JRLam:

abc123mama:

How about Pei Hwa Primary school PLSE result? It is so hotly discussed in other web thread. My husband told me Pei Hwa did not do well this time. Is it true? My son will be in P6 next year. Worry, worry.

Phpps did very well this yr - almost 40% of P6 scored 240 & above, a record year We may not have a lot of super high score students, but a very sizable group of students with above average scores.

Please verify if there's any typo error - is it 40% 240 & above, or, 40% 250 & above ? Thank You.

jwlng:

Now that shouldn't be a problem right? If they take up citizenship and live as citizens, why should we discriminate against them any further? All of us were non-citizens at some point of our ancestry years ago...

Err... excuse moi... who's talking about discrimination here ? \"Integration\" is the latest the buzz word ok ... ? :pokeeye:

Ribena48:

The policy comes late but in years to come we shall see the effect.

Fully Agree... and the effect will be more PR kids will take up Singapore Citizenship ??

sudhakarbab:

I am presently resident of Juron east as given in my NRIC, I am shifting in Nov 2012 to ang mo kio, i have taken a HDB resale in ang mo kio, My first appointment is in Sep 2012, I have received a letter from HDB for my first appointment. Please suggest me which school shall i go joining for P1 in 2013 Jan.

My phase is 2C.

If you are using your new AMK address then I would advise you to call MOE Hotline first thing Monday morning, 16/7, to check on your address eligiblity status. If my information is correct - Prove of new future address is based on HDB 2nd appointment letter, not first.

If you are using your existing Jurong East address then based on 2011 Phase 2C Supp vacancies available, the following AMK schools are still good bets for phase 2C selection :-

Ang Mo Kio Primary School >34
Da Qiao Primary School >116
Jing Shan Primary School >29
Mayflower Primary School >90
Teck Ghee Primary School >13
Townsville Primary School >77

Good Luck !

Yiuong:

Thanks for your reply. Which school would u recommend personally?

I am afraid I am not able to help here as I don't stay in this part of S'pore.
In the passed few years, Kranji seem to have slightly more supporters towards the later stage of registration but thoses are only numbers....

You may want to check out their website and parents networking forum in KSP for more ideas of their programme, mission statements etc.... Call the schools to see if they still have any open house although it may be a bit late now but no harm trying... go take a walk around the school area during end of session to have an idea of each school's characteristics too...

Good Luck !

Yiuong:

Hi everyone,


I am desperately needing advices from you lot here. My husband and I are both PR but our kids aren't. We have just submitted the PR applications for them last week and apparently it takes 4-6 months to approve. My eldest son is going to P1 next year, I guess there is no way for us to register him in any school during P2C or P2CS but to wait until P3 for foreigners registration? We are living within 1.1km from Teck Whye, 1.2km from CCKPS, 1.4km from DLS, 1.6km from Concord, 2.3km from Kranji, 2.75km from Yew Tee, and 3.26km from Unity. I think there is nothing I can do at the moment but to check the vacancies available after P2CS by calling up the schools? What happens if all the 8 schools in CCK is filled up? WIll the MOE send my child to the next nearest school in the nearby neighbourhood?

Another question, we are also looking for a kindergarten in CCK, can anyone recommend one? I heard Kinderland and Apple Tree is good but their fees are high. Has anyone sent their child to PCF Choa Chu Kang Blk 10 or Blk 123? Are they any good?

Thank you so much in advance.

Hi Yiuong,

The following CCK schools went into Phase 2C Supp registration last year (2011) :-
1) Concord Primary School >> 28/44 (vacancy/subscribed)
2) Kranji Primary School >>116/57 (vacancy/subscribed)
3) Teck Whye Primary School >>165/42 (vacancy/subscribed)

Kranji & Teck Whye is opened for Phase 3 after that - 2010 & 2009 yielded the same outcome too.... hope this helped. Good Luck !

DesertWind:

alng:

Can you imagine how our kids will think 30-40 years later if we fail to get them into a good primary school now? This is why it is so competitive at P1 registration now.

