[Novena] Primary Schools

[J_C_M_L]

Ribena48:

JCML- San Yu is a small private school. After so many people felt 'kan cheong' for you and congratulated you after your son get a seat in ACPS... how come you suggested to others 'if really not choice ...might as well go private (San Yu Adventist ..\" Very discouraging statement ley.....


2hotto handle - Balestier Hill Primary is a proper Govt school and still under care by MOE as compared to San Yu Adventist. Don;t resort to homeschooling and be your own MOE just because you can't get a place in ACPS or SJI. If you think that way, then how about parents with special needs? These less priviledged special needs (can be deaf, blind, down synrome, autistics ,...erc). attend schools as long as the schools accept them and they have no choice in life at all.

Do not be despair, zoom into other schools as well that near your premise. Besides BHPS, there must be others. How about Kheng Cheng or First Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh ? They are not too far from Balestier and SJI area.

pardon me pardon me! In fact BHPS was one of my initial backup plan too but because of the slight 'complicated' surrounding (not so much of the school factors) after my visit, I just worried that forumer parents did not check out the area first before registering their children there. Thus suggesting San Yu which is situated a few hundreds metre away from BHPS, (eventhough it's not a government school) but the surrounding environment gave me a much better feeling. No offence.

[2hotTOhandle]

Hi


I won't consider private schs. I moved back to Sg so that my girls would have access to our govt pri schools.

SCGS is the only girls' sch within 1km from where I stay but you are right, there are other schs that I can consider. In asking about BHPS, I was just trying to find out more about this sch in case my girl gets posted there if we fail in P2C and P2C supp. balloting. There are no other girls'/co-ed sch within 2km.

BHPS will be the only sch with vacancies left in my area at the end of P2C.

I am trying to assess whether I can live with my daughter being posted to BHPS if we fail in balloting in P2C and P2C supp. If I cannot live with this, then I may be less aggressive and give up SCGS if the odds are not in our favor. I have a younger daughter. If my elder one goes to BHPS, she will likely follow next year.

I can be bullish and just register in P2C at SCGS no matter what the odds are like. But I need to be rational for my daughters' sakes.

Ribena48:

JCML- San Yu is a small private school. After so many people felt 'kan cheong' for you and congratulated you after your son get a seat in ACPS... how come you suggested to others 'if really not choice ...might as well go private (San Yu Adventist ..\" Very discouraging statement ley.....

2hotto handle - Balestier Hill Primary is a proper Govt school and still under care by MOE as compared to San Yu Adventist. Don;t resort to homeschooling and be your own MOE just because you can't get a place in ACPS or SJI. If you think that way, then how about parents with special needs? These less priviledged special needs (can be deaf, blind, down synrome, autistics ,...erc). attend schools as long as the schools accept them and they have no choice in life at all.
Do not be despair, zoom into other schools as well that near your premise. Besides BHPS, there must be others. How about Kheng Cheng or First Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh ? They are not too far from Balestier and SJI area.

[2hotTOhandle]

I just spoke to my friend who is a teacher. Her friend has taught in BHPS but apparently the kids have so many disciplinary issues she threw in the towel and quit.


Don’t shoot me I am just sharing this pc of infor for parents who might be considering BHPS like me.

[Dauntless]

Personally i would consider Marymount convent and St Margaret for 2C if balloting becomes too HOT. As for boys, I have heard good things about Hong Wen, St Andrews, Maris Stella.

That is just me.

[J_C_M_L]

2hotTOhandle:

I just spoke to my friend who is a teacher. Her friend has taught in BHPS but apparently the kids have so many disciplinary issues she threw in the towel and quit.


Don't shoot me I am just sharing this pc of infor for parents who might be considering BHPS like me.

If both 2C failed and you given an option, will you consider sending ur girl to a top notch school but with condition of donationg to school rebuilding? And it's not a girl but co-ed school?

*just curious asking.......

[bagconomics]

Dauntless:

Personally i would consider Marymount convent and St Margaret for 2C if balloting becomes too HOT. As for boys, I have heard good things about Hong Wen, St Andrews, Maris Stella.

That is just me.

Hi my back up plan is either st Andrews or Maris Stella and first choice b SJI. But my back up will be more than 2km and the chances are slim too as well

[2hotTOhandle]

Yes those would be my backup schs. But I am outside of 2km for both so depends on the odds as well. It's all a numbers game.


I am also considering Bt Timah Pri Sch but my pref is still an all-girls' sch.

Dauntless:

Personally i would consider Marymount convent and St Margaret for 2C if balloting becomes too HOT. As for boys, I have heard good things about Hong Wen, St Andrews, Maris Stella.
That is just me.

[2hotTOhandle]

My answer is \"I will consider\". Depends on what choices I am left with and obviously how big is the sch's appetite. Someone has actually told me I can donate x0,000 (>50,000) to this xx Girls' Sch and get a place if we fail in P2C. But I did not verify or follow up. If my girl got into an ok sch, I won't consider it at all. Top notch sch will prob ask me for donation every yr after that.


I wonder if the schs have the autonomy to do that though. Can they slot u in by adding an additional space?? You r asking prob because you have heard similar stories!

J_C_M_L:

2hotTOhandle:

I just spoke to my friend who is a teacher. Her friend has taught in BHPS but apparently the kids have so many disciplinary issues she threw in the towel and quit.

Don't shoot me I am just sharing this pc of infor for parents who might be considering BHPS like me.

If both 2C failed and you given an option, will you consider sending ur girl to a top notch school but with condition of donationg to school rebuilding? And it's not a girl but co-ed school?

*just curious asking.......

[Ninja Turtle]

Too hot to handle, smps and mmc are both decent all girls school. Even if you are more than 2km away you still stand an almost 100percent chance for mmc and a very good chance for smps if you apply at 2c. However at 2c supp even for these schools the odds of getting in are very low. For smps at 2c supp the school traditionally has no more vacancies all gets taken up at 2c itself. For mmc, all spaces go at 2c supp to those living between 1 to 2 km. This year with PRs vying for these schools they will most definitely get full at 2c itself. Therefore you may need to make your plunge sooner rather than later.

[steamystream]

2hotTOhandle:

My answer is \"I will consider\". Depends on what choices I am left with and obviously how big is the sch's appetite. Someone has actually told me I can donate x0,000 (>50,000) to this xx Girls' Sch and get a place if we fail in P2C. But I did not verify or follow up. If my girl got into an ok sch, I won't consider it at all. Top notch sch will prob ask me for donation every yr after that.


I wonder if the schs have the autonomy to do that though. Can they slot u in by adding an additional space?? You r asking prob because you have heard similar stories!

J_C_M_L:

[quote=\"2hotTOhandle\"]I just spoke to my friend who is a teacher. Her friend has taught in BHPS but apparently the kids have so many disciplinary issues she threw in the towel and quit.

Don't shoot me I am just sharing this pc of infor for parents who might be considering BHPS like me.

If both 2C failed and you given an option, will you consider sending ur girl to a top notch school but with condition of donationg to school rebuilding? And it's not a girl but co-ed school?

*just curious asking.......

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