I have no vested interest in this ACSP and ACSJ Phase 2B drama (mine is elsewhere and it’s frankly killing me!) But I thought I’d drop everyone a message here to wish all of you (with a stake in this) the best of luck. This is really consuming too much out of our collective souls!


JW

I have no vested interest in this ACSP and ACSJ Phase 2B drama (mine is elsewhere and it’s frankly killing me!) But I thought I’d drop everyone a message here to wish all of you (with a stake in this) the best of luck. This is really consuming too much out of our collective souls!


JW

Lexy:

jwhk10:

Dear All,


My son is due for P1 registration this year, and I am suitably anxious given that my choice of school (or should I say, my pick from what may still be realistically available given the rather ‘alarming’ registration stats so far for the Dragon Year cohort!) would not just impact my son, but also my daughter in three years’ time.

We stay in Bishan (overlooking Bishan Park) and our 1st choice is a school around the vicinity which works best for us as it is of close proximity to my in-laws’ place (they being my kids’ primary care-givers in the day). However, being 1-2km from our school of choice, we are circumspect about our prospects - likely to be subjected to a ballot at best.

We have been looking around for a second option near home, and had the opportunity to visit Townsville Primary through one of their guided tours. From what I observed, Townsville Primary is a viable option for us. The school compound seemed pleasant and relatively new, though my wife had some concerns relating to several rather quiet corridors and staircases (primarily near the newer Annex block which strangely did not seem to have much going on there?). I got the sense that the school has a framework in place to ensure that the weaker students are not left behind, while at the same time, possess the capacity to also ensure that the higher performance students are suitably stretched to fulfil their academic potential. That said, I am mindful that my observations were through a short 1.5hr session spent observing the school and engaging a couple of teachers who kindly brought us around. Past registration statistics suggest that Townsville is not one of the more popular choices in the AMK circuit, and I must confess I do wonder why that might be the case.

I noted that there was some discussion about Townsville on this thread, albeit the more recent ones were a couple of years back by parents on this forum such as mcw03e and xcajsw. I am hoping that my post will elicit some further sharing on Townsville Primary which will allow me to better understand the school and what it can offer.

Thanks in advance!

JW

Are you referring to Phase 2C? From what i reading the area, roughly I can guess which school.
So you are not looking at other school in AMK/TPY?

Hi Lexy,

We are up for Phase 2B for our preferred option; though as mentioned, at 1-2km we will be in the balloting pool at best which is totally beyond our control. I also think it is prudent that when we consider our second option, we should restrict them to those within 1km of our place as the heart cannot take too many rounds of balloting (esp. in this highly competitive year). We have only Teck Ghee and Townsville within 1km (I am discounting Catholic High which is also within 1km given how supremely competitive it is plus I would like my son and daughter to attend the same Primary school if I can help it - I think it will be nice for them to have shared experiences). As far as I know, I am not even within 1-2km of any TPY schools so that’s a no-go.

JW

nicnac:

Just to say, there is no need to declare your own unit as 'rented out'. It is alright to move into your in-laws' place, change the address on your NRIC to that of your in-laws'. and leave your house 'vacant'.

Thanks nicnac & galaxyraider for the insights,

Don’t think I would go down this route (though I know of parents targeting my school of choice doing this). I’ll just keep things kosher and hope for the best - maybe this will be the first time I’ll win a lucky dip.

JW

summer83:

Hi JW.. u r right.. If use ur in-laws address and if there is balloting, u will be under 1-2km even though ur in laws address is <1km of the choice of sch..

So for ur case, there is no need to use ur in laws address since your own residence address is also 1-2km..

Thanks summer83!

Sian! Was hoping that I was wrong! Heh.

JW

Thanks floppy!


Nah, my in-laws probably wouldn’t take too kindly to being inconvenienced unnecessarily (even if it may concern their precious grandson); pardon the long post which is to be excused as an unfortunate symptom of grasping at straws (of all possible favourable technicalities).

Cheers,

JW

Dear All,


My son is due for P1 registration this year, and I am suitably anxious given that my choice of school (or should I say, my pick from what may still be realistically available given the rather ‘alarming’ registration stats so far for the Dragon Year cohort!) would not just impact my son, but also my daughter in three years’ time.

We stay in Bishan (overlooking Bishan Park) and our 1st choice is a school around the vicinity which works best for us as it is of close proximity to my in-laws’ place (they being my kids’ primary care-givers in the day). However, being 1-2km from our school of choice, we are circumspect about our prospects - likely to be subjected to a ballot at best.

We have been looking around for a second option near home, and had the opportunity to visit Townsville Primary through one of their guided tours. From what I observed, Townsville Primary is a viable option for us. The school compound seemed pleasant and relatively new, though my wife had some concerns relating to several rather quiet corridors and staircases (primarily near the newer Annex block which strangely did not seem to have much going on there?). I got the sense that the school has a framework in place to ensure that the weaker students are not left behind, while at the same time, possess the capacity to also ensure that the higher performance students are suitably stretched to fulfil their academic potential. That said, I am mindful that my observations were through a short 1.5hr session spent observing the school and engaging a couple of teachers who kindly brought us around. Past registration statistics suggest that Townsville is not one of the more popular choices in the AMK circuit, and I must confess I do wonder why that might be the case.

I noted that there was some discussion about Townsville on this thread, albeit the more recent ones were a couple of years back by parents on this forum such as mcw03e and xcajsw. I am hoping that my post will elicit some further sharing on Townsville Primary which will allow me to better understand the school and what it can offer.

Thanks in advance!

JW

Dear All,


This is my first post on this forum (yeah you’ve guessed as much - kid going on to P1 next year and I am feeling much anxiety). This issue has probably been much dissected earlier on this thread, but I thought I should give it a go to ensure that my understanding is correct.

My current scenario is as such: my own residential address being between 1-2km from the school of choice, and my in-laws’ (my child’s care-givers) address being within 1km of the same school.

From my understanding of what is laid out at the MOE website, there is no difference whatsoever in terms of school admission priority regardless of whether my child is registered under my own residential address, or that of his grandparents.

The above is due to the existing guideline which essentially means that all registrations made through statutory declaration (for my case, of child’s grandparents’ address which is within 1km) will by default be considered at the point of registration as equivalent to one from an address between 1-2km from the school of choice, even if the child’s grandparents’ address is within 1km.

Let me try to illustrate my understanding with an example: assuming our school of choice has 40 vacancies for Phase 2B and there are 50 Singapore citizens vying for these vacancies of which 30 resides within 1km while 20 resides between 1-2km, the 30 would be admitted first while the 20 would have to ballot for the remaining 10 vacancies. For my scenario, my understanding is that even though my child is registered using a ‘within 1km’ address via statutory declaration, my child will not fall under the 30 who are admitted first (even though technically there is no balloting needed for those under 1km), but would instead be subjected to the ballot together with the 1-2km group.

Would any kind guru here care to corroborate my understanding please; i.e., that there is no actual need or point for us to consider any statutory declaration for our upcoming registration since there is no difference whatsoever for my case.

Thanks!

JW