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[greenbean2011]

my cousin is SAHM.


for her 2 kids’ education sake, she stopped work for minimum 3 yrs.
but once her children enter Pri school, she went back workforce.

[greenbean2011]

my cousin also said … in principle, rc minimum 3 yrs.


but some parents "cao kuan", do < 3 yrs, … dun know how they more or less gurantee a place for kid via rc, then stopped rc work.

[dorisp]

A parent may be grassroots serving in \"A\" constitution GRC but because if they live in \"B\" GRC, they are eligible to choose schools within the \"B\" GRC...............


Is that true? :?

[BigDevil]

greenbean2011:

she shared with me her own personal experience … how primary schools do allocate certain number of seats to rc.

[quote]she said every year - primary schools allocate a certain no. of places to rc, perhaps around 20. [/quote][quote]cousin said pv doesn’t guarantee a place - in the event demand exceeds supply. But rc yes, higher chance ! [/quote]@greenbean2011:

What you said above were in direct contradiction with MOE's registration priority, which clearly states that phase 2B is

For a child whose parent has joined the school as a parent volunteer not later than 1 July 2009 and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June 2010; or whose parent is a member endorsed by the church/clan directly connected with the school; or whose parent is endorsed as an active community leader. http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/phases/

What you are claiming is that RC members were given higher priority over PVs (phase 2B1?). This is totally unsubstantiated. So unless you have proofs to prove otherwise, it is best not to start such rumour in an open forum.

:celebrate:

[citygirl]

greenbean2011:

she said every year - primary schools allocate a certain no. of places to rc, perhaps around 20.


can find out:-
last year, how many seats were allocated for rc, in each of these schools ?
what happens - if demand exceeds supply for rc ?
is rc given higher priority than pv ?
even though both fall under the same phase 2b?

to play safe, to increase chance - perhaps one spouse do rc, the other spouse do pv ?

Your cousin is misinformed. The school does not allocate any number of places to any group, be it a community leader (in an RC) or a PV. There are x number of places in Phase 2B and all RC/NC/PV/church/clan come under that phase. Should there be more applicants than there are places, distance, and possibly balloting, comes into play.

So for example, there are 100 places in P2B. There are 5 RCs, 50 PVs and 50 church, making 105. Regardless of whether you are RC, PV or church, they look at all 105 applicants and give spaces to those who live within 1km, followed by 1-2km and lastly by 2km. Should there be more applicants within the distance category than places, they ballot. So there's no need to do both community work and PV - it puts you in exactly the same situation.

Also, you cannot volunteer in any RC or NC that you choose. It MUST be the one that you live in. And there is no minimum of 3 years. The specified criteria is 1 year as Executive member. It takes between 6 months to a couple of years to become an EM from an Observer, depending on vacancies within the RC/NC and how active you are.

You cousin must live within 1km of ACPS and SCGS such that they were not subjected to balloting within P2B. Else, they must have been very lucky that there were enough places for everyone that year. I'm afraid the situation is very different now.

[greenbean2011]

maybe you are right.


because her girl big already Sec 2 now, and boy Pri 5.
Things could have changed, very different now.

[qms]

hamster:

I agreed what greenbean2011 has mentioned via RC do stand a higher chance to register popular schools within the RC zone.

Higher chance compared to which group? Do you have any personal experience to substantiate your statement?

[Daddy D]

qms:

hamster:

I agreed what greenbean2011 has mentioned via RC do stand a higher chance to register popular schools within the RC zone.

Higher chance compared to which group? Do you have any personal experience to substantiate your statement?

If the chances are so high... we'll be seeing long Qs of people wanting to join RCs... which is not the case.
When it comes down to P2B balloting... still LPPL...

[tankee]

greenbean2011:

......

click here, can check which primary school falls under which GRC ?

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/listing-by-grc/

to play safe, to increase chance - perhaps one spouse do rc, the other spouse do pv ?

aren't they planning to redraw the zones for the coming election?

any impact :?

[MMM]

tankee:

aren't they planning to redraw the zones for the coming election?


any impact :?

Yah heard this from my friend. As they are registering this yr, so they tried to talk to the school, the chairman,etc... and the latest I heard was the chairman assured them they will get a chance under phase 2B.

Hope everything works out great for them as it's crazy to be contributing and be affected due to the change in electoral boundary.