2014 P1 Registration Exercise for 2015 In-Take

[lukemommy]

hello ryes,


me sounds so kiasu right?? 5 plans !! lol

yes if I go for Plan A, sure will get a place but Nan Chiau has a strong Chinese environment which I am afraid my boy cannot adapt to it. Some friends said that’s good, can inspire him to learn Chinese but I know my boy…

yes, Yangzheng is at serangoon area, very near Nex shopping mall. I stay near there , just slightly more than 1 km away so falls under 1-2 km category, which means chances not high. Last year only 1 vacancy left for 1-2km, don’t know this year will have how many vacancies left for 1-2km to ‘fight’…

If I am not wrong, you can shift near the school days before the registration starts as long as the address is shown in your IC. My 2 nephews from St Andrews too. One graduated 2 years ago (spent 12 years in SA village, from pri to JC) and 1 is in Sec 2 now. actually, I think SAJ suits my boy more coz the environment is more ‘angmo’ , you know what I mean…their Chinese standard not that high so my boy won’t feel so stressful…haha

or go to Nan Chiau first, see if my boy can survive there or not…if not, transfer to another school…but I will feel bad doing this coz Nan Chiau was my alma mater and it doesn’t seem nice to do things like this…have stopped thinking about this P1 registration thingy for a month and now back in action again…

[ryes]

Hmm


NC is it sap sch? If he does goes in, then u gotta help him to revise his Chinese or even start now on his hypy…at least he won’t struggle by then?

Unless u are seriously considering shifting near SAJS, chances for those more than 2km really very very slim and must ballot and u gotta have backup plan.

If I can, I wouldn’t try to transfer my kids if say they have already settled in that sch w friends etc. Like now my girl complaining she got no friends…even though just started sch and as a mother I feel sad but must encourage her.

[Cinderelly]

Dear parents, I’m new to this forum. Need some professional advice here.

My girl is born 2008, going to register p1 this year. I’m a former girl from Ai tong pri sch. I’m know highly chance my girl can get in there without balloting. Unfortunately I’m staying near central, distances an issue, the ideal pri sch near me is river valley pri. Within 1km.
For past years, some years need to ballot, some years not. So this year, don’t know yet.
So my question is, is there a way to standby at both school. If river valley need not ballot, we can go for it. But if it need to ballot, I will go ai tong instead. Is the registration date for different phases the same?

[ryes]

Hi Cinderally


If u are former girl of ai tong u should fall under phase 2a
Hence ur best bet is to go for that first.

And RV, are you going to be in phase 2c where u will wait n see if got balloting or not?
If yes then, if u decide to go for RV after u have already secure a seat at ai tong, u must withdraw from ai tong then apply at RV under phase 2c.

Diff phase diff dates. So basically what most do is to secure a seat first in earlier phase then wait and see in later phase.

[cherrygal]

ryes:

And you are right. Recent years with more new condo and flats around SAJS, it is becoming popular. Last year there's balloting for more than 2km under phase 2c. Do u still have time to shift now? I tot must live in new place for certain period to qualify?

Hi ryes and lukemommy,
No need to live in the new place for any fixed period to qualify. They will see NRIC address only. If uncompleted properties, the sales agreement will suffice.

SAJS Phase 2B was balloting >2km and Phase 2C balloting at 1-2km.
Seems safe if you just move within 1km.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/toa-payoh

[finnfinn]

we actually PVed at SMPS as back up… right now, we are staying opp SCGS. regretted moving here cos the old place was much bigger and had better luck! and the chances of getting into SCGS is not so high… but we moved here for the school! if we do not try, we will never know right? and hopefully the only good thing that turned out for us for moving here is getting in to SCGS…

if you were me… will you try SCGS at all?

[cherrygal]

finnfinn:

we actually PVed at SMPS as back up... right now, we are staying opp SCGS. regretted moving here cos the old place was much bigger and had better luck! and the chances of getting into SCGS is not so high... but we moved here for the school! if we do not try, we will never know right? and hopefully the only good thing that turned out for us for moving here is getting in to SCGS...

if you were me... will you try SCGS at all?

erm, if you PV at SMPS, it's only applicable for Phase2B... if you want to ballot at SCGS at P2C, then u must withdraw SMPS first. SMPS will also be full by P2C so it cannot be considered a back up. It's an alternative if you give up SCGS.

P2C Balloting probability at SCGS is 2 applicants : 1 seat. Need to get a real backup with seats at P2C supplementary. Just try since u already moved opposite the school. If u didn't even try, it will be painful to the heart to watch gals going to the school every morning...

[lukemommy]

hi cherrygal, thanks for the info…


hi ryes, Nan Chiau Pri is not a SAP school, only Nan Chiau sec is but Nan Chiau pri has always been strong in Chinese. I remembered when i was in MGSS, the Chinese textbook in Sec 2 or 3 was almost the same as the textbook i studied in Pr 5 and 6 in Nan Chiau…lol

my boy took a year of Chinese speech and drama class last year and yet his Chinese sucks…this year he will take Chinese creative writing and hypy classes, hope will have some improvements…

hi finnfinn, if i were you, i will definitely go for SCGS, afterall you shifted house because of the school…if (touchwood) cannot get in SCGS via P2C, you still can put your gal on the waitlist since you stay just opp the school, i believe higher chance for your gal to get in . All the best

[ryes]

Hi Finn


My girl is now in smps after a big round of unsuccessful balloting.
It’s damn stressful to tell u. Since u shifted for scgs then go for it.
Put on wait list. IF u never apply n put on wait list then chances they will call u is slimmer. Priority is given to those who applied and unsuccessful.

Since u stay near scgs, then RGps is also nearby isn’t it?

And like what cherrygal said, u apply smps at phase 2b coz u Pv.
But if u wanna try luck at scgs then u must withdraw and take a risk.

[ryes]

Lukemommy


Stress lor. My Chinese cannot make it too. Now struggling with hypy with my gal.
But I had good friends who always helped me in sch whenever teacher asked me to dictate a passage. Lol! Thinking back so funny.

Now that I mention, nc is affiliated to sec sch.
So is sajs to their sec sch.
Yang zheng don’t have affiliation right?