KiasuParents • [Hougang] Primary Schools

by **happpymummy** » Sat May 24, 2008 2:45 am

[Moderator's Note: For Balloting History of Hougang schools, click here.]

Hi everybody,
Any recommendation for primary schools in Hougang area,
Kindly advise your opinion, thanks

Cheers
happymummy

2012 P1 Registration Balloting Statistics (SC<1km, 1km<SC<2km, SC>2km, PR<1km, 1km<PR<2km, PR>2km)

P2C

CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Holy Innocents’ Primary
Hougang Primary - 110 applicants vs 63 places
Montfort Junior
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Primary)
Punggol Primary
Xinghua Primary
Xinmin Primary - 47 applicants vs 44 places. Last # drawn was a pair of twins.
Yio Chu Kang Primary

by **mom2boys** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:13 pm

hi everybody,

i've just joined today :wink:

which part of hougang? like me, if within 1KM, i hv only Punggol Pri, Yio Chu Kang Pri, and Monfort Junior..any recommendation?

by **ChiefKiasu** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:12 pm

Hi mom2boys and happymummy, welcome!

by **mom2boys** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:34 pm

ChiefKiasu wrote:Hi mom2boys and happymummy, welcome!

thanks so much for the info :wink:

trying to prepare myself to get the best suitable school for my 4year old son..
tried the www.can.com.sg finder to search for the nearby pri school..seems only monfort is the best option..only concern is a boys school...any feedback on monfort? heard holy innocents is good too..but out of 1km..for this i will be under phrase C right?

by **ChiefKiasu** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:55 pm

mom2boys wrote:tried the www.can.com.sg finder to search for the nearby pri school..seems only monfort is the best option..only concern is a boys school...any feedback on monfort? heard holy innocents is good too..but out of 1km..for this i will be under phrase C right?

Yes... can.com.sg is pretty much the best way of finding the nearest school to your address. Holy Innocents is definitely better than Monfort. If it is within 2km to you, you should go for it even if it means balloting.

by **Mum2Gals** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:35 am

Hi, does anyone know the student profile of Ai Tong ? Is it an elitist school ?
or the profile is more of middle class/neighbourhood ?

I heard Xin Min is pretty good too. I only live 2 bus stops away. Am still considering it since I expect bus fares to go up considerably from next year onwards. Unfortunately, seems like there was balloting last year for those living < 1 km. My friend's son got in 2006 without balloting.

by **Bishan_Mom** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:28 am

I don't think Ai Tong is an elitist school, if you compare to the likes of say, SCGS or ACS. Having said that, where Ai Tong is located, there are more private housings than HDB flats.

I can't comment on Xinmin as I have not heard much about the school.

I do know Ai Tong has quite a lot of buses, thus able to ply many routes in Singapore. I know there are students in Ai Tong who stays in Pasir Ris, and take the school bus. So, for your case, then transportion is not really a problem.

by **Mum2Gals** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:08 pm

Holy Innocent conducts balloting under Phase 2C for those living < 1km. If you live beyond 1 km, you wouldnt stand a chance.

The success rate is 70%.

by **ChiefKiasu** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:57 pm

Mum2Gals wrote:Holy Innocent conducts balloting under Phase 2C for those living < 1km. If you live beyond 1 km, you wouldnt stand a chance.

The success rate is 70%.

Hey... thanks for the good piece of intelligence Mum2Gals! So everyone who stay beyond 1km please take note.

by **mom2boys** » Thu May 29, 2008 11:06 pm

which means I got no chance cos mine is between 1 and 2km distance from Holy innocents..unless I shift a few streets nearer to the school.. if not, just settled with monfort junior?
btw, was thinking of using my parent's address in jurong for consideration of Rulang Pri too..but heard need to ballot too..

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