2014 P1 Registration Exercise for 2015 In-Take

[bagabunny]

Chief and veterans out there, pls help me...


My story:
SG citizen, 2 kids: elder boy, younger girl.
Me: MGS, Hubby: River Valley Pri.
Staying: within 2km of Clementi pri, Pei tong pri, Qi Fa pri and Nan hua pri and Fairfield.
NH out of qn obviously.
Under phase 2b for Fairfield. I like Fairfield bcos of distance, good character programme, affiliation and mission sch cos I'm Christian.
But looking at the numbers, i'm very worried.

RV: Confirm get in due to hubby's alma mater, but very faraway. Called up, sch bus will come at 5.30am! I do not think I can commit to sending son to and fro for next 6 yrs as I will have to work.

Also, I was thinking if it's worth the distance to also send my gal there next time, as I still prefer her to go MGS. But 2 kids in diff schs is very headache.

Which sch should i choose?
I would definitely prefer RV to the other schs in clementi

[vem137]

bagabunny:

Chief and veterans out there, pls help me...


My story:
SG citizen, 2 kids: elder boy, younger girl.
Me: MGS, Hubby: River Valley Pri.
Staying: within 2km of Clementi pri, Pei tong pri, Qi Fa pri and Nan hua pri and Fairfield.
NH out of qn obviously.
Under phase 2b for Fairfield. I like Fairfield bcos of distance, good character programme, affiliation and mission sch cos I'm Christian.
But looking at the numbers, i'm very worried.

RV: Confirm get in due to hubby's alma mater, but very faraway. Called up, sch bus will come at 5.30am! I do not think I can commit to sending son to and fro for next 6 yrs as I will have to work.

Also, I was thinking if it's worth the distance to also send my gal there next time, as I still prefer her to go MGS. But 2 kids in diff schs is very headache.

Which sch should i choose?
I would definitely prefer RV to the other schs in clementi

If I were in ur shoes I wld go for Fairfield, pray v hard and leave everything to God

[vicki]

Hi bagabunny,


Are u registering this year or next? Cos I would thk MGS n RV would be ‘out of qn’ for u le (for this year if u hvet applied) as 2A registration is over liao.

[ski]

Hi there,


I certainly hope that you are talking about registering in 2014 because phase 2A which is for \"old boys\" and \"old girls\" is over already. Next week is phase 2B, so it doesn't matter if you are alma mater, it won't count. There is no priority for alma mater in phase 2B.

bagabunny:

Chief and veterans out there, pls help me...

My story:
SG citizen, 2 kids: elder boy, younger girl.
Me: MGS, Hubby: River Valley Pri.
Staying: within 2km of Clementi pri, Pei tong pri, Qi Fa pri and Nan hua pri and Fairfield.
NH out of qn obviously.
Under phase 2b for Fairfield. I like Fairfield bcos of distance, good character programme, affiliation and mission sch cos I'm Christian.
But looking at the numbers, i'm very worried.

RV: Confirm get in due to hubby's alma mater, but very faraway. Called up, sch bus will come at 5.30am! I do not think I can commit to sending son to and fro for next 6 yrs as I will have to work.

Also, I was thinking if it's worth the distance to also send my gal there next time, as I still prefer her to go MGS. But 2 kids in diff schs is very headache.

Which sch should i choose?
I would definitely prefer RV to the other schs in clementi

[bagabunny]

Aiyoh sorry. For next yr…I post in wrong ‘year’ topic.

Hope you all can help me anyway…
Thanks

[cherrygal]

Bagabunny

If distance is so important and RV is the preferred school (no balloting), I would just move house if I were you. If moving is not possible, then you need to try Fairfield lor… As for gal, I would not give up MGS.

[bagabunny]

cherrygal:

Bagabunny

If distance is so important and RV is the preferred school (no balloting), I would just move house if I were you. If moving is not possible, then you need to try Fairfield lor... As for gal, I would not give up MGS.

Distance is impt as I can't imagine him spending 3hrs in sch bus daily. I may not own a car in future too, thanks to high coe prices. If in Fairfield, or any of e schs within 2km, he can take public transport by hinself when he's older.
Mgs is also rather nearby so no worries about that.
We can't move house for next 4yrs cos of hdb rule. Also no money to rent property near RV.

But if Fairfield so slim chances then maybe I shouldn't even do pv?
Sigh..I will definitely cry my eyes out if I don't get balloted in. I'm super emo type.

Hubby said jus go RV. Solve all the mental stress. But my poor boy suffer lack of sleep for 5 yrs..p1 afternoon session

[stonston]

bagabunny:

Hubby said jus go RV. Solve all the mental stress. But my poor boy suffer lack of sleep for 5 yrs..p1 afternoon session

Ask around if anyone drives their kid there, can carpool.

[gvyong]

bagabunny:

cherrygal:

Bagabunny

If distance is so important and RV is the preferred school (no balloting), I would just move house if I were you. If moving is not possible, then you need to try Fairfield lor... As for gal, I would not give up MGS.

Distance is impt as I can't imagine him spending 3hrs in sch bus daily. I may not own a car in future too, thanks to high coe prices. If in Fairfield, or any of e schs within 2km, he can take public transport by hinself when he's older.
Mgs is also rather nearby so no worries about that.
We can't move house for next 4yrs cos of hdb rule. Also no money to rent property near RV.

But if Fairfield so slim chances then maybe I shouldn't even do pv?
Sigh..I will definitely cry my eyes out if I don't get balloted in. I'm super emo type.

Hubby said jus go RV. Solve all the mental stress. But my poor boy suffer lack of sleep for 5 yrs..p1 afternoon session

Do yourself and your children a favor and just enroll in nearest decent pri school. You are one of those classic case alumni...want cheap housing but want rich man school for your kids. many of your kids classmates will be coming to school in luxury cars, live in condo and above housing. How will your children reconcile the environment gap? Can they still relate to where they are growing up? Will 70c coffee be enough or must have Starbucks everytime?

[Dreamgear]

gvyong:

bagabunny:

[quote=\"cherrygal\"]Bagabunny

If distance is so important and RV is the preferred school (no balloting), I would just move house if I were you. If moving is not possible, then you need to try Fairfield lor... As for gal, I would not give up MGS.

Distance is impt as I can't imagine him spending 3hrs in sch bus daily. I may not own a car in future too, thanks to high coe prices. If in Fairfield, or any of e schs within 2km, he can take public transport by hinself when he's older.
Mgs is also rather nearby so no worries about that.
We can't move house for next 4yrs cos of hdb rule. Also no money to rent property near RV.

But if Fairfield so slim chances then maybe I shouldn't even do pv?
Sigh..I will definitely cry my eyes out if I don't get balloted in. I'm super emo type.

Hubby said jus go RV. Solve all the mental stress. But my poor boy suffer lack of sleep for 5 yrs..p1 afternoon session

Do yourself and your children a favor and just enroll in nearest decent pri school. You are one of those classic case alumni...want cheap housing but want rich man school for your kids. many of your kids classmates will be coming to school in luxury cars, live in condo and above housing. How will your children reconcile the environment gap? Can they still relate to where they are growing up? Will 70c coffee be enough or must have Starbucks everytime?[/quote]Although i agree with you on getting the nearest decent school, i feel you are really out of line with the rest of your points.

Whats wrong with making the best out of the current regulation and circumstances?

As for the gap, i would say the inferiority complex is more with the adult then the child.