St Andrew's Junior

[cindyhan]

Anybody knows phase 2c can get in?

[cindyhan]

Hi, anyone knows phase 2c got vacancies outside 2km. I’m Anglican.

[ultra_mao]

Hi,


My son is joining SAJC next year for P1. Any other boys going to this school?

[phtthp]

my friend joined PV, enrolling her son next yr for P1 2013.


may i know what’s her chance like - if she stay > 2km and PV ?
is it optimistic ?

[Jessltz3]

Is there anyone to share the recent 2010 phase 2b registeration. A person who is am Anglican member plus does PV did not get a seat in the school or an Anglican member failed to obtain a seat?

[Rafy]

to reply the last 2 posts - demand was such that there was balloting for Phase 2B this year outside 2km.

[Jongsn]

I am a church member of St andrew and shld be under p2B (associated church to the sch) but not staying within 2KM do I still need to go for ballot? Pls advise?

[phtthp]

for 2B PVs - when come to your turn residing >2km, depends.


i) if demand exceeds available vacancies - Yes, balloting is required.
i) if demand <= available vacancies, then No balloting.

refer to past year Balloting data source:-
http://www.saintandrewsjunior.moe.edu.sg/schoolmanagement/public_documents/images/lettersAndUpdates/newsAndAnnouncements/2011/P1_Balloting_Data_Trend.pdf

http://www.saintandrewsjunior.moe.edu.sg/schoolmanagement/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=232&Itemid=200100

[Jongsn]

Phttp,

Thanks for the info. Am thinking that what does it benefit to the parents to become a member of a clan/church/staff as in the end they still hv to take the risk of chances getting ballot in P2B. felt that the anxiety n stress fr 2B is a suffering for parents n yet they hv to try their luck in 2C again if they got kick out in the early phase.

[phtthp]

hi Jongsn,


2B benefit parents from PVs, clan, church etc - because they stand a higher chance to enter the school one stage earier. The applicants database at 2B is also smaller compared to 2C (open up to public). competition is extremely intense & high at 2C, compared to 2B.

for 2B applicants who stay <1m or 1-2km from St Andrews - if fail to ballot in at 2B, they still have another chance to try again at 2C.

but for 2B applicants who stay >2km from St Andrews - if fail to ballot in at 2B, normally when come to 2C, they’ll place their child on urgent high priorty wait list (WL) at St Andrews first. Then for 2C, they’ll usually try another school elsewhere nearer their house this time, <1km from their home - to quickly clinch / grab another school to hang onto first.

example:-
have a friend staying > 2km.
this year under 2B - she was unlucky, failed to ballot in for her son into St Andrew, so put her son on WL. in the end, she registered her son straightaway into Kheng Cheng primary. She grab Kheng Cheng first. She dare not risk balloting under 2C anymore. Because if dun get in again, most likely she’ll end up in a school in Toa Payoh she doesn’t like.