Indian International Schools in Singapore

Hi Vijee,

Yeah I u'stand. This *janjat* of commuting on weekends for mother tongue classes are there. But for that reason, i dont see anything special in Indian Schools.

Shoba.

Hi Mihika,

I u'stand. I have to tell you that its really not that scary as its getting picturized. Actually speaking, (in my very honest opinion) kids adjust very well. Its only some parents who worry about the streaming. However, the system has changed now. It is not that obvious now-a-days. They have a mix in every class. And invariably, most EXPAT children do well compared to *local* indian kids.

At the end, its fianlly your own choice.

So good luck.

Originally Posted by Mihika

Hello
Thanks for the replies.
I am thinking of indian school as it will be easier for the child to adjust if we have to relocate back to India. I am also scared of the streaming culture in local schools and feel that the late bloomers are discriminated agaist here. My girl is quiet intelligent and talkative, but only at home. In school, she is quiet and does not display her full potential.
Some of my husband's colleagues have even removed their children from local schools & put them into international schools because of the immense pressure on the kids.
We have kept the option of local schools open. I will put her in the kindergarten of indian school and then later transfer her to a local school at age 7 if possible.
Mihika

Hi Vijee,

I missed to write abt NPS. Its National Public School. Has branched out from Bangalore. Its quite prestigeous back in India. Am sure you have heard about them.

Shoba.

Originally Posted by AbhiSing

Thanks Shoba, for your reply.

As you have mentioned , it depends on why we prefer the schools.
One main thing I can think about is: the 2 schools offering Hindi whereas in neighborhood local schools, kids have to go to mother tongue classes on saturdsys if they choose Hindi. Whereby Tamil mother tongue classes are in the weekdays itself, within the school hours.
I have put my son in a local neighborhood school because I prefer the location which is just opposite to my block, so that commuting is very easy and I do pop into the school almost everyday as i am a parent volunteer. If the school is not nearer, I wont have the time or energy to go to school this frequently.

I am looking forward to see the posts from other SingIlites as well.

BTW what is NPS? do write abt it.

Hi all,
My kid is in DPS. He is studying in 3rd standard now. I feel comfortable with the school. Only thing is that it is expensive compared with local schools, but here we can find our languages and easy comunication.
We were here in last October and got a midterm admission. He got adjusted as it was the same syllabus and no communication problem.
Sangeetha

Hi Mihika,

my eldest son is going to GIIS singapore. Its quite nice. And they seem to be expanding fast. The curriculum is nice and they teach tamil also.

My wife wanted my eldest son to take tamil as that's his mother toungue.

Dinesh.

Originally Posted by NeerajaSur

Hi Vijee,

I missed to write abt NPS. Its National Public School. Has branched out from Bangalore. Its quite prestigeous back in India. Am sure you have heard about them.

Shoba.

Thanks Shoba,

For the info about NPS. No have not heard about them, as I am not familiar with B'lore.

NPS is in bedok n te teaching is excellent back in india.one of my cousin studied in tht school.heard tht the majority of teachers r frm blore n r more experienced.

Hi,

My son is in GIIS.I felt OK with this school.I have put my son there mainly for cultural issues and syllabus.But only thing is fee is on the higher side for middle class parents.NPS is costilier than GIIS and DPS

dear all singapore ils,

what is the min age for L.K.G. in singapore.I put my daughter for l.k.g at 3 and 6 months(as on june).Now she is in 2nd std.will she be able to continue her 2nd std in singapore?

Normally in bangalore they take only at 4 years.some how i got her admitted in cbse school at 3 years and 6 months.

Please help me in this.

Hi Kamala,

If u admit ur child to Indian schools ,she can continue in 2nd std. itself,but if u admit to local school she has to go to Ist std.Actually we came here from Bengaluru when my son was studying 4th and he has been admitted to GIIS for Class 4 itself.(Indian school)with same CBSE syllabus. So he adjusted to the new place very easily without any worries.