[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools
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Luanee:
Hi Luanee,I think the reason why kaitlynangelica is deliberating is because she has 2 choices: 1. MGS (old girl sure gets in) and 2. PHPS (within 1km high chance too as this year ballot 1-2km). I think that if kaitlynangelica doesnt stay within 1km of PHPS, she would surely enrol her child in MGS right?
For ppl like us with only one choice, we dont have the luxury of thoughts
If I was staying far away, may consider sending my child to school nearer. I used to stay in Jurong and a lot of pp sent the child to Rulang there. I am just wondering what is the big deal since everyone keeps on telling me how lucky I am. My husband and I are both from ACS and MGS and we both don't understand why pp are so desperate to get their child into these schools. Sad to say, perhaps its because we dont' have that sense of belonging to our alma maters. Also, we both have the agreement that these schools tend to be filled with kids from rich families and we don't want our only daughter growing up with the wrong values. -
kaitlynangelica:
I always think that mission schools tend to inculcate good moral values in the kids, no ? No doubt that the schools tend to be filled with kids from rich families, but still, I don't think the kids will grow up with the wrong values just by attending these schools. How about the values that we teach them from young ?
Hi Luanee,Luanee:
I think the reason why kaitlynangelica is deliberating is because she has 2 choices: 1. MGS (old girl sure gets in) and 2. PHPS (within 1km high chance too as this year ballot 1-2km). I think that if kaitlynangelica doesnt stay within 1km of PHPS, she would surely enrol her child in MGS right?
For ppl like us with only one choice, we dont have the luxury of thoughts
If I was staying far away, may consider sending my child to school nearer. I used to stay in Jurong and a lot of pp sent the child to Rulang there. I am just wondering what is the big deal since everyone keeps on telling me how lucky I am. My husband and I are both from ACS and MGS and we both don't understand why pp are so desperate to get their child into these schools. Sad to say, perhaps its because we dont' have that sense of belonging to our alma maters. Also, we both have the agreement that these schools tend to be filled with kids from rich families and we don't want our only daughter growing up with the wrong values.
I have friends whose daughters are in MGS and they have only praises for the school. Apparently the girls enjoy school a lot and there are many enrichment activities (yes, you have to pay for them) which are not found in neighbourhood schools. They are not the super rich kind, live in HDB (maybe bigger flats), and their kids are definitely not the snobbish kind.
There is an added advantage that these schools have affiliation to the secondary school. So if the child is just average in PSLE, there is still a good chance for him / her to get into a relatively good secondary school. You probably need 250+ to get into MGS if you are not affiliated to it.
Just my opinions. -
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i'm at a dilemna on which school to send my gal.
I live w/i 2km of MGS but i can be enrolled under old girls in KC.
Distance-wise, i can be at MGS w/i 10 mins drive whereas KC will take me approx 20 mins or more.
Results-wise, MGS has been known to generate top students whereas i can get her into KC w/o any stress for me eg.. volunteer work etc (i'm a working mum) or her.
I was told by many that MGS is attended by rich kids ? Just because of their address or its known to be as such ? Could it be a generalisation ? -
tinkerbell:
Tinkerbell,i'm at a dilemna on which school to send my gal.
I live w/i 2km of MGS but i can be enrolled under old girls in KC.
Distance-wise, i can be at MGS w/i 10 mins drive whereas KC will take me approx 20 mins or more.
Results-wise, MGS has been known to generate top students whereas i can get her into KC w/o any stress for me eg.. volunteer work etc (i'm a working mum) or her.
I was told by many that MGS is attended by rich kids ? Just because of their address or its known to be as such ? Could it be a generalisation ?
I have a post under schools in Bukit Timah. Like I was telling CKS, I am an old gal and can get in with no problem but am thinking of Pei Hwa because I do think that MGS is attended by rich kids and can be quite snooty. Of course, that is a generalisation and I am sure not all who go there are from rich families. But myself and my hubby are from ACS and MGS but we don't wee what's the big deal and how come parents are willing to spend tons of money to rent an apt near there just to get their kids in. -
hi kaitlynangelica,
no, i wouldn't go to such an extreme to move house to be near a school.
i just wanna enter her into a good school where she can perform under peer pressure as her character is as such. but lazy me didn't want to do volunteer work(am working) and didn;t wanna feel guilty depriving her of good teachers & study environment.
thanks for yr info cos i also did not want her to feel deprive of material things just cos her classmates hv it and neither do i want her to turn out to be a snooty gal :roll: -
Oh the best option is to enroll under old gal scheme with Kellock (CHIJ). You may want to check MGS the past years balloting history for those 1-2 Km how is it like. This would give you a rough indicator.
You also can consider other schools within your vicinity. -
tinkerbell:
Hi Tinkerbell,hi kaitlynangelica,
no, i wouldn't go to such an extreme to move house to be near a school.
i just wanna enter her into a good school where she can perform under peer pressure as her character is as such. but lazy me didn't want to do volunteer work(am working) and didn;t wanna feel guilty depriving her of good teachers & study environment.
thanks for yr info cos i also did not want her to feel deprive of material things just cos her classmates hv it and neither do i want her to turn out to be a snooty gal :roll:
My sentiments exactly. That was how I felt when I was a student at MGS. Everyone else had a lot materially and I always felt the need to keep up. But I also want to send her to a good school and Pei Hwa seems an okay option and what I like is it is a christian school as well. -
tinkerbell:
I also stay within 1-2km of MGS and last year was the registration year for my daughter. I was keen to put her into MGS as it's a girl school and morning session as my son is in ACS and i would like both of them to be in the same session. Unfortunately on the last day of registration, there are only 3 spaces left (with 7 students applying for it). In the end, i do not want to take the risk and put her in Pei hwa instead. I guess at the end of the day, it's what you prefer.i'm at a dilemna on which school to send my gal.
I live w/i 2km of MGS but i can be enrolled under old girls in KC.
Distance-wise, i can be at MGS w/i 10 mins drive whereas KC will take me approx 20 mins or more.
Results-wise, MGS has been known to generate top students whereas i can get her into KC w/o any stress for me eg.. volunteer work etc (i'm a working mum) or her.
I was told by many that MGS is attended by rich kids ? Just because of their address or its known to be as such ? Could it be a generalisation ? -
well… previously i was thinking on the ez way out… juz enrol her in Kellock. I was in CHIJ for 10 years … i wld personally feel the stress is not as much as the top schools in the need to perform academically. in fact, they emphasised on values. but somehow in this competitive environment, the need for social networking is also a part of life. i hv secondary school girls & friends telling me social networking is impt and thus the need to send kids to a good school. i do agree to a certain extent but i didn’t want to end up stressing on balloting. so … somehow i gonna figure this out on my own
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Hello!
We are a Finnish family who has just moved here for to stay here for 9 months. We have a daughter who is going to turn 7 this week and a son who just turned 3. Our daughter speaks English, our son doesn’t. We would like to find a local school for our daughter and a playschool for our son. I’ve inquired for a place for our daughter in Bukit Timah Primary School and Bukit View Primary School, but they don’t have any vacancies. For my son I have only inquired from the international playschools nearby but would definitely like to inquire the local ones, too. We live in Maplewoods Condo, Bukit Timah Road. We are not that interested whether the school is one of the top schools. We just would like to give our children the opportunity to learn about Singaporean culture, get some local friends etc.
Can anyone help me, any other local schools which I could call to? Any ideas for a playschool for our son?
Thank you for your time!!
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