Comments on: Chinese School Vs Kebangsaan School Facilities

By: Nicole Tiew

Nicole Tiew — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:40:54 +0000

May i know , which kebangsaan school u are visiting .
Thank You

By: mott

mott — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:22:12 +0000

I’m very lucky. I happened to chose a good public school (but I didn’t know it at that time). When I saw other public schools and their dilapidated facilities…I really thanked my lucky stars.

Similiar to ur chinese school, they will only concentrate academics when in Std. 3. But for now, it’s all play play play.

Well, for now, its play play play too. Cos they haven’t got any books yet. We’ll see how the real situation is like after CNY.

By: wen

wen — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:33:02 +0000

i inted to send my son to a chinese school. what cultures are u referring to? hope its nothing bad that i cant accept it!hehe

Culture of fear, overzealous or strict discipline and lotsa lotsa homework!

By: Martini

Martini — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:38:46 +0000

you are really good in selecting schools for your kids, you even visited a few of them for your input, good job!

the schools where I registered my boy only has 2 choices!

Oh, I didn’t realise that the forms are different? I thought that they all used the same form from the government?

By: Moomykin

Moomykin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:34:01 +0000

Thanks for the tips on checking out the schools.
That was really helpful. Now I have got to plan this “project after CNY and before my No.3 arrives.

Haha. Its a heavy project. Some people say, “what for so gancheong or what for choose so hard?” but I think that since my child is going to be spending hours of her days there for the next 6 years, it is justified.

By: sting

sting — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:31:30 +0000

wasn’t aware that schools evolved this much since I was there! Am still undecided to go for SRJK or SRK… both seems to have its pros and cons. will still have a few more years to think (I hope)

“Few more years” passes by very very quickly, believe me. lol.

By: MS

MS — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:58:14 +0000

Hi MG,

thanks… ya…those are the typical questions i guess i will ask too just that didn’t think the head may oblige to meet all parents if they have similar questions… MS

Yes, I was plesantly surprised that they were so obliging. I guess theres never any harm trying and the worse case scenario is you get chased out of the school grounds. Hahaha.

By: jazzmint

jazzmint — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:44:54 +0000

wow..how come u can list down 3 schools to choose? I thought the procedure was to go to the school u want and get it stamped, and give them the self add envelope. confused…

anyways, i think those days keb school has pretty good facilities too, i was fr a school where there is gym, co-op, huge canteen, even swimming club (but pool is next door, not in our school LOL).

Yes, the practise is the same. You go to the school of your choice to submit your registration but on the form, you can list down your second and third choices but I don’t think it makes any difference anyway since I didn’t get any of those I listed so whats the point of asking people their preference?

By: HL

HL — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:49:49 +0000

Hello, I wonder how did you manage to send your child to THE school that you want because I thought each school only allows people stay nearby (within a defined perimeter) to register themselves in that school and those staying outside of the perimeter will have to go to other school which nearer to them? It would be nice to know what was your method to get your child into the school that you want even if the address is outside of the school allowed perimeter.

I didn’t get my child into THE school that I wanted. I listed 3 (as we are allowed to list 3 in order of preference) when registering and my child was sent to another school not on the list and that school happened to be farther away from my house than any of the 3 that I listed. Strange isn’t it? lol. After we got the letter, I went to the school to check it out, found that it was reasonable and decided not to appeal. Anyway, I heard from the other parents that they used relatives addresses and utility bills as proof when they registered to THE school that they wanted. (You didn’t hear this from me. Haha.) Having an older sibling or cousin studying in the same school or having your child studying at the kindy of THE school also helps. Some parents have already identified THE school that they want from the time the child is very young and they plan ahead by sending the kid to the kindy of the school for 2-3 years. Not me though. I was undecided right up till the very last minute.

By: Michael Yip

Michael Yip — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:06:36 +0000

if got a choice, I’d put my children in a chinese school. Sekolah Kebangsaan these days look and feel like they are there to brainwash our children to learn what they want the children to learn and what the children should learn.

Actually in a Chinese school, there is some degree of brainwashing too, kena brainwashed by its culture of fear and disipline.