2017 P1 Registration Exercise for 2018 In-Take

[CherryTomatoes]

Gatt:

qms:

Now that we see more and more parents planning way ahead for their children's schools, it is perhaps a little late that we start this thread only now.


So, parents who are registering in 2017, please fall in here.

Hi All,

My twin boys will be registering in 2017 for 2018 Primary 1 intake. Just sent in my membership application to the SHKH.

Hi Gatt, just wondering if its too late to apply for membership now as being a member does not automatically put you in phase 2B. You need a recommendation letter from SHHK to register for P1 under phase 2B and I think that you need to spend considerable amount of hours in doing volunteer work for the Huay Kuan before they will issue the letter to you.

[CherryTomatoes]

Gatt:

qms:

Now that we see more and more parents planning way ahead for their children's schools, it is perhaps a little late that we start this thread only now.


So, parents who are registering in 2017, please fall in here.

Hi All,

My twin boys will be registering in 2017 for 2018 Primary 1 intake. Just sent in my membership application to the SHKH.

Hi Gatt, just wondering if its too late to apply for membership now as being a member does not automatically put you in phase 2B. You need a recommendation letter from SHHK to register for P1 under phase 2B and I think that you need to spend considerable amount of hours in doing volunteer work for the Huay Kuan before they will issue the letter to you.

[floppy]

CherryTomatoes:

Gatt:

[quote=\"qms\"]Now that we see more and more parents planning way ahead for their children's schools, it is perhaps a little late that we start this thread only now.


So, parents who are registering in 2017, please fall in here.

Hi All,

My twin boys will be registering in 2017 for 2018 Primary 1 intake. Just sent in my membership application to the SHKH.

Hi Gatt, just wondering if its too late to apply for membership now as being a member does not automatically put you in phase 2B. You need a recommendation letter from SHHK to register for P1 under phase 2B and I think that you need to spend considerable amount of hours in doing volunteer work for the Huay Kuan before they will issue the letter to you.[/quote]Now (2017) is definitely too late. Gatt wrote it in 2015, which is, unfortunately, also too late.

Need to sign up at least 3 to 5 years in advance for SHHK schools.

[BigMomma]

Supposing you are waiting for your child to be balloted and they are calling the successful applicants one by one. If your child’s name is not called, are you able to withdraw your application from the school and quickly apply at another school? Is there a cut-off time or will they include you for the next phase instead?

[phtthp]

BigMomma:

Supposing you are waiting for your child to be balloted and they are calling the successful applicants one by one. If your child's name is not called, are you able to withdraw your application from the school and quickly apply at another school? Is there a cut-off time or will they include you for the next phase instead?

Once Phase 2C balloting process (open to public) is on : the next Phase (P2C Supp) will not open for registration, until the next date publicly announced / stated on Moe website.

During the process of balloting at Phase 2C (open to public), inside a school hall or an assigned room :-
You will have to wait patiently until every child's balloting ping pong ball had rolled out from the spinning, rotating golden cage : wait from the first ball, to the last ball, rolled out.

Labelled onto each ping pong ball is a number : representing the child, involved in balloting.

As each ball rolled out of the cage, a P1 Officer standing on stage, spinning & rotating the cage, will announce aloud to all parents seated below the stage, what is the ball number that had just rolled out of the cage, at the same time flashing onto an overhead projector the number of that ball that had just rolled out. The balloting process is transparent openly, for every parent, to witness.

This way, parents (seated below stage, witnessing the balloting process) will know whether is it their own child's ball number or somebody else's ball number been called out, one by one, that had successfully balloted into the school.

The new 2017 P1 registration timetable is not out yet.

Eg
With reference to last year (2016) batch of kids P1 registration timetable, when was Phase 2C balloting conducted ?
Balloting was conducted on Wed, 3 August 2016.
Some schools conducted balloting in the morning, while others conducted in the afternoon.
The exact day, time of balloting, will be notified to parents, who are involved in balloting.

Next, when is the next Phase (ie. Phase 2C supplementary) opened for registration, for those who failed in balloting at Phase 2C, i.e. Their child's ping pong ball had failed to roll out, of the rotating golden cage, during balloting ?

