Anglo Chinese Family of Schools

[jyang]

Hi parents, today under 2A(1) registration MOE website shows:

(1) ACSJ 88 applicants for 155 vacancies, and (2) ACSP 106 applicants for 143 vacancies. Is this considered to be high taken rate or normal rate or below normal compared to past year? thanks in advance.

[Lexy]

jyang\" post_id=\"1918741\" time=\"1562739362\" user_id=\"170061:

Hi parents, today under 2A(1) registration MOE website shows:
(1) ACSJ 88 applicants for 155 vacancies, and (2) ACSP 106 applicants for 143 vacancies. Is this considered to be high taken rate or normal rate or below normal compared to past year? thanks in advance.

J - slightly less than last year, more than 2015-2017
P - more than 2018, 2017, 2015, less than 2016

Overall its normal.

[Ince]

Hi I’m staying within 1km of ACSJ, ACSP and SJI. Singapore citizen. Will be registering my boy this year under phase 2C. Which school do you think I should register for? We have preference over ACS schools but worried that we may not get in. SJI maybe our 3rd choice but need some advice whether under what circumstances should we choose SJI? We don’t have a big appetite for balloting and from past history, SC within 1km do not need to ballot under 2C. Need some opinions. Thanks.

[Davischew]

Ince\" post_id=\"1919412\" time=\"1562993184\" user_id=\"132884:

Hi I'm staying within 1km of ACSJ, ACSP and SJI. Singapore citizen. Will be registering my boy this year under phase 2C. Which school do you think I should register for? We have preference over ACS schools but worried that we may not get in. SJI maybe our 3rd choice but need some advice whether under what circumstances should we choose SJI? We don't have a big appetite for balloting and from past history, SC within 1km do not need to ballot under 2C. Need some opinions. Thanks.

SJI <1km usually no ballot. Both ACS need to monitor on last day afternoon. Standby on both before deciding and good luck!

[Orb]

Davischew\" post_id=\"1919415\" time=\"1562993482\" user_id=\"132882:

Ince\" post_id=\"1919412\" time=\"1562993184\" user_id=\"132884:

Hi I'm staying within 1km of ACSJ, ACSP and SJI. Singapore citizen. Will be registering my boy this year under phase 2C. Which school do you think I should register for? We have preference over ACS schools but worried that we may not get in. SJI maybe our 3rd choice but need some advice whether under what circumstances should we choose SJI? We don't have a big appetite for balloting and from past history, SC within 1km do not need to ballot under 2C. Need some opinions. Thanks.

SJI <1km usually no ballot. Both ACS need to monitor on last day afternoon. Standby on both before deciding and good luck!

You need to monitor and decide what time is your cut off. There could be no balloting at 4pm but numbers rise after that. Some parents seeing odds are better over the the other ACS will come in at the last minute, triggering a ballot. By then its too late for you to do anything.

SJI Jr is safe as parents who are risk adverse will switch over to SJI Jr

[zac's mum]

Ince\" post_id=\"1919412\" time=\"1562993184\" user_id=\"132884:

Hi I'm staying within 1km of ACSJ, ACSP and SJI. Singapore citizen. Will be registering my boy this year under phase 2C. Which school do you think I should register for? We have preference over ACS schools but worried that we may not get in. SJI maybe our 3rd choice but need some advice whether under what circumstances should we choose SJI? We don't have a big appetite for balloting and from past history, SC within 1km do not need to ballot under 2C. Need some opinions. Thanks.

Let me just simplify it for you. If u do not have appetite for balloting, ie want a very safe option, choose SJIJ. It’s a shoo-in. Don’t need to think so much or waste time/energy monitoring all the 3 schools. It can get very crazy.

[Ince]

Thanks for all your valuable advice. Just to check from experience, do both ACS schools release the number of SC applicants within 1km during balloting days for phase 2C? Are the figures updated on some white board or I have to check with the admins personally?

[Davischew]

Ince\" post_id=\"1919425\" time=\"1562997347\" user_id=\"132884:

Thanks for all your valuable advice. Just to check from experience, do both ACS schools release the number of SC applicants within 1km during balloting days for phase 2C? Are the figures updated on some white board or I have to check with the admins personally?

You mean during registration day right? Yes ACJS will put on white board, only when they are free. ACPS probably not. Can check with both admins nicely as well.

[Ince]

Read in another thread that ACSJ in house student care will be opened first quarter of next year. Will there be enough vacancies for new primary 1 students? Can anyone advise if there’s an after-school care for ACSP too?

[Davischew]

Ince\" post_id=\"1919430\" time=\"1562998617\" user_id=\"132884:

Read in another thread that ACSJ in house student care will be opened first quarter of next year. Will there be enough vacancies for new primary 1 students? Can anyone advise if there's an after-school care for ACSP too?

ACJS student care details will be out in Nov. probably not in time for new P1. ACPS has an in-house one.