[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[JHJC]

I agree with Joy, i will do the same too.

Oh …also, maybe better to take school bus for MGS… the jam in the morning is quite terrible. Does that add on another 30 mins to the poor kids’s journey?

[Sniper Angel]

Hi Newparents,


It is indeed good news where you able to being a PV but have to slog 80 hours instead of normal 40 hours with NYP.

Anyway you can perfrom the PV where in the end then decide whether to enroll NYP or RVPS. Since you are staying in Jervious, the other good schools you can consider area s follow:

River Valley Pri
Radin Mas Pri

Putting in a child in SAP school which is good but whether all they able to take it is another question :?: Is just like Pilot Training, not many able to pass out as pilot.

Other thing would be consider is the transport $$. Imagine now sch bus service cost as much like $50 to $100 depending on distance. Take it to be $100 that works out to be $1,200/year on bus.

[fredia_phionna]

NewParents:

Hi,


I've just been accepted to the Nanyang Primary voluntary program (80 hours!), but I'm now having a second thought if Nanyang is really where I want to send my 1st son into.

Basically I want him to go to a good mixed school to allow his baby sister to get in easily when the time comes for her to get to Primary School.

There's no school within 1 km from where I live (Jervois Rd), and as we are Singapore PR, there's no existing relationship with any schools as yet. Nanyang is a bit further, but River Valley Primary is slightly further than 2 km from where we live.

Can anyone shed some light here? I'd welcome any insight, comments, etc.

Thanks,
N.

Hi,

I am so envy... I only received rejection letter not long ago.. I think they also forget about my application.. Coz I gave a call to them then they said we are not chosen and they sent letters out.. haiz....

[fredia_phionna]

mickeyhmh:

Hi NewParents


I got my DS1 into NYPS via PV route (phase 2B). From previous 2 rounds of registrations, all Phase 2B applications were accepted without balloting. I would say that being a PV is really a good chance to get into NYPS as they normally limit the number of PVs per batch. Also we do not have to compete with the clan/church/affiliation group. Only competition from grass-root leaders.

Congrats on being accepted for PV in NYPS!

Hi mickey,

can check with you since your kid is in nyps.. i have just received notification of pv and is been rejected. i trying my last option to buy a house near the school. but recently, i heard that for phrase 2c, nyps did conduct acceptance test prior for the kid to register in 2c... is it true?

[mickeyhmh]

hi fredia_phionna


I'm afraid I am not aware of any tests conducted for Phase 2C. As far as I know, they only held balloting for applicants within 1km. I guess you'll stand a chance of getting in via Phase 2C if you get your new place.

[ramamamidi]

I am now staying in Choa Chu Kang. And have a son going to P1 in 2010. I am planning to move to Holland V or around Henry Park School to get entry into that school.


Is it a wise move OR is it necessary? Or simply as the site says, Am I too Kiasu?

Regards
r@m@

[ChiefKiasu]

ramamamidi:

I am now staying in Choa Chu Kang. And have a son going to P1 in 2010. I am planning to move to Holland V or around Henry Park School to get entry into that school.


Is it a wise move OR is it necessary? Or simply as the site says, Am I too Kiasu?

Regards
r@m@

If you look at the http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/bukit-timah in the last 3 years, if you do not qualify for any Phase earlier than Phase 2C, then you had better stay within 1km of the school to get a chance to ballot. This year was unique in that everyone within 1km managed to get in without balloting. Generally, even if you stay within 1km, you still have to ballot with a higher than 60% chance of success.

You decide if it is worth the move.

[fredia_phionna]

ChiefKiasu:

ramamamidi:

I am now staying in Choa Chu Kang. And have a son going to P1 in 2010. I am planning to move to Holland V or around Henry Park School to get entry into that school.


Is it a wise move OR is it necessary? Or simply as the site says, Am I too Kiasu?

Regards
r@m@

If you look at the http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/bukit-timah in the last 3 years, if you do not qualify for any Phase earlier than Phase 2C, then you had better stay within 1km of the school to get a chance to ballot. This year was unique in that everyone within 1km managed to get in without balloting. Generally, even if you stay within 1km, you still have to ballot with a higher than 60% chance of success.

You decide if it is worth the move.

hi boss,

i do not have links with nyps so i'm looking into phrase 2c. If i stay within 1 km from nyps.. is chance there?

[kaitlynangelica]

Dear Mummies,


I have noticed that a lot of pp are willing to give and arm and a leg to get their daughter’s into MGS. Would like to know the reasons for the school’s popularity. I have friends who are willing to spend money on renting a unit nearby just to secure their gals a place there, some spending as much as $40K in a year.

Personally, am an old gal there and didn’t find it that good. The school is super snooty with lots of rich kids there and I don’t want my child to feel pressured. I want to send her to a school where there is a better mix of children so that she gets a better grasp of what society is really like. Am thinking of Pei Hwa but am too late for PV altho I can ballot because I stay within 1 km.

Lots of pp have been telling me that I am so blessed to be an old gal and I can get my daughter in so easily. Apparently, I would be crazy to give up my place there.

Please share you thoughts… I am seriously thinking of deviating from the norm and balloting to get her into Pei Hwa.

[ChiefKiasu]

kaitlynangelica:

...Personally, am an old gal there and didn't find it that good. The school is super snooty with lots of rich kids there and I don't want my child to feel pressured. I want to send her to a school where there is a better mix of children so that she gets a better grasp of what society is really like. Am thinking of Pei Hwa but am too late for PV altho I can ballot because I stay within 1 km.


Lots of pp have been telling me that I am so blessed to be an old gal and I can get my daughter in so easily. Apparently, I would be crazy to give up my place there...

You are:
1. an old girl of MGS
2. stay around the area
3. no need to PV and pull any stunt to get into MGS
and you are thinking of joining the crowd to get into Pei Hwa?

OK... I agree with everyone else you have spoken to that you're nuts :lol:

But seriously, I think you and I belong to the class of people who don't think much of our own experiences. What's the big deal, we ask? I myself have been through St. Andrew's for 10 years and I did not think of sending my son there because of the distance and I did not think it was that great, given what I know about the school. Yet now that he is in P4, I compare what I think I know of myself in P4 with what I feel my son is right now, and I feel that he does not possess the same kind of burning pride and fighting spirit that marked most graduates of St. Andrew's. Yes, our Chinese sucked big time, but you cannot fault our commitment and professionalism when it comes to getting things done to perfection. Up and On! There is a bit of elitism and what I perceived as favoritism in the school, but it has made me what I am, and I am thankful for it. I don't think I would have been the same if I went to Mattar Primary School like everyone else in my neighbourhood.

Good schools give students that extra confidence and belief in themselves necessary for them to succeed in life. Personally, I think both MGS and Pei Hwa qualify as good schools, and it really doesn't matter as long as your child end up in either one of them. So I would choose the one that I will have the least trouble getting my child in. Also, do not discount the emotional impact on the child that she is going to be studying in the same school as mummy did, once upon a time.