Hello Parents,


Pardon my super-kiasuism. Nonetheless, I have some questions to ask and it would be great if you guys could give me some valuable advice.

I am looking at purchasing a property and it is within 1km of Haig Girls’ and Tanjong Katong Primary.

Haig Girls’ looks promising with their Percentage of (merged stream) pupils eligible for Special/ Express Course[with E/N(A)] at 86.6%.

However it seems that Tanjong Katong Primary School has gained a good reputation in terms of being a school of students from various countries. While I applaud the diverse mix of students, I am concerned about its academic abilities.

As parents, we are torn between a rock and a hard place – giving our children the childhood they deserve and the best education we can afford. That aside, I was surfing TKPS website and their PSLE results are either slightly better than or worse than the national average. It does not show how many percent of their PSLE graduates are eligible for Special/Express, N(A) or N(T). Perhaps I should do more research that may quell my doubts.

My question thus is for parents who have children in TKPS:
1.\tWhy did you send your children to this school (besides being within 1/2km)
2.\tWhat is the culture of this school like
3.\tDo you think your child is less stressed/happier


Tao Nan/Kong Hwa Primary
I live within 2km and I’m considering Parent Volunteering (PV) though its as good as free labor. Some questions:

4. I can be a PV at only one school, right?
5. Do you guys know of anyone who live within 2km, Pved and managed to get her/his child in or what is the % like. Very, very slim?

Thank you.

mum03:

Hi EON,


I could only speak English, can't even speak a word of chinese.

We send our daughter to Holy Grace Kindergarden where Mandarin is the 1st language. The teachers only speak Mandarin to them, does our daughter pick it up since she was in Nursery. She does go for enrichment class once a week at Berries (it does help).

Thks Rds
Bel

Thanks Mum03 for that invaluable insight :celebrate:

mum03:

Hi everyone,

I need all your expert adv on this issue. Our daughter will be registering for her pri one this year (still deciding which sch to send her). She is from a mixed marriage (myself indian and hubby british).
Presently she is taking chinese has her 2nd language. From what I understand, does she has to take tamil as a 2nd language when she goes to pri one. She could understand tamil, but unable to even speak a word of it. She is fluent in chinese language.
Will there be any complication when I register her for pri one??? :? . Will they insist that she as to take her Mother tougue as a 2nd language??. We has her parents prefer our daughter to take chinese has a 2nd language

I am lost. Pls adv??? :?:

Bel

Hi Mum3,

English is my mother tongue. I can speak Mandarin but only enough to order food at the hawker centre and get well around Singapore.

We intend for our children to take up Mandarin as a second language and you've mentioned that your daughter spoke fluent Mandarin.

How was it so? Was it through enrichment classes or can you speak Mandarin, yourself?

Because as far as I see it, our kids will have \"no chance\" of using Mandarin except in school as English will be the medium of communication with all our relatives.

I will definitely engage a private Mandarin tutor for our kids but how did you get your kid to pick up this language fluently?

Thanks.

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Hello!

I am going to buy a house soon and Pasir Ris is one area that I am looking at.

I know where the good schools are in most of the other estates but am stumped when it comes to Pasir Ris.

I have heard about White Sands Primary but am not sure how they fare against the average neighborhood schools.

Are there any parents who have kids studying in White Sands Primary? If yes, how is the school culture like and how do you benchmark this school against the average neighborhood schools.

And, are there any parents who have kids studying in other primary schools in Pasir Ris and what is the school culture like?

Thank you for your time.