phtthp:

SCGS already implemented, a few years:-

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120112-321483.html

schools with low enrolment pupils intake probably won't do it.
Thus not applicable across all schools in SG.

but super, hot popular schools interested can simply request SCGS for a copy of their P1 admission test papers, modify content to suit their own school standard (can set higher / lower than SCGS standard).

No need to re-invent, from scratch.
SCGS had set the precedent for other schools to follow her style, if any school is keen.

personally, i hate to see this happen.
children should enjoy their precious childhood, come and go very fast.
they have a whole lifetime ahead of them to study, minimum next 12 years.

if all of us not stress our kids by tuitions, enrichment classes before p1, then every kid is on the same starting point... or the entrance exam can be designed in such a way that some how like \"GAT\" which no \"text books\" can be used to prepare and revise...

cherrygal:

Dun want entrance exam lah... then PR can fight with SC again? I like it now that SC got privilege... It's ok to ballot with a fellow SC and lose fair and square. Well, at least $$ can help if the address is so important. MOE didn't say you cannot rent.


Still better than not having any privileges and fighting with everyone at an exam. Eh... PRs are also very kiasu and some are more Tiger mum than us...

i guess now more prs will chiong to apply to become scs, in the end still the same fight... we have to compete within more scs whole life as once the prs become scs, they will stay here forever as they dont have other place to go...

ds just reaches home…

LOLMum:

it favours the rich too for entrance tests.


those who are rich and have the time could afford the best tuition/enrichments.

besides sitting for entrance tests, dont be surprised if schools ask for awards/certificates of compeition/contests etc the child has participated in.

so who has the time and money to spend on compeitiont/contest? again the rich.

who is the one who is going to suffer? the poor child! she at a very young age (6 months music class) who has to attend all sorts of tuition/enrichments/compeition/contests etc just to build up a portfolio in order to get into a school and she might lose out to a another child who happens to have one more certificate for winning a teeth brushing compeition. :siao: (for your info, this happened in hong kong a few years ago which was reported in papers about exam fever in schools in hk).

it is bad enough that students have such heavy workload in primary school, why do we parents still want to rob them of their 6 years of childhood.

even w/o prs, scs within same distance oso compete each other, for those popular schools, the property around are expensive and only rich can afford...

LOLMum:

kitcat:

If remove all the priveleges/priorities in P1 registration, but introduce P1 enrollment test for each primary school, and base on kid's test result to decide whether can enter concern primary school, it looks more fair...

fair? to who?

i am 100% against this entrance test.

so prs, alumi.. etc won't have privileges...and we dont have to do pv...

Crystal Poh:

Hooray!!! It was a super great news for all of us who are true blue Singaporeans!!!


But would also like to know if there is a significant no. of PRs applying? And are they still qualified for registration under Phase 2B?

If remove all the phases/priveleges/priorities in P1 registration, but introduce P1 enrollment test for each primary school, and base on kid's test result to decide whether can enter concern primary school, it looks more fair...

If remove all the priveleges/priorities in P1 registration, but introduce P1 enrollment test for each primary school, and base on kid’s test result to decide whether can enter concern primary school, it looks more fair…

firefly38:

kitcat:

do u plan to attend the ptm in apr?

DS told me that ALL his teachers said that i do not need to meet any of them. Thot teachers should meet all parents, at least for the frist meeting, right? Can I attend even if the teachers told my DS that I need not attend?

I think should be able to...I did not receive letters from teachers but I am thinking whether I should apply to attend... normally what do u discuss with the teachers?

do u plan to attend the ptm in apr?

when can we know whether there will be cca camps in june holiday? we are planning oversea trip in june holiday…