2016 P1 Registration Exercise for 2017 In-Take

[BigDevil]

zac's mum:

But what I don't understand is Henry Park & Nanyang Pri...do the parents like the school so much that the younger sibling also must go there? Even with balloting?

Perhaps they don't have a choice?

Say the kid is a boy and the mother came from a girl school.
They will have no choice but to register at the father's/sibling's old school,
despite it being super popular and facing balloting.

[ptb7476]

BigDevil:

zac's mum:

But what I don't understand is Henry Park & Nanyang Pri...do the parents like the school so much that the younger sibling also must go there? Even with balloting?

Perhaps they don't have a choice?

Say the kid is a boy and the mother came from a girl school.
They will have no choice but to register at the father's/sibling's old school,
despite it being super popular and facing balloting.

how can they be no choice .. they stil have phase 2c to go

[phtthp]

zac's mum:

But what I don't understand is Henry Park & Nanyang Pri...do the parents like the school so much that the younger sibling also must go there?


Even with balloting?

this is possible, because Henry Park and Nanyang primary, are both GEP schools

for example

eldest sibling at end of P3 was offered GEP by MOE, so they transferred from their neighbourhood school, into either Henry Park / Nanyang primary, for GEP programme (P4 to P6).
Meanwhile, they have younger sibling(s) : at least 3 years younger, than them or still in diapers, haven't started P1 yet.

Subsequently, these GEP students graduated from Henry Park / Nanyang primary, after PSLE, now in Secondary schools / Junior College.
But, both their parents never studied in these two schools before, means none of their parent was ex student from either school.

However, based on the fact the the older sibling had studied in the 2 schools before, the younger sibling now qualify to enrol under Phase 2A(2), since P1 registration rule state that -

Phase 2A(2) is not only for parents who didn't join alumni, but also include siblings that were former students.

(a) For a child whose parent or sibling had studied in the primary school of choice.

So they have no choice, but to ballot, try out their luck at Phase 2A(2)
if younger sibling is lucky, will enter GEP school, just like his/her older sibling
Yes, they like the GEP schools so much that, they are prepared to ballot

[janet88]

After phase 2A2, there will be intense pressure at 2B and 2C. If can’t make it at 2A2, then it will be very much harder at 2C. For those with younger siblings, parents are former students, or parent is a teacher in the school, many will secure a place first.

[grapevine]

I can understand why some parents will risk balloting phase 2A2. If you lose out on a place, you still have phase 2B and 2C with at least 20 places each in all schools to try. But not the same for parents when it comes to the later phases, especially 2C.

I suspect many of these parents, who apply in phase 2A1/2 are staying more than 2km away.
Would these parents risk the ballot in phase 2C? If you lose out on a place, the choices for 2C supplementary are so limited. Some schools even go for ballot in phase 2C supp.
The real danger are for those who are left with no option but 2C. Since a lot of schools go for balloting at this phase, many parents are willing to try for their old school, even if is far from their home.
Most parents whom I have come across in other threads in this forum feel it is better to send your kid to schools far away of a reasonably good standing than risk balloting in 2C in good schools near their home.

[ptb7476]

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/e ... ds-in-2021.



\"MOE said the changes are part of a larger shift to nurture well-rounded individuals and move away from an over-emphasis on academic results. They will reduce fine differentiation of students - a key complaint of the current scoring system; reflect a student's level of achievement regardless of how his peers have done; and encourage families to choose schools based on their suitability for the child's learning needs, talents and interests.\"

will this affect the way parent choose primary school ?

[grimm]

A summary of PSLE changes and considerations


http://themiddleground.sg/2016/07/13/psle-changes-broader-bands-psychological-games/

Think wouldn't change too much on primary school selection as it's too early to tell. Here's hoping PSLE will not be so stressful for the future primary school kids.

[sembgal]

http://themiddleground.sg/2016/05/31/le ... er-school/

[grimm]

https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/primary-one-registration/vacancies


And that's the end of Phase 2A. Looks like minimal changes from yesterday.

Only the expected 3 schools balloting, I think.

[grimm]

Why do you think it’s worse than today? I find the bar may lower rather than raised. For example, HMT is no longer a factor unless one wants to go to SAP school so we won’t have kids taking it just to get a few more points?


I may be missing something here so quite keen to hear your rationale.