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pls shortlist good school
Might be good school to other, might not be yours.
I have a budget of around 1M for a 3 bedder and would want my property to be within 1Km of any good primary school (boys) e.g. SJI etc..
Property age / no facilities / not near MRT/ are not a problem as long as it is within 1km school radius. Any gurus can advice?
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pls shortlist good school
Might be good school to other, might not be yours.
There are some old properties aroung SJI junior with enbloc potential. If you can get it at a decent price and stay there for the next 5 to 10 years, who knows, you might be the next lucky one.
Hi, I do not have a specific selection of good schools, as long as it is deem as "good" school in general context, i will be happy already.
Hi AAA, any specific property you refering to?
Nanyang Primary: can try those around Coronation and Duchess (D10) or Shelford and Watten (D11). Shelford and Watten are next to RGPS also, for those with daughters, can walk.
ACS Barker Rd: can try those at Goldhill Ave/Mt Rosie (D11, not Goldhill Plaza which is further away), Balmoral (D10), Chancery Lane, Newton (which is in three parts D9,10,11).
SCGS: can try Stevens Road (D10), Whitley Rd (D11), and Trevose area (D11). Trevose area is just across the road from SCGS, don't even have to drive.
MGS: can try that stretch with Tessarina (D10), Nexus, Gardenvista (D21).
Henry Park: can try Mt Sinai area (D10). Many condos there can try for below $1000 psf.
SJI Junior: can try Lincoln Rd area or Novena area. Actually SJI Junior quite near ACS Barker with only Chancery Lane and Thomson Rd separating the 2 so a good bet would be something in between.
For more info you can look at street directory dot com to determine how close. Good luck!
Last edited by ahlahdin; 09-03-09 at 18:28.
Look along Derbyshire Road, 2 mins walk to SJI junior. There is this old property (if you don't mind about 30 years), no facilities. The apartment is very spacious and squarish (no wastage of space).
I went to see it at the peak of the market during the last enbloc cycle(price outside my budget), the price should have come down now. If you buy it for your own stay (for your kids), I hope by the time they graduate (7 years later), it is ripe for the next cycle. My theory is, there are less old enbloc potential properties in the market right now (I mean the one with really good potential, FH, not too many units and not a big site-developers can afford to buy). If you believe the wave will come back, not now but 5-10 years' time, and you can wait out, you can consider it. Good luck to your search.
hi
before buying, you can check out the distance of the school to the property at: http://www.inlis.gov.sg/Layout/HomePage.aspx
Hi!
Me also a mother looking for new home near good primary school.
You may wanna check the schools' P1 statistics before buying the property - for some popular primary schools like Nanyang, MGPS, staying within 1 km does not mean that you are guaranteed a place. You will still have to go through the balloting process.
me too. a mummy of a girl and a boy looking for a place within 1km from a good school.
actually i prefer brand new apartment so now looking at one st michael for the boy (within 1km from st andrews) or pavilion 11 (within 1km from SJI jnr)
as for the girl, worry again when it is her turn! (she is now 4 months old)
meanwhile, will sign up to be parent volunteer too
A good school may not be good for mediacore kids. More importantly , do a detail analysis on your kids before location of the school to enrol.
I don't think any parents will think that their kids are mediacore.
you may find this useful.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/co...ked-popularity
For parent volunteer, not every school accept PV and it's definitely not easy work too.
Things that we do for our kids.
That is the problem for parents today. Like it or not , every kid is different in ability to learn and absorb. Parent should really determine their kid an average performer or gifted spot…?. Hence prepare then for a suitable platform in their study. A child will develop better and happier in a suitable environment , thus build up a more positive character which is far better than their paper qualification.
I do agree to find a school that is nearer to home, in order to save traveling time for the kid to have more time to sleep. However , the choice of the school should not be based standard of the school without considering the kid capability. You can never produce a scholar by throwing an average kid in RI .
Hi Anna, your link is very useful! Care to share more?I don't think any parents will think that their kids are mediacore.
you may find this useful.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/co...ked-popularity
For parent volunteer, not every school accept PV and it's definitely not easy work too.
Things that we do for our kids.
"A child will develop better and happier in a suitable environment , thus build up a more positive character which is far better than their paper qualification."
I agree with you totally. The reason that I want to send my daughter to a good primary school is not so much that she will become president scholar one day. (well, it's good if she can be one someday) I am prepared to send her overseas for university if she cannot make it to the local ones.
I want her to be with peers who are from similar family background. I want her to speak proper english and chinese. I want her to have a certain outlook in life. Of course sending her to a good primary school does not guarantee these things, but there are just something that a "neighbourhood" (so-called) primary school cannot provide.
I came to Singapore to study in a top JC more than 10 years ago - my schoolmates are from all kind of primary/secondary schools. Those who did well in their A levels - but lack the proper speaking/PR skills - are generally doing just OK. Those who excel are those who are from good primary/secondary schools. They may not have done well for their A level exams, but they have the right friends, right attitude, right way of speaking etc. And these are what counts in life, really.
do u mean 'mediocre'??
How dare u correct their engrish? Were u from a top primary school? I'm sure they meant mediacore, whatever the heck that is.
I have argued with agents who kept insisting that 'Gloucester' is pronounced Glow-Chest-Ter; 'Carlisle' is pronounced Car-Lease; 'Levelz' is Level-Zee; 'Cote d'azur' is Kotex-De-Zoo... and so on. The irritating thing was that the agents always looked so damned pleased with themselves after correcting me...
The agent who mangled the word 'Gloucester' even had the gall to educate me on the pronunciation of the word, saying "It is British, u know?" while looking mightily pleased with himself... I laughed my ass off after that.
hmm, i tot this thread is about 'top JC & primary school' mah.. mediacore??
hey... just curious to find out how ppl pronounce leicester here? lei-ces-ter? or les-ter? or lei-cas-ter. haha... cos one of the agents i spoke to say lancaster
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