Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[hurlyburly6.019192gmail.019192com]

Thanks for the responses! Definitely a lot to think about. You’ve articulated some of my concerns in feeling demoralized at being in the "lower" or less-resourced classes - of course there’s no guarantee that the kid will be near the top in a non-GEP school, but that seems a little different to me. On the other hand yes, it’s a life skill to be confident in one’s own abilities, and I think the kid would do okay in a more challenging environment. (I mean, how do I tell? she’s doing fine in childcare, but it’s a small, friendly, HDB void deck-type of childcare centre - probably not an accurate gauge for primary school.)

[HEIDIZHOU]

Dear all,


Any comment about choose between Ngee Ann primary school(NA) and Maha bodhi(MB).

My boy was born in yr2016, currently we have bought one new BDO HDB just near MB, looking at the balloting result of MD, afraid of if fail enter into MB, there will no other good school can choose from at this location.

That’s why, we consider to move to near Taonan and Ngee Ann, there are two options for us:

1. balloting at Taonnan 2C phase, if failed, Ngee Ann may or maynot have 2C(S) slot, have risk of did not enter into either one
2. direct apply 2C at Ngee Ann, should have high chance to enter
If anyone have good suggest, kindly leave your comment, thanks

[Heyhohey]

Hi anyone know 2a1 Henry park next year if chance ballot cos 2018 surprise was ballot so just wanna ask.

[Davischew]

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Hi anyone know 2a1 Henry park next year if chance ballot cos 2018 surprise was ballot so just wanna ask.

We can’t know the chance for sure, so safest is to join Alumni since already have history of 2A1 risk. If too late to join then no choice just pray.

[Heyhohey]

Hi is it cos of dragon year that 2a1 was ballot for Henry park?

[Davischew]

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Hi is it cos of dragon year that 2a1 was ballot for Henry park?

Very highly likely

[zac's mum]

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Hi is it cos of dragon year that 2a1 was ballot for Henry park?

Very highly likely

So for the SG50 and SG51 baby boom cohort, also highly possible.

But why do you need to know? If you can move house, then move house. If you cannot move, then no use asking anyway.

[howyuin]

Anyone can share where to get the ballot history for dragon year kids? Want to have a bench mark against the sg50 babies when it’s their turn.

[firstda]

It is somewhere in this website.


Alternatively you can refer to the below

https://elite.com.sg/primary-schools

[hurlyburly6.019192gmail.019192com]

I don't think there is a neat summary of the 2018 results, but you can work it out from the tables here: https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=91621


Or work backwards from here: https://balloting.xyz/

Or if you have a particular school in mind, someone will probably know the ballot history.