2020 P1 Registration Exercise for 2021 In-take

MerlionInGermany

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1981461\" time=\"1592567268\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1981461 time=1592567268 user_id=53606]
U mean they are allowed to go beyond MOE’s recommended class size of 30? I really pity the teacher, need to manage so many young kids who may not be sufficiently socio-emotionally developed yet.[/quote]

If 30 is the recommended class size, then it is the recommended class size, like a recommended retail price of an item but you can still price it as you wish. Years ago, there were 34 children in my friend’s kid’s p2 class at SMPS, the class photo is still on fb. Just counted.

Or maybe the schools with numbers that are not multiples of 30, actually have fewer than 30 in a class, instead of more than 30.

floppy

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1981470\" time=\"1592570760\" user_id=\"2964:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1981461\" time=\"1592567268\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1981461 time=1592567268 user_id=53606]U mean they are allowed to go beyond MOE’s recommended class size of 30? I really pity the teacher, need to manage so many young kids who may not be sufficiently socio-emotionally developed yet.
If 30 is the recommended class size, then it is the recommended class size, like a recommended retail price of an item but you can still price it as you wish. Years ago, there were 34 children in my friend’s kid’s p2 class at SMPS, the class photo is still on fb. Just counted. Or maybe the schools with numbers that are not multiples of 30, actually have fewer than 30 in a class, instead of more than 30.[/quote]

This question about class size has been asked time and time again. This is MOE / Minister for Education official reply to one of the queries: https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/parliamentary-replies/target-class-size-in-primary-and-secondary-schools

TL;DR version.
1. MOE does NOT mandate a fixed class size.
2. Schools plan on the basis of 30 for P1 / P2 and 40 for the rest.
Note: Planning numbers do not equate to a MUST / fixed number. Therefore, +- a couple is probably within acceptable limits.

floppy

Personally, I am curious about those schools with enrolment between 120 to 150.

If they are still not meeting the enrolment numbers, they are probably at high risk of merging / closing down.

zac's mum

Maybe it’s better to merge them, or close down & redeploy the teachers to help out the maxed out classes. Maybe 34 girls in a class is ok, but if you’ve ever seen a P1 class of 30 boys, u know the cliched “eyes on me”, “one silent clap” etc that the teachers are taught in NIE training school does not work.

Queenie02

Can i check usually there are how many classes in Primary One? I saw a school which is nearby my area, with 300 vacancies. With an estimate 30 students in a class, does that means 10 classes in Primary One? Pardon me as i dont remember my times with so many classes.

TheTeds

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1981461\" time=\"1592567268\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1981461 time=1592567268 user_id=53606]
U mean they are allowed to go beyond MOE’s recommended class size of 30? I really pity the teacher, need to manage so many young kids who may not be sufficiently socio-emotionally developed yet.[/quote]

For sure SMPS class size exceeds 30. Already checked that they have only 6 classes for 190+ kids

zac's mum

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Can i check usually there are how many classes in Primary One? I saw a school which is nearby my area, with 300 vacancies. With an estimate 30 students in a class, does that means 10 classes in Primary One? Pardon me as i dont remember my times with so many classes.

Yes there are some mega schools. And they are perennially popular & oversubscribed. NYPS is by far the biggest cohort every year, 390 per level. That’s 13 classes!

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