2016 P1 Registration Exercise for 2017 In-Take

[KSSY]

Orb:

KSSY:

Hi, i am currently staying at Novena area and i have another house (empty) at Bukit Merah area. The Novena house is < 1km from ACSJ/ACSP/SJIJ while my another house in Bukit Merah is < 1km from Alexandra Primary.


My preference is not to move and to enrol my kid at ACSJ, ACSP or SJIJ, provided that we dont need to go for balloting. However, if balloting is required, i am toying with the idea to try for Alexandra (more vacancies) by moving to my Bukit Merah house on the last day of the Phase2C registration i.e. 29 Jul (Fri). However, before the move, on 27 Jul (Wed), i would have apply for ACSJ/ACSP/SJIJ using my current Novena address?

Does anyone knows if there are any restrictions to do that? Not sure if it is wise to do that. Troubled. Thanks.

Does it mean you would need to go to the police station to change the address on your NRIC?
I also understand the MOE System was able to know that you had registered at ACPS, ACJS and SJI Jr using your Novena address and when you register at Alexandra Pri you used a different address. I may be wrong but I came across someone posted this before.

Yes, would have to go and change the address at the police station on the 3rd day. Big time hassle but better than to live with the fear over the weekend that my son might not get into ACSJ/ACSP/SJIJ. hope no issues with MOE over the two different addresses... but again, also afraid that alexandra primary will have balloting for SC < 1km based on Chief's spreadsheet. Sigh...

[Orb]

KSSY:

Yes, would have to go and change the address at the police station on the 3rd day. Big time hassle but better than to live with the fear over the weekend that my son might not get into ACSJ/ACSP/SJIJ. hope no issues with MOE over the two different addresses... but again, also afraid that alexandra primary will have balloting for SC < 1km based on Chief's spreadsheet. Sigh...

I'm not sure how you are going to do it. Most parents will be putting their bets on the last day, i.e. 2.30pm - 4.30pm so i'm not sure if you have much reaction time. Running around ASPS, ACJS and SJI Jr (that's 3 schools!) then withdraw, going to police station to change address (time taken), then to Alexandra Primary for registration.

Best is to stay put and grind it out if there is balloting. SJI Jr will give you the best chance if there is a ballot at <1km.

[canarywharfgooner]

KSSY:

Hi, i am currently staying at Novena area and i have another house (empty) at Bukit Merah area. The Novena house is < 1km from ACSJ/ACSP/SJIJ while my another house in Bukit Merah is < 1km from Alexandra Primary.


My preference is not to move and to enrol my kid at ACSJ, ACSP or SJIJ, provided that we dont need to go for balloting. However, if balloting is required, i am toying with the idea to try for Alexandra (more vacancies) by moving to my Bukit Merah house on the last day of the Phase2C registration i.e. 29 Jul (Fri). However, before the move, on 27 Jul (Wed), i would have apply for ACSJ/ACSP/SJIJ using my current Novena address?

Does anyone knows if there are any restrictions to do that? Not sure if it is wise to do that. Troubled. Thanks.

Similar situation but, unlike you, I don't have another place as an option so it's one of those 3 for me in Phase 2C!

[ruhuasee]

Hi parents,


can anyone help me with these questions:-

1)for phase 2C, after result announce on Wednesday (3 Aug), the school will then inform me if i need to go for ballot right? The ballot will be done on which date?

2) Phase 2C supplementary ( 11 Aug-12 Aug) - This date is for people who can’t get into the school after even balloting right?

Thanks a million…

[hquek]

ruhuasee:

Hi parents,


can anyone help me with these questions:-

1)for phase 2C, after result announce on Wednesday (3 Aug), the school will then inform me if i need to go for ballot right? The ballot will be done on which date?

2) Phase 2C supplementary ( 11 Aug-12 Aug) - This date is for people who can't get into the school after even balloting right?

Thanks a million...

There will be announcement if ballot is needed - parents would know during registration which distance they fall under and therefore if they are subject to balloting or already in. I don't know and doubt if school will call each and every parent up to inform them of balloting. Just monitor the news. Balloting day is school dependent and parents won't need to be on the spot to be successful.

Yes, phase 2C Supp is for those who failed to get into a school in the earlier phases. Note that this phase may be subject to balloting also in case of overwhelming demand.

[nicnac]

ruhuasee:

Hi parents,


can anyone help me with these questions:-

1)for phase 2C, after result announce on Wednesday (3 Aug), the school will then inform me if i need to go for ballot right? The ballot will be done on which date?

2) Phase 2C supplementary ( 11 Aug-12 Aug) - This date is for people who can't get into the school after even balloting right?

Thanks a million...

1) school will inform you before 3rd Aug if you need balloting. Most schools, not sure if all, will conduct balloting on the result day, 3rd Aug, itself. Usually the school will indicate on the registration form that you fill up, the date and time of balloting, should they need to conduct balloting. You can also check the MOE website after Phase 2C ends for the update on the schools that require balloting and the details( SC or SPR/ which distance etc)

2) Phase 2C Supplementary will be for those who have failed to get a place in phase 2C... Yes, those who balloted unsuccessfully.

