2013 P1 Registration Exercise for 2014 In-Take

[kittykit]

Good luck to all phase 2B parents going for balloting today.

Blessings shall be upon you. Do share ur good news here.

For those who ballot out, please don’t be dishearten.
This is MOE policy and its beyond our control..
Look forward to phase 2C with courage!

[cherrygal]

marzipan:

offtooz:

Thanks stonston & tankee. Big relief as the distance to the school shown on google is 2.1 km & one map is 1.9km !

Hi! How to find out the actual distance from my home to the school of my choice? OneMap only states which schs are within 1km and which are within 1-2km. Please advise. TIA!

Use the School Query (Find Buildings near a School) which marks the homes around the particular school in red as within 1km and blue as 1-2km. I think you clicked on the first option which finds schools around your home instead.

For actual distance, go to TOOLS> MEASURE. But schools do not accept this method of measurement. They use the School Query method.

[lynn2009]

Distance still plays an impt role when comes to balloting. no matter if you are active community leader/clan that has multiple school to choose from, it all boils down to distance. eg : you stays within 2km but balloting only for SC within 1km,do you stand a chance?


Good luck to all who is balloting today.

[marzipan]

cherrygal:

Use the School Query (Find Buildings near a School) which marks the homes around the particular school in red as within 1km and blue as 1-2km. I think you clicked on the first option which finds schools around your home instead.


For actual distance, go to TOOLS> MEASURE. But schools do not accept this method of measurement. They use the School Query method.

Hi cherrygal, thanks! Was trying to confirm if Radin Mas Pri is within 1-2km of my place. It is... but i just called up the sch to ask what the chances of balloting for 1-2km at phase 2C is and the person told me usually balloting will be for within 1km

[sherl]

Hi, can I check, if at 2c stage there are say 21 applicants for 20 places, all singletons, will school have to conduct balloting, or is it school’s discretion to accept all 21 even though it would bust the max no. of pupils they can accept?


Coz i understand that for cases like mgs’ twins at 2b they may just take out one vacancy at 2c and give to te extra 2b kid right? Instead of giving one extra seat?

[The Little Cheng Mommy]

anyone knows about Maha Bodhi’s balloting situation? How many people >2km balloting for place?

[zolldoll]

Hi, I have a question. I understand that Fairfield Methodist Pri has only 1 space to be balloted today with 10 child fighting for it. I also understand that one friend child’s no was not rolled out during the balloting, so I’m curious why she told me her son managed to be enrolled but refused to tel me the reason. Anyone knows any possible reason?

[financial_guru]

sherl:

Hi, can I check, if at 2c stage there are say 21 applicants for 20 places, all singletons, will school have to conduct balloting, or is it school's discretion to accept all 21 even though it would bust the max no. of pupils they can accept?


Coz i understand that for cases like mgs' twins at 2b they may just take out one vacancy at 2c and give to te extra 2b kid right? Instead of giving one extra seat?

Depends on school principal. though maybe can appeal to Minister heng :?:

[loonshi]

Why are more and more student care closing down?


Am looking for student care for my son for next year. Called up a few student care in sengkang and a few said they are ceasing operations for student care next year.

One of the student care said is due to more primary schools going to one session and they have activities/enrichment classes after school.

Is that true? Can current mummies advise?

If that’s the case, does it mean they can stay in school till we fetch them at 6pm?

Otherwise, where can the students go after school since everyday their finish timing is different and if I find a student care that requires to take a school bus then school bus won’t be able to send my son to the student care if he finish school at different timing at certain days of the week.

I really need advises from parents whose kids are now in Primary school and they are going to a non in-house student care.

[stonston]

loonshi:

Why are more and more student care closing down?


Am looking for student care for my son for next year. Called up a few student care in sengkang and a few said they are ceasing operations for student care next year.

One of the student care said is due to more primary schools going to one session and they have activities/enrichment classes after school.

Is that true? Can current mummies advise?

If that's the case, does it mean they can stay in school till we fetch them at 6pm?

Otherwise, where can the students go after school since everyday their finish timing is different and if I find a student care that requires to take a school bus then school bus won't be able to send my son to the student care if he finish school at different timing at certain days of the week.

I really need advises from parents whose kids are now in Primary school and they are going to a non in-house student care.

Why? Cos rental very exp lor. Esp SK area.
And if they convert the space to CHILDCARE (in hot demand), they earn a lot more.

Imagine for CC, parent pays $300+, govt subsidy top up $300. Total centre collects $600+ for 1 child. Of course most centres charge more.
For Student Care, they charge $300+, parents complain expensive already. cos most in-school centres only charge $200+.

Pay for tutors who can help primary school kids with homework is more than the preschool teachers also. So end up, they don't earn from student care biz unless the centre is very big, got classrooms for additional tuition classes, etc. They can earn from tuition also.


And it is true a lot of them stay back till late.
I know of some who have CCA/remedial till 5pm daily. The parents just ask them to stay in school and do homework while waiting. They wait in library or canteen. Then parents pick up at 6.30pm. But this is for older kids (upper primary). The younger ones don't have much stay back so still need someone to care for them in the afternoon.