I agree with you. Anyway just checked PHPPS <1km already reached 27 which is their max vacancies left and all are SC. So no luck for me and the rest who are 1-2km. Tmr will be going down to BTPS with my wife and DS and DD to register my DS before going to CC to let them check out the school. My DD will join his brother in 2 yrs time