Interested to get your child into a local Primary School? Discuss the opportunities here.
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Canadian International School
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Pal » Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:25 pm
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The Canadian International School (CIS) is a leading international school in Singapore. Founded in 1990, CIS has over...
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Bump for this thread 8-)
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Low PSLE results , Any suggestion for Lower Secondary School?
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lennardtan76 » Thu, 26 Nov 2015 9:19 am
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Hi
My friend's daughter dint get into the target school for secondary. She was listed in a neighborhoud school which my friend thinks its not a...
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International schools are significantly steeper cost-wise, so that is something to consider. Most local schools provide a decent education, it’s just...
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Which local schools do expat kids attend?
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by janWil » Thu, 25 Aug 2005 9:37 am
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My eldest son is primary school age next year. We are expats in Singapore but can't afford int'l school fees. Just wondering exactly WHICH local...
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OK but you're talking about something that awhile ago. You had an SC child and you lived in the catchment area. Whoopy doo. The schools that take...
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Getting Ready for Primary School
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joeyy » Tue, 01 Oct 2019 2:48 pm
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Hi all mommies.
2019 is ending, and im sure all mummies are excited as me to get ready our K2 child to primary 1. Me being a kiasu mother, would...
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My child entered primary one quite a few years ago, and I don’t remember school books being as expensive. Because primary one is still so elementary,...
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MOE Waiver for Dual Citizen Child
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david2581 » Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:01 pm
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We have a dual-citizen (SG/Can) kid who will be entering Kindergarten next year. We are wondering if it is worth trying to get the MOE waiver to...
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Thank you for the useful information. It is very much appreciated! :-)
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Local school admission for Foreigners
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crazysafari » Sun, 08 Sep 2013 1:27 am
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Hi,
We are from Australia and have been living in SG for a year now. Our child has been going to an international school, Grade-2 and we are now...
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Many local schools accept foreigners (expats) but due to limited vacancies only a few percent of foreigners can get a slot.
The procedure to get...
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Public School in Singapore for Foreigners
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TangoDown » Thu, 02 Nov 2017 11:09 pm
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Hello Fellow Citizens,
I am a Foreigners working in Singapore for last 4 years married and with young kid. We are not Permanent residences. on EP...
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Look at the MOE website for school registration procedures for foreigners.
To summarize, P1 must go through P1 registration exercise which has 3...
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Just got PR...want to place my son in local school
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thomasanoop76 » Sun, 22 Jan 2017 5:00 pm
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Hi!
My son has is going to start primary 1 in an international school soon. We got PR a few weeks ago. Obviously getting into primary one in a local...
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Yep.
At least not for Non-Singaporean citizens.
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Expat Children in Local Schools
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Indirabg » Tue, 04 Mar 2014 5:16 pm
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Hi,
We are considering local school for our son who is eligible for P1 in 2015. Anyone have kids studying in local school and what is your...
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Hi there, you cannot choose a school for your child but apply at the end of the yr together with other Intl kids with MOE. They decide where your kid...
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Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:47 pm
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Children on DP in local school and parents EP cancelled.
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singularity » Fri, 06 Apr 2018 9:34 pm
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Hi all
I’m speculating this scenario.
If the parents of children (on DP) studying in local school, loose their job, and their EP is cancelled, is...
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My friend lost her job last Jan, she was on EP and her daughter was studying in an IS under SP. Apparently she was able to get an LTVP under her...
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local school for 10yr old for this April?
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Mon01 » Fri, 07 Feb 2014 7:33 pm
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Hi there,
I am relocating with my son to Singapore this April and do not know what to do about getting him into a school mid term? I would like him...
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Thank you for your post, yes I can see this is going to be tricky, would home schooling with a tutor or a term in an international school be a...
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Local school for expat kids
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sfatafehi » Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:58 am
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Hello,
My family and I will be doing a 6 month rotation in Singapore.
My children are 3, 5 & 7. have other expats put their kids into the local...
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There is a third option - it may be cheaper to bring a relative to look after and school the children. Depending on where you are from, they do not...
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The local education system: advice for parents
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singapore eagle » Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:21 am
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There has been discussion in various threads recently about the shortcomings of the local education system. So I thought I’d test this out…
We’ve...
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- I want my daughters to be able to write and speak perfect English. It seems only the top 1% of the population actually manage this.
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Need Advise: My daughter did'nt get a slot on the local primary school
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IamforeverIvy » Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:50 am
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Hi,
Need an advice, anybody got the same experience with me. Just recently we received a letter from MOE saying that my daughter was not given any...
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Leave. Vote with your feet. Singapore needs to adjust it's policies on this and pressure needs to come from companies who lose people over this...
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Which area is generally good for local schools?
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Price Tag » Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:21 am
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If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. we will be moving to SG from HK probably around June this year. I have 3 girls & need to...
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If you can't afford international school, the only feasible strategy is to find out which schools had the most vacancies for Phase 3 for Primary 1...
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Local School or International School for foreigner
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parivinu » Mon, 27 Apr 2015 4:10 pm
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Hello Everyone,
Good day.
I have 15 month old daughter who is in India and would like to bring her here probably at 23 months and joining preschool...
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Thanks for the replies. Being in foreign country I would rather send my kid to multi national schools than Indian like schools As I want my kid to...
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P1 Registration: MOE Rejects application
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jtflies » Mon, 27 Oct 2014 1:58 pm
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Hi all,
We moved to our family to Singapore expecting to put our son in to public schools as we thought that would be a good fit for him (he's...
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Any reviews on San Yu Adventist school
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Comparing local and international schools
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VicStan » Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:07 am
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Hi, we are an American family that have just moved to Singapore a month ago.
I have a pair of twins and daughter and I am looking at which schools...
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If you have the funds put your kids in a not for profit international school. Although the local school system is ok it's not the best for expats for...
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Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:18 am
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How difficult is it to get a spot in local primary school?
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anthonyh » Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:35 pm
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Hi all,
I've been looking for answers and have tried to search on this forum, but a lot of the info, whilst very useful, does not exactly answer my...
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Alas, it's not you I'm worried about!! You wouldn't believe how many requests we get from people who belong to 400 groups and all you can see on...
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Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:21 am
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options for primary school
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momofboys » Mon, 30 Jun 2014 7:00 pm
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Hi all,
We are likely moving to Singapore in about 10 months. We have two boys, one of which will be entering primary school. I have been looking at...
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So you will be moving here in April 2015, right? How old will your elder son be then?
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