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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Mon, 05 Apr 2021 6:27 pm
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Primary school with good chance for expat children
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abbby » Thu, 19 Mar 2020 9:43 am
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My friend's planning to have her kids study in a local primary school. Which primary school has more chances of entry for expat children?
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Yeah I think you have a point TheRat. There is definite concern that Singaporeaness is preserved and the primary school system is where it starts.
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Tue, 02 Feb 2021 9:26 am
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Relocating to Singapore and searching for primary school
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Sherryyy » Tue, 05 Dec 2017 8:35 pm
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Hello all,
We are in the process of relocating to Singapore and searching for primary school space for our kid who is 6 years old currently studying...
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If that is your criteria, none of the international schools would be a great fit. The school culture is toxic and the academic results are not...
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Sat, 30 Jan 2021 12:00 am
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Local schools for foreigner
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Maha2201 » Wed, 09 Mar 2016 10:28 am
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Hi all
My daugher is in K1 now in one of the church kindergarten.
I heard that Getting admission in local schools(P1) for expats is very minimal....
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Unfortunately, I think the chances are very slim. And even so, if your child does gain admission into a local school, it will probably be one of the...
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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 8:13 pm
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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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Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:20 am
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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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Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:05 pm
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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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Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:31 pm
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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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Wed, 03 Jun 2020 4:08 pm
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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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Thu, 07 Feb 2019 5:54 pm
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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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Thu, 03 Jan 2019 3:35 pm
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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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Sun, 30 Dec 2018 11:05 pm
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Tue, 28 Aug 2018 9:08 pm
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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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Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:17 pm
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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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Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:01 am
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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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Thu, 20 Oct 2016 3:24 pm
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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.
- I want my...
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Wed, 21 Sep 2016 2:39 pm
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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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Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:10 pm
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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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Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:22 am
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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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