I found the below from Junyuan’s website, the Maths and Science results are below National Avg. Do you know is this similar for all 2cs schools and is East Spring about the same? (Couldn’t find any details for East Spring on their website). Thank you


2013
Subjects
JYPS
National Average

English Language 97.3% 97.1%
Mathematics 77.5% 85.3%
Science 83.8% 90.3%
Chinese Language 98.2% 97.1%

Question: Do you think these results is due to the school or just representing the cohorts tat was sampled?
in other words looking at numbers like these does not make any sense.

I have been reading this web site ever since my child was born 6 years ago。


I often wondered how I would feel when it is my child"s turn to register this year. Now I know - incredible stress !

I have no connection whatsoever to the popular schools. However I live within one km of a popular school.

I could have registered in phase 2B - I was asked if I wanted to join as a grassroots leader , but I declined. I could also have joined the church/ clan, which I briefly did, only to drop out as I just did not have the conviction to go thru with it.

In the end, as I did not have the conviction to join any of the
Interest groups, I relied solely on phase 2c , fervently hoping that my being within one km would be enough.

When this year’s registration started, I began to feel guilty towards my child. I should have just stayed with the interest groups, and apply via 2b.

Today, I took leave the whole day, just reading and refreshing this forum. My tablet must have been broken by now!

I want to thank everyone for making this such a great forum and for sharing. You guys are the best!

Tonight, I am going to watch my child sleep, and hug and kiss my little one. Like all parents, my child means everything to me. This is only the beginning of a life long journey of learning. It has been quite a day!

Jia you mommy! I’m also at the same league, feel quilty for not doing more for my daughter

you have a lifetime to do more for your child. Primary school is nothing if you are aware of what being a parent is.
Some regret putting their child into competitive school making their child break both emotionally and academically.

It’s just primary school people.

might want to channel your energies toward better yourselves in parenting skills.

in psychology, we see this as somewhat natural need for certainty. You as parents want to be certain of your children’s future and the tendency to scope out tangible factors like "going into a good school" means case is closed : job done .

we want to be able to grasp certainty. Another aspect is heard mentality. … many good students come out of this school can be interpreted as if my kid goes in he will be successful. Not quite… a school located near expensive real estate tends to attract kids whose parents are more affkuent hence resourced to support their kids… more parenthoot efforts…etc… naturally the kids would do well. again the source is the family and parenthood… not merely the school. it is sad parents do not see this fact and blindly think that by going to a supposedly good school the kid will turn out good… if you put an apple into a pineapple canning machine you will end up with an apple in the tin.

why fret and get so stressed up over this.

1. Do you seriously believe that by going to "good" schools your kids will turn out any different?

it has been shown time and time again its the upbringing and efforts of parents brining up the child and their inherent predisposition that makes them what they will turn out to be.
I see a trend of not so well educated young parents who get trapped in this beliefs whuch causes such a phenomenon in Singapore. If you noticed Top executives, top professionals., Doctors etc. do not fret like the average employees about their children’s primary schools.
I am worried for these generation.