All About Singapore Birth Rates

[deardear07]

Fettuccine:

Bishan_Mom:

Yes..we would assume that having a declining birth rate in the past few years, the \"competition\" for places will be relatively lower. But as I mentioned in another post, though birth rate for 2001 is higher than 2002, MOE is expecting a higher number of registration for P1 this year compared to last year. I assume this additional numbers are children of PRs & foreigners, who were not born in Singapore. Children of PRs could register in any of the earlier phases, but children of foreigners will have to register under phase 3.


Hmm....if MOE is expecting a higher number of kids registering for P1, then why are (a number of) schools reducing the number of classes this year?

I too feel that this year's overwhelming P1 registeration caught us right there, with a higher number of applications and yet very few vacancies increased. The PRs could have contributed to the part of the increase. Many of my friends are lamenting about the risk of balloting even in phase 2B. Phase 2C kids really loogi alot. Do we have to spend millions just to stay within 1km to top schools? It is totally outrageous.

:? yeah...most of the popular/ top schools r situated nearer prime or landed areas...difficult to get in unless u stay near them...so meaning to say indirectly,the rich kids get slightly better education by default in school,without all the extra enrichment classes that the poorer cannot afford...

[deardear07]

[Moderator’s Note: Threads split and merged.]


btw, which years in the alamanac usually have lesser babies?2004 is what ‘animal’?

[Ljas1370]

Year 2004 is the Monkey Year.

[deardear07]

Ljas1370:

Year 2004 is the Monkey Year.

erm...monkey less favourable?? hw abt chicken/ pig/ rat?

[caroline3sg]

I think snake is the least favourable.


rat: people associate with mickey mouse.
chicken: should be rooster
both pig & rooster are farm animals, useful to humans.

[deardear07]

caroline3sg:

I think snake is the least favourable.


rat: people associate with mickey mouse.
chicken: should be rooster
both pig & rooster are farm animals, useful to humans.

hehe,sori..always forget, itz rooster,nt chicken... :lol:

so rat = mickey mouse gd anot? rooster is useful coz itz supposed to wake ppl up in the morning...bt i mean really...these r more popular yrs to give birth isit? then we shud expect these popular yrs to have more babies?in turn,more competition for p1 registration..?

[Luanee]

I think dragon, pig, horse, monkey, rabbit are popular years. Snake, rat, rooster, goat, tiger not so popular. The rest (dog,ox) maybe average. 2007 was a golden pig year, hence a surge in birth rate.


But then it doesnt really matter nowadays because there are so many PRs joining the competition. Tough life.

[zachziv]

deardear07:

Ljas1370:

Year 2004 is the Monkey Year.

erm...monkey less favourable?? hw abt chicken/ pig/ rat?

Heard older days, tiger year is less popular for having kids.

[MerlionInGermany]

Bishan_Mom:

Yes..we would assume that having a declining birth rate in the past few years, the \"competition\" for places will be relatively lower. But as I mentioned in another post, though birth rate for 2001 is higher than 2002, MOE is expecting a higher number of registration for P1 this year compared to last year. I assume this additional numbers are children of PRs & foreigners, who were not born in Singapore. Children of PRs could register in any of the earlier phases, but children of foreigners will have to register under phase 3.


Hmm....if MOE is expecting a higher number of kids registering for P1, then why are (a number of) schools reducing the number of classes this year?

Hi,

Just want to share that there are also children who are Singapore Citizens who are born overseas. I didn't read the pdf file but if that pdf file shows (Singapore Citizen) life births in Singapore, then the numbers will not include Singapore Citizen babies born outside Singapore. And yes, this can happen because babies born outside Singapore, to Singaporean parents, are also Singapore Citizens.

MiG

[Luanee]

Year\tBirths\t

2000\t46997\tDragon
2001\t41451\tSnake
2002\t40760\tHorse
2003\t37485\tGoat
2004\t37174\tMonkey
2005\t37492\tRooster
2006\t38317\tDog
2007\t39490\tPig