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[cinderella]

Thanks!

[VRossi]

Hi Cinderella,


I can only kowtow to you coz you have covered phase 2A,2B and 2C.We should all hand you the award for ultimate KS parent.LOL!

[moom]

hi


if my kid is entering P1 in 2012 but the property I am buying has TOP in may2012 and legal completion is 2015, can i still use that add for registering in 2011? thanks

[jedamum]

moom:

hi


if my kid is entering P1 in 2012 but the property I am buying has TOP in may2012 and legal completion is 2015, can i still use that add for registering in 2011? thanks

no problem
TOP means Temporary Occupation Permit means that technically you can already shift in.
if i remember correctly, you have to shift into the address within 2 yrs of application that's why there shouldn't be any issue.
go to moe website to read up more.

[moom]

ahh.. thanks jedamum.. not too familiar with the terminology used in condo-land

[Miracle Child]

We were looking at a property yesterday, hoping to be closer to our school of choice. Our son is due for registration this year for P1 in 2010. If I have read correctly, the TOP date then cannot exceed Dec 2011.


1. Is this understanding correct?
2. However, the salesperson said that we can try appealing to MOE as although the legal TOP date is Dec 2012, but the developer is confident that the TOP would be in 2011 (they always build in buffer). Developer is even prepared to issue a letter for us (shows how bad the market is). Has anyone appealed to MOE for such cases? If so, what is their response?

Thanks.

[RRMummy]

Miracle Child:

We were looking at a property yesterday, hoping to be closer to our school of choice. Our son is due for registration this year for P1 in 2010. If I have read correctly, the TOP date then cannot exceed Dec 2011.


1. Is this understanding correct?
2. However, the salesperson said that we can try appealing to MOE as although the legal TOP date is Dec 2012, but the developer is confident that the TOP would be in 2011 (they always build in buffer). Developer is even prepared to issue a letter for us (shows how bad the market is). Has anyone appealed to MOE for such cases? If so, what is their response?

Thanks.

Hi Miracle Child, this is what I gathered from MOE website. I was also initially confused and thought the 2 years was from date of registration for P1 but it seems (see below) to be from date of entering P1. So for your case, I suppose TOP of 2010 + 2 = Dec 2012 should be ok. But still you might want to call MOE tomorrow to confirm.

Extract from: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/required-documents/

J: For Registration using address of yet-to-be completed property
An original Sales and Purchase document is required if the address of a yet-to-be completed property is used for registration. A copy of this document is to be retained by the school. Parents using the yet-to-be completed property address for registering their child in a school of choice must move into the new property within two years of the child’s entry into Primary One.

[ghostz]

Miracle Child:

We were looking at a property yesterday, hoping to be closer to our school of choice. Our son is due for registration this year for P1 in 2010. If I have read correctly, the TOP date then cannot exceed Dec 2011.


1. Is this understanding correct?
2. However, the salesperson said that we can try appealing to MOE as although the legal TOP date is Dec 2012, but the developer is confident that the TOP would be in 2011 (they always build in buffer). Developer is even prepared to issue a letter for us (shows how bad the market is). Has anyone appealed to MOE for such cases? If so, what is their response?

Thanks.

hi

settled on sjij already?

[Miracle Child]

Yes, will be registering my son for SJIJ...but worried that, based on past balloting history, may not get in as we are outside of 2km. Sigh....never occurred to me before that this can be so stressful...

[titank]

Miracle Child:

Yes, will be registering my son for SJIJ...but worried that, based on past balloting history, may not get in as we are outside of 2km. Sigh....never occurred to me before that this can be so stressful...

You should have some backup plan to try other school if SJI is having a high chance of balloting on Phase 2B or even 2C.