Raffles Girls' Primary

[cat_quek]

looks like next year might be worse.

[phtthp]

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Raffles Girls’ Primary School
Available vacancies in Phase 2C
77
Number of applicants
176
Balloting: Yes
Balloting will be conducted for Singapore Citizen children residing within 1km of the school. If your application is unsuccessful, you can register for a school with available vacancies in Phase 2C Supplementary.

this covid year un-expected, encountered a sharp rise in SC students applying under less than 1 km, Rgps. What happened ?

- many more kids, who are newly converted SC ?

- more new condo built within less than 1 km, from Rgps ?

Inside this Total 176 applicants, I wonder

- how many are within ( 1 to 2 ) km,

and

- how many are outside 2 km,

caught without any chance to even ballot, because they are not aware that balloting occurred within 1 km, this year

[cat_quek]

there are not many new condo within 1km, i think!

[cat_quek]

there are not many new condo within 1km, i think!

[phtthp]

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there are not many new condo within 1km, i think!

strange, then where do the sudden sharp rise of so many < 1 km SC applicants, come from ?

Rent the existing condo, for 30 months ?

[Aztac]

No visibility of school registration statistics real time like previous years

[aloyboy]

these reasons I feel :


* those ex-foreigner whom turned sporean are eyeing on RGPS, good top school and with relative good chance to get in without balloting. They have the resource to rent apartment within 1km of school. One of my foreigner neighbor was telling me about this. They have their own forum in their language, they are highly knowledgeable if not more Kiasu than the regular Sporean. If you are worrying about P1 registration now, their K2 kids are already having private table tennis lessons to prepare for DSA !!

* higher application at earlier phases, reducing P2C place. Expect worst next year. I myself is an old girl, but not living near RGPS, decided to try another school near by house, and almost went into ballot for the first time in history this year at P2B. If I am applying next year, I would expect the SG50 to be worst, I wont want to risk betting at the school near by house, I will just use my P2A2 ticket at RGPS to have a peace of mind. I believe is not just RGPS, those who have ticket to a good school at P2A, more will make use even if distance is an issue. We can already see that in most good schools this year having record low spaces in P2C.

* Plus this year online application, with no information available. Insecure to apply at later phase. A few friends I know applied phases 2B and before, but still hopeful for 2C near their house, all gave up and kept their earlier seats. Due to lack of information, is too risky. If next year application method is still same like this year, lack of information, I am sure most want to chop their seat as earlier as possible.

[Davischew]

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there are not many new condo within 1km, i think!

strange, then where do the sudden sharp rise of so many < 1 km SC applicants, come from ?

Rent the existing condo, for 30 months ?

The application numbers were similar to previous years, seems like >2km applicants did not withdraw. Maybe admin did not call them.

[KyraSha]

I agree about the new citizens. Too many and I personally know a few. Most aim Nanyang first then RGPS. Nothing against new citizens at all. But some fairness for people who are born here or are citizens for very long. I have some come n tell me their kids have dual citizenship so after jc they give up and move. Not their fault. Sadly our system allows this. Oh well.

[cat_quek]

can apply p2b and p2c in seperate sch? then how will moe decide which sch is final?