Catholic High School

[iFirefly]

Thanks phtthp , Dreamgear…


Thot the temp site of the new JC would be at Bishan, where SJI is currently located… So it was hearsay after all…

[Dreamgear]

iFirefly:

Thanks phtthp , Dreamgear..


Thot the temp site of the new JC would be at Bishan, where SJI is currently located.. So it was hearsay after all..

Seems that sji renovation cannot be completed in time, thus will have to extend their stay in bishan....

[Rich dad poor dad]

Isn’t the new JC site is at the Bishan golf driving range? Those stay nearby will have to travel Ghim Moh for the temp site…the distance is really far…

[pearlly]

Hi parents, I'm an education reporter for The Straits Times. The completion date of the new JC will be pushed back from mid-2018 to end-2019. The holding site for the JC has also changed, from Bishan Street 14 to Mount Sinai (near Holland Road).


These changes mean that current Year 2 and Year 3 students will not get to study at the new JC campus at all, and may have to make new travelling plans with the change made to the holding site.

Any affected parents here? Do contact me at leepearl@sph.com.sg or PM me. Cheers.

[abcedfg]

Hi parents, sorry to bother. My name is Amelia and I'm an education reporter for The Straits Times. I'm doing a story on the new junior college that the IP students from SCGS, SNGS and Catholic High are joining. The MOE has asked a traffic consultant to study the traffic patterns around the three current school sites and do a forecast of the new campus' traffic flow. I'm hoping to speak to parents whose children who are entering the new junior college in 2019 (Secondary 1 this year), just to ask how the traffic is like at the current schools. It'd be great if you could contact me at 91903116 or ateng@sph.com.sg today, thank you.

[mc_007]

The new JC made a comment that is obviously invalid and stir commotion from the parents…she commented distance should not be a concern for choosing CHS.


If I stayed in the west, why would I choose CHS? There are other gd schools in the west too.

I felt that if we can build blocks and blocks of HDB flats at least 12 storeys high in 2-3 years, why it takes 3-4 years to build a school? MOE needs to let us know the reason.

Traveling long distance will definitely affect resting and learning time.

[woodgrove]

On the one hand. Moe advises parents to consider distance and says every school is a good school and now distance suddenly is not an issue. Sigh!

[iFirefly]

mc_007:

The new JC made a comment that is obviously invalid and stir commotion from the parents..she commented distance should not be a concern for choosing CHS.


If I stayed in the west, why would I choose CHS? There are other gd schools in the west too.

I felt that if we can build blocks and blocks of HDB flats at least 12 storeys high in 2-3 years, why it takes 3-4 years to build a school? MOE needs to let us know the reason.

Traveling long distance will definitely affect resting and learning time.

woodgrove:

On the one hand. Moe advises parents to consider distance and says every school is a good school and now distance suddenly is not an issue. Sigh!

Why did MOE rush to start the Integrated Program of CHS/SNGS/SCGS, when MOE can't even ensure that the new JC campus be ready for its 3rd batch of IP students ?

The current Yr-2 & Yr-3 IP students will not have the chance to study at the new JC campus in Bishan, due to the delay. The current Yr-1 IP students MAY spend 1 year (Yr-6) at the new JC campus, provided there is NO further delay in the completion of the new JC campus.

Even the interim JC campus, which was supposed to be located in Bishan (where SJI is currently occupying) has been changed to Mt. Sinai. I believe most CHS & SNGS students stay in Bishan & Ang Mo Kio areas. The longer traveling time was definitely not in the minds of most students (& parents) who chose to take up CHS & SNGS IP then.

What's the point of promising parents & students of a state-of-the-art design JC campus, high-rise school building with lifts & escalators, roof-top running track etc, when most of the current IP students will not have the chance to study at the new JC campus ? Many students were very disappointed when they were informed of the news by both CHS principal & JC principal last week.

I feel that MOE should give a more detailed explanation of the reasons for the delay, instead of just informing the parents & students of the changes, and expecting them to accept whatever arrangements being made.

[woodgrove]

I heard a parent saying if they could build mbs in 3 years why the difficulty in building a jc building in 2 years. Even for building condo or hdb the developer will under promise and over deliver ie deliver the building well before expected date of completion.

[iFirefly]

woodgrove:

I heard a parent saying if they could build mbs in 3 years why the difficulty in building a jc building in 2 years. Even for building condo or hdb the developer will under promise and over deliver ie deliver the building well before expected date of completion.

The new JC was scheduled to be completed in 2017, ready for its FIRST batch of IP students from CHS, SNGS, SCGS (read link to ST article dated 02 Jan 2014). Then it was delayed to mid-2018. And now to end-2019.

Don't think construction has even started at the site yet, though >1 year has passed by..


http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-ne ... 7-20140102