Hi parents, I’m a total noob and oblivious to this whole P1 registration thing till a week ago when I found out there is only 1 school within 1km of where we stay (RGPS), and another school within 1-2km (NYPS). I have twin girls born 2018, and a son born 2020. I think there is still a chance the twin girls can get into RGPS based on <1km, but I’ve been told by several people that there is just zilch chance of getting into NYPS, I shouldn’t even try. So I’m freaking out (I hope prematurely) because what about my son? He has no co-ed school to go to near us. I was told by friends and relatives that I don’t even have to try being a PV or active community leader because we are not <1km from NYPS. People keep saying we have to move somewhere else. This really upsets us. We have had the same address for almost 30 years. We love where we stay. It is so upsetting to think that we have to uproot our family just for our son to have a chance to get into a primary school.

Any parents out there who managed to get their kids into NYPS through phase 2b or 2c route, while staying >1km away? Do I have a fighting chance if I join their PV or be a GRL? Because I am willing to try anything. I’m not even trying to get my son into an elite school, it’s just that by virtue of our address we only have this single elite school to send our son to!