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    All about Transferring to Other Primary Schools

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    • B Offline
      Bakugan
      last edited by

      insider:
      A SAP primary school was right in front of my new house. I walked into the school and knocked on the office's door and told the clerk that I wanted to transfer my daughter there... She asked me reason of transfer and I told her shifted to next to school... Then I got to transferred my daughter over smoothly.


      Go try your luck in the school of your choice in person...
      Thanks insider and qms :salute:
      This sounds v encouraging.
      I will definitely try this in person when the move is completed.

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      • M Offline
        myteapot
        last edited by

        Hi,


        Can anyone let me know what is the possibility of getting into a primary based on wait list? I was unsuccessful in getting into a school of my choice in the Primary 1 registration and is now waiting for MOE to do the posting. So stressful.

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        • qmsQ Offline
          qms
          last edited by

          myteapot:
          Can anyone let me know what is the possibility of getting into a primary based on wait list? I was unsuccessful in getting into a school of my choice in the Primary 1 registration and is now waiting for MOE to do the posting. So stressful.

          Hi!

          I don't think anybody can answer this question. Do you know how many schools there are in Singapore?

          Granted we know which school you are targetting, I don't think even the staff in the school can answer this question either. Too much permutations.

          One thing for sure is, if you put your child's name in the waiting list, the probability of him/her getting into the school is > 0%. If you don't put your child in the waiting list, probability = 0%

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          • tankeeT Offline
            tankee
            last edited by

            myteapot:
            Hi,


            Can anyone let me know what is the possibility of getting into a primary based on wait list? I was unsuccessful in getting into a school of my choice in the Primary 1 registration and is now waiting for MOE to do the posting. So stressful.
            there is still Phase 3, which is first come first serve. Closing date is 28Aug

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            • qmsQ Offline
              qms
              last edited by

              tankee:
              there is still Phase 3, which is first come first serve. Closing date is 28Aug

              Hi Tankee!

              I think she is more interested in getting her child into the school of her choice, hence asking about the probability of getting into the school if she is in the waiting list.

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              • tankeeT Offline
                tankee
                last edited by

                qms:
                tankee:

                there is still Phase 3, which is first come first serve. Closing date is 28Aug


                Hi Tankee!

                I think she is more interested in getting her child into the school of her choice, hence asking about the probability of getting into the school if she is in the waiting list.

                but she said \"... is now waiting for MOE to do the posting ...\"

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                • qmsQ Offline
                  qms
                  last edited by

                  tankee:
                  but she said \"... is now waiting for MOE to do the posting ...\"

                  Yes, she's waiting for MOE's posting. But ultimately, she wants to send her child to the school of her choice. That's why she asked \"what is the possibility of getting into a primary based on wait list\". She wants to (or has already done so) put her child's name in the waiting list, but is curious what is the probability her child can get into the school just by putting her name in the list.

                  Or, rather, that's how I interpret. Maybe I am wrong.

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                  • tankeeT Offline
                    tankee
                    last edited by

                    my point is


                    While trying to get into the choice school via the waiting list, she should still register under phase 3 instead of waiting for MOE to do the post-phase 3 posting.

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                    • qmsQ Offline
                      qms
                      last edited by

                      tankee:
                      my point is


                      While trying to get into the choice school via the waiting list, she should still register under phase 3 instead of waiting for MOE to do the post-phase 3 posting.
                      Actually, I don't see any difference in the schools the MOE assigns and the ones available for Phase 3.

                      Parents need to indicate 3 schools which they would like MOE to post their children to. Even if it is in Phase 3, they will most likely go to these 3 schools.

                      What's more, you don't have to compete with the foreigners in Phase 3 by leaving it to MOE to assign a school for you.

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                      • S Offline
                        schellen
                        last edited by

                        qms:
                        What's more, you don't have to compete with the foreigners in Phase 3.

                        I thought foreigners can only apply to MOE schs in Phase 3? :?

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