Answer -
The next Phase, Phase 2C Supplementary, opened for P1 registration, 8 days later (more than a week).

Do you see that P2C Supp fall on Thur 11 Aug 2016, that is 8 days later, after P2C balloting had taken place ?

Why 8 days, later ?
Because (11 - 3) = 8 days

In short, those who failed at Phase 2C balloting -
will need to wait for 8 days later, for P2C Supp (next Phase) to open, then can register their child into a school.


Refer
Last year (2016) batch Registration timetable, from moe website

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

[BigMomma]

Thanks phtthp. That answers half of my question. The other half is whether I am able to withdraw (due to unsuccessful outcome) my application and apply to another school instead? All to be done on the same day.

[phtthp]

BigMomma:

Thanks phtthp. That answers half of my question. The other half is whether I am able to withdraw (due to unsuccessful outcome) my application and apply to another school instead? All to be done on the same day.

you cannot withdraw your child, right in the middle of a balloting process (while balloting is going on), when the next Phase, P2CSupp, is not even opened for u to register your child, until 8 days later.
(As in last year, 2016 case)

The balloting process -
while is being conducted in the presence of school Principal, P1 registration officers, parents , cannot be dis-rupted.

In the event failed to ballot in at P2C - immediately after balloting process is over, what one can do, is :
proceed to fill up an appeal form, submit to that school which the child had failed to ballot in, stating the reason(s) for appeal.

After filling up Appeal form(s), then wait for the next Phase (2C supp) to open (date is announced on Moe website) to register your child, in the next Phase.

[BigMomma]

Got it. So after balloting is over, we can write in to withdraw and immediately go to another school to apply so that we can have time to apply under Phase 2C. Is this correct? Waiting for Phase 2CS would be far too late.

[cherrygal]

BigMomma:

Got it. So after balloting is over, we can write in to withdraw and immediately go to another school to apply so that we can have time to apply under Phase 2C. Is this correct? Waiting for Phase 2CS would be far too late.

You cannot withdraw from School A on balloting day itself. If you choose to go to School A for Phase 2C balloting, and lose, then you have no choice but to wait for Phase 2CS registration period IF School B still has any vacancies at the last phase.

If School B traditionally does not have seats left at 2CS, then you need to weigh properly which school to apply during Phase 2C itself.

You can't have the best of both worlds... that's why this is so stressful. It's a huge gamble if you choose balloting at School A coz you might not get School A and School B. You would need backup School C (with lots of vacancies at Phase 2CS).

As for phtthp's advice on appeals, most schools only accept case-by-case appeals AFTER Phase 2CS. You may not be able to submit appeals at School A before Phase 2CS is over. And usually before you can appeal, you must have a seat in another school first. That's another story anyway...

Hope this is clear now. In a nutshell, your plan is not allowed. Sorry to be wet blanket.

[BigMomma]

cherrygal:

BigMomma:

Got it. So after balloting is over, we can write in to withdraw and immediately go to another school to apply so that we can have time to apply under Phase 2C. Is this correct? Waiting for Phase 2CS would be far too late.

Think you misunderstood phtthp. Her recommendations for appeal only comes AFTER Phase 2CS. You cannot appeal before Phase 2CS is over.

You cannot withdraw from School A on balloting day itself. If you choose to go for Phase 2C balloting, and lose, then you have no choice but to wait for Phase 2CS registration period IF School B still has any vacancies at the last phase.

If School B traditionally does not have seats left at 2CS, then you need to weigh properly which school to apply during Phase 2C itself.

You can't have the best of both worlds... that's why this is so stressful. It's a huge gamble if you choose balloting at School A coz you might not get School A and School B. You would need backup School C (with lots of vacancies at Phase 2CS).

Hope this is clear now. In a nutshell, your plan is not allowed. Sorry to be wet blanket.

Thanks. It's good to get this clarified now. I was reading some old posts and came across a couple studying the odds of balloting before the dad/mom withdraws their application and apply at another school. I am not sure if this is done before balloting or not.