2018 P1 registration exercise for 2019 intake

[Orb]

zac's mum:

OCD:

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They didn't realise the complexity and magnitude of P1 reg & thought it's like our parents' time. just register in school and Dec buy sch uniforms and books. It's totally different to the current system.
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If they still think things are so easy like our parents’ time, I can say they will truly be in for a very rude shock when their kids actually start P1.

I’m talking about the Maths syllabus in particular. Big shock bomb there for them.

@Zac’s mum, ya man! Secondary school maths is so much easier!

[OCD]

Tomoko:

the school that i registered this P2Cs was oversubscribed. the school admin was so kind and called to ask me to withdraw and register at other school which has higher chance. Not all schools did that.. sigh

Wow..this admin is very nice. Deserves a nice bouquet of flowers.

[Orb]

Peiliang:

Speaking as a Singaporean here: parents should be more proactive especially if they know it's a dragon year registration from the start instead of blaming PRs taking up places from phase 2B onwards. The rules were set many years back and if you fail to plan, u plan to fail. As much as I do not agree with a lot of govt policies, I have to say that they did gave Singaporean priority for registration.


The PRs will definitely be willing to pull off all the stunts. More so if they have multiple kids, as getting the first one in, ensures phase 1 for their subsequent kids.

Best to just move on and fight the best one can....

Good luck.

The govt did a lot of tweaking of the policies. From splitting the vacancies 50% into 2B and 2C (it used to be when come to 2C no more vacancies), to SC having absolute priority over PRs (used to be no priorities and PR buying all the properties within 1km of the school), GRLs serving 2 years (from 1 year previously) and setting aside 40 vacancies for phase 2B and 2C from the start.

Even with all those done, singaporeans still not happy....

[Orb]

kkkcheng168:

Update from St Stephens @3:30pm.


Vacancies: 19

Applications:
SC: <1km: 1, 1-2: 5, >2km: 15
PR: 0, 1, 1

Good news for you? why would PR even try this school i dont understand.

[retrobuzz]

Is it really true that the govt set aside 40 vacancies each for phase 2B and 2C from the start??

Or does some school have a way to get around this? Pls advise.

I remembered that when it comes to phase 2C, the school which we applied for already has less than 40 vacancies left (about 20 plus). We went for balloting but no luck, so had to register again during this 2CS phase.

[kkkcheng168]

Orb:

zac's mum:

[quote=\"OCD\"]
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They didn't realise the complexity and magnitude of P1 reg & thought it's like our parents' time. just register in school and Dec buy sch uniforms and books. It's totally different to the current system.
.... ....

If they still think things are so easy like our parents’ time, I can say they will truly be in for a very rude shock when their kids actually start P1.

I’m talking about the Maths syllabus in particular. Big shock bomb there for them.

@Zac’s mum, ya man! Secondary school maths is so much easier![/quote]I started training myself on the model method since last year.

[HHMummy]

retrobuzz:

Is it really true that the govt set aside 40 vacancies each for phase 2B and 2C from the start??

Or does some school have a way to get around this? Pls advise.

I remembered that when it comes to phase 2C, the school which we applied for already has less than 40 vacancies left (about 20 plus). We went for balloting but no luck, so had to register again during this 2CS phase.

40 meaning 20 for 2B and 20 for 2C

[Orb]

retrobuzz:

Is it really true that the govt set aside 40 vacancies each for phase 2B and 2C from the start??

Or does some school have a way to get around this? Pls advise.

I remembered that when it comes to phase 2C, the school which we applied for already has less than 40 vacancies left (about 20 plus). We went for balloting but no luck, so had to register again during this 2CS phase.

40 for 2B and 2c, therefore 20 each.

[kkkcheng168]

Tomoko:

the school that i registered this P2Cs was oversubscribed. the school admin was so kind and called to ask me to withdraw and register at other school which has higher chance. Not all schools did that.. sigh

I think they know how stressful and cruel the process can be. Surely they feel the angst of the parents.

[vivi_vivi]

retrobuzz:

Is it really true that the govt set aside 40 vacancies each for phase 2B and 2C from the start??

Or does some school have a way to get around this? Pls advise.

I remembered that when it comes to phase 2C, the school which we applied for already has less than 40 vacancies left (about 20 plus). We went for balloting but no luck, so had to register again during this 2CS phase.

If my understanding is correct, MOE will set aside 40 vacancies minimum for Phase2B AND Phase2C. Then minimum 20 seats for Phase 2C, in case Phase 2B gets oversubscribed.
If 42 seats are available during Phase2B, and 17 registered, means 25 seats left for Phase 2C.
If 42 seats are available during Phase2B, and 26 registered, means 20 seats left for Phase 2C. And 4 people will be balloted out in Phase 2B.