2013 P1 Registration Exercise for 2014 In-Take

[ChiefKiasu]

sengktay74:

Interesting point. Will MOE apportion some vacancy for 2B and 2C? In doing so, 2A2 will need to go ballot. Was there any similar situation happened previously?

It will not happen. The rules clearly state that distance priority and balloting will kick in the moment demand exceed vacancies in any Phase after Phase 1. Since nothing was reserved from Phase 2A, nothing will remain for subsequent Phases if balloting occurs at Phase 2A.

I don't think MOE sees this as a problem at all, since the problem is constrained only to a small subset of schools that are irrationally seen as \"top schools\" by parents. To MOE, all schools are good schools and there are more than enough vacancies around, so parents shouldn't be fighting tooth and nail over any specific one.

[wiltanws]

ChiefKiasu:

sengktay74:

Interesting point. Will MOE apportion some vacancy for 2B and 2C? In doing so, 2A2 will need to go ballot. Was there any similar situation happened previously?

It will not happen. The rules clearly state that distance priority and balloting will kick in the moment demand exceed vacancies in any Phase after Phase 1. Since nothing was reserved from Phase 2A, nothing will remain for subsequent Phases if balloting occurs at Phase 2A.

I don't think MOE sees this as a problem at all, since the problem is constrained only to a small subset of schools that are irrationally seen as \"top schools\" by parents. To MOE, all schools are good schools and there are more than enough vacancies around, so parents shouldn't be fighting tooth and nail over any specific one.

I also think that MOE will not intervene this time as the rules are very clear and they cannot change when the registration process had started. If there's really some school stop at 2A2 this time, I can foresee many people will voice their unhappiness and the govt may tweak the rule in the following yr.

[chuakh]

Are there a lot more 2007 Golden Piggies born or is this situation due to New Citizens and their accompanying children? Am wondering why the statistics jump so much.

[wiltanws]

chuakh:

Are there a lot more 2007 Golden Piggies born or is this situation due to New Citizens and their accompanying children? Am wondering why the statistics jump so much.

39,490 babies were born in Singapore in 2007. But these figures also include foreigners born here which consist of 18% on that yr. The figure does not include those born outside Singapore and has returned. Some people might have emigrate out of here.

[gvyong]

I sure hope n pray Ai Tong ballot under 2A this year, leaving nothing for 2B n 2C. It will be a national scandal and catalyst event as glassloots, PVs n parents within 1km voice their outrage to their MPs n the press. A key sch like Ai Tong will capture the nation’s attention on the issue. "i’m living here but why is every one from all over Sg gets to attend my (famous) neighborhood sch when my kids don’t even stand a chance!?" Minority citizens n their leaders may speak up against the SAP program. The Opposition n responsible ruling party parliamentarians will take the Govt to task n the system will be changed for the betterment of our future generations!

[aggaliciousg]

Just curious, does a PR who used to be an old student of the school gets priority under Phase 2a1 or 2a2?

[tankee]

aggaliciousg:

Just curious, does a PR who used to be an old student of the school gets priority under Phase 2a1 or 2a2?

P1 through P2CS are for children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents. It is the children's nationality or PR status that matters, not that of their parents.

[tankee]

chuakh:

Are there a lot more 2007 Golden Piggies born or is this situation due to New Citizens and their accompanying children? Am wondering why the statistics jump so much.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/singapore-birth-rate-vs-available-primary-one-places

[aggaliciousg]

Thanks for the reply. So judt to clarify, so long my kid is a SC, I can enroll her under phase2a2 even if I’m a PR…

[phtthp]

wiltanws:

I also think that MOE will not intervene this time as the rules are very clear and they cannot change when the registration process had started. If there's really some school stop at 2A2 this time, I can foresee many people will voice their unhappiness and the govt may tweak the rule in the following yr.

I foresee that from next year batch of p1 registration (ie. kids born 2008 onwards):-
Many phase 2a(2) parents will try their best to \"move up\" to phase 2a(1), ESP. In popular schools like ai tong, henry park, nan Hua, nanyang, acs, Fairfield, etc.

Because these 4 schools like (ai tong, nan Hua, nanyang, Henry park) :-
Their take off starting point in phase 1 already exceeded 50 % beyond half way mark so fast, hence by the time they reach phase 2a(2) - 2a(2) is no longer safe (unlike in the past).

In the event of balloting in 2a(2) at ai tong,
They still go by distance. Those staying less than 1 km are safer, compared to those staying more than 2 km.