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aloyboy:
ABCABCABC:
In my condo there are easily 20 China people who have converted to Singaporeans for their kids just to get into top schools. I see them during my son's swimming class and during our daily walks. Imagine these 20 are around the son age.. one condo only.. there are easily 30 condos around us so I presume the chances of real locals entering top schools will be down this year and next year
Very true, we PV with one of such parents and their son eventually is in the same class as my son. They even localized their surname !!
They are just a kiasu or even more than us Singaporean. A \"such\" coli of mine has started analyzing all the school registration statistics now and planning her bet and where to buy properties ... her kid is a few months old... :nailbite:
Similar experience a colleague of mine had. Volunteered for a brand name Pri school in Bukit timah, of the 15 volunteers, half were originally from China but had converted to Singapore citizenship -
Boomerangzzzz:
Similar experience a colleague of mine had. Volunteered for a brand name Pri school in Bukit timah, of the 15 volunteers, half were originally from China but had converted to Singapore citizenship
Whether locally born or converted, all are Singaporean
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Boomerangzzzz:
aloyboy:
[quote=\"ABCABCABC\"]In my condo there are easily 20 China people who have converted to Singaporeans for their kids just to get into top schools. I see them during my son's swimming class and during our daily walks. Imagine these 20 are around the son age.. one condo only.. there are easily 30 condos around us so I presume the chances of real locals entering top schools will be down this year and next year
Very true, we PV with one of such parents and their son eventually is in the same class as my son. They even localized their surname !!
They are just a kiasu or even more than us Singaporean. A \"such\" coli of mine has started analyzing all the school registration statistics now and planning her bet and where to buy properties ... her kid is a few months old... :nailbite:
Similar experience a colleague of mine had. Volunteered for a brand name Pri school in Bukit timah, of the 15 volunteers, half were originally from China but had converted to Singapore citizenship[/quote]I have same experience as well. While performing my parent volunteering duties at SHHK, I got to know a volunteer father who was from Taiwan. (He got his citizenship and planning for his son's enrolment into Tao Nan).
I was also selected for PV at St Nics. During the briefing session for volunteers, I overheard a Chinese ascent mother. -
tankee:
Well, it depends. If they are genuinely converted or otherwise.Boomerangzzzz:
Similar experience a colleague of mine had. Volunteered for a brand name Pri school in Bukit timah, of the 15 volunteers, half were originally from China but had converted to Singapore citizenship
Whether locally born or converted, all are Singaporean
I know of PMET Malaysians with Singapore PRs, who converted their nationality for the baby bonuses and their children's primary school enrolments in Singapore. Usually only the wives convert while the husbands retain their Malaysian citizenships.
They are in Sg to earn their living and their ultimate intention is to return back to their homeland for retirement, etc. [They cited, \"Singapore is too expensive for retiring\", \"will convert back before the son is due for NS\"] -
Hi Hweepang!
Ai Tong no balloting within 1km this year. Did you get the seat? -
cherrygal:
We did PV @ St Nicholas and I received a P2B recommendation letter from SHHK.Hi Hweepang!
Ai Tong no balloting within 1km this year. Did you get the seat?
(I rented a place that is within 1km from both Ai Tong & St Nicholas.)
It was quite a nervy Tuesday. We need to decide which school to apply for P2B. (Prior years' odds for these 2 schools are somewhat similar and we will place our registration with the school with better odds).
We did a check at around 3.30pm. Applicants within 1km: St Nic 29:21 while Ai Tong was at 19:20. We immediately submitted our application at Ai Tong @ approx. 4pm.
If there were no additional applications between 4 to 430pm, we will confirm our place without balloting. That was a long 30min wait. Along with us were 4 other kiasu parents (they submitted their application on Monday) waiting for that magic moment. I was very tempted to chain up the office to stop anyone from entering........and the rest are now history and statistics.
Done the school uniform measurements on that day.
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:congrats: Hweepang!
Well done! Your efforts paid off.
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Hi,
I wish to ask:
If at Phase 2B there is no balloting involved, so all the students enrolled into the school automatically as supply more than demand. Does it means the 30 months stay in the current address is not applicable anymore? -
Singapore does not allow for dual citizenship. Foreigners who renounce their own citizenship to become Singaporeans are here either for the long haul to set their roots down or they are here for a few years before renouncing their sg citizenship to be US/ Canadians citizens. Certainly not for something as frivolous as primary 1 registration. Their home country is under no obligation to welcome them back either.
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PLNEO05:
YES.Hi,
I wish to ask:
If at Phase 2B there is no balloting involved, so all the students enrolled into the school automatically as supply more than demand. Does it means the 30 months stay in the current address is not applicable anymore?
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