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[precious_angel]

Hi


I am a newbie here and hope someone can advise me further. My kid is born in 2006

1) is it under Phase 2A2 no need to ballot at all? My hubby was a former student of Catholic High in his primary school days. Heard that even in Phase 2A1 & 2A2 already taken up most vacancies.

2) If Phase 2A2 also need to ballot, will they give priority to within 1kn then within 2km then my turn coz I don’t stay in his proximity at all?

3) I have another plan to enrol my kid in another catholic school. However, we don’t stay there too exceed 2km. But I plan to get church letter so that we can enrol under phase 2B. If phase 2B exceed the quota, ballot will commence. However, how they ballot? Those within 1km got in first then within 2km then if still got vacancies, then ballot for those exceed 2km? or so long is under this phase 2b, they ballot without giving any priority?

4) I understand that the community member / PV and affialiation fm church are under same phase 2B, will priority given to PV and community member?

5) How to get church letter? How soon we need to get it ready?
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[tankee]

Hi precious_angel


1. Based on past years’ statistics, balloting has NOT occurred for Phase 2A2 or earlier.

2 & 3. For ANY phase, if the number of applicants exceed available places, balloting will take place. Allocation will be by proximity to school; that is, within 1km, 1-2km and above 2km.

Say school has 10 places, and there are 4 applicants staying within 1km, 8 applicants within 1-2km and applicants above 2km. Those 4 staying within 1km will be allocated first, then the 8 staying within 1-2km will ballot for the remaining 6 places. Those staying above 2km will be rejected in this example.

4. Phase 2B are community leaders, PV, church and associations. No special previlege given within the same phase.

5. Letter must be produced during registeration.

[schellen]

precious_angel:

5) How to get church letter? How soon we need to get it ready?

Ask your church leader for the letter. Whether you get it or not depends on your church's criteria for such letters. It may be no. of years of membership at that church, level of participation, etc. You need the letter before you register for Phase 2B.

[precious_angel]

tankee:

Hi precious_angel


1. Based on past years' statistics, balloting has NOT occurred for Phase 2A2 or earlier.

2 & 3. For ANY phase, if the number of applicants exceed available places, balloting will take place. Allocation will be by proximity to school; that is, within 1km, 1-2km and above 2km.

Say school has 10 places, and there are 4 applicants staying within 1km, 8 applicants within 1-2km and applicants above 2km. Those 4 staying within 1km will be allocated first, then the 8 staying within 1-2km will ballot for the remaining 6 places. Those staying above 2km will be rejected in this example.

4. Phase 2B are community leaders, PV, church and associations. No special previlege given within the same phase.

5. Letter must be produced during registeration.

Thanks for the info.

So that means so long there is a need for ballot, be it phase 2A or 2B, Allocation will be by proximity to school; that is, within 1km, 1-2km and above 2km?

And if I join the shool alumni, I have to pay the fee yearly? Also participate in their activities etc? Pls advise.

[precious_angel]

Sorry 1 additional question:-


Where can i go to calculate the distane fm home to school?

[tankee]

hi precious_angel


sorry to hear that NS being the reason why your kid is not taking up Singapore citizenship.

all the information you seek are within this section of the forums. Do spend some times reading through them or use the search engine.

And could you kindly pop by the Newbies and do a self-intro. It is a custom here at KSP.com.

[precious_angel]

tankee:

hi precious_angel


sorry to hear that NS being the reason why your kid is not taking up Singapore citizenship.

all the information you seek are within this section of the forums. Do spend some times reading through them or use the search engine.

And could you kindly pop by the Newbies and do a self-intro. It is a custom here at KSP.com.

tankee

Sorry, I think you misread my post. I didn't mention that my child is not taking up spore citizenship.

And I did try the search engine but can't find any info, if not there is too many pages and I don't have the time to go thru as my workplace has no access to internet and I can only surf at home during free time. So my surfing time is limited that's why I post my enquiries here.

Hope any KSP members can help in this aspect to gather more info asap. Thanks.

[tankee]

my apology... case of mistaken identity. :oops:

[tankee]

precious_angel:

Sorry 1 additional question:-


Where can i go to calculate the distane fm home to school?

you can ask the school or you can pay SLA for a report

more details here

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=426

[sinsha]

Hi all,


I was not born and brought up in Singapore so am not sure of the education system here. Can anybody please suggest whether international school syllabus IB or the local syllabus is better also when the child finishes his A level or Junior college in IB is there any preference to local school students compared to IB students or vice versa