2018 P1 registration exercise for 2019 intake

[mommyboyz]

Hi mommies & daddies


Juz checking... if my elder boy is in primary 3 (ecps) now, then next yr my younger boy will be in primary 1.....question is... If my younger choose a different school, will it possible for elder to be transferred to same school as the one chosen for my younger? :scratchhead:

[floppy]

mommyboyz:

Hi mommies & daddies


Juz checking... if my elder boy is in primary 3 (ecps) now, then next yr my younger boy will be in primary 1.....question is... If my younger choose a different school, will it possible for elder to be transferred to same school as the one chosen for my younger? :scratchhead:

Transfer is always possible. However, there's no such thing as 'automatic' or 'guaranteed' transfer. Your elder boy will be treated and assessed like any other child who wants to transfer into the school.
If there are no vacancies or transfer rejected, you will be faced with the prospect of sending the 2 children to 2 different schools.

[firstda]

Information sharing from MOE website:


The information for registration of children for admission to Primary One (P1) in 2019 will be updated by April 2018.

[phtthp]

parents fined $ 9000, for lying to enrol kid into a primary school in Bishan



https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/parents-fined-for-lying-about-home-address-to-get-child-into-9906246

[zac's mum]

phtthp:

parents fined $ 9000, for lying to enrol kid into a primary school in Bishan



https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/parents-fined-for-lying-about-home-address-to-get-child-into-9906246

I’m guessing either Catholic High or Aitong. The previous case (with jail time for the father) was MGS I believe.

[phtthp]

zac's mum:

phtthp:

parents fined $ 9000, for lying to enrol kid into a primary school in Bishan



https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/parents-fined-for-lying-about-home-address-to-get-child-into-9906246

I’m guessing either Catholic High or Aitong. The previous case (with jail time for the father) was MGS I believe.

Why the inconsistency, in sentence ?

this one (either Catholic High / Ai Tong), let $ solve the problem, no need jail term involved, can resolve, whereas that MGS case : must go jail some more ?

bewtween the 2 schools, more likely to be Catholic High, because Catholic High has affliation to Secondary & is a GEP centre, whereas Ai Tong dont have affliation nor GEP.

the affliation aspect is important. Once enrolled into affliated Catholic High, can ensure at least smooth ten years, from p1 to sec 4 (o level).

For a parent to go to such a daring extent of lying to MOE/school involved, and also lying to neighbourhood police to change IC address, this school must have strong, appealing, attractive features.

[floppy]

phtthp:

zac's mum:

I’m guessing either Catholic High or Aitong. The previous case (with jail time for the father) was MGS I believe.

Why the inconsistency, in sentence ?

this one (either Catholic High / Ai Tong), let $ solve the problem, no need jail term involved, can resolve, whereas that MGS case : must go jail some more ?

No jail time for previous case also. Original
sentence of two weeks' jail for faking his address was change on appeal to the maximum fine of $5,000 instead.

phtthp:

bewtween the 2 schools, more likely to be Catholic High, because Catholic High has affliation to Secondary & is a GEP centre, whereas Ai Tong dont have affliation nor GEP.
...
For a parent to go to such a daring extent of lying to MOE/school involved, and also lying to neighbourhood police to change IC address, this school must have strong, appealing, attractive features.

Off topic.

Given that Ai Tong doesn’t have affiliation nor GEP, is an especially large school (330 per enrollment) and located in a low catchment area (with large reservoirs and low density housing nearby), it is consistently a difficult school to get into (probably more so than CHS and some other affiliated schools or GEP centers). ATS is probably an example that having affiliation and GEP aren’t critical success factor or unique selling point in becoming a popular school.

[zac's mum]

Another article: https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2018/01/29/couple-fined-9000-for-giving-false-address-and-lying-to-police-officer-to-enroll-their-child-in-a-popular-school-in-bishan/


I won’t comment but I do agree with some people as quoted in the article.

[lee_yl]

We are in year 2018 and yet we are still talking about a case which happened back in 2014? Wow, it takes so many years to fine someone $5K?


If nothing else, this incident shows that the probability of being found cheating is extremely low.

$5K to the mum for providing false infor to civil servant and $4K to the Dad for giving false address at NPP. To me, it is cheaper and more convenient than to relocate the whole family to a rented unit for 30months or to be a PV for 2 years.

Like what phttph mentioned earlier, when money can solve a problem, it is no longer a problem.

When the price to pay for cheating is low and the probability of being found out is extremely low, it does not deter parents from cheating. In fact there is a perverse incentive that favors cheating as the alternatives are most costly and requires more efforts. I hope MOE can have a more pro-active approach in detecting such fake registration address cheating incidents (new Smart Nation initiative, anyone?) so as to deter future parents from cheating.

[firstda]

There are also indirect punishments to the parents and child too. There will be mental stresses to both the parents and child whether they will be jailed during the police investigation. It took many months for the police to investigate and their life style will be affected during this period. It will also impact their careers especially for civil servant. No mood to work or study during the investigation period.


The mental stress and such is much more than money. It is not worth it doing that.