Share with us your kid's P1 registration experience

[tankee]

yes, you can withdraw from a school that you had registered earlier and then register at another school.

[jedamum]

superjack:

Pardon me if this question has been answer before. If we registered in P2B and given a place, can we still withdraw at P2C to register at the 1st choice school if chances are very high? :?

Yes you can.

[janet88]

Luanee:

Share with u ppl my friend's story...


Her husband was ex-student of PeiChun but they prefer HPPS as they stay < 1km of it. But past historical trends showed HPPS need to ballot under phase 2C even if u stay < 1km. And their PV application for HPPS was not successful.

So they registered their kid first under phase 2A2 in PeiChun. Then on last day of phase 2C application, husband stationed in PeiChun and wife went to HPPS. Wife found that there were 54 applicants staying less than 1km for 53 places. So last minute, husband withdrew PeiChun's application and wife applied in HPPS. So the school informed that that need to ballot - 55 ppl fighting for 53 places (all < 1km).

Then 2 days later, the school called them to say 2 of the applicants were twins/triplets so counted as one applicant only. So for the first time in 5 years, no balloting in HPPS under phase 2C for ppl staying < 1km. They were so happy they made the right decision!! But it was very stressful man!! Had they not been successful, they would have given up a place in PeiChun for nothing!

Wow, I read this post and realized your friend really went through a stressful time. Fortunately, they didn't give up their 2A2 place at Pei Chun for nothing. I guess the feeling they had when they found out they got a place at Henry Park was better 100x than winning first prize for 4D.
Just reading about it, I can imagine myself in their place. SUPER STRESSED.

[Amber]

jedamum:

superjack:

Pardon me if this question has been answer before. If we registered in P2B and given a place, can we still withdraw at P2C to register at the 1st choice school if chances are very high? :?

Yes you can.

In the above scenario, does anyone know how fast the withdrawal can be effected (on MOE's end) from the time the request for withdrawal is put in? Is it immediate?

[tankee]

withdrawal is immediate. Done via PC connected to MOE computer.

[smurf]

I very stressed up now…

[citygirl]

smurf:

I very stressed up now...

My son registers in 2012 and I am already very stressed! Good luck to all parents registering their kids this year under P2B and P2C!

[janet88]

Hi parents,

I've gone through 2 rounds of registration for my kids - Phase 2B 5 years ago (2006) and Phase 2A2 (2010).

For son's P1 registration at Pei Hwa then, there was just 1 stop - ie to submit documents for verification. No guarantee at Phase 2B, just a high chance of getting in.

Today's registration for daughter is slightly longer - 3 'stops'. Station 1 is at ground floor where a lady will make sure we are eligible for Phase 2A2. If so, then we proceed to the hall on 2nd floor.

Station 2 is to submit documents (both original and photocopied ones). A staff member goes through every document and screens everything like a hawk, never missing any detail. Then she will cross out the child's name in the computerized booklet which consist all the children's names [those born in 2004 to Jan 1 2005]

Station 3 is the last stop where parents will see another member keying in all the info into the MOE computer system. No acknowledgement slips are given.

[MMM]

Reading what you guys go through and watching the tears of joy and disappointment on TV news during balloting never fails to make me go for the safest best. I stopped toying with the idea of sending my youngest to another school when she goes to P1 in 2012.


GOOD LUCK to those who are going through the process now.

[VooVoo]

Reading through all these gives me the perserverence to die die complete my 80hours of PV…