[grapevine]

hquek:

ruhuasee:

Hi parents,


can anyone help me with these questions:-

1)for phase 2C, after result announce on Wednesday (3 Aug), the school will then inform me if i need to go for ballot right? The ballot will be done on which date?

2) Phase 2C supplementary ( 11 Aug-12 Aug) - This date is for people who can't get into the school after even balloting right?

Thanks a million...

There will be announcement if ballot is needed - parents would know during registration which distance they fall under and therefore if they are subject to balloting or already in. I don't know and doubt if school will call each and every parent up to inform them of balloting. Just monitor the news. Balloting day is school dependent and parents won't need to be on the spot to be successful.

Yes, phase 2C Supp is for those who failed to get into a school in the earlier phases. Note that this phase may be subject to balloting also in case of overwhelming demand.

The schools conducting balloting must at least let the parents know if they are eligible for ballot or not and if they are successful or not successful in ballot. Otherwise how will parents know. MOE doesn't provide the information in its website. You can do online registration in phase 2C. So how can the school inform parents at registration? Plus you can't tell until the last day as some parents may withdraw and apply at the last minute.Surely the school doesn't want each parent to individually call them. Does anyone with experience in previous ballots for other children please advise. :?

[galaxyraider]

KSSY:

Hi, i am currently staying at Novena area and i have another house (empty) at Bukit Merah area. The Novena house is < 1km from ACSJ/ACSP/SJIJ while my another house in Bukit Merah is < 1km from Alexandra Primary.


My preference is not to move and to enrol my kid at ACSJ, ACSP or SJIJ, provided that we dont need to go for balloting. However, if balloting is required, i am toying with the idea to try for Alexandra (more vacancies) by moving to my Bukit Merah house on the last day of the Phase2C registration i.e. 29 Jul (Fri). However, before the move, on 27 Jul (Wed), i would have apply for ACSJ/ACSP/SJIJ using my current Novena address?

Does anyone knows if there are any restrictions to do that? Not sure if it is wise to do that. Troubled. Thanks.

SJIJ should be quite safe for <1km in Phase 2C. But like some had suggested, you should not register using 2 different addresses, especially under the same phase. MOE will notice and you will be questioned.

[hquek]

grapevine:

hquek:

There will be announcement if ballot is needed - parents would know during registration which distance they fall under and therefore if they are subject to balloting or already in. I don't know and doubt if school will call each and every parent up to inform them of balloting. Just monitor the news. Balloting day is school dependent and parents won't need to be on the spot to be successful.

Yes, phase 2C Supp is for those who failed to get into a school in the earlier phases. Note that this phase may be subject to balloting also in case of overwhelming demand.

The schools conducting balloting must at least let the parents know if they are eligible for ballot or not and if they are successful or not successful in ballot. Otherwise how will parents know. MOE doesn't provide the information in its website. You can do online registration in phase 2C. So how can the school inform parents at registration? Plus you can't tell until the last day as some parents may withdraw and apply at the last minute.Surely the school doesn't want each parent to individually call them. Does anyone with experience in previous ballots for other children please advise. :?

My apologies if I was wrong but when I registered (before time of electronic entry), I was informed on the spot that my address was within 1KM. Thereafter, we would monitor tv text (it's just 6 years ago la) about the stats. Letter informing successful registration came much later.

Perhaps different schools do differently. I think it will be best for parents to do their own monitoring - remember that parents only look at one school whilst administrators look at so many parents and may be overwhelmed (not to mention there are parents who call to ask for stats).

[nicnac]

grapevine:

hquek:

[quote=\"ruhuasee\"]Hi parents,


can anyone help me with these questions:-

1)for phase 2C, after result announce on Wednesday (3 Aug), the school will then inform me if i need to go for ballot right? The ballot will be done on which date?

2) Phase 2C supplementary ( 11 Aug-12 Aug) - This date is for people who can't get into the school after even balloting right?

Thanks a million...

There will be announcement if ballot is needed - parents would know during registration which distance they fall under and therefore if they are subject to balloting or already in. I don't know and doubt if school will call each and every parent up to inform them of balloting. Just monitor the news. Balloting day is school dependent and parents won't need to be on the spot to be successful.

Yes, phase 2C Supp is for those who failed to get into a school in the earlier phases. Note that this phase may be subject to balloting also in case of overwhelming demand.

The schools conducting balloting must at least let the parents know if they are eligible for ballot or not and if they are successful or not successful in ballot. Otherwise how will parents know. MOE doesn't provide the information in its website. You can do online registration in phase 2C. So how can the school inform parents at registration? Plus you can't tell until the last day as some parents may withdraw and apply at the last minute.Surely the school doesn't want each parent to individually call them. Does anyone with experience in previous ballots for other children please advise. :?[/quote]The school will inform the parents. Mine was through snail mail. It was already indicated on my registration form the time and date of balloting, should there be one. Not sure how the other schools will go about informing.

Moe will update its website after the phase 2C ends, the list of schools that will be conducting balloting. It will indicate clearly if the balloting is for SC or SPR, whether it is within 1km, 1-2km or >2km. This information will only be updated nearer to the result day, 3rd Aug.