I wroteemail to MOE and they replied with the same they wrote in letter. I find hard to sleep since the day I recieved the refused letter. Don’t know what can I do next.

I have been reading a lot of comments/recommendations from other moms regarding this. Some are planning to hold private tutoring classes and some advise to go for tuition centres. If you joined the Singapore Expat in Local Schools in facebook, you will be able to read a lot more about this.

Thank you Eloise. Got much useful information from you.

You're welcome. Hope we get some good news soon :xedfingers:

@MupMip


Sorry I misunderstood your last reply so I just edited my reply awhile ago in case you read it. Anyways...

I just read in another forum that when they went to MOE and they were given the same answer as the one in the rejection letter. So now, I'm not really sure going to MOE now would help if they are saying the same thing.

Do you mind sending me thru PM the name of the school that has a waiting list? Thanks! I don't mind waiting as long as I can get my kid in a local school

Yep I think so, calling or going there is not a good idea bcause the staff cant do any thing now. They only listen, repeat the same thing that we dont want to listen.

Can you tell me what is the forum that is discussing this issue? Apparently it is http://www.pinoysg.com/?

I was the one who posted the issue in pinoysg and two of them was successfully placed in local school after two months in waiting list. So there kids started last week of January, so if I were you just go for the waiting list for now, at least u have that going for you.

There's also a forum you might like to join in fb, it's called Singapore Expats in Local Schools, tons of mommy's are also discussing options with regards to our very frustrating situation.

@MupMip


Sorry I misunderstood your last reply so I just edited my reply awhile ago in case you read it. Anyways…

I just read in another forum that when they went to MOE and they were given the same answer as the one in the rejection letter. So now, I’m not really sure going to MOE now would help if they are saying the same thing.

Do you mind sending me thru PM the name of the school that has a waiting list? Thanks! I don’t mind waiting as long as I can get my kid in a local school

So, I tried calling schools today and all don’t have vacancy and they all advised me to call MOE for assistance.


I have also talked to other parents who had the same issue before and they got their kids placed in a local school. They said they asked for assistance from MOE, one directly went to MOE office and the other through email. Both just kept asking the case workers for updates. They only got the good news after 2mos, so their kids were able to get into a local school by the end of January.

So my next step is to appeal to MOE and get a case worker help me out. MOE customer service do respond quickly but just have to ask them for updates from time to time.

Eloise & MupMip

I'm so sorry to hear that your kids were not able to get into P1 local school next year... I do not have any other advise... like Eloise said, you can call local schools in your area and ask to be put in wait list (if they have one).

maybe another option is for you to home school your kids until they can take the AEIS? my daughter is no P2 and from P1 curriculum, it is not that difficult or complicated.

good luck!

Thanks, will take those all in to consideration.

@MupMip


Regarding the AEIS, I really have no idea about that but it seems it can be another option for us.

Good thing you know someone who can help you find private school. In case you guys find one, could you please let me know?

With regards to my friend, that’s what they did and maybe they just got lucky. Also, my employer’s father who worked for MOE before said that I just have to keep trying. MOE says it’s final but there still schools out there that has at least one vacancy but it may be too far from our/your area.

I will call schools tomorrow and will give an update on how it turns out.

[quote=\"YellowBelt\"]


Hi Eloise,

Yes I have the same problem. My son is rejected by MOE and they said that it is final outcome so that we do not have any chance for this year to let our children be in local schools.

My friend who is working in a agent office that provide some courses for international students for the Admission exercise for international students (AEIS) every year. She said that children need to pursue P1 and then in October, MOE conducts AEIS and my son can try that test to get in local school with good results in Maths and English (maybe essay also). You can find info in MOE website.

But the problem is, if this year would be difficult year for international student in Sing, is this more difficult for them to get in a local school via AEIS results when they initially said that they did not have enough vacancies for 2015 intake. I dont know and really get confused. They do want us to leave Singapore, dont they?

Hi YellowBelt,

Thank you for your reply.

Yeah, it's sad to see that they are limiting our options as foreigners and pushing us out. They definitely are not making it easy for us. My employer even said that if we have to go back home, they'll understand as family comes first

But to be fair, I have read that some PRs and even citizens also have a hard time getting into local schools.

With regards to AEIS, I have the same sentiments, I'm so confused and running around like crazy digging up info on how I can get my child into a local school. It does not have to be the top school, just any school, for now

Have you tried calling local schools to check if they still have vacancies? my friend did it when her daughter got rejected also and luckily they were able to find a school but they have to volunteer and that was 2-3 yrs ago, and they do volunteer still up until today. I will also call diff schools to try my luck, I'm not going down without a fight. :xedfingers:

What do you plan on doing next?

Hi All,


I’m just new in this forum but have heard a lot of good things from my employer. My dilemma with this years P1 registration is that my child got rejected. I registered her in a school which is very near our place, at least 5mins walk only. But I guess that does not matter as we are foreigners holding DP.

We wish to get our child registered in a local school as private/international school is to expensive for us, as MOE suggested. I plan to call diff schools to check with them if there still a vacant slot for P1. I have also read about Admission Exercise for International Students, any thoughts about this?

I know that a lot of parents here esp foreigners might have received the rejection letter or maybe some have already experienced the same issue. If you guys could share or give advise on how we can get our child into a local school.

Btw, we live in Bedok.

Thank you so much in advance.