Methodist Girls' School (Primary)

[p0o9i8]

wanted to suggest if this is a good strategy.

Strategy 1
fall-back-upon" school: St Margaret
1st choice: PLMGS

Strategy 2
RGPS - close case at 2A2. hope for the best, next 6 yrs will be shun shun

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p0o9i8\" post_id=\"1978911\" time=\"1590992317\" user_id=\"65485:

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Im staying at boon keng.
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Alamak.

Firstly, PLMGS ballots for SC between 1 and 2km while MGS ballots for SC < 1km. Unless you are moving, both schools are off the table for Phase 2C.

That leaves you with only SMPS (or stick with RGPS).

[MerlionInGermany]

p0o9i8\" post_id=\"1978911\" time=\"1590992317\" user_id=\"65485:

HI all,
thanks for the advice, Im not done reading all, but let me provide more context to my decision churning.

1. Im more than 2km away from PLMGS, but a drive there has revealed its more convenient than RGPS . Im staying at boon keng.

2. Another school with high 2C chance is St Margaret, which also has sec affiliation, its temp location at aljunied is ideal for me, as for 2 yrs, 2021 & 2022, she can be based in a nearer location to home. Its orginal mt sophia location is still nearer than RGPS.

3. RGPS has no affiliation, having had experience with my older son who got in through affiliation to secondary, its important as the kids are generally well prepared and hyped up to get to secondary school together with their friends or folks they know. There is a sort of camaraderie, difficult to explain, i believe PLMGS, primary to sec will have the same vibes.

4. RGPS I know to be very competitive, i do not have friends in RGPS now, but my doctor who regularly treats national sports teams have feedback some of her patients (sports injry) are from RGPS, whom have all sorts of extracuricular activites which are often difficult/expensive to maintain.

So are you talking about MGS or PLMGS? They are 2 different schools. You are in the MGS thread.

[p0o9i8]

HI, this are the stats for PLMGS, at 2C there is ballot chance.


Registration Year\t2019\t2018\t2017\t2016\t2015
Vacancy for Phase 2C\t88\t 69\t 90\t 110\t95
No. Reg for Phase 2C\t108\t 93\t 116\t 115\t 111

[MerlionInGermany]

p0o9i8\" post_id=\"1978919\" time=\"1590993680\" user_id=\"65485:

p0o9i8\" post_id=\"1978864\" time=\"1590981701\" user_id=\"65485:[quote=p0o9i8 post_id=1978864 time=1590981701 user_id=65485]Hi, I recently checked out the location of MGS and its favorable to my house, then my 1st choice (RGPS) But by 2C, its est 130% oversubscribed based on ELite stats
Vacancy for Phase 2C\t88\t69\t90
No. Reg for Phase 2C\t108\t93\t116

Im keen to enrol my girl as there is affiliation, though for 2026 PSLE, the scores are changed. RGPS has no affiliation and MGS affiliation for MGS Sec is beneficial to her. I am unfamiliar with MGS school culture. But as an old girl RGPS, I find RGPS to be highly stressful and competitive, not to mention current distance is a headache.

I am considering trying out 2C MGS, forgoing RGPS. Can anyone throw in any advice for me?

So you are talking about PLMGS. Since the numbers are the same.

[p0o9i8]

m i mistaken that in 2C, the chances for ballot lies in priority by distance? Given my house more than 2km away, not a chance for me to ballot at 2C then

[p0o9i8]

whats the criteria for 2C balloting for PLMGS, I want to understand this

[MerlionInGermany]

p0o9i8\" post_id=\"1978924\" time=\"1590993981\" user_id=\"65485:

whats the criteria for 2C balloting for PLMGS, I want to understand this

Distance. For any school. Whether it is mgs or plmgs.

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p0o9i8\" post_id=\"1978922\" time=\"1590993935\" user_id=\"65485:

m i mistaken that in 2C, the chances for ballot lies in priority by distance? Given my house more than 2km away, not a chance for me to ballot at 2C then

See my earlier comment.

Both PLMGS (another thread) and MGS (which is what this thread is about) are out for you.

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p0o9i8\" post_id=\"1978922\" time=\"1590993935\" user_id=\"65485:

m i mistaken that in 2C, the chances for ballot lies in priority by distance? Given my house more than 2km away, not a chance for me to ballot at 2C then

See my earlier comment.

Both PLMGS (another thread) and MGS (which is what this thread is about) are out for you.

From Boon Keng ( your house) to either PLMGS or MGS, both exceeded 2 km. Both schools, no chance for SC > 2 km, to ballot

Either choose St Margaret (2C) , or stick back to Rgps (2A1)