Your children may then be asked to sit for a basic maths, science and english test to ascertain which grade they will be in. The school did not look very good from the outside but when we stepped into the courtyard, there was a beautiful chinese garden complete with a waterfall. School does start early at 7.20am and finishes depending on extra activities that they may choose. You can have an exemption from Chinese, Malay and Tamil language lessons if no one in your family is a native of these countries. Except for those parents that are trying to get their children into the top 10, extra tuition seems rare.
Pressure is put on the children to do their homework and to do the best they can.
She has returned to her old school and is much happier - although her parents are financially stretched. Some class sizes are about 40 pupils and rote-learning is the norm. Local schools are well-regarded but it is best to consider if your children would be able to assimilate not only having to move to a new home and country, but maybe a totally different education system to what they are currently used to. Tel 736 0951. My friends were very happy with Dr. Hagerty.