2014 P1 Registration Exercise for 2015 In-Take

[ChiefKiasu]

rivervalley:

Thanks! My Phase 2A school is too far away but is a top school - Rosyth. I registered only as a backup. It is not feasible to go there as they don't even have school bus to my area.


Yes I will have fierce competition at Phase 2C schools near my home, Fairfield and Henry Park. I am really in a dilemma.

That's a really tough choice. Both FMS and HPPS will likely face very fierce competition even if you are SC <1km. Odds could be as poor as 1:3. If I'm you, I would just stay put at Rosyth and arrange for transport as best I can. Otherwise, consider getting into Bukit Timah Primary in Phase 2C if distance is really a problem. Trying for FMS and HPPS in Phase 2C will be too scary. Then again, I'm not a betting man. Take my words with a pinch of salt

[2snoopy]

phtthp wrote:

> This year, Rosyth, Nan Chiau, Horizon Phase 2C vacancies reduced by a lot, tremendously,
> compared to last year.


You got the fact wrong !
In Punggol, Horizon didn’t reduce the vacancies for 2C this year.
Mee Toh School is the one reducing compared to last year.

It is true that Horizon has a much higher take up rate this year entering Phase 2C, because it has a reduced in-take (from 270 down to 240) and is in the 5th year of its operation. Horizon has probably reached its steady-state this year in terms of alumni in-take, and future years will probably be similar to what we see this year.

It is also true that Mee Toh went into balloting in Phase 2B for the first time since 2006.

Is mee toh very popular in punggol? What are its attractions to get overcrowded registration? How about horizon, what are its attractions?

[littleprince]

Jace Lau:

littleprince:

Tomorrow need to ask again as MOE's nos tonight wont have the distance breakdown

Yup the lady said to call after 11am.

are u guys trying too?

Nah I'm a very concerned auntie

[ChiefKiasu]

2snoopy:

Is mee toh very popular in punggol? What are its attractions to get overcrowded registration? How about horizon, what are its attractions?

For specific discussions on Punggol schools, please go to the http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=488. This is a general thread on the 2014 P1 Registration exercise.

[jiangbao]

Maybe its just me but this year registration, even for not so super popular schools seems to be very intense…

[ZBG]

Hi all,


I am also in a dilemma.

I registered my child for south view primary under phase 2a. I stay in Bukit batok central. If my child goes to south view, most likely my child will take school bus.

Princess Elizabeth primary is within 1km from my home, and there is a high chance we can get in during phase 2c, as SC within 1km.

So now I am really headache whether we should withdraw from south view and register my child for princess Elizabeth tomorrow.

Any reviews or feedbacks regarding these two schools, guys? Any suggestions or opinions are welcome!

Thanks in advance!

[ChiefKiasu]

jiangbao:

Maybe its just me but this year registration, even for not so super popular schools seems to be very intense...

I see this really as a good sign. If half the schools in Singapore are oversubscribed, it means that these are the schools which parents deem to be good schools. So all MOE has to do is to work on the other half to make them more attractive to parents so that all schools can be seen as \"good schools\". Better than just 25 schools always oversubscribed and the rest catching flies.

[everafter]

Princess Elizabeth already oversubscribed for 2C and will go balloting. How much risk would u want to take if u fail in ballot you cannot go back South View also…

[ChiefKiasu]

ZBG:

...

I registered my child for south view primary under phase 2a. I stay in Bukit batok central. If my child goes to south view, most likely my child will take school bus.

Princess Elizabeth primary is within 1km from my home, and there is a high chance we can get in during phase 2c, as SC within 1km.

So now I am really headache whether we should withdraw from south view and register my child for princess Elizabeth tomorrow.
...

Compared to many other parents, I think your problem is easy to solve. Monitor Princess Elizabeth's TUR tomorrow. If you are sure SC <1km will not require balloting, withdraw from SVPS and enroll in PEPS. If you are not confident of your chances in PEPS, stay put in SVPS. It's not so far away that logistics is a problem for you.

The way to do it is this. Make copies of both your NRICs. Give your hubby your original NRIC and park him in SVPS at 2pm. You will then station yourself at PEPS and monitor the situation. By 2:30pm, if you are confident there will be no balloting for SC <1km at PEPS, call your hubby to withdraw from SVPS and go to PEPS asap. In the meantime, you will get a queue number at PEPS and proceed with the registration using the copies of your NRIC, explaining that your hubby is coming with the originals very soon.

[ZBG]

Hi Chief Kiasu,


Thank you very much for your reply.

The reason why I hesitate is because if I take PEPS, logistic wise, it is the most convenient for us. But I also heard South View is better academic wise. I also heard South view is a quite disciplined school and gives students a lot of home works and a lot of remedial lessons. My son is a very playful boy, so I am a bit worried, if he goes to South view, he will feel quite stressful.

Wish we could know more about these two schools so that we can make a better decision.