Marymount Convent

[michyms]

May I offer my humble opinion on this affiliation thing? This is speaking from experience of having studied in a primary school with an affiliated secondary school and then having gone to that secondary school. If a child needs to enter a secondary school using the affiliation route as did not score that well in PSLE, it does little for the self esteem of the child. those who needed to use the affiliation were relegated to the worst classes and the rest of the school would look at them as those who did not do well enough therefore have to come in through the back door. I can’t imagine how the kid would feel in such circumstances? Just sharing.

[michyms]

3chips:

Just to share my thoughts about why Marymount Convent has a low P1 intake... Marymount Convent was my 1st choice for DD long before the time came for P1 registration. Especially since she's currently in Marymount Kindergarten but the oncoming construction of the NS highway made me think again and also that Marymount Convent does not have an affiliated Secondary school.

3chips, we all choose what we feel is important for our kids. The construction nor the lack of affiliation does not bother me. I could have sent my daughter to my alumni school with affiliation but did not due to the long distance she would have to travel daily, so I picked MCS for its holistic education instead. She has such wonderful teachers and a very nurturing environment that I have no regrets at all.

[hoylj]

ORANGEJUICE02:

Hi mummies


I'll be registering my DD under 2c and hope that there won't be balloting at MCS.

Go for it, OrangeJuice02! Your dd should be fine given the current Phase 2C vacancies available.

All the best!

[ohdaddy]

hi


in the end, on choosing a school, there are so many factors to weigh in and only parents can know the \"best\" way for their own kids. affiliation for some, holistic education for others, distance for some, psle results for others, a place for their kids' kids even in future for a few parents.

for me, i benfitted from having an affiliated sec school as i barely made it in psle. the affiliated school, because of its committment to its own pri school students through thick and thin, took us in and gave an opportunity to me and others in sec school. so affiliated school is important. then again, affiliation is not the only criterion for some parents when deciding the school for their kids

[cyn13]

Hi,


I am staying > 2KM of marymount convent. What is the chances of getting in at Phase 2C? Very worried.
Can someone advise me. My girl preparation tutor commend that the school mathematics is not as good. How the parent feel so far ?

Could someone advise me.

[hoylj]

cyn13:

Hi,


I am staying > 2KM of marymount convent. What is the chances of getting in at Phase 2C? Very worried.
Can someone advise me. My girl preparation tutor commend that the school mathematics is not as good. How the parent feel so far ?

Could someone advise me.

Hi cny13, ou experience was also >2km when we registered our dd to MCS in phase 2C supplementary as we were balloted.out in phase 2C in an elite school. Guess yours stands a better chance especially if you are a citizen.

Maths has been a whole lot better. You should see it in the PSLE exams results. My dd is using the Onsponge book for their school exercises which are far more challenging than the usual textbooks. I don't know what your tuitor is referring to when he/she said about being weaker in Maths.

Hope this helps. Call the school office if you have doubts. They will clarify. All the best.

[michyms]

I don’t think the Maths standard is too bad at all. On the contrary they have tests practically every week no chance to slack at all!

[cyn13]

Thanks hoylj and michyms.

How is the school hw? Maybe towards to the tutor, my girl is an average girl so she think neighnourhood school is good enough for her.
But I thought convent school is better for girl in the value.

[michyms]

In the beginning there seemed to be quite a lot of homework, but now my dd has gotten used to it plus gotten used to tackling on her own… So it’s been pretty good. English standards are quite high… Chinese could be better but I am happy with it all.

[hoylj]

Hi, for my dd it has been alright for P1. She breezed through. P2 was quite something when she started in 2H. She has 2x more homework than her peers. Now she’s P3 and been on the same homework rate but more subjects such as science. She enjoys school and adores her Maths teacher. So I guess it’s quite ok for now.