may i know if any SC parents are applying for Alexandra primary?


tomorrow’s the registration and i’m still wondering if i’m doing the right decision if I put my child there vs an "old school" (like new town)

=(

Shix2_82:

I wonder if gesp is good.

My hubby was from bukit Ho swee pri so we can apply under phrase 2a2

Not sure if radin mas is worth the gamble too

Hey thanks for your post! Just found out my primary school has merged to become gesp too! Didnt occur to me to find out where it went...

Now more headache to choose gesp under earlier phrase or new town under 2C....

qms:

anytanz:

Might try for new town but wonder whats my chance since more than 1km.

You don't have to worry if you are looking at New Town for P2C.

Looks like it will be new town then. Thanks!

Shix2_82:

Hi,


My boy willing be registering only next year. And we are staying in queens town which is > 2km since they r at Dover.
Applied for PV in Fairfield but was rejected so I guess I need to give up hope in placing my boys in that school. only left with queenstown and new town. How is the review of these 2 schools?

Same for me, rather hopeless for fairfield alredy.

I am <1km for queenstown and >2km for new town and gan eng seng.

Might try for new town but wonder whats my chance since more than 1km.

Chin-A:

My PV application got rejected..I'm not a Christian though and my current address is >2km. Thought of relocating to Queenstown coz I'm working there and logistically will be alot easier when ds starts P1. I may still try for P2C

just curious, what will you do if you don't get a place under P2C after moving there?

i'm wondering if i should do the same too yet worried if we fail in balloting then we'll have a huge problem...

janet_lee88:

Hi anytanz,

Work pressure is driving many crazy. It's worst if both husband and wife work. After long day in office, still have to coach kids in their schoolwork and THAT is no walk in the park any longer.

1) Register for P1 is first stress.
2) After that, making sure child is ready for P1.
3) School starts, child brings home work that dinosaurs like me don't comprehend.
4) parents pull their hair out trying to get kids to understand.
The list goes on...

yes, i can only imagine when my turn comes! :yikes:

Scary:

Which were the good primary schools last time? Nanyang, Aitong, etc weren't one in my school days.

Both my husband and I came from neighbourhood primary schools. My husband was top 3 in his school for PSLE and 26 out of 33 in my class got into SAP. My primary school was along the same stretch as Queenstown Prim last time. IMPO, go for the nearest primary school if possible. Your child will have more time to sleep and do his/her work. Plus, can save $$ on transport
You never know. Queenstown may be as popular as Nanyang 20 or 30 years down the road.

if queenstown does ever become popular my kids will thank me. otherwise they will probably face the same headache i have when they register their kids for school! hahha

yyt47:

Reading this makes me kind assured again since this P1 registration draws nearer..... my gal is going to p1 next year but i also did not do any PV etc...just intend to send her to the neighborhood sch nearest to us under Phase 2C...


i personally feel that if my gal is in good hands (both of us work FT but parents have to play a part to monitor her environment and friends she mix with) and as long as enjoys herself in the environment, she can excel too...i noticed this in her child care enrichment she attends...while if we start giving too much pressure to the kids, they may not enjoy and may end up having opposite effects....Kids these days already lose too much childhood unlike our days...let lose sometimes thou every parents want the best for their kids. Your best may not be their best.just my own personal view to share...

nowadays we parents are already quit tired working and having to take care of the house so not much time is left coaching the kids. i doubt our parents didn't have so much stress last time!

actually the best thing is for the government to ensure the standard of all the schools then all our kids will be in safe hands....

jedamum:

anytanz:

uh cos we're only average salary workers and as parents we all want \"the best for our children\".

just that everyone else has a plan except us (friends come from good primary schools) and now we're panicking!

we're a little too laidback and now feeling the pressure of not doing enough for our kids... people are asking us which school we sending our kids and we're like uhhhh....

Anytanz
I understand your panic. for 2 years, I had been bugging the sch that is 10min walk from my home for a shot at applying as a pv as the sch typically has balloting within 1km in phase 2c which I was then eligible. Having been turned away at least 4 times n told to check with them again only to be faced with no available jobs for interested pv wannabe. I wAs frustrated n felt helpless. When there r no longer preferred options available, we then moved on - no choice - to look at plan B n C while planning to give a shot at balloting.

If u have a sch near your place that is not too bad, the close proximity is already an advantage. At this point, focus on which nearby sch is a better fit and if that does not work out in the next few years, the window of opportunity for transfer to preferred sch may still be there so long u make a move to join your preferred sch's waitlist for transfer asap. Have hope, but life will still go on. You will be surprised that most times, kids themselves r not bothered about the name of the sch so long they have fun, make friends n lucky to meet good teachers. Seeing them fit in will be priority for most of us, right?

Good luck!

2 years! wow. puts me to shame for only trying last minute! haahha...

thanks for the patience to try to aide my decision making. i'll just try my best then hope for the best.

:thankyou:

verykiasu2010:

actually there are many PV holding full time jobs too

it's so stressful being a parent these days! but i guess the kids also feel the pressure too...