2017 P1 Registration Exercise for 2018 In-Take
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All the best to those who are registering under Phase 2C! (1 year ago, it was my turn. This year i'm done with Phase 1)
May I share my experience?
Last year i registered on the last day (Friday) mainly because hubby and i both cannot take leave easily. I work part-time, and Friday is my usual off-day. Hence Friday is the only day i could register. Well, I admit i spent the whole Friday morning thinking about which school to register at. I had 3 choices in mind - School A, B and C. I remember whatsapping hubby to ask him \"Which school ah?\" but it was useless because he replied, \"You decide la.\" Duh. To be honest, my order of preference was like this:
1) School A
2) School B
3) School C
School A and B are similar in terms of school culture(both are catholic schools; i think same founder) but i prefer School A to B because I have a direct bus to School A from my house but to get to School B, i need to transfer at interchange. All 3 schools are within 1-2km from my house. However, i know getting into School A is hard, because for many years, it conducted balloting for SG kids within 1 km, meaning i dont even get a chance to ballot. Last year, for the Tiger babies, it actually conducted balloting for those within 1-2km and the chance to get in was quite high. But why didnt i go for School A in the end? Because i was not a risk-taker. I knew that if i failed the balloting at School A, i may not get School B or C at phase 2C(S). Finally, at 2pm, after weighing the pros and cons, i decided to proceed to School C to register. I had been exchanging statistics with my friends regarding School B and I knew my girl could get in, but i chose School C in the end as we have a direct bus to School C.
1 year on, i must say I did not regret choosing School C. My girl loves school and i think the school's standards are quite high.
I feel distance is an important factor....and HOW you get to school is also very important. Imagine in future you want your child to go to school on his/her own and you feel safe knowing there is a direct bus. I dont really want my kids to take the school bus because they have to wake up so early. Kids nowadays lack a lot of sleep.
So, think thoroughly, fellow parents!
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Lexy:
Chief has fast hand, fast leg
so fast that chief posted before you could say wow
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Orb:
Its pretty obvious the pull out from ACPS had a spill over effect to ACJS and SJI Jr with the uptake in registration especially for SJI Jr.
Yuh. Smart parents mah. See situation no good so switch lor. It might happen again this year, although generally speaking, this year ACS Primary seems to have lost its lustre for new parents. I wonder why...
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Looks like the first day is the busiest. I guess the savvy ones will wait till the last day to decide, but it looks like only a small percentage of them.
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BigMomma:
Looks like the first day is the busiest. I guess the savvy ones will wait till the last day to decide, but it looks like only a small percentage of them.
it looks small in percentage, but its really a real mess sometimes. Its important to have a clear strategy so that you do not have too much jitters. -
Actually from the table we can also see which schools are the "2nd choices". MGS, eg. had low take-up in Day 1 and 2, but fully oversubscribed by Day 3.
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Lexy:
Yes, it's a stress that can be avoided. If only the government can guarantee <1km will get a place.BigMomma:
Looks like the first day is the busiest. I guess the savvy ones will wait till the last day to decide, but it looks like only a small percentage of them.
it looks small in percentage, but its really a real mess sometimes. Its important to have a clear strategy so that you do not have too much jitters. -
ChiefKiasu:
Actually from the table we can also see which schools are the \"2nd choices\". MGS, eg. had low take-up in Day 1 and 2, but fully oversubscribed by Day 3.
too many places left and too tempting. people from >2km was eyeing. this year is different. -
ChiefKiasu:
Orb:
Its pretty obvious the pull out from ACPS had a spill over effect to ACJS and SJI Jr with the uptake in registration especially for SJI Jr.
Yuh. Smart parents mah. See situation no good so switch lor. It might happen again this year, although generally speaking, this year ACS Primary seems to have lost its lustre for new parents. I wonder why...
I casually spoke to some of the enrichment centres instructors in Balmoral Plaza and they observed they have lower 6yo boys enrolment this year compared to other years. I can see lower take up rates for RVPS, RGPS and SCGS. Maybe the Newton area is aging and has higher non SC population. -
ChiefKiasu, do you think we can have 2015’s 3days data done also?? 2016 seems a little out of the norm considering lesser babies…wishfully…
Oh, I found the data to populate. Thanks!
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