Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[Notkiasuenuff]

As for SJI junior I've read that it is affiliated to SJI but that there are at least 5 other schools that are also affiliated. That may make it difficult to get into SJI even with the affiliation handicap! So I am rethinking this one as well.

Actually not true. Doesn't matter if there is 1 or 2 or 5 affiliated primary schools to SJI. As long as the child (affiliated primary schools) can hit the min cut-off (SJI affiliation @ 238), ALL will be eligible to can enter SJI if they opt SJI as 1st choice. Any vacancies will then be opened to the rest (non-affiliation @ 245). Plus, it's also affiliated to Catholic Junior College.


Although Catholic High has only 1 affiliated primary school but the min affiliation is @ 240 (non-affiliation @ 249), which makes it slightly harder to get in thru affiliation. Maris Stellar affiliation @ 226, which is quite attractive, u can consider.

*note: abv min cut-off based on 2013/4 psle scores

Thanks lee_yl! That is sooo informative. I never thought of it that way...that the lower the cut off point the better for the kids to get into their affiliated school!....I was looking from the other perspective - low cut off point means the Secondary Sch is not so good.

I think you'v made a very good point especially since my ds is not exactly the kind who will excel academically...... he a bright boy but he is jut too playful and not focused....

[dorabelle]

Dear parents,

my child is born in 2011 and will be registering for P1 in 2017

Now will be the time to do any volunteer work or join any clan if i wish to qualify for phase 2B in the desired school of choice.

I am currently facing a dilemma. I myself is an ex student of maha bodhi and recently i joined the alumni. Therefore it grants me automatic entry of my child into phase 2A1 if i do apply for my ex primary school.


However i am keen to enrol her in Tao Nan primary school. But i have some roadblocks. Firstly i do not stay at marine parade region. Therefore i will need to move or rent a new place within 1km of Tao Nan by 2017. The other issue is that tao nan has scrapped its parent volunteer scheme and the other route to phase 2B is the Hokkien Huay Kuan which does not gurantee a letter of recommendation even if i join now ( about 2 years plus before P1 registration).

Of course i can still try for phase 2C too, if I have already moved to 1km of tao nan by then. But im afraid it's risky as if i do get balloted out of phase 2C, i will end up in a not so good school.

Just curious.... if you were me, which school would you try?

Worried mummy ...sigh.....

[gvr05]

Can any one direct me if there is any discussion on School Curriculum for Primary Schools like PCF(PAP) and other Local Schools.

Kind Regards

[blueetea]

Anyone staying at bukit batok or choa chu kang and their kids take school bus to rulang primary? Can share your experience like timing and distance wise? I cannot decide whether to enrol my gal this year under rulang or some other neighborhood school in Cck or bukit batok.

[phtthp]

Dear parents,

my child is born in 2011 and will be registering for P1 in 2017

Now will be the time to do any volunteer work or join any clan if i wish to qualify for phase 2B in the desired school of choice.

I am currently facing a dilemma. I myself is an ex student of maha bodhi and recently i joined the alumni. Therefore it grants me automatic entry of my child into phase 2A1 if i do apply for my ex primary school.


However i am keen to enrol her in Tao Nan primary school. But i have some roadblocks. Firstly i do not stay at marine parade region. Therefore i will need to move or rent a new place within 1km of Tao Nan by 2017. The other issue is that tao nan has scrapped its parent volunteer scheme and the other route to phase 2B is the Hokkien Huay Kuan which does not gurantee a letter of recommendation even if i join now ( about 2 years plus before P1 registration).

Of course i can still try for phase 2C too, if I have already moved to 1km of tao nan by then. But im afraid it's risky as if i do get balloted out of phase 2C, i will end up in a not so good school.

Just curious.... if you were me, which school would you try?

Worried mummy ...sigh.....

you're creating a lot of un-necessary stress for yourself !

What's wrong with going back to Maha Bodhi ?
it is a good school.
So many parents dying to enter Maha Bodhi primary, can't wait to ballot to get in

[floppy]

Just curious.... if you were me, which school would you try?

Worried mummy ...sigh.....

you're creating a lot of un-necessary stress for yourself !

What's wrong with going back to Maha Bodhi ?
it is a good school.
So many parents dying to enter Maha Bodhi primary, can't wait to ballot to get in

+1 for Maha Bodhi.

There're other things in life that are more worth your time to worry about.

[FantasyLandDreams]

Just curious.... if you were me, which school would you try?

Worried mummy ...sigh.....

you're creating a lot of un-necessary stress for yourself !

What's wrong with going back to Maha Bodhi ?
it is a good school.
So many parents dying to enter Maha Bodhi primary, can't wait to ballot to get in

+1 for Maha Bodhi.

There're other things in life that are more worth your time to worry about.

+2 for Maha Bodhi.
In fact, some of my classmates had moved back from Jurong and Bukit Batok as their default choice is still MBS.

[dorabelle]

Thanks all for your feedback and opinions

In fact, a month back, I have made up my mind to go back to MBS to reduce the unnecessary hassle since im an ex-student there and now an alumni member.

You parents are right. The amount of time and effort spent on moving my child to another school is not worth it. This time could have been spent bonding with my child

[cathylmg]

Hi. I notice that most primary schools have switch to single sessions. But are there still schools that operates on the morning and after sessions in the east side?

[phtthp]

refer list 2
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/single-session/

5 primary schools in the east : P1 / P2 still got pm session

- Geylang Methodist
- Tanjong Katong
- Red Swastika
- Maha Bodhi
- Tao Nan