[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[caroline3sg]

Hi gelfish

It depends on priority of your selection criteria:
1) all girls’ sch
2) distance
3) etc etc

Seems your choice is CHIJ Kellock. As Alexandra not really near to Pei Hwa.

I recently met one parent who has an elder child with South View. He only take one way return sch bus. But she can’t register her younger child at same sch coz sch bus does not want to go to Hillview. This is first time I heard about such issue. I wonder if only good schs, buses have to ferry all children but for neighbourhood sch, bus driver has the final say.

[caroline3sg]

gelfish

One more thing, your husband ex-sch, phase 2A2, not 2B.

[gelfish]

thanks caroline. If I opt for PH, I can definitely get my kids in right cos Daddy is ex-student?


But I am puzzled abt the story u said, if the elder child can take the school bus to Hillview, why cant the younger child do the same?

[caroline3sg]

gelfish

Yes, definitely can go into Pei Hwa since your husband is ex-student, if u don’t mind the distance. But one thing you have to check with bus association (get tel no. from general office) then check with bus driver whether there is any pick up from your home.

The case I mentioned is real case, this yr registration, not story. Older child P5 this yr. Going to sch is driven by his daddy in the morning. I don’t know where they stayed previously (maybe CCK) but heard shifted to Hillview. So perhaps bus driver obliged to see through the old child (despite shift hosue) but not picking younger child from Bukit Timah. I suppose the mother has to check with other bus drivers since I believe they are differentiated by the routes.

[gelfish]

Hi Caroline. I dun mean it as a story …i know u are referring to a real case…


I checked with PH bus drivers and they said alexandra is too far for them, the furthest they go is Holland. So this is another problem for me.

sigh…

I really dunno what to do.
PH- no balloting but distance/ travel problem
CHIJ - near house but may need balloting and chance not getting in

In terms of good schools, I know PH is more popular.

[titank]

Chief Kiasu,


Can I apply the Super Kiasu Method where register for Phase 2B(2) assuming I had did volunteer work for the 3 schools? (Fairfield, Radin Mas & River Valley)

Maybe would be a better choice to do volunteer & stick to Radin Mas where I have a higher chance since I'm staying at 1.5 Km away from Radin Mas Pri.

What do you think of these 3 schools of their strength?

Fairfield Methodist
River Valley Pri
Radin Mas Pri

[yemother]

Hi Chief Kiasu,


My son is going to primary one in 2010 and I need to make a decison on which school he should enroll now just in case i will need to be a PV for the chosen school. Gan Eng Seng is the nearest to my house (within 1 km) but from the comments you made, it seems not advisable. However, I’m not ambitious as well, so I chose Chang De the second nearest (1-2km) from my home. From the past 2 yrs registeration, there was no balloting on 2007 phase 2C and balloting on 2006 phase 2C. So, right now, i am a bit confused whether to go for PV or not. Please advise.

Regards,
yemother

[titank]

Hi Yemother,


Maybe you can consider Zhang De Pri where at least there should be places in the Phase 2C.

Wish you good luck then

[ChiefKiasu]

yemother:

... Gan Eng Seng is the nearest to my house (within 1 km) but from the comments you made, it seems not advisable. However, I'm not ambitious as well, so I chose Chang De the second nearest (1-2km) from my home. From the past 2 yrs registeration, there was no balloting on 2007 phase 2C and balloting on 2006 phase 2C. So, right now, i am a bit confused whether to go for PV or not. Please advise.

...

My comments on Gan Eng Seng is based on their PSLE performance only. They have come close but have yet to produce students that graduate with >=275 in PSLE (although they had a few students scoring above 270). We do not know what their overall passing rate is. GES is also very strong in aesthetics, especially in their band. If you stay that close to GES, you should at least drop by to get a feel for it before looking elsewhere.

To play safe, most people just become a PV for the school they are targeting. Past history is not necessary a good indicator.

[yemother]

hi All,


Thks for the advice. i will definitely consider your suggestion.