* Eunoia JC (EJC)

[mommyNg]

I do agree that arranging a conversation with the affected parents and students is the least MOE could do.

[Rich dad poor dad]

Don’t mean to rub it in…Turn out it is a blessing that some parents like me had rejected to be placed in IP program at Catholic high in fav of the O level track. This despite our boys met the T-score for IP program.

[stetan]

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/new- ... or-college

[jtoh]

Why are there multiple signatures by one person?

[phtthp]

stetan:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/new- ... or-college

let's hope that PM Lee HL will come to the rescue : at least, switch back to Bishan ITE as temp site.

can understand how the affected students feel, staying in Sengkang, Yishun, etc

[mc_007]

jtoh:

Why are there multiple signatures by one person?

Maybe due to systen lag...not sure if the Admin can remove the duplicates.

[mc_007]

jtoh:

Why are there multiple signatures by one person?

Maybe due to systen lag...not sure if the Admin can remove the duplicates.

[DennisB]

I understand the admin will remove all the duplicates

[citylights]

phtthp:

stetan:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/new- ... or-college

let's hope that PM Lee HL will come to the rescue : at least, switch back to Bishan ITE as temp site.

can understand how the affected students feel, staying in Sengkang, Yishun, etc

At the thought of Mount Sinai and time taken to travel from Yishun, will cry! Cannot rent nor sell our place to shift there as I have another boy studying in the north. How??

[jetsetter]

1. Exactly how many students will be affected by this delay? 100-300?



2. The affected students should sign the Petition too, as they are the direct stakeholders, not their parents. Will be more compelling to the authorities if students themselves voice out their (must be valid) concerns. Pls don't portray yourselves as over-protective guardians of 17-18yo teens who fret over the latter carrying heavy bags under the hot sun and commute to Buona Vista MRT at the expense of rest.

FYI, several hundreds of CHS and SNGS Sec 3-4 (O level cohort) students were badly affected when they had to suddenly relocate from Queen Street to Bishan and AMK respectively in the 80s. Many didn't live near to Bishan and AMK then but still had to take the rickety bus to those far-flung new towns for O Levels.


3. Better still, get willing affected students to email directly to PM, LTY, HSK.


4. Any of the petitioners dating each other to go find the MP overseeing that area where the new campus will be built?

Try going to Hri Kumar (MP for Bishan-TPY GRC, possibly the MP for that Sin Ming-Thomson-Marymount precinct). https://www.btptc.org.sg/Meet%20the%20People%20Session/MPS.htm.

Blk 313 Shunfu Road,
#01-287
S570313

(Every 1st Tuesday of the month)

If it's not him, it could be Ng Eng Hen (I know he takes care of Shunfu). Hri Kumar the young lawyer is more proactive/garung/vocal, imho. Other Bishan-TPY MPs meet people every Tues at 8.00pm.


5. Print out the petition with comments to show MP. Why only a few names appearing, out of 200+ signatures?


6. Another group go find Mayor for Central CDC, Denise Phua (incidentally the same MP for Rochor that was helping displaced residents)

http://www.pa.gov.sg/our-network/community-development-councils/central-singapore-cdc.html


7. Why not meet AMK GRC MP? The site is not within the GRC boundaries, methinks. Of course those SNG/CHS kids staying in AMK can still go ahead and lodge a feedback there too.


8i. To ask MP if it's possible to get LTA, URA, MOE, SLA to hold an exclusive engagement session with affected parties. They had helped gather these public servants to speak with affected residents in the past.

ii. To get MP to pressurise LTA to start the semi-tunnel digging phase at Sin Ming Ave earlier. The NSE will be built in Phases from 2015.

iii. To appeal to MP to file a PQ for MOE/MOT in next sitting.

iv. To inform MP if no one budges, parents may seek help from SPP or WP shadow Education MP. WP conducted a recent walkabout in Bishan-TPY GRC. :scared:

v. Last resort, to send TOC or any comparable sociopolitical website this scoop.


9. Forum writer Jonathan Goh raised some good points abt SJI being the bottleneck. And one http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-letters/story/spare-students-the-inconvenience-travel-20150429 too.

i. To ask MP to talk to MOE to see if SJI could expedite their tender process or move to Mt Sinai as suggested by some. [/color]

It's ridiculous for SJI to take so long to commence their tender exercise.

ii. To ask authorities if there's any chance of SJI taking over the old RGS campus at Anderson Rd from 2018, when the girls move to their new campus at Braddell?

iii. Or to consider the old MATA academy at Whitley if it hasn't been demolished yet to make way for Mt Pleasant MRT? SJI could go over there and vacate Bishan ITE?

iv. Or how about the one in AMK used by Rosyth School last year?


10. Are those 3 forum letters in print copy or ST Online? If you send to ST Online, no one will respond. Must send to ST Print version.