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Post by savera » Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:04 am

I am relocating to Singapore and would want my children to study in an Indian School. I have learnt that there are three options : GIIS, DPS and a new Bangalore based school.
Can anyone give me advice on which would be the best or the pros and cons of each.
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Post by alita0 » Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:34 pm

i had come to singapore 8 years ago. if you ask me, i would not advise you to send your children to an all indian school. i am currently studying here. initially it was very difficult to adjust but soon i got used to it and what's more your children can understand the singapore culture. like me, even though i was learning at a normal school i took my hindi language as mother tongue(you can choose others). and besides if you choose an all indian school like GIIS or any other, they are not internationally recognised. not only will it be difficult for your children to get a job overseas or in singapore, it will also be difficult for them to get a good education as more piority is given to normal school students. after all my education years, i proudly say that i and my other indian friends are happy that we went to a normal school and we had a successful eduction.:)

anyway if you really want an indian school then yes, GIIS is the best.

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Post by tangy13 » Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:47 am

global indian school is the best here in singapore, most of my friends have kids going there, the bangalore school i think has not yet opened, no info on DPS but i heard admission is quite difficult in GIIS...all the best

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Post by chixchix » Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:50 am

is Bhavans and GIIS different ?
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Post by tangy13 » Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:54 am

bhavans is a college i think..not sure

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Post by tangy13 » Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:02 pm

sorry no feedback on bhavans but lots of good feedback on GIIS

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 17 Apr 2008 2:18 pm

Bhavan's is GIIS. The old Bhavan's site has shut down and it would appear that the two may well have merged if this is anything to go by:

http://singapore.english-schools.org/bh ... school.htm

Anyway, the site links for both Bhavan's GIIS and DPS are also in my links in my signature below
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Post by chixchix » Fri, 18 Apr 2008 5:15 pm

:???: oh my frd's son is studying in Bhavans at Queenstown..she said many parents wrote a petition to say that the school fees was high and not utilised in the right way..also method of teaching ws not good.
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Re: Indian Schools

Post by judaspriest » Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:16 am

savera wrote:I am relocating to Singapore and would want my children to study in an Indian School. I have learnt that there are three options : GIIS, DPS and a new Bangalore based school.
Can anyone give me advice on which would be the best or the pros and cons of each.
Thanks
I'd probably take a good look at National public school (the one from Bangalore) - they have a very good reputation in India. My child was in GIIS (ex-Bhavans) from Kindergarten-1 till last year, after which we moved to a local school near home for several reasons - we were not happy with how well the teachers were trained, and the level of professionalism they exhibited, among other reasons which I will not write about here. Oh, and there's the fees - for that amount, I'd expect something that's at least half as good as UWC or OFS in terms of the facilities, teaching staff and curriculum.

On the other hand if you are planning to stay here only for a short while, eg. couple of years, then the Indian schools are a better choice if you relocate back to India.

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