2018 P1 registration exercise for 2019 intake

[Viiv]

It may or may not move in your favor. Some may withdraw fr one school to try in another school, thinking better chance, but what if there are too many with the same thinking then the numbers will be skewed in the other direction suddenly? I will get a heart attack.

[floppy]

seriallain85:

I don't understand what the purpose of going online is. When I saw the online registration announcement, in my mind I was still thinking. Wow, dont have to run around anymore. Alas, I was too naive. I kinda feel sorry for parents that still have to chiong down to site to get the real time figures. How come 2018 already still cant just click a website and see the figures for under1km/1-2/above2km. Its a really poor use of technology. Worse still, the school admins paid by taxpayers, acting so high and mighty and not revealing numbers. Where's the transparency in that? Very jialat.

The cost of developing a real time system is high... and you only use it a couple of days a year (and for some, a couple of days in a lifetime). I think if MOE can breakdown the existing website (https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/primary-one-registration/vacancies) by distances, that's more than good enough for most.

Also, it's the other way round - the school admins aren't acting high and mighty, but the taxpayers are making the unnecessary demands. We should understand that if the admin reveal the numbers, it's out of goodwill; if they don't... well, nothing wrong with that because they don't have to.

[janet88]

Viiv:

It may or may not move in your favor. Some may withdraw fr one school to try in another school, thinking better chance, but what if there are too many with the same thinking then the numbers will be skewed in the other direction suddenly? I will get a heart attack.

phase 2C is a 'heart attack' phase annually.
some who have already registered in 2A but monitor vacancies in 2C. just when they think all is fine and withdraw, the numbers suddenly shoot up and they are left with nothing. I would advise not to attempt this move, especially this year.
2moro being the last day is anything's guess.

[Feroz]

Hi, What are the odds for Haig Girls School for more then 2KM distance? Do you think it will go for balloting? Thanks.

[Peiliang]

summer83:

juz called maha bodhi.. within 1km need to ballot..

Expected. So can u still go for it? Or totally no chance? All the best.

[floppy]

janet88:

Viiv:

It may or may not move in your favor. Some may withdraw fr one school to try in another school, thinking better chance, but what if there are too many with the same thinking then the numbers will be skewed in the other direction suddenly? I will get a heart attack.

phase 2C is a 'heart attack' phase annually.
some who have already registered in 2A but monitor vacancies in 2C. just when they think all is fine and withdraw, the numbers suddenly shoot up and they are left with nothing. I would advise not to attempt this move, especially this year.
2moro being the last day is anything's guess.

And precisely why a real time system isn't the ideal solution.
Once people start to monitor it like stock exchange, except to see a lot of withdraw / enrollment (perhaps hourly movement even), causing complication and large scale disruption to a lot of best laid plans.
Sometimes, providing imperfect information may lead to a better outcome for most people.

[summer83]

Any one has the distance breakdown numbers for Tao Nan??

[zac's mum]

Orb:

Mailkatlow:

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Called sji junior and they said 30 registered within 1km as of now. They got 51 vacancies. I was paiseh to ask for the breakdown of others. Maybe later this evening then ask. The lady was strict

Parents from ACS could easily fill the 20 vacancies if they are risk adverse. maybe this year all 3 schools fill up just nice. No balloting within 1km... This would be unprecedented.

Hmm...the total number of seats at all 3 schools is 32 + 41 + 51 = 124.

What are the chances of there being 124 seven year old boys all living <1km of the 3 schools? Given the thousands of units of condos in the golden triangle, I’d say perfectly possible. Of course, fill 124 swee-swee would be nice for all parties.

[mayangck]

seriallain85:

I don't understand what the purpose of going online is. When I saw the online registration announcement, in my mind I was still thinking. Wow, dont have to run around anymore. Alas, I was too naive. I kinda feel sorry for parents that still have to chiong down to site to get the real time figures. How come 2018 already still cant just click a website and see the figures for under1km/1-2/above2km. Its a really poor use of technology. Worse still, the school admins paid by taxpayers, acting so high and mighty and not revealing numbers. Where's the transparency in that? Very jialat.

Agree! I registered online on 30 July and then on 31 July, I have received a call from the school asking me to bring the original documents for verification. I was so excited because I read on the MOE website, we will need to produce the original documents if you are accepted by the school. We were thinking we got high chance and quickly applied leave and rush down to the school. When we arrived, we are like the walk in process, assigned a queue number then reach our turn, we still need to fill up the form and they don't want to reveal the stats and only told us highly likely we still need to go for balloting even we are Citizen and within 1km. Don't understand why I need to go to the school before the acceptance?

[floppy]

summer83:

Any one has the distance breakdown numbers for Tao Nan??

Whatever number you see at the end of the day on MOE website, it will be 99.9% < 1km.