Miracle Child:

We were looking at a property yesterday, hoping to be closer to our school of choice. Our son is due for registration this year for P1 in 2010. If I have read correctly, the TOP date then cannot exceed Dec 2011.


1. Is this understanding correct?
2. However, the salesperson said that we can try appealing to MOE as although the legal TOP date is Dec 2012, but the developer is confident that the TOP would be in 2011 (they always build in buffer). Developer is even prepared to issue a letter for us (shows how bad the market is). Has anyone appealed to MOE for such cases? If so, what is their response?

Thanks.

hi

settled on sjij already?

i’m all for no-exams.


ease them into the system. exams are just an artificial rigid form of testing. we all been through that and know that it is not an accurate reflection of whether our kids learned or not, it is more a reflection of whether they can show what they learned in a stress situation or not.

nevertheless, i believe that our kids should still be gauged to see whether they have learned although there are no exams. the occasional class quiz, answering questions in class are maybe some alternatives to exams per se.

Jugglermum:

What if I rent a place in my name within 1 km of the school, use that address to apply, but do not actually live there. However, I leave it vacant and do not sub-let to anyone. Would this be breaking any laws?

i think as long as that rental address is in your i/c, it is legal.
[quote]I also could not tell from the various posts if it's ok that my husband and I have different addresses on our ICs.[/quote]wow. good question.
[quote]I also could not tell if there's a minimum time that I have to have the new address on my IC for enrolment, and any set # of years after that I have to maintain this address.

Thanks for any info or advice![/quote]i think there is no moe minimum time frame.

but the school might try to impose a minimum time frame and compel parents to sign it if they want to register in the school. this is the iffy area. it all depends on whether other parents complain about the rental tactic, whether the school would act to kick your kid out because you didn't stay the minimum period, and whether you are prepared to take legal action against the school for imposing the minimum period and making the parents sign that undertaking under duress (i hear some schools whip out that undertaking right at the point of registration and give parents a take it or leave it ultimatum).

thanks. nail-biting!

hi those who have been through this ordeal before, how was the feeling like? excitement? tension?

mission schools always stress on well-rounded education. and yes, i think the stereotype that most of the kids there come from english-speaking families is true. depends on what you want. if me, if i were in your shoes being a catholic and all, i would choose st mike's anytime between the two.