2010 P1 Registration Exercise for 2011 In-Take
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yewteemum:
Hi yewteemum,wow, i tot i'm the only one being paranoid over next yr's P1 registration (gal's born in 2004), hahaha.. seems like many parents are the same, phew...
any Yew Tee mummies here?
we're looking at 3 schools - Unity, Yew Tee and De La Salle. However, DLS is moving to Teck Whye for 2 yrs (2011 - 2012) due to upgrading of current school, so we'll prob drop this option.
Unity & Yew Tee Pri... both need to ballot even for those within 1 KM. hiaz.. really headache, headache, headache.
Like yourself, I was also in dilemma this year when trying to place my kiddo in the 3 schools you mentioned & that was when I joined this forum .... u really hv to think properly & strategise and hv back-up plan
coz all 3 schools are very popular due to the cut-down of intake in their P1 registrations & also the standards of the school hv vastly improved over the years..... finally i chose DLS & went for balloting & thank god managed to secure a place for my son.
If u hv time, do read up our past posts in the CCK schools thread & u will
probably learn more about the 3 schools....
Cheers! -
qms:
Mummy_Tang:
My hb's school is closed and my school is all the way to the west....
Hi Mummy_Tang!
You mentioned your husband's primary school is now closed. Could it have been merged into other schools? Have you verified?
Hi Qms, I just googled and found http://www3.moe.edu.sg/prime/dgp/kallang/primary_sch/may_pr/may_pr.htm that it was merged to the current Farrer Park Pri.....
ok qtns, how do we register wif this school? Do we have to show our old report books? PSLE results?
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oops i found the ans to my qtn here.... old boys need to show report card or psle....
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3311 -
baby2momma,
yup, hv gone thru the CCK schools thread previously, and also experience the "heart-attacking" moments with the CCK mummies during this yr’s P1 registration exercise, hahahaha… that’s why am getting more panaroid as the days passes. esp so since i’m due early Jan… 3rd bb gal on the way, hiaz… -
Finally, some changes for Singaporean !!!
Sun, Dec 20, 2009
AsiaOne
More privileges for citizens in P1 registration
Parents who are Singapore citizens will now have a higher chance of securing a place for their child in their school of choice during the Primary One (P1) registration exercise.
From 2010, parents who are Singapore citizens will be given two ballot slips instead of one, whenever balloting is conducted by any school.
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Education (MOE), this measure will serve to differentiate Singapore Citizens and PRs, providing citizens with additional privileges.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech delivered at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Students’ Union Ministerial Forum on 15 Sep this year, that the Government will, over time, sharpen the differentiation between citizens, PRs and foreigners to reflect the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.
International students will continue to be eligible to register after citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs) are placed, at Phase Three (for non-citizens/-PRs) of the P1 registration exercise.
Increase in school fees for PRs and foreign students
The Government will also be increasing the school fees of PRs and international students in 2011.
It stated that fees for PRs will increase by between $36.50 and $73 per month, and those for international students will increase by between $100 and $400 per month.
To minimise the impact on existing students, the increase will be spread over two years from 2011.
According to MOE’s statement, fees will remain competitive compared to international and private schools, to continue to encourage PRs and foreign students to join mainstream schools. -
buzybuzz:
It may seem that the citizens' chances of winning may have doubled, but not necessarily so. Any expert in probabilities and combinatorics care to do some calculations?... From 2010, parents who are Singapore citizens will be given two ballot slips instead of one, whenever balloting is conducted by any school.
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Education (MOE), this measure will serve to differentiate Singapore Citizens and PRs, providing citizens with additional privileges... -
The change seems to matter most for people who live within 1km of their preferred school. A SC living >1km still has to wait after SC+PR get their places before eligible for balloting… So now, properties within 1km of popular schools will be even hotter!!
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ChiefKiasu:
It may seem that the citizens' chances of winning may have doubled, but not necessarily so. Any expert in probabilities and combinatorics care to do some calculations?
This will just encourage more PRs to take the PV/clan membership/grassroot leader route to avoid balloting in P2C. They will be safe as long as there is no balloting in P2B. -
qms:
This will just encourage more PRs to take the PV/clan membership/grassroot leader route to avoid balloting in P2C. They will be safe as long as there is no balloting in P2B.
I agree. PV being the 'easiest' of the 3 routes will see more PRs applications and hence more competitive. :shock:
Honestly, it is tough to be parents these days ! -
st999:
The change seems to matter most for people who live within 1km of their preferred school. A SC living >1km still has to wait after SC+PR get their places before eligible for balloting... So now, properties within 1km of popular schools will be even hotter!!
Distance has all along been a criteria. That's why you are already witnessing properties near to popular schools transacting at sky high prices. The only difference now, with the new rule, it seems to me that competition is being brought forward from P2C to P2B.
Nobody, if given the choice, will do nothing and hope that balloting in P2C will happen beyond their distance category. I am sure most of us, if possible, would rather go for \"certainty\", that is, try to be eligible in P2B. For some schools, balloting in P2B might occur in the > 2 km category but balloting in P2C could be for those staying < 1 km.
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