[Geylang] Primary Schools

[Karpi]

Thanks for sharing.

[MMM]

Karpi,


Just to share, MBS not moving to single session as they cannot cut down on intake due to the potential siblings application from current students. Heard they are moving to their own school after June.

[scoobydoo]

Been looking at the rankings for Haig Girls and it seems that they’ve been having 2 consequtive years of producing students with 275 scores.

Anybody with a child in Haig Girls ? Is it necessary to do PV for Haig Girls ?Care to share your thoughts of the school ? It’s coming to the time where we have to decide where to commit to a new house if we want to send my daughter to a school of our choice.

[Karpi]

truly appreciated this info, MMM.


if they are shifting back to own school, then my place
is even more nearer. Still belong to 1km - 2km. but
at least nearer.

This is really tough to decide whether to take the risk,
or just enrol Yu Neng, which is quite far from Geylang Serai.

[Luanee]

scoobydoo:

Is it necessary to do PV for Haig Girls ?

From 2006-2008 past stats, all applicants under 2C get a place, no need to do PV. Of coz this may change each year.

[newM]

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Hi Chief KS,

Know tat u r e Guru of tis topic and after reading had e following questions for u.

I m staying in the east my choice of sch for my son is GMPS & KW. I kw tat KW is better than GMPS. And had read tat KW more homework than GMPS. To me i do not wan to over stress my son. I pity children who had to carry big n heavy sch bag to sch.

Now i m lost shd i go to KW and try balloting or go GMPS. Is choice of primary sch veri important wil it affect his future.

Can you advise me. :oops:
( Sound kind of stupid right)

[ChiefKiasu]

newM:

...I m staying in the east my choice of sch for my son is GMPS & KW. I kw tat KW is better than GMPS. And had read tat KW more homework than GMPS. To me i do not wan to over stress my son. I pity children who had to carry big n heavy sch bag to sch...

Dear newM, Konghwa is only special because it is a SAP school. If you are Christian, GMPS may provide better character development.

Anyway, they are both good schools. You should choose the one that you have a better chance of getting into before the end of Phase 2C. The stress if you fail to register by Phase 2C can be quite severe, especially if you have tried very hard to get into the school you wanted. Just look at the threads of parents who went through last year's registration, and sense their disappointment when they didn't make it by Phase 2C, to understand how they felt.

[newM]

Hi ChiefKiasu,


Thanks for your advise.

Actually my first choice is Maha Bodhi.But i kw its not easy to get in. So i better be practical. Is there any website tat u kw show the birth rate of the past years ? just wan to compare n see if we stand a chance in balloting.

Thanks again.

Lov,
Newmun :love:

[ggmom]

Hi Chief Kiasu,


Will you advise whether I should send my child to KH? My hubby is a ex-student of KH but we are staying in Ang Mo Kio. I’m worry about the traveling time my gal has to spend on the road. And there isn’t any better option (school) in AMK.

[eothian]

Hi everyone !


Wow…I see many of you are in favour of GMPS ! I’m one of the pioneers who entered the school when they converted from previously girls’ school to mixed school. I went thru Geylang Methodist Pri, Sec and later Anglo Chinese Junior College (for 3 months and I switched to poly when I cannot stand the secondary school treatment in JC).

But I didn’t consider my kid to join the school even his dad is an old boy ! They have a lot of donation drive thingy going on, and the parents have never run out of donation cards to approach their colleagues. Also, there’s this weekly chapel thingy that one has to tahan. Talking about heavy school bag, please think how heavy is the bible since this school also have weekly bible study lesson.

Also, there’s this kopitiam near the school where some kids always hang out there…a breeding ground for bad influence.

Recently my nephew just graduated from the Sec school. Like me, he went thru the Pri and Sec education. I don’t think he’s really fantastic. I just think if you really want your kid to be smart, it all boils down to home education because school education can only do so much.

Parents, choose a school which is near your residence because that will ensure your kid to reach school on time (without waking up so early for school bus) and your kid to reach home early (no excuse for them to hang out elsewhere and give the excuse the schoolbus breaks down etc)

All schools are the same in my humble opinion.