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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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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International or Local School ?
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fatmouse76 » Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:17 am
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Hi all, my child is currently in local school, as is having a problem with the Mother Tongue language,unfortunately my MT is not English. Mother...
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Just a note that Marlborough is just under $26,000 SGD. Not significantly less than international schools in Singapore. And even more if you plan to...
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Fri, 03 Aug 2012 5:15 pm
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is it difficult getting your kid into a local school?
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taxico » Thu, 31 May 2012 2:51 pm
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the reason i'm asking is because over lunch (today) with a friend who works at MOE, i mentioned that i read on a few threads here it seems expats are...
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Incorrect, PR are still allowed to apply through at least the 2C phase, before EP's phase 3.
Incorrect.
PR can apply at Phase 2B or even phase 2A...
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Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:16 pm
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Comparison Singapore education system with others
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TDMR0709 » Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:39 am
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hi,
just want to hear your views of pro & cons of Singapore education system and comparing to your country's education system.
pls share..
tks
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From what I could find, I think op is trying to get his child into a local school. Maybe he's trying to see if maybe it not such a good idea. I'm...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2012 1:24 pm
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Local school with international flavours
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ribena » Sat, 04 Jul 2009 7:40 am
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Anyone knows of any local primary school with high % of international student? Heard of Tj katong. What about St Joseph Junior? Any more? Is ACS...
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Hello Ribena, was wondering if you, or anyone else, could provide details of any public schools in the Novena area? Just moved to town, and awaiting...
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Tue, 08 May 2012 12:05 pm
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Transfer from international school into local school
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alnn » Thu, 09 Feb 2012 4:45 pm
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I did a few searches but couldn't find a similar topic - I am wondering whether anyone has transferred their child (primary school years) from an...
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Hi, I have a friend who moved his daughter from SAS to the Haig school about two years ago. He has said it was the best decision he ever...
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 7:30 pm
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local primary schools
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becca68 » Sat, 27 Feb 2010 8:06 am
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We are trying to get our 7 year old daughter in to a local school Bedok/Tanah marah area. It all seems very hard at the moment!!! Can anyone give us...
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We have our first test tomorrow - English spelling and dictation. I'm both nervous and excited. Hope he does well. We got the list of the words to...
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Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:03 pm
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Local Primary School for 5 and 8 years old vs Private School
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VivianeL » Wed, 04 Jan 2012 6:50 pm
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Hi !
We're moving to Singapore mid-March.
My main concern for my 5 and 8 year old girls is to find a nice warm caring school with a good level of...
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Thanks much ! Yes, I've been searching in the forum and kind of everywhere I could think of on the web... it's full of info, but so time consuming...
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Fri, 06 Jan 2012 8:34 pm
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Text Books and Curriculum for local schools
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wannamove » Thu, 05 Jan 2012 5:39 am
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I know that my daughter is just 2.5 but the debate between international schools and local schools seems predominant in our family and with friends....
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We have bought entire set of Primary 1 books including Chinese Mother Tongue books. As we're leaving SG, they are not of much use anymore.
Please PM...
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Fri, 06 Jan 2012 9:38 am
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cant get our 14 yr old teenager into a singapore school
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newjob » Fri, 29 Jul 2011 2:34 pm
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Hello everyoneme
Me and my familly currently moved to singapore 6 mnths ago from uk :) we managed to get our 6 yr old into a lovley local school (...
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Hi I have a teenage daughter too (15), who is currently at a local school. She has just finished her first year there, and about to start her second...
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Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00 am
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Thoughts on local primary schools
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Aussie_family » Thu, 10 Nov 2011 7:15 am
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Hi there, we're an Australian family with a 2 year old girl relocating to Singapore in January 2012.
We're a few years off having to think about...
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Poster was just originally asking for popular schools. The fact that the majority of us posting do not choose to send our children to those popular...
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Last post by boffenl
Mon, 05 Dec 2011 9:42 am
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Do expat children go to local schools?
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Shona Trench » Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:46 pm
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We are a family (with girl age 14, boy age 12) who have moved here from Scotland, with my husbands job. Unfortunately, we do not receive a schooling...
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Shona, I can't thank you enough for your informational posts. Although my daughter has only attended SG local primary schools she still occassionally...
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Thu, 10 Nov 2011 9:09 am
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Local schools -east Coast area
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lukeduke » Sun, 14 Aug 2011 9:06 pm
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Good evening all,
If anyone has any experiences of local schools in the east Coast area could you please let me know. My family are joining me in...
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You know your child the best--and it sounds like you've done a lot of thinking about this. English will be a huge hurdle--even some of the African...
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Fri, 30 Sep 2011 9:17 am
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Expat Advice on Local School Options
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Jordya » Mon, 05 Oct 2009 3:04 am
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Hi- It seems that everyone my wife speaks to is steering us heavily from looking at Primary 1 local school. I am intrigued by the idea and would like...
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Glad my posts are helpful Nyambura, if you have any specific questions, do PM me. It's a daunting choice for sure, and I'm so very lucky I made the...
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Last post by boffenl
Thu, 08 Sep 2011 9:09 am
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Local schools and language
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wannamove » Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:48 am
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I have heard that the language programs in local schools are tougher than international schools. When asked to elaborate my friends could not give me...
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Not all schools have a large enough cohort to hold a full class in each language, so some kids (Tamil in particular) may be bussed to a different...
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Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:13 pm
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Getting Admisson into P3 Level in Local School?
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nztosingapore » Mon, 27 Sep 2010 4:36 pm
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Hello All
Can someone share with me their personal exeprience in getting admission to Local Public school in recent years P3 level. we are moving in...
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Hi
I was wondering if someone could give me more info about the test itself. We will just miss the MOE's AEIS test and will have to go for QT & PACT...
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Last post by Dalia
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 4:59 pm
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east coast local schools
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Bedoky » Sun, 24 Jul 2011 8:55 am
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Hi, newly arrived in Singapore. Getting ready for phase 3 for our 6 year old. anyone else going through same process, particularly east coast, bedok...
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Hi fristromcan, thanks for the pm! But I can't reply to it .. yet. Didn't realize this would be so difficult, we do have a backup plan but it is...
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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 9:04 am
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singapore local schools
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citrix1234 » Mon, 13 Jun 2011 1:23 am
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heard that local schools are not good enough , is there anyone living and sending their children to singapore local school , please post your...
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My daughter is enrolled in a local school, and we are thrilled with her experience. Her Mandarin is a work in progress, but I still say the $20 I pay...
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Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:40 pm
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Local school/private tutor in the Bukit Batok area
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Montrosa » Sat, 26 Jun 2010 1:45 pm
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We have been living in Bukit Bakot, Singapore for just 6 weeks during this time we have approached a nearby local school with regards to enrolling...
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Parents help their children in study but they are not able to solve difficult concepts so they need tutor for their children who provide them private...
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Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:33 am
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No Vacancy for a Dependent Pass holder in P1 Public Schools!
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hammadkkhan » Fri, 03 Sep 2010 3:55 pm
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Hi People,
Have been reading the posts here for quite some time but posting for the first time. I am a telecommunication professional relocating to...
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Hi Boffenl,
I have just arrived to Singapore and I'm also more for the local school option. Unfortunately my daughter is not a native English...
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Wed, 12 Jan 2011 5:16 am
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Local schools for expats kids
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4zana » Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:04 am
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Hi dear friends,
We are moving to Singapore in January 2011 from HongKong. I have 12 and 6yrs old children who are attending ESF school in HK....
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It's kind of a ridiculous situation in Singapore at the moment - I think expats coming need to push back hard on their employers re the school...
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Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:04 am
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