Opinions of the Primary School Registration System
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pirate:
3Boys:
But some cap on alumni phase is clearly in order.
Simple suggestion:
After P1, remaining places divided P2A 33.3%, P2B 33.3%, P2C 33.3%.
Unutilised P2A places (if any) divided equally between P2B and P2C like it is now.
A child of an alumni who is also a PV/clan or church member/community leader can have 3 bites of the cherry.
But I still say it's tuition that makes the difference.
Good suggestion!
Then everyone will have a fair chance.
Schools in the neighbourhood like Rulang, red swastica, st nicholas, rosyth etc are also facing the same problems as those in bt timah, novena area. Noted that there is a long list of schools with less than 40% places after phase 2B.
Whatever research MOE is carrying out, they have to note that a low number of applicants in 2C does not mean that there is low demand for that school in phase 2C!
People make calculated risks. If there is very very little space left, they probably would not want to take the chance to join the ballot for that few space available.
I am an alumni to a SAP school. This is causing pain in my decision making too as firstly my kid is bad in Chinese and I do not wish to cause her agony. Secondly, my alumni school is far from my home. Although my consciences tell me, don't make my gal suffer. It's 6 years we are talking about. Long distance + additional focus on a subject she has difficulty coping. :stompfeet:
I prefer her to join the school near my home! But, the places available for phase 2c is so limited in my neighborhood school. They have strong alumni and church affiliations.
If I can get into the school nearby, I would not need to go back to my alumni school and deprive another child from getting in. My alumni school requires balloting for phase 2C <1km. But if i choose to ballot in my neighborhood school and i am balloted out, i will hate myself for not taking my alumni school.
It's an chicken and egg thing.
Without alumni link, I will have a super high chance to get into the school in my neighborhood. Then I also need not take up a space in other neighborhood.
Everyone happy, I guess. Or at least, the child will be happier. No need for long journey everyday. Don't think at primary one, the child will care if she is studying in a school her mum used to go to. For them, more resting time should matter more. -
keroppi\t
Post subject: Re: Methodist Girls' School (Primary)Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:21 pm
Taztaz wrote:
If my girl goes to MGS, school bus will pick her up at 5.20am.. Kinda early for a child, no?
Definitely too early. @ 5:20 am, most of us are still in bed. Unless you can pick and send yourself, don't sacrifice her precious sleep time for commute. I'm an old girl too and stay in the East. I send/pick my DD up myself, it takes less than 30 mins to get to school via PIE in the morning. Traffic's not too bad, just the 10-min queue on Blackmore Dr to enter the school compound.
On CCA days and supplementary/remedial lessons, the CCA bus will not take your DD home. Some CCAs like GB ends at 6:30pm on Fridays, it means she will be home super late. Do consider very carefully.
Quoted from the MGS thread. Guess this is the typical concern most alumni faces if you happen to be far from your alma school. Yet it's very hard to give up this strong priority esp if yr school is a branded school with strong affiliation link. -
Khamullotr:
Just curious, were these above schools popular schools, say, 30~40 yrs ago? ( donch need answer for st nic)
Schools in the neighbourhood like Rulang, red swastica, st nicholas, rosyth etc are also facing the same problems as those in bt timah, novena area. Noted that there is a long list of schools with less than 40% places after phase 2B.
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I'm quite sure nan hua, Henry pk, Tao nan weren't popular 40 yrs ago. In fact, I think Henry pk didn't even exist. -
I don't think they are that popular last time, or at least our parents back then don't bother. Just prefer convenience.
In fact, those popular neighbourhood schools has less than 20% places left for phase 2C. Some even has less than 10%!
I wonder where their alumni come from. Probably after they gain popularity, alumni from all over Singapore want to send their child back to their alma school.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/event/p1-registration-2012-phase-2c
Interestingly, the bt timah/novena school is hardly in the top 20 schools of this list. -
Alumni contributes to the past and present of the school through activities such as fund raising. Their efforts are acknowledged the same way as those who have contributed as grassroot leaders through their service rendered at community level.
If we choose to ignore their contributions and opt to abolish alumni links at 2A(1) , why do we not also abolish PV, church/Clan and community leader of 2B?
my humble suggestion:
phase 1 - child with siblings presently studying in the school
phase 2A - child of staff member of the school
phase 2B(1) - child residing < 1km
phase 2B(2)- child residing 1-2km
phase 2B(3) - child residing >2km
phase 2C - all children not registered in phases above
Where balloting is required, SCs will be given absolute priority over PRs. -
Nebbermind:
Ok lah, let's all 'lam' 住一起死把!
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GLORYmum:
That is simple and straightforward.Alumni contributes to the past and present of the school through activities such as fund raising. Their efforts are acknowledged the same way as those who have contributed as grassroot leaders through their service rendered at community level.
If we choose to ignore their contributions and opt to abolish alumni links at 2A(1) , why do we not also abolish PV, church/Clan and community leader of 2B?
my humble suggestion:
phase 1 - child with siblings presently studying in the school
phase 2A - child of staff member of the school
phase 2B(1) - child residing < 1km
phase 2B(2)- child residing 1-2km
phase 2B(3) - child residing >2km
phase 2C - all children not registered in phases above
Where balloting is required, SCs will be given absolute priority over PRs.
:goodpost:
Dont really care if the property prices near Ai Tong or Tao Nan or whichever branded schools will be pushed up. Its the game the rich can afford.
At least, for 平民 like us, we know that wherever we stay, our child will be able to get into the school nearby. -
Karl12:
Alas , if only life were so simple.
That is simple and straightforward.GLORYmum:
Alumni contributes to the past and present of the school through activities such as fund raising. Their efforts are acknowledged the same way as those who have contributed as grassroot leaders through their service rendered at community level.
If we choose to ignore their contributions and opt to abolish alumni links at 2A(1) , why do we not also abolish PV, church/Clan and community leader of 2B?
my humble suggestion:
phase 1 - child with siblings presently studying in the school
phase 2A - child of staff member of the school
phase 2B(1) - child residing < 1km
phase 2B(2)- child residing 1-2km
phase 2B(3) - child residing >2km
phase 2C - all children not registered in phases above
Where balloting is required, SCs will be given absolute priority over PRs.
:goodpost:
Dont really care if the property prices near Ai Tong or Tao Nan or whichever branded schools will be pushed up. Its the game the rich can afford.
At least, for 平民 like us, we know that wherever we stay, our child will be able to get into the school nearby.
At an individual level we may not care if our DC cant get into branded school, nearby by school is good enough for us.
\"Those who have the dough and the desire to fight it out please do so. Leave me alone\" You say , but is it really so simple?
So what will happen is house prices near branded schools will be very high, still not my problem. Then the children of these rich parents will monopolise those schools , can you for see the class divide this is going to cause? It can only go down hill from there......
I shudder to think. -
GLORYmum:
What happens when a child gets balloted out, say in P2B(1)? Another bite of the cherry at P2B(2) or go straight to P2C?my humble suggestion:
phase 1 - child with siblings presently studying in the school
phase 2A - child of staff member of the school
phase 2B(1) - child residing < 1km
phase 2B(2)- child residing 1-2km
phase 2B(3) - child residing >2km
phase 2C - all children not registered in phases above
Where balloting is required, SCs will be given absolute priority over PRs.
If can, got priority over those residing 1-2km?
Really suay child can still be balloted to very far away? -
Sun_2010:
So we end up with the same class problem we have now? Then why bother?So what will happen is house prices near branded schools will be very high, still not my problem. Then the children of these rich parents will monopolise those schools , can you for see the class divide this is going to cause? It can only go down hill from there......
I shudder to think.
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