Can you imagine my boy, 30 years later, blaming me for putting him into an all boys school (atas ACS) and asking me why had I not PVed for him at a highly demanded CO-ED school (c'mon you name it, Ai Tong, Andersen, Henry Park...etc..). SO THAT HIS GIRLS can get into such top schools? :scared:

I will beat the hell out of him! :mad: :rant: :nunchuk:

Ha Ha ! That's a good one... :rotflmao:

lilfeets:

Don't flame me but i think we are our worse enemy by creating the stress and the hype. I am guilty of worrying but i also am prepared for the fact that I may or may not get into the first choice of school. No hard feelings.


Let's view the numbers objectively and hang in there. Make back-up plans. Good Luck!

101% Agree ! ThumsUp ! :goodpost: :hi5:

phtthp:

alng:

[quote=\"pinetart\"]

Go for RV as it is nearer and you have higher chance because base on current seats bal at scgs, those > 2km may have risk to get rejected. Personally I think most people choose SCGS or ACS mainly due to prestige and affiliation. Schools that produce top PSLE scores in Singapore are mainly from NYPS, RGPS and most SAP neighborhood schools. Eg. If u go read the notice board at TLL(the learning lab) you cannot find SCGS members in the top psle scorer list.

RV is better than ST Margaret in terms of academic performance so you can consider that as last option.

Please do not just look at top score. While SCGS has not produced a top scorer above 275 in recent years (her top scorers were still above 270) her results in terms of average T score and % of quality passes have been very good and were way better than many neighbourhood SAP schools. For example, SCGS's average T-score of 230+ vs a very popular school at jurong west (the one that produced top scorer) average T-score of 210+.

refer past 2011 PSLE average / mean score:-
SCGS mean of 233.35 & % Quality passes beat Rulang & River Valley. The academic results showed that SCGS is stronger than these 2 schools.

let's compare by subject, detailed breakdown (refer % Quality passes):-
English: SCGS (91.2 %) vs Rulang (64.2 %)

Chinese: SCGS (89.3 %) vs Rulang (89.8 %)

Science: SCGS (82 %) vs Rulang (64.5 %)

Maths: SCGS (68.6 %) vs Rulang (61.6 %)

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=29025&start=130

Rulang (page 4)
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=29025&start=30

page 2
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=29025&start=10

River Valley (page 3):-
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=29025&start=20

SCGS beat River Valley flat, in all 4 subjects.
let's compare by subject, detailed breakdown (% Quality passes):-
English: SCGS (91.2 %) vs RV (56.2 %): by a huge difference

Chinese: SCGS (89.3 %) vs RV (81.4 %)

Science: SCGS (82 %) vs RV (52.1 %): also huge difference

Maths: SCGS (68.6 %) vs RV (56.8 %): quite huge difference

St Margaret (page 14: scroll right to bottom of webpage)
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=29025&start=130

St Margaret need to improve academically, especially on her Maths.[/quote]Hey GrandMaster phtthp.... your unfortunate choice of words of which school beats which school \"flat\", IMO, has a connotation of sublime elitism to it... did the schools and their students asked to be judged by you in this manner OH \"GrandMaster\" ??? Are you also trying to provide or serve as a MIRROR to the other mentioned school on what it should improve on ? Perhaps you would like to keep it to and for yourself....???
MIRROR MIRROR On The Wall !!! Tell Us Who's The Fairest Of Them ALL ??? :offtopic: :nunchuk: :nunchuk: :nunchuk:

Can anyone shed some light on how schools handle a vacanted place made by a last minute withdrawral under Phase 2B (made during Phase 2C registration time) ?


Is (or should) the vacanted place be added into phase 2C or is (or should) it
be given back to the Phase 2B unsuccessful applicants who would have already immediately placed their child's names in the particular school's waiting list once Phase 2B results are out ?

Just as an example (see below link), looking at the \"Notes\" under ACS(Junior) detail breakdown summary for P1 Enrolment from 2010 to 2012 (P1 Registration in 2009 to 2011 respectively) it seems that the former approach of adding the vacanted place (from Phase 2B) into Phase 2C is practised. Is it the official method to handle such vacanted place ?

If this is the official method used by all schools then wouldn't the successful Phase 2B applicant who had withdraw his/her place, or should it be the \"imperfect\" system, have indirectly \"robbed\" a Phase 2B parent of a place down the line .... ???

http://www.acsjunior.sg/docs/Information/P1%20Intake%202010%20to%202012.pdf