afiqa.z:

Speaking from personal experience travelling by car (most times going public)...

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with us.
I worry my daughter would face the same delima if I agreed with my wife to register my daughter to Pei Hwa (about 50 mins by bus from my home) in phase 2B . I worried it is so far for my daughter even though she takes the school bus, and I worried more she might feel difficult to make friends with other children living nearby because they are not schoolmate / classmate. Your post gives me a real example.
I have registerd my daughter to Qifa (less than 15 mins from my home) at phase 2A2.

jtoh:

1 hour by bus is quite a long daily commute. Multiply this by 2 and it's 2 hours each day for your young dd. It can be tiring and she may not have the energy to do her homework etc. Remember as she gets older she'll have CCA and other classes so she may get home in the late afternoon leaving her with even less time to rest.


Is School P that much better than School Q? If not that significant, then go with the one nearer home.

Thanks a lot for your reply. I am also worrying about what you mentioned above, plus I am worrying she has less or no schoolmate/classmate nearby in our community, it is hard for her to play with friends during off-school times.

BTW, school P is Pei Hwa and school Q is QiFa. I have registered my daughter to Qifa at phase 2A2, and gave up 2B at Pei Hwa. I hope we made the right decision.

My daughter is eligible for phase 2B to School P which is far to my home (1hr by bus) and phase 2A2 to School Q near to home (10 mins by bus).School P is better to School Q, but I think near to school is most important. Is my decision correct ?