Hi everyone, first time dad here. Wife is a former pupil of NYPS so NYPS is naturally one of our options for our DS.


Would just like to check any parents with kids in NYPS and stays quite a distance away in the east such as Punggol/ Sengkang/ Hougang/ Tampines/ Pasir Ris/ Bedok/ Kembangan/ Eunos/ Geylang/ Paya Lebar/ East Coast/ Marine Parade etc, how do you manage the distance? My main concern is spending too much time travelling, which cuts into rest/play/homework time.

Some additional details about our current situation:

- we stay in Sengkang, drives, and works in CBD area
- we are likely to send our DS to NYPS in the mornings if he ends up there
- our parents and siblings (in Punggol) are unlikely to be able to help take care of DS after school
- we currently have a full time helper whom we trust to take care of DS on her own but unsure if she will continue to work for long given DS will only start P1 in 2025.
- we are aware of a after-school care for NYPS but unsure of its availability and chances of us securing a slot for DS eventually
- we are open to moving but just too many variables (tenure, location, price, size, distance to (school, work, parents), etc) to be able to find a suitable property

Hope other parents here who are in similar situations can share with us their experiences on how they eventually coped!

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, first time dad here. Wife is a former pupil of NYPS so NYPS is naturally one of our options for our DS.


Would just like to check any parents with kids in NYPS and stays quite a distance away in the east such as Punggol/ Sengkang/ Hougang/ Tampines/ Pasir Ris/ Bedok/ Kembangan/ Eunos/ Geylang/ Paya Lebar/ East Coast/ Marine Parade etc, how do you manage the distance? My main concern is spending too much time travelling, which cuts into rest/play/homework time.

Some additional details about our current situation:

- we stay in Sengkang, drives, and works in CBD area
- we are likely to send our DS to NYPS in the mornings if he ends up there
- our parents and siblings (in Punggol) are unlikely to be able to help take care of DS after school
- we currently have a full time helper whom we trust to take care of DS on her own but unsure if she will continue to work for long given DS will only start P1 in 2025.
- we are aware of a after-school care for NYPS but unsure of its availability and chances of us securing a slot for DS eventually
- we are open to moving but just too many variables (tenure, location, price, size, distance to (school, work, parents), etc) to be able to find a suitable property

Hope other parents here who are in similar situations can share with us their experiences on how they eventually coped!

Thanks in advance!