Anglo Chinese Family of Schools

[ngpetert]

zybershopper:

What is the current number for ACPS and SJIJ?

The last for sjij fifteen mins ago- thanks to Miren
Within 1km 27
1-2 24
2km 26

[doodlez01]

What about ACPS and ACJS? Anybody?

[zac's mum]

Both schools will be conducting balloting next Wed.


Final numbers <1km:
ACSP 24 vs 20 seats
ACSJ 52 vs 49 seats

[doodlez01]

thanks zac’s mum. my friend is jittery waiting for balloting at ACPS. anybody knows how the waitlist for ACPS is like? does it move quite fast like other schools, i.e. even if he doesn’t get in among the first 20, still good chance to be called up on waitlist? wonder if this year’s waitlist is long…

[Phase 2C]

For ACSJ, the school allowed the balloted-out kid to be on wait list (59 for 58 places, <1km) last year.

And the kid was given a place before start of P1 (due to withdrawal before start of school).
Stay hopeful even if you are not successful in the ballot.
Good luck !

[doodlez01]

Thanks phase 2c for sharing your experience…! Hope my Friend won’t have to go through that. Just thinking ACPS this year is a bit atypical since there was balloting at 2a2 and 2b… So may also have disappointed parents from those earlier phases…

[grapevine]

Does anyone know if the school will give priority to the child who was balloted out if he asks for transfer at end of P1? According to the numbers above, at least 3 people will be balloted out from each school, so unsure of how the priority will be if they are all wait-listed.

[gpliu3]

zac's mum:

Both schools will be conducting balloting next Wed.


Final numbers <1km:
ACSP 24 vs 20 seats
ACSJ 52 vs 49 seats

Hi zac's mum, thanks for the valuable information.
Can ask for ACSJ, why there are so many (65-52=13) applicants who are >1km, so got ZERO chance, but choose to stay?
Also we can see <1km applicants was already ~49 at ~3:30pm, so by right they should know they have no chance then already, and should use the final one hour to escape.

Is it because they don't have the latest information? (So still think they have hope)
Or because the withdraw/reapply takes time and even 1 hour is not enough?
Or because they are betting some <1km applicants will withdraw so they'll have chance?

Thanks a lot!

[canarywharfgooner]

gpliu3:

zac's mum:

Both schools will be conducting balloting next Wed.


Final numbers <1km:
ACSP 24 vs 20 seats
ACSJ 52 vs 49 seats

Hi zac's mum, thanks for the valuable information.
Can ask for ACSJ, why there are so many (65-52=13) applicants who are >1km, so got ZERO chance, but choose to stay?
Also we can see <1km applicants was already ~49 at ~3:30pm, so by right they should know they have no chance then already, and should use the final one hour to escape.

Is it because they don't have the latest information? (So still think they have hope)
Or because the withdraw/reapply takes time and even 1 hour is not enough?
Or because they are betting some <1km applicants will withdraw so they'll have chance?

Thanks a lot!

Or because the withdraw/reapply takes time and even 1 hour is not enough? There was a couple who wanted to pull out at 4:15pm but was advised by the admin lady that they might not have sufficient time to apply at the next school hence they stayed. The 50th person only came in around 4:10pm. By then it would have been too late to withdraw and move somewhere else (given parents can't park at the compound).

What's interesting is the excess number (7) for ACSJ/ACSP would have easily consumed the balloting number at SJIJ (>2km). If the 7 has gone over to SJIJ, there might not be any balloting for the 3 schools.

[ngpetert]

canarywharfgooner:

gpliu3:

[quote=\"zac's mum\"]Both schools will be conducting balloting next Wed.


Final numbers <1km:
ACSP 24 vs 20 seats
ACSJ 52 vs 49 seats

Hi zac's mum, thanks for the valuable information.
Can ask for ACSJ, why there are so many (65-52=13) applicants who are >1km, so got ZERO chance, but choose to stay?
Also we can see <1km applicants was already ~49 at ~3:30pm, so by right they should know they have no chance then already, and should use the final one hour to escape.

Is it because they don't have the latest information? (So still think they have hope)
Or because the withdraw/reapply takes time and even 1 hour is not enough?
Or because they are betting some <1km applicants will withdraw so they'll have chance?

Thanks a lot!

Or because the withdraw/reapply takes time and even 1 hour is not enough? There was a couple who wanted to pull out at 4:15pm but was advised by the admin lady that they might not have sufficient time to apply at the next school hence they stayed. The 50th person only came in around 4:10pm. By then it would have been too late to withdraw and move somewhere else (given parents can't park at the compound).

What's interesting is the excess number (7) for ACSJ/ACSP would have easily consumed the balloting number at SJIJ (>2km). If the 7 has gone over to SJIJ, there might not be any balloting for the 3 schools.[/quote]We left ACSJ at 3:30 for SJIJ. It took us about 30 minutes to head out and complete the re-registration, even with smooth flowing traffic then.