Hello is anyone able to share about ISTD exams? Are they recognised in Singapore?

I’m looking for an individual piano class for my kids below 5. School setting preferred.

Hello parents, does anyone know if the school will be having an open house this year?

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Hello, we live within 2km of SCGS and am exploring schools for my daughter. Can anyone share how SCGS is in terms of its curriculum/educational focus, whether there’s a balance of academic and non-academic areas, and the culture of the school.

Have 2 girls there, P4 and P1. Am not an old girl, came in via 2C when the elder was registering. I was an RGPS old girl, but chose SC instead because of the affiliation all the way up to Sec 4. Academically, school is very decent - English is very strong and they mark very rigorously. Higher Chinese is offered in P5/6, and banding will be done from P3 onwards to sort the girls according to Math & Chinese ability.

On the non-academic front, everyone knows that SC's strength lies in the performing arts (dance, ballet, choir, handbells, string ensemble, EL/CL Drama), but that also means that something has to give, and that something is sports. I personally feel it is very lacking in this area (only swimming, badminton, gymnastics and tennis, with the latter only available for developmental level and above) are offered, so if sports is where your child's strengths lie, you may wish to select another school, or start figuring out how to support her sport elsewhere/ on your own. Pretty much all the SC swimmers that medal in national competitions D-Division train on their own, and then port out to MGS/RGS come Sec 1 where they have strong teams, because they will need more in-school support and more time to train, not travel, as they grow older.

Culture-wise - the current principal appears to be doing her best to make it a gracious, socially-aware and humble place, and undo the public perception of the school being an elitist institution. She has done away with the annual Charity Golf event, will turn away gifts from parents during festive seasons, and recently, with the launch of extended Wednesdays (dismissal is 2:45pm), only allow students to consume either home-cooked or canteen food for lunch as opposed to allowing catering. I respect her principles, but they do take some getting used to.

Lots of non-alumni girls coming in in P1 these days, so school is a good mix of new and old blood. Unfortunately, it tends to be racially more homogenous than most other schools, which to my mind is a disadvantage as I believe children learn far more when their friends come from all sorts of backgrounds.

Hope that helps.

Thank u so much for sharing such honest experience! It definitely helps us to make more informed decisions about our daughter’s future. School is such an important part of their life!

Hello, can anyone share how Rulang is in terms of its curriculum/educational focus, whether there’s a balance of academic and non-academic areas, and the culture of the school.

Hello, we live within 2km of SCGS and am exploring schools for my daughter. Can anyone share how SCGS is in terms of its curriculum/educational focus, whether there’s a balance of academic and non-academic areas, and the culture of the school.

Any feedback on mindchamps @ Zhongshan? We have been considering the current pg class for weeks but the teachers aren’t energectic or no energy type. Not sure if it will interest children of that age…

Any feedback on the Mindchamps @ Zhongshan?