2018 P1 registration exercise for 2019 intake

[zac's mum]

AthesAxelle:

Hi hi!


I am planning to put my Daughter in Maha Bodhi School in 2019. I am staying more than 2km from the school.

May I check if I have a referral letter from a monk, which phase should I submit/apply for registration? And when do I need to get the referral letter ready?

Did anyone had this “path” / journey before?

Appreciate your kind advice. Many thanks...

-LY- :imdrowning:

Best to ask the school directly, since yours is a very specific scenario.

[floppy]

AthesAxelle:

Hi hi!


I am planning to put my Daughter in Maha Bodhi School in 2019. I am staying more than 2km from the school.

May I check if I have a referral letter from a monk, which phase should I submit/apply for registration? And when do I need to get the referral letter ready?

Did anyone had this “path” / journey before?

Appreciate your kind advice. Many thanks...

-LY- :imdrowning:

Unless the monk is from SBF / affiliated with the SBF, his referral letter has the same validity as asking me to write a letter for you, ie none. That means, you will be placed in the free-for-all Phase 2C if taking such an approach.

Refer to SBF FAQ:
[quote]How do I go about obtaining the Letter of Introduction for Phase 2B registration?

Parent could obtain from SBF a blank Letter of Introduction which is printed on SBF Letterhead, fill-in all columns and arrange for it to be signed by a Introducer. Submit the completed Letter of Introduction together with a copy of child’s birth certificate to SBF before the deadline.
Maha Bodhi School has been instructed by SBF not to accept any letter issued by other institutions with the exception of the aforesaid SBF’s Letter of Introduction.[/quote]

[reallykiasuparents]

Dear all, with the conversion of Canossa Convent to mixed cohort, which would have a higher chance under phase 2c for singaporean citizen, living in Kallang area?

- geylang methodist primary school
- canossa convent (which will be converted to mixed school)
- stamford primary

so far my encourntered with gmps has not been pleasant and the feedback from parents have been mixed so now thinking of second option.

[floppy]

reallykiasuparents:

Dear all, with the conversion of Canossa Convent to mixed cohort, which would have a higher chance under phase 2c for singaporean citizen, living in Kallang area?

- geylang methodist primary school
- canossa convent (which will be converted to mixed school)
- stamford primary

so far my encourntered with gmps has not been pleasant and the feedback from parents have been mixed so now thinking of second option.

Canossa Convent and Stamford have always been \"bao jiak\" for SC (any distance) in Phase 2C. Doubt that will change in the near future.

Canossa Convent conversion would probably have no significant impact on registration. If anything, it at least guarantees the school's survival in the short term (by admitting some boys to make up for the shortfall in girls).

[reallykiasuparents]

floppy:

reallykiasuparents:

Dear all, with the conversion of Canossa Convent to mixed cohort, which would have a higher chance under phase 2c for singaporean citizen, living in Kallang area?

- geylang methodist primary school
- canossa convent (which will be converted to mixed school)
- stamford primary

so far my encourntered with gmps has not been pleasant and the feedback from parents have been mixed so now thinking of second option.

Canossa Convent and Stamford have always been \"bao jiak\" for SC (any distance) in Phase 2C. Doubt that will change in the near future.

Canossa Convent conversion would probably have no significant impact on registration. If anything, it at least guarantees the school's survival in the short term (by admitting some boys to make up for the shortfall in girls).

thanks floppy. if you compare between canossa convent and geylang methodist, then whic his better?

[floppy]

reallykiasuparents:

floppy:

[quote=\"reallykiasuparents\"]Dear all, with the conversion of Canossa Convent to mixed cohort, which would have a higher chance under phase 2c for singaporean citizen, living in Kallang area?

- geylang methodist primary school
- canossa convent (which will be converted to mixed school)
- stamford primary

so far my encourntered with gmps has not been pleasant and the feedback from parents have been mixed so now thinking of second option.

Canossa Convent and Stamford have always been \"bao jiak\" for SC (any distance) in Phase 2C. Doubt that will change in the near future.

Canossa Convent conversion would probably have no significant impact on registration. If anything, it at least guarantees the school's survival in the short term (by admitting some boys to make up for the shortfall in girls).

thanks floppy. if you compare between canossa convent and geylang methodist, then whic his better?[/quote]Firstly, I never believe in answering this question \"which school is better?\" (neither do I believe the PC BS that \"all schools are good schools\").

I think 'better' is a subjective term. What's best for me may not necessarily be the same for you. You should examine your priorities (e.g. academic excellence, variety of CCAs / programmes, religious affinity, secondary school affiliation, location / logistically arrangement, etc) as well as your kid's interest, and weigh it against the probability of you entering the school. The school that you can qualify / enter while catering to most of your priorities is the better school.

Given that the registration is a couple of months away, you spend some time studying / observing the schools - physically being around the neighborhood and not just interacting with parents / students virtually.

[zac's mum]

There has been no big press release about Canossa Convent changing to co-ed school. As a member of they public, I wouldn’t even have known this news until it was pointed out by one kind forummer here.


So I would guess that in the first year, there would be very very few boys applying to the school. Your boy would be the “thorn” among all the roses. For good or for bad. That’s one thing to consider.

I don’t know much about the other 2 schools. But like floppy pointed out, do an on-site recce to observe the students’ behavior is always best way to see for yourself. Mother do the recce is less likely to raise concerns from the existing parents than father do lah. Sometimes parents don’t take kindly to “weird uncles” hanging around their kids’ school :evil:

[floppy]

zac's mum:

There has been no big press release about Canossa Convent changing to co-ed school. As a member of they public, I wouldn’t even have known this news until it was pointed out by one kind forummer here.

...

It's in the news recently.
https://www.channel8news.sg/news8/singapore/20180201-sg-canossa-convent-school/3949290.html

[zac's mum]

Hahaha ok! I live under a rock. No TV at home, plus hardly check online newspapers!

[Zeit]

zac's mum:

Hahaha ok! I live under a rock. No TV at home, plus hardly check online newspapers!

But surely you tune in to radio every morning? Heard this on FM96.3 in my car!