Yes, will be registering my son for SJIJ...but worried that, based on past balloting history, may not get in as we are outside of 2km. Sigh....never occurred to me before that this can be so stressful...
Posts made by Miracle Child
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RE: All About Home Addresses
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RE: All About Home Addresses
We were looking at a property yesterday, hoping to be closer to our school of choice. Our son is due for registration this year for P1 in 2010. If I have read correctly, the TOP date then cannot exceed Dec 2011.
1. Is this understanding correct?
2. However, the salesperson said that we can try appealing to MOE as although the legal TOP date is Dec 2012, but the developer is confident that the TOP would be in 2011 (they always build in buffer). Developer is even prepared to issue a letter for us (shows how bad the market is). Has anyone appealed to MOE for such cases? If so, what is their response?
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RE: Do non-GEP student has much chance with DSA
After joining this forum, I feel that I am totally out of touch with the education system as well as what's offered out there as enrichment classes, etc. So many terms that I have never felt there was a need to pay attention to. I had always adopted the \"let nature takes its course\" kind of attitude. After reading some of the postings in this forum, I start to wonder if I am too unprepared.... :?
1. What exactly is GEP, IP, DSA??? anymore others??? I roughly know about GEP and IP but not the details, but totally dunno what os DSA?
2. If so happen that my child is quite intelligent but not in a GEP school, does it mean he will not be able to attend IP school? Or does it mean everything depends on PSLE results?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light to this blur mum :?: -
RE: [Novena] Primary Schools
Fangfang:
Hi, it was just based on comparison with the top schools....but not fair comparison, I guess...
Hi Mircale Child, so far did anyone revert back to you. I also wish to register my son at SJJIJ but now got worried when you mentioned the standard ain't good. Are you referring to their PSLE passing rate ain't good?Miracle Child:
[Moderator's note: Topics merged.]
Hi, I am new in this forum. My son is due to for P1 registration this year. we live near Lavender and are thinking of registering him for SJI Junior given that we are Catholics, and SJIJ is the nearest all-boys Catholic school near to us.
H/w, I have heard that SJIJ's standard is not too good and that the chinese level is poor. Anyone can share experience on this? -
RE: [Novena] Primary Schools
Pardon me if this is a question that had been asked before or that it sounds silly. Pls clarify whether my understanding is correct:-
1. For Phase 1 and 2A, all applicants will be successfully allocated ie. no balloting for these two phases?
2. Post Phases 1 and 2A, a certain % of balance vacancies will be alloted to Phase 2B and 2C?
3. For Phase 2B, if there are more applicants compared to vacancies, the allocation will be based on distance from the school? Eg. total vacancies allocated for Phase 2B is 100, there are 60 applicants within 1km, 50 applicants within 1-2km, and 30 applications beyond 2km
=> there will be balloting for the 50 applicants within 1-2km, and all beyond 2km will be unsuccessful. Is this interpretation correct?
4. Am I right to say then that if I live beyond 2km of SJIJ and is not successful in Phase 2B, I can forget about applying under Phase 2C? (based on past balloting history, Phase 2C is cut-off at balloting for 1-2km i.e. those beyond 2km are all not successful?)
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RE: [Novena] Primary Schools
smurf:
Thank you to Smurf and Ghostz for your inputs. After much discussion with my hubby, we have decided that SJI Junior will be our first choice (the issue now is whether we can get our son in Ha!). We hope that being in a Catholic environment and attending catechism class every week will instil the right values and mindset...of course, we still have to play pour part as parents.Hi Miracle child,
if u want him to be strong in chinese, perhaps u can start to put him in chinese enrichment programme now to build up his foundation. -
RE: [Novena] Primary Schools
smurf:
Indeed, the chinese standard is very low and standard so-so. but I'm keen to put my boy there cos we are catholics too.hahha.
Thanks. Kinda in dilemma. We are considering between SJIJ and Hong Wen, which are the two schools nearer to our house. My son is strong in English but does not like to speak in Mandarin. If we put him in SJIJ, he will probably be quite comfortable there since I think the general feeling is that the children there tends to be more English (gut feel), but we are worried that we may end up pushing him further away from Chinese. If we put him in Hong Wen, we are not sure whether he can clique with the children there as we think the children there may probably be quite conversant in Mandarin (again, gut feel only). Sigh...headache.
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RE: [Novena] Primary Schools
[Moderator's note: Topics merged.]
Hi, I am new in this forum. My son is due to for P1 registration this year. we live near Lavender and are thinking of registering him for SJI Junior given that we are Catholics, and SJIJ is the nearest all-boys Catholic school near to us.
H/w, I have heard that SJIJ's standard is not too good and that the chinese level is poor. Anyone can share experience on this?