At what age did your parents let you go to and from school yourself?

bochup84

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A few weeks after primary 1. Walk. At pri 4, I go and pick up younger bro when he pri 1.

At pri 5 moved house but I didn’t change sch cos one year to psle. Took bus from bt batok take mrt to cck to take bus to woodlands old interchange near checkpoint to take feeder bus home. That time don’t have woodlands mrt yet.
 

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Ard primary 3, walk to sch.

Later on, ownself take bus after shifting house.

During my times, it was still veri common for parents to fetch their kids even at primary 5/6.
 

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p1, walk only, less than 100m away
kindergarten a bit far

p3, they allow me to cycle up to 10km away liao
last time more bo chap 1 lar
 

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I think moi was primary 4 onwards.
That time if was afternoon session go ownself take bus, morning session papa will drive me there in lorry, then go home moiself and walk:(
 

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p1, my neighbour and i same sch same class

so we walk tgt~

neighbour if u are here in edmw please contact me!!!! i miss u deep deep and i dunno how to find u

we stayed at tampines blk 217 study at yumin pri sch de!!!!
 

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Primary 3. Walk 7 blocks of hdb flat. Was also a latch key child since primary school. Very common then.

You rarely hear this term "latch key child" these days.
 

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Last time is more dangerous. Gangsterism and all. Now everything so toned down, many CCTV and people here have become so woke and paranoid.
Low crime doesn't mean no crime. With cctv, still got that weird guy in toh yi area. I rather not take the chance and have to rely on cctv to find the perpetrator.
I feel pri sch students shd still be accompanied, esp low pri. I left my kids to take public tpt themselves fr upper pri.
 

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P1. Walk about 1km. No money take bus. Moi would go friend's house to gather. Her mama very nice, would cook desserts for us. She still remembers me now.
 

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P2, take feeder bus.
Got once missed stop goin home, cry n cry and bus driver helped. In the 80s.
 
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