If books are listed as optional, you don’t need to buy and yes, the IT kit will be used. More info will be shared on registration day. If items are oos, not to worry, you can buy when school reopen.

Hi


Most textbooks are new edition. It is not available yet.

Try to check again from 2nd week of Dec onwards via the website.

Hi, there is no walk in to purchase textbooks, stationery and uniform this year due to the pandemic.


You may wish to refer to school website for more S1 registration info

I see. All the best because the placement test will be coming up real soon.

if you are thinking of transferring to SST next year, I think you just missed the dateline for application. Application closed on 2 Oct.


Interesting to know that you actually wanted a transfer from IP to O level.
Why the switch?

These were the specs from last year’s registration

1.6Ghz dual-core
8th Gen Intel corei5 processor, turbo boost up to 3.6Ghz
8GB 2132Mhz LPDDR3 SDRAM
512GB PCle-based Flash storage
Mac OS Catalina (10.15.1)
Apple Pages, Keynote, Numbers,IMovie, GarageBand and iBooks Author
(Take it as only a reference cos the spec may change). This is based on the minimum spec required.
More info will be made known to you, usually after PSLE result are released via email from school. There will be more info available on the purchase of the MacBook

I beg to defer from the view of having a slight increase in number per class means that it has become less attractive. As a parent of SST, I viewed it as a holistic learning experience for my child. The average class size although has increased but in general, the number per class size is still relatively manageable and comfortable I must say. And the good news is there are more girls per cohort for last year. So it is a good news for many parents who has the impression that the ratio of boys to girls is much lower for girls.


Just my thought as a parent of SST.

Although SST is in the west, there are still students in each cohort that stays in far east in areas like Tampines, Punggol. Some of them took pubic transport to SST.


Many of these students were willing to travel the distance because they chose the school and they like the school .

Thanks for your insightful sharing of what you know about the education system. I guessed you have done all your research to be able to share with such in-depth details.

Well I must say, most of us who are sharing here are parents who have made the choice for our kids to choose SST as the preferred choice is largely because our kids can fit into the school's concept of applied learning. Not forgetting there is a stringent DSA selection process and only a handful out of the many who applied are selected.

There is no perfect school per se but only what is deemed suitable for those who see it as a desired choice. And since there is no perfect school so I don't think imposed is the correct word to use but rather a matter of choice.

Some parents may have a different opinion compared to others but personally I always feel that we all have our kids interest at heart. And eventually, I will leave it to my child to make the decision for his next level of education.

For those whose kids are in P5 or even in P4, you may wish to visit SST website and view through the Webinar to understand more.

https://www.sst.edu.sg/2020-sst-admissions/sst-webinars-2020/

Thanks again phtthp for your thoughts and also for holding the ford in this forum.
Much appreciated.

I would recommend to attend the open house 2020 to find out for yourselves and then decide if it is a fit for the child