seriously, can all of u believe that the agent flyers/ mailers are more than my normal mails? they oso stick on the door grilles. Sigh!


Happydino, happy & good luck hunting!

I'm looking forward to the opening of Nex mall in November! 10 mins walk from my flat!

Oic…now they building new condo on the ex-Minton Rise HUDC flats…


wats the average COV they asking now? i think with the new property laws, the market shld be cooling down.

mrswongtuition, which block ur mum stay, is it 14X, 11X or 10X series? 100K cov?! I stayed at 16X series (prominent red flats), so tempted to sell due to attractive selling price but i kinda like the area alot too. Very convenient, especially with the upcoming new mall @ serangoon central..


happydino, agree wif u, the flats r mostly more than 20 yrs old, our flat are the \"youngest\" cluster - around 13 yrs old..

thanks for info, tankee and mrswongtuition…now really have to consider carefully…

vicki:

Actually you should register in GMPS first (under 2A) - at least you have a seat there liao. Then - monitor the situation at PLMGS and MS - before deciding if you want to withdraw your name from GMPS and apply for the latter schools....


But to be honest, unless you really dont like GMPS - its really not worth the risk to give up a confirmed seat for a shot at balloting. What happens if you end up with neither -- i think it would be worse! :stupid:

U mean i can really do that - register at 1 school & apply later at another? Will that be risky?

If really unlucky that i cant get a seat @ PLMGS, i can't go back to GMPS right?

Also, i will have to be stressful again for my son (born in 2008) if i apply another school for him.

Its not i don't really like GMPS, i just felt that we are so near a better school (PLMGS) that it seems a tad silly not to try. But like what u mentioned, if we end up with neither, its really quite scary!

mrswongtuition, i have missed the deadline to register for PV. So have to depend on distance & luck. BTW, where did u get the info that usually within 1 km don't need to ballot? cos i saw from the registration history, mostly need balloting. Correct me if i'm wrong...

Thanks MMM & Vicki for replying.


Phase 2B = PV right?

To be honest, i’m very lazy to do PV. Last year, i did consider to do PV in PLMGS in order to get my daughter in but due to busy nature of work, in the end i did not.

So without any links or PV, i can only depend on distance.

For MS, my house is outside 1 km of MS but within 2 km.
For PLMGS, my house is within 1 km.

Another option for me if i failed to get my daughter into PLMGS, maybe can try Canossa Convent (within 1 km of MIL place) cos i saw that its quite easy to get into this school based on past history (pardon me if im wrong).

Overall, still dunno whether shld i gave up a near-perfect chance of getting GMPS to take the risks…

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hey all,

I’m due to register next year in 2011 for my daughter borned in 2005.

Like most of the parents out here, i’m doing research on the schools.

A bit of info here for me:
1) we stayed in Lor Ah soo, Hougang (within 1 km of PLMGS)
2) We have 2 choice of caregiver - MIL who stay in Geylang / Aljunied (near to GMPS) or my mum who stay in Hougang ave 9
3) Hubby is old boy of GMPS which i’m also considering (near to MIL)

Actually my first choice is PLMGS in Hougang. The thing is if we put my girl in PLMGS, i will have another stress for my boy who is born in 2008.

Alot of friends & family have encouraged me to try PLMGS for my gal & Maris Stella (MS) for my boy since MS is not far away from our house (slighlyly less than 2 km away).

But we know we will have almost 99% chance to get into GMPS due to hubby’s old boy status.

Should i try our luck at PLMGS or stick to GMPS? I heard from my sister who’s a pri sch teacher saying that GMPS standards has dropped. She has a friend teaching there who wanted to transfer out due to the dropping standard.
I need advice from fellow parents here. Thanks…

MMM, actually if i were you, i will choose Maha Bodhi w/o hesitation as the reputation is already much stronger than Tao Nan & HIPS.. Further, with you being an old student, there's no sweat getting in..

Hi MMM,


You are quite right and sometimes i think should i even make my life double stress?

But my sister who is a Pri school teacher advised that GMPS standards has dropped (but it still remain a popular school judging from the no. of registrations each year). She has a friend teaching in GMPS who actually wanted to transfer to another school due to the standard dropping.

And furthermore, my friends and family’s advice has been quite consistent. They all encouraged me to try PLMGS & MS.

One friend remarked that his brother’s son got into MS easily w/o balloting cos there’s not much people with pri sch going kids staying there. I wonder how true is that…

hey all,

looking at the registration history of PLMGS, i also got a bit worried. Cos it is my 1st choice of school for my daughter borned in 2005.

I’m due to register next year in 2011.

Like most of the parents out here, i’m doing research on the schools.

A bit of info here for me:
1) we stayed in Lor Ah soo (within 1 km of PLMGS)
2) We have 2 choice of caregiver - MIL who stay in Aljunied or my mum who stay in Hougang ave 9
3) Hubby is old boy of GMPS which i’m also considering (also near to MIL)

The thing is if we put my girl in PLMGS, i will have another stress for my boy who is born in 2008.

Alot of friends & family have encouraged me to try PLMGS for my gal & Maris Stella (MS) for my boy since MS is not far away from our house (about 2 km away).

But we know we will have almost 99% chance to get into GMPS due to hubby’s old boy status.

Should i try our luck at PLMGS? It sounds a tad risky, right?

Fellow parents, please advise.