All About Primary Schools' Balloting History

[Lexy]

starbuckss\" post_id=\"1986962\" time=\"1595322759\" user_id=\"96233:

Lexy\" post_id=\"1986950\" time=\"1595320618\" user_id=\"12180:

[quote=starbuckss post_id=1986933 time=1595319246 user_id=96233]Hope to get in chij our lady of good counsel in phase 2C but worry due to >2km

I am in dilemma as for phase 2C which to choose for higher chance.

Ai Tong - 1.3 km
CHIJ St Nic - 1.4 km
CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel - >2km

Can advice which school should i go for phase 2C?

if you only have these 3 choices. you have only 1 option - CHIJ OLGC. Anything more than 1km for ATS and ST nicks is a waste of choice.

if 2B for OLGC below 20, quite likely go in without balloting.

Ai Tong, St Nic and OLGC i dont have 2B. can only enter via 2C.

Stress now.[/quote]we are speaking of 2C. Dont try ATS and St Nick at 2C if you are more than 1km away.
Look at the number of applicants at the end of 2B. if applicant number is below 20 for OLGC under 2B, 2C quite likely to go in without balloting.

Dont stress, need you to focus.

[Davischew]

starbuckss\" post_id=\"1986962\" time=\"1595322759\" user_id=\"96233:

Lexy\" post_id=\"1986950\" time=\"1595320618\" user_id=\"12180:

[quote=starbuckss post_id=1986933 time=1595319246 user_id=96233]Hope to get in chij our lady of good counsel in phase 2C but worry due to >2km

I am in dilemma as for phase 2C which to choose for higher chance.

Ai Tong - 1.3 km
CHIJ St Nic - 1.4 km
CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel - >2km

Can advice which school should i go for phase 2C?

if you only have these 3 choices. you have only 1 option - CHIJ OLGC. Anything more than 1km for ATS and ST nicks is a waste of choice.

if 2B for OLGC below 20, quite likely go in without balloting.

Ai Tong, St Nic and OLGC i dont have 2B. can only enter via 2C.

Stress now.[/quote]dont stress, CHIJ OLGC probably good for 2C. Per Lexy, look out for 2B numbers.
if stress, drink starbuckss lah lol

[floppy]

starbuckss\" post_id=\"1986962\" time=\"1595322759\" user_id=\"96233:

Lexy\" post_id=\"1986950\" time=\"1595320618\" user_id=\"12180:

[quote=starbuckss post_id=1986933 time=1595319246 user_id=96233]Hope to get in chij our lady of good counsel in phase 2C but worry due to >2km

I am in dilemma as for phase 2C which to choose for higher chance.

Ai Tong - 1.3 km
CHIJ St Nic - 1.4 km
CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel - >2km

Can advice which school should i go for phase 2C?

if you only have these 3 choices. you have only 1 option - CHIJ OLGC. Anything more than 1km for ATS and ST nicks is a waste of choice.

if 2B for OLGC below 20, quite likely go in without balloting.

Ai Tong, St Nic and OLGC i dont have 2B. can only enter via 2C.

Stress now.[/quote]You don’t have to stress over ATS or SNGS since you confirmed, guaranteed, chopped won’t have a chance. So it’s only OLGC you have to worry about.

My suggestion is to cast your net wider.

[2eclipse]

In worst case scenario, there is still a Marymount Convent. It is a 超级后补。

[Hendon]

2eclipse\" post_id=\"1986975\" time=\"1595330372\" user_id=\"185689:

In worst case scenario, there is still a Marymount Convent. It is a 超级后补。

If they renamed it to CHIJ Marymount, it won't be overlooked any longer.

[Albert CHOW]

Hi,


We are <1km from Maris Stella and Yangzheng, 1-2km from St. Andrew’s Junior. Although our preference is MS, we are ok with any of these 3 for P 2C. May I know if it is safe to go for MS this year? What are our chances for MS compared to YZ and SAJ?

Thanks for kind advice(s) in advance…

[Davischew]

Albert CHOW\" post_id=\"1987000\" time=\"1595334903\" user_id=\"181994:[quote=\"Albert CHOW\" post_id=1987000 time=1595334903 user_id=181994]
Hi,

We are <1km from Maris Stella and Yangzheng, 1-2km from St. Andrew's Junior. Although our preference is MS, we are ok with any of these 3 for P 2C. May I know if it is safe to go for MS this year? What are our chances for MS compared to YZ and SAJ?

Thanks for kind advice(s) in advance...[/quote]

MS should be high chance even if need to ballot <1km. I would say give it a shot. SAJS usually ballot 1-2km as well. Yangzheng though sure in for <1km, it doesn't have the much sort after affiliation.

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Hendon\" post_id=\"1986979\" time=\"1595331269\" user_id=\"142376:

2eclipse\" post_id=\"1986975\" time=\"1595330372\" user_id=\"185689:

In worst case scenario, there is still a Marymount Convent. It is a 超级后补。

If they renamed it to CHIJ Marymount, it won't be overlooked any longer.

Not necessary. Quite a number of CHIJ schools are also being overlooked. It really depends on the affiliated secondary school. If you switch the affiliation to SNGS, expect to see the enrollment figures triple.

[Albert CHOW]

Davischew\" post_id=\"1987005\" time=\"1595335470\" user_id=\"132882:

Albert CHOW\" post_id=\"1987000\" time=\"1595334903\" user_id=\"181994:[quote=\"Albert CHOW\" post_id=1987000 time=1595334903 user_id=181994]Hi,

We are <1km from Maris Stella and Yangzheng, 1-2km from St. Andrew's Junior. Although our preference is MS, we are ok with any of these 3 for P 2C. May I know if it is safe to go for MS this year? What are our chances for MS compared to YZ and SAJ?

Thanks for kind advice(s) in advance...

MS should be high chance even if need to ballot <1km. I would say give it a shot. SAJS usually ballot 1-2km as well. Yangzheng though sure in for <1km, it doesn't have the much sort after affiliation.[/quote]

Thanks...fingers crossed.

[Mumemed]

Davischew\" post_id=\"1986914\" time=\"1595314834\" user_id=\"132882:

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[quote=Davischew post_id=1986872 time=1595305923 user_id=132882]
Most of the time ballot 1-2km, >2km very risky since this year only online applications. Suggest you find a backup.

Thank you Davischew,
Thank you for the breakdown. We do have another school that we are looking at. We are pretty surprised that 2a2 in sajs is low this year as compared to history. And that got us thinking.. Most probably will have to wait till Phase 2B again for the numbers.

The TUR till 2A2 is about 45% now, yup abit low. But with no guarantee of knowing the stats through online application, it is not wise to go >2km, unless you call up the school every hour and they are willing to share the stats with you.

2006-2017
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/article/toa-payoh/

2018-2019
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=91621&p=1981736#p1981736[/quote]Thank you for the valuable advice. I wasn't confident that 2C won't go into balloting for >2km. I just needed someone to confirm that and persuade daddy that it is will not be a wise move to try for Phase 2C. It is better to go for SGPS instead which has chances of getting a place.
Nah.. won't bother calling the school..