Opinions of the Primary School Registration System

[GLORYmum]

cherrygal:

:scratchhead: Is there a need to be mean to pple who don't support your ideas, 3boys? Are you a PR? You wanted to dismantle Phase 2A and the PV scheme in your heated debate with Rains. Is that not mean spirited to pple who are eligible for those schemes?


I still think Chief Kiasu's suggestion is fairer and I want Singaporeans first.

Agree to put Singaporeans first in Singapore . Tq.

[dorisp]

Let's continue to discuss in a friendly manner and agree to disagree. IMHO, I didn't think 3boys was or mean to attack anyone. Since we are on this topic, may I humbly suggest perhaps, the term 'sour grapes'.....doesn't sound that friendly and undermines the spirits of cordial discussion.

[cherrygal]

:hi5: Glorymum. Thanks!


This thread is a good place to share views but there are pple who enjoy being acid-tongued, deliberate or not.

Anyway, the Govt won't change much so this will be my last post. Good luck everyone!

:siam:

[GLORYmum]

cherrygal:

:hi5: Glorymum. Thanks!


This thread is a good place to share views but there are mean aggressors here who are out to pick on pple...

Anyway, the Govt won't change much so this will be my last post. Good luck everyone!

:siam:

Not true cherrygal, I am sure the govt hears us but may not change immediately. Everyone is entitled to his/her individual opinion so Pls continue to share your views. Cheers.

[Khamullotr]

Mr Heng and team,

are you listening to the people’s voices?
I am sure there is enough feedback from this thread… Please take action soon…

[pirate]

cherrygal:

:hi5: Glorymum. Thanks!


This thread is a good place to share views but there are pple who enjoy being acid-tongued, deliberate or not.

Anyway, the Govt won't change much so this will be my last post. Good luck everyone!

:siam:

Yeap! I don't see what everybody is getting so worked up over. We all know it's not which school the kiddo goes to. It's how much tuition the kiddo has.



Well... that and genes. But that we can't change.

[Nebbermind]

Just had prata supper with ah heng coz he couldn’t sleep thinking abt this issue. After a cup of teh halia, his mind cleared up and he told me his plans.


Since most parents are upset about not getting into a nearby school, he’s gonna do this.

i. For those popular schools within HDB estates that have lesser known schools within 500m, it will be joint admission for P2C so that most, if not all will get into a school near their homes.

ii. If there isn’t any other schools nearby, he will look for suitable plots of land to build new ones.

iii. For those schools surrounded by private estates, he will see how they can increase their intake by another 2~3 classes, ie, 60~90 kids. This should be sufficient since private estates population also not that high. The most they go to farther schools which isn’t a big problem coz they would have the resources to do so.

iv. To go one step further, he was also considering giving those parents to had lived at the address for more than 5 yrs double the ballot chances. So if they are in the joint admission, they will have better chance of getting into the more popular school.

[phtthp]

Nebbermind:

Just had prata supper with ah heng coz he couldn't sleep thinking abt this issue. After a cup of teh halia, his mind cleared up and he told me his plans.


Since most parents are upset about not getting into a nearby school, he's gonna do this.

i. For those popular schools within HDB estates that have lesser known schools within 500m, it will be joint admission for P2C so that most, if not all will get into a school near their homes.

ii. If there isn't any other schools nearby, he will look for suitable plots of land to build new ones.

iii. For those schools surrounded by private estates, he will see how they can increase their intake by another 2~3 classes, ie, 60~90 kids. This should be sufficient since private estates population also not that high. The most they go to farther schools which isn't a big problem coz they would have the resources to do so.

iv. To go one step further, he was also considering giving those parents to had lived at the address for more than 5 yrs double the ballot chances. So if they are in the joint admission, they will have better chance of getting into the more popular school.

Thank you for sharing valuable feedback obtained from mr Heng, with us here.

A)
Did mr Heng mention when he intend to implement giving parents double balloting chances - those who had stayed more than 5 years in an address near to hot, popular schools ? Ie. is mr heng going to implement this strategy in time soon for forthcoming July 2013 registration for 2014 p1 intake (kids born 2007), or implement next year for 2015 p1 intake (kids born 2008) ?

B)
Can clarify your point (I ), because this point not too clear :-
Which phase is going to joint admission with phase 2c ? Tq

C) point (Iii) raised is a good suggestion !
Example :
Nanyang primary now occupy 2 campus - at king's road and at toh tuck.
So for hot, popular schools who can increase p1 intake by having extra 2 or 3 more classes and occupy / span more than 1 campus, this is good !

[phtthp]

GLORYmum:

cherrygal:

I still think Chief Kiasu's suggestion is fairer and I want Singaporeans first.

Agree to put Singaporeans first in Singapore . Tq.

:goodpost:

[Nebbermind]

phtthp:

Thank you for sharing valuable feedback obtained from mr Heng, with us here.

A)
Did mr Heng mention when he intend to implement giving parents double balloting chances - those who had stayed more than 5 years in an address near to hot, popular schools ? Ie. is mr heng going to implement this strategy in time soon for forthcoming July 2013 registration for 2014 p1 intake (kids born 2007), or implement next year for 2015 p1 intake (kids born 2008) ?

B)
Can clarify your point (I ), because this point not too clear :-
Which phase is going to joint admission with phase 2c ? Tq

C) point (Iii) raised is a good suggestion !
Example :
Nanyang primary now occupy 2 campus - at king's road and at toh tuck.
So for hot, popular schools who can increase p1 intake by having extra 2 or 3 more classes and occupy / span more than 1 campus, this is good !

Not sure about mr heng, but my friend ah heng is going back to check his records what is the % of people who are living near popular schools and could not register with a school within 2km radius of their home in the last 3 and also the admission trend of those schools near popular schools. He suspect the numbers of affected residents may not be as large as many would want us to believe.