This affiliation vs non-affiliation dilemma…

makes me think of the countless number of parents who r doing everything within their means to get a place into nanyang pri (the boys there have no affiliated Sec sch), the Hokkien clan schools, Henry park, rosyth… just to name a few.

Volunteering, rental, GRC, shifting house…
Anything they can do for a balloting chance to get into any of these schools, all of them without affiliated Sec schools.

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I just saw in MOE website , the bonus points for affiliation in the table seems rather high . Are these Achievement Level (AL) grades? looks to me RGPS without affiliation is not so attractive anymore. I thought it will be most 1 point difference, But 8 to 9 bonus points is a lot!

this is for SCGS: https://www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder/schooldetail?schoolname=Singapore%20Chinese%20Girls%27%20School

this is for MGS:
https://www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder/schooldetail?schoolname=methodist-girls-school-secondary

I think you can also think about if affiliation in this circumstances makes sense to you.
NYGH has very few affiliation bonus points for their girls from NYPS. cat high Sec also has very few discounted points for their juniors, in a way these Sec schools maintains a high minimum competency levels in terms of academics.

If your child is in a school who offer a huge discount in affiliation point, and your child scores a 6 point, would you be happy (value and mission aside) to place him/her in the affiliated Sec school knowing that the majority of the new cohort are kids who went in easily with the huge affiliated discounts. Not saying that majority of these kids score 17 points (from the MGS n SCGS link u sent) but 17 points probably can’t get you into many average neighbourhood schools even.

Similarly if a child scores a 17 point and goes into the affiliated Sec school, huge contrast against the kids who got in with no affiliation.
Not sure how healthy it’ll be for the child.

Happen to know a girl from SCGS pri who scored very well for PSLE and went to NYGH instead of SCGS.

Have to agree, when the affiliation advantage is too big, some parents may start to question the academic quality of the new secondary cohort, with such a wide range of admitted scores.

If academic is indeed your concern, why not look for a pri school with very good teaching support system, WITH very good track record of stellar PSLE results year after year?
Got to give good non- affiliated pri schools some credits too. Just look at the number of parents fighting over schools like taonan, ai tong, also without any affiliation.

Hi! Does anyone know what’s the balloting statistics for SCGS is this year? Particularly for phase 2B and 2C. Balloting needed for those living within 1km?


Thanks!

Hello!

Anyone knows if I want to register base on proximity eg1km, Whether the registered address is rental / purchased makes any difference?

Also for anyone who has gone through the phase 2B, is it tedious getting a recommendation letter from the pastor ?

Thanks!!

Hi, does anyone know if balloting is required for phase 2B within 1km? Or usually ballot only happen at 2B for those who r staying further away?