2019 P1 Registration Exercise for 2020 In-take

[Marckr]

elizkt:

I will schedule a visit of Bukit Timah Primary. [...]

Are you sure you can schedule a visit? Have you asked them about this already? I am also keen to visit them...
For your information, I found they are not very flexible in visiting the school: last year Bukit Timah Primary even denied me from visiting their Open House.

[elizkt]

Hello - Marckr

I’ve dropped them a note and will follow up with a call. What was the reason for them denying you to visit during Open House?

[rahul0204]

Hello

My girl will be going to P1 in next exercise ie for admission in 2020, she is 2013 born. We are SC within 1 Km of Temasek Primary. Just wanted to know her chances in 2C for Temasek Primary. Can anyone guide based on previous data? How was the balloting last year? Does anyone has the data?

[Bear3308]

Hi, my son will be going P1 for next intake. Any one know the chances in phrase 2A(2) for Chongfu ? Do they need balloting for student care in school ?

[WINKLE]

I know for Chongfu, phase 2B will need balloting, so far never heard alumni got went thru balloting.

For their after school care, the vacancies are quite limited.

[Tornado27]

Hi,


We are currently staying in Woodlands and just got our BTO recently that will be completed around 2023 in Punggol. Can I use the new BTO address for P1 registration this year for my snake daughter (born in 2013)?

We are in dilemma now whether to send her to Woodlands Primary School which we are half way through our PV or send her directly to primary school in Punggol.If we can’t use the new BTO address, does this mean we have to rent a unit there first? What are the chance of success if we were to do a transfer in 2023 to schools in Punggol given there are more BTO or housing projects coming up? Schools that are within 1-2km to the new BTO are Oasis Primary, Punggol View Primary and Punggol Cove Primary. Those schools are rather new so we are not very sure how established they are by now.

Plan A: starts her P1 at Woodlands Primary School first and transfer to Punngol in 2023 when the new house is ready
Plan B: To start her P1 at Punngol directly (either using BTO address or rent a unit)

Would appreciate your advice and suggestion.

[Marckr]

elizkt:

Hello - Marckr

I've dropped them a note and will follow up with a call. What was the reason for them denying you to visit during Open House?

The reason was that our son was 1 year before the registration exercise: they only allowed families that were taking part in P1 registration.

[floppy]

Tornado27:

Hi,


We are currently staying in Woodlands and just got our BTO recently that will be completed around 2023 in Punggol. Can I use the new BTO address for P1 registration this year for my snake daughter (born in 2013)?

We are in dilemma now whether to send her to Woodlands Primary School which we are half way through our PV or send her directly to primary school in Punggol.If we can't use the new BTO address, does this mean we have to rent a unit there first? What are the chance of success if we were to do a transfer in 2023 to schools in Punggol given there are more BTO or housing projects coming up? Schools that are within 1-2km to the new BTO are Oasis Primary, Punggol View Primary and Punggol Cove Primary. Those schools are rather new so we are not very sure how established they are by now.

Plan A: starts her P1 at Woodlands Primary School first and transfer to Punngol in 2023 when the new house is ready
Plan B: To start her P1 at Punngol directly (either using BTO address or rent a unit)

Would appreciate your advice and suggestion.

Based on MOE FAQ:
The new home address can be used provided that you are able to produce evidence from the relevant authority that you have committed to the purchase of this property. In addition, you have to sign a letter of undertaking to move into the new property within two years of the child's entry into Primary One (P1).

The following is based on last year's (2018), you just have to add one to each number for the policy this year.
[quote]In the case of Housing & Development Board (HDB) flat, the 'New Flat' printout from My HDBPage is required. For the 2018 Primary One (P1) Registration Exercise, the Delivery Possession Date (DPD) must not be later than 31 December 2020.

To retrieve the ‘New Flat’ printout from My HDBPage, you may perform the following steps:

1. Log in to My HDBPage
2. Select ‘My Flat’, followed by ‘Application Status’ and ‘New Flat’.
3. Print out the ‘New Flat’ page.

A child who has made use of the DPD home-school distance category priority to secure a place in a school is required to stay at the new address for at least 30 months starting from the time the family moves into the property. For example, if the child registers in 2018 and only moves into the new address in July 2020, the 30 months stay period starts from July 2020.

If your DPD falls slightly beyond 31 December 2020, you may approach MOE for assistance and we will assess your situation on a case-by-case basis. [/quote]

[Artmom]

elizkt:

Hello everyone,

I am new to this site and I am not an SC but a PR. We have a son who will need to register for P1 this summer (born in the year 2013). We live in the Newton area and all the schools near us seem maxed out way before 2C and even at 2C, SCs will take priority over PRs so it looks pretty grim on the probability for us to get into ACSJ which is just next door to where we are. Thus, we were then thinking of Bukit Timah Primary as another friend's kid is there but that family is within 1KM and are PRs. We however, would be >2KM away and hence seems its needs to go for ballot.

I saw the historical stats for Bukit Timah Primary but I'm not really understanding it.... does it imply historically, PRs has no chance since it seems all the SC in 2C fills up the space? Other primary schools that were suggested are Balestier and St Gabriel which is around the 10KM mark for us too.

So long and short of it, I'm trying to get some help to identify which primary schools are near us that would give us a good chance of getting in given we are Phase 2C PRs in order of good academic ranking.... if there's such a thing?

Please help this mummy get to grips with the Singapore primary registration and balloting trends so I can have a think what strategy and priority we should go for.

Many thanks in advance, E

What about considering River Valley Primary as your other option? It is not far from where you live. All the best!

[nlimm]

elizkt:

ChiefKiasu:

Yes. With the recent changes in the last 6 years, it appears that PRs have much more muted chances than before to get a local school. Of course if your kid is already in a bisexual school, it would be a breeze to get your 2nd child in the same school, but you must get through the first hurdle.


Staying in the Bukit Timah area is not ideal for PRs looking to get into a local school because even Singaporeans have to fight tooth and nail for the most popular schools there. Have you tried Bukit Timah Primary?

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@chiefkiasu @zac's mum
Thanks for your response - I will schedule a visit of Bukit Timah Primary. I've checked the ballot history and seems at 2C last year they were not 100% filled. But I'm not sure if that even means PRs >2KM gets a look in? Any ideas?

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gracias!

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Elizkt,
Yes it means that PRs outside 2km can get in without balloting .