[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[titank]

raynreg:

For Cantonment Primary to be attractive enough for parents to consider putting their kids there maybe the school has to put forth certain selling points since its new. A good IT infrastructure or a good principal may help?

Maybe they can adopt Beacon Primary as an example? Heard that school become so popular as it is an IT school? Last year a new school name Horizon Primary in Punnggol also have many places left not yet being filled up.

[qms]

raynreg:

For Cantonment Primary to be attractive enough for parents to consider putting their kids there maybe the school has to put forth certain selling points since its new. A good IT infrastructure or a good principal may help?

Actually, if I were staying in The Pinnacle, I wouldn't mind sending my kids to Cantonment Pri. because distance was crucial to me. But, that's just me only..... :idea:

[witty22]

But even with any selling point or infrastructure it would take a few years for a school to be popular enough to conduct balloting

[qms]

titank:

Last year a new school name Horizon Primary in Punnggol also have many places left not yet being filled up.[/color]

Parents whose children are in Horizon Pri seem very pleased with the school.

[qms]

witty22:

But even with any selling point or infrastructure it would take a few years for a school to be popular enough to conduct balloting

At least 6 years.......

[raynreg]

Until parents get to see the school's PSLE performance yah

[raynreg]

Why would you want to go through the balloting process? Its a nightmare to begin with. Being a new school you are basically secured of a place or you end up taking chances wif those which are already popular in Bukit Merah area.

witty22:

But even with any selling point or infrastructure it would take a few years for a school to be popular enough to conduct balloting

[raynreg]

Yah...I was thinking along that line. It has to differentiate itself from others. Else how to attract students there.

titank:

Maybe they can adopt Beacon Primary as an example? Heard that school become so popular as it is an IT school? Last year a new school name Horizon Primary in Punnggol also have many places left not yet being filled up.

[witty22]

raynreg:

Why would you want to go through the balloting process? Its a nightmare to begin with. Being a new school you are basically secured of a place or you end up taking chances wif those which are already popular in Bukit Merah area.

witty22:

But even with any selling point or infrastructure it would take a few years for a school to be popular enough to conduct balloting

Well! that is one way of looking at it. But most parents (includes me) would think that if a school is popular there should be a good reason for it and vice versa too

[witty22]

Qms and titank, understand that your kids are currently in RMPS. Does the school conduct exams in P1 still. What about the work load? Is it really as heavy? This worries me more than the P1 registration excercise. :?