All About Primary Schools' Balloting History
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my hubby said he read from last week’s paper that Phase 2A also subjected to ballot!!?? Is this true? I always presume if I’m an ex-school girl, my chances is as good as 100%???
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simplyjo:
my hubby said he read from last week's paper that Phase 2A also subjected to ballot!!?? Is this true? I always presume if I'm an ex-school girl, my chances is as good as 100%???
In theory, all phases are liable for balloting, as long as demand is greater than the supply of vacancies for that phase.
Balloting rules:
If too many qualifying parents apply in any Phase, there may or may not be balloting. The school will apply the distance rule, ie. less than 1km, 1-2km, and greater than 2km.
Example:
If there are 100 places available, with the following distribution of applicants:[list]- 50 less than 1km,
[/list]then those 50 less than 1km will get their places without balloting. The 60 1-2km will have to ballot to see who gets the remaining 50 places, while the 20 greater than 2km will not even get a chance to ballot in that Phase.
60 1-2km,
20 greater than 2km,
Phase 1 - Siblings currently studying in school only. It is very unlikely there is not enough vacancies given the fact that most Singaporean families are small. Hence there will be no balloting in this phase.
Phase 2A1 - For close affiliates to school, eg. alumni, board member, etc. You need to be a paying member of the school's alumni for at least 1 year to qualify for this phase. Balloting rules apply
Phase 2A2 - For ex-students or siblings who were ex-students, and school staff members. Balloting rules apply.
In practice, it is very rare that balloting happens at any stage of Phase 2A. That is why you are generally safe if you are an ex-student. To be even safer, make sure you are a paying member of the school's alumni.
Balloting normally occurs only in Phases 2B and 2C. Whatever remains after Phase 2A is split equally for allocation in the 2 phases. So only half of these places can be allocated in Phase 2B and the rest reserved for Phase 2C.
Phase 2B - For parent volunteers or affiliated clan members. Balloting rules apply. Whatever places that are unallocated in Phase 2B is simply added to Phase 2C.
Phase 2C - For everyone else. Balloting rules apply.
So yes, distance is definitely a critical element to your success in getting your child into a school you want. That is why it is wise to choose a school that is <1km as your first choice unless you are an ex-student of a better school.
Hope this finally clarifies how the system works. - 50 less than 1km,
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I have a question regarding balloting. If I register under Phase 2B and did not get it thru balloting, can I register under Phase 2C?
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2gals:
I have a question regarding balloting. If I register under Phase 2B and did not get it thru balloting, can I register under Phase 2C?
You can register - in fact, I heard it is automatic - but may not even get the chance to ballot if the number of students staying nearer to the school than yourself is already larger than the available places. -
[quote]2gals wrote:
I have a question regarding balloting. If I register under Phase 2B and did not get it thru balloting, can I register under Phase 2C?
You can register - in fact, I heard it is automatic - but may not even get the chance to ballot if the number of students staying nearer to the school than yourself is already larger than the available places.[/quote]You can choose a different school for Phase 2C. Guess if you are going for the same school, then, it could be automatic. Better clarify with the school. -
for backup plan…anybody have statistics for balloting required for Phase 2C supplementary?
TIA -
jedamum:
We have last year's... but did not publish because we thought that parents should be able to infer it from the <100% take-up rate of schools from Phase 2C.for backup plan...anybody have statistics for balloting required for Phase 2C supplementary?
TIA -
noticed a slight error in the colour coding for sji junior. last year they had balloting in the 1 to 2km for phase 2b.
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learningtobekiasu:
noticed a slight error in the colour coding for sji junior. last year they had balloting in the 1 to 2km for phase 2b.
Sure? But the official source from MOE says SJI's Phase 2B balloting are for those outside of 2km. See http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/system/files/2007+MOE+P1+Phase+2B+Balloting+Info.pdf. -
ChiefKiasu:
thats what the school told us.learningtobekiasu:
noticed a slight error in the colour coding for sji junior. last year they had balloting in the 1 to 2km for phase 2b.
Sure? But the official source from MOE says SJI's Phase 2B balloting are for those outside of 2km. See http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/system/files/2007+MOE+P1+Phase+2B+Balloting+Info.pdf.
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