I stay within 1 to 2km away frm HPPS. What are my odds at 2c? Does HPPS accept PV who stays 1 to 2km away? I have emailed FMPS which is 1 to 2km away to ask about their PV scheme. They have gently hinted to me that they typically do not accept PVs who are not within 1km. Thanks all! Otherwise I am within 1 km of New Town and 1 to 2km away from queenstown primary. Any views on these 2 primary schs as well?

Really ah? That’s good to know. Emailed PA to check and they advised me to start ASAP. Made me gan chiong quite abit. Thanks Davis once again!

Dear all, have been following the thread for awhile and would like to seek the experts’ advice here.


Some context. My place is within a mature estate. Have already submitted volunteer form via PA and invited to attend the next RC meeting.

In order to qualify for 2B in 2025, would need to be appointed as grassroots leader by 30 June 2023.

Understand that it takes time to go from observer to executive member and grassroots leader. Not sure if I’m getting the timeline of progression right.

And if so, how long does it typically take from observer stage to grassroot leaders stage? Not sure if I have sufficient time to pursue the GRL track (the schools we are eyeing for do not accept PV)

Thanks all! Pls feel free to PM me as well.

Dear all, I have been a silent reader of this thread for a while now. Please pardon a very long entry below but our situation is rather unique and would require some form of long term plans and guidance from the experts in this forum.


My husband and I are SCs currently based overseas for my husband’s work while I am a SAHM. We will only be back in Singapore when our son is 4 years old (exactly 1.5 years before p1 registration). This will be quite a tight timeline for any preparations for phase 2b/2c so we probably need to decide soon our strategy and which school to focus on.

We plan to have a second kid soon, our current place (MOP will be up in 2 years time) is within tanjong pagar GRC, less than 1km away from New Town Primary, 1-2 km away from FMPS and Henry Park. My husband and I are open to moving to anywhere in Singapore which puts us less than 1km of the preferred school and increase our chances.

We would prefer to look into decent schools with affliations but not too competitive and kinda sure in for Phase 2c less than 1km. We both been attending church on and off but not a confirmed member. We have plans to start commiting ourselves to a church in Singapore and overseas where we are based at the current moment, as we want our children to grow up knowing God.

We are currently considering SAJS as it appears to meet our criteria above. Nevertheless we note that there seems to be new developments within 1km of the school and competition may intensify in the near future.

If you are still reading this, here are some of my questions. There are some sense of desperations because prep for p1 registration is already very tough - moreover when we are currently based overseas.

A. If we are prepared to relocate to any part of Singapore within 1km to any school for our son, the only criteria would be high chance of enrolment/sure in at phase2c <1km,based on past balloting trends and reasonably decent well rounded school with affliations, what are some schools you would recommend and which area of properties we should consider?

B. As we are currently planning for number 2, gender unknown and the requirement of staying 30 months after successful p1 registration, what are some of the schools to consider for both my DS and DD as SAJS may be out of the question since there are no good girl schools around that area. Or SMPS is okay at 2c >2km away? Otherwise which area of properties are within 1km of a decent co Ed school or both single sex schools? It would be so much more straightforward if we have 2 boys.

C. If we plan to go under phase 2b as a PV/endorsed by church, would our return 18 mths prior to registration give us sufficient time to prepare? Otherwise, should I consider moving back earlier with the kids first? Noted that some schools require parents to volunteer at least two years before registration and there is no guarantee that I will even be selected as a pv and even so, a pv may not be guaranteed a place too. RC may be out of the question since min 2 years of volunteering is required.

Thank you for your attention. Looking forward to the advice and guidance from the experts here. Please feel free to PM me as well.