2020 P1 Registration Exercise for 2021 In-take

[MummyY]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1990567\" time=\"1597254754\" user_id=\"35251:

Queenie02\" post_id=\"1990538\" time=\"1597240949\" user_id=\"185759:

Hi, if under 2C vacancies left 100, the total applicants 120 and its stated need to ballot for SC within 1km, does that means 120 applicants are within 1km? Or it might not be 120? Even 101 applicants also need to ballot right? If thats the case, will school reveal the exact numbers of applicants within 1km that need to ballot?

No

Doesnt mean that all 120 applicants are SC less than 1 km, because

this year lacked info transparency,

hence, amongst these 120 applicants, there could be K2 children staying between 1 to 2 km, or more than 2 km trapped inside, their parents do not realize that balloting actually took place within 1 km.

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Your question, if there are 100 vacancies, assuming that balloting occurred within 1 km for SC, and there are 101 applicants, that depend.

1) if the 101th applicant is also an SC less than 1 km, then Yes, enter into balloting. One unlucky kid will be balloted out.

But

2) if the 101th applicant is a PR, then No balloting is required, because

all the 100 SC staying less than 1 km, match the 100 vacancies perfectly, hence do not need to ballot. All the 100 SC got enrolled into the school, successfully. The PR, is out

Very clear 👏👏

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qms\" post_id=\"1990636\" time=\"1597295016\" user_id=\"5718:

Hendon\" post_id=\"1990630\" time=\"1597294092\" user_id=\"142376:

It may also be due to the high level of births in 2014. Lack of information doesn't mean they can't inform parents who aren't in the ballot and will waste their chance because of distance or nationality to apply elsewhere before applications close.

Not sure how the online system works but I read somewhere that some parents actually submitted their application twice. So, it might be difficult for schools to advise on the distance or nationality that required balloting, at a certain point in time, before the registration phase ended. MOE needed that amount of time to ensure there wasn't any duplicate application.

Also, if the school were to tell you balloting was for a certain distance but the outcome was different after the above verification process, would parents blame the staff for misinformation? So, either way, schools would be damned.

Not to mention, supposed school A ask parents > 1km away to try another school because it’s balloting. Said parents went to school B causing it to overflow, resulting in another set of parents to head to school C which again overflows etc.

Wasting a balloting chance is a BS argument. If parents want to stick their head out for a long shot, go ahead. Don’t expect goodwill from school and hoping for someone to keep tabs.

[LIM ELAINE]

If school require balloting among Singapore Citizen children with distance over 2km from school.

It that mean that PR children with distance within 1km , no chance at all to admit to the school already ?
-Woodlands Primary School

[Lexy]

LIM ELAINE\" post_id=\"1990735\" time=\"1597306100\" user_id=\"187794:[quote=\"LIM ELAINE\" post_id=1990735 time=1597306100 user_id=187794]
If school require balloting among Singapore Citizen children with distance over 2km from school.
It that mean that PR children with distance within 1km , no chance at all to admit to the school already ?
-Woodlands Primary School[/quote]

If SC require ballot, all PR applicants are out.

[Fatte]

I’ve been watching these processes go through since 3 years now, and I’ve never seen (a) such a high number of applicants to e.g. the leading schools in the Bukit Timah area and (b) such a high number of schools overall that will ballot for SCs within 1km. I wonder what kind of a population growth or strategy making justifies this trend.

[reiann]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1990567\" time=\"1597254754\" user_id=\"35251:

Queenie02\" post_id=\"1990538\" time=\"1597240949\" user_id=\"185759:

Hi, if under 2C vacancies left 100, the total applicants 120 and its stated need to ballot for SC within 1km, does that means 120 applicants are within 1km? Or it might not be 120? Even 101 applicants also need to ballot right? If thats the case, will school reveal the exact numbers of applicants within 1km that need to ballot?

No

Doesnt mean that all 120 applicants are SC less than 1 km, because

this year lacked info transparency,

hence, amongst these 120 applicants, there could be K2 children staying between 1 to 2 km, or more than 2 km trapped inside, their parents do not realize that balloting actually took place within 1 km.

====================

Your question, if there are 100 vacancies, assuming that balloting occurred within 1 km for SC, and there are 101 applicants, that depend.

1) if the 101th applicant is also an SC less than 1 km, then Yes, enter into balloting. One unlucky kid will be balloted out.

But

2) if the 101th applicant is a PR, then No balloting is required, because

all the 100 SC staying less than 1 km, match the 100 vacancies perfectly, hence do not need to ballot. All the 100 SC got enrolled into the school, successfully. The PR, is out

We really won’t know the numbers /break down for phase 2C? Eeps

[MummyY]

reiann\" post_id=\"1990856\" time=\"1597369807\" user_id=\"77884:

phtthp\" post_id=\"1990567\" time=\"1597254754\" user_id=\"35251:

[quote=Queenie02 post_id=1990538 time=1597240949 user_id=185759]Hi, if under 2C vacancies left 100, the total applicants 120 and its stated need to ballot for SC within 1km, does that means 120 applicants are within 1km? Or it might not be 120? Even 101 applicants also need to ballot right? If thats the case, will school reveal the exact numbers of applicants within 1km that need to ballot?

No

Doesnt mean that all 120 applicants are SC less than 1 km, because

this year lacked info transparency,

hence, amongst these 120 applicants, there could be K2 children staying between 1 to 2 km, or more than 2 km trapped inside, their parents do not realize that balloting actually took place within 1 km.

====================

Your question, if there are 100 vacancies, assuming that balloting occurred within 1 km for SC, and there are 101 applicants, that depend.

1) if the 101th applicant is also an SC less than 1 km, then Yes, enter into balloting. One unlucky kid will be balloted out.

But

2) if the 101th applicant is a PR, then No balloting is required, because

all the 100 SC staying less than 1 km, match the 100 vacancies perfectly, hence do not need to ballot. All the 100 SC got enrolled into the school, successfully. The PR, is out

We really won’t know the numbers /break down for phase 2C? Eeps[/quote]Yup. Won't know.
Which is good..no need to analyse 🤣🤣

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At this juncture, nothing much to analyze. For better or worst, you are stuck with the choice. Just have to patiently wait for the result.

[zac's mum]

Commentary: Primary School registration has gone online and is more straightforward. So why is it still stressful?


https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/primary-1-school-registration-exercise-balloting-online-phase-2c-13018136

[Hendon]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1990895\" time=\"1597379220\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1990895 time=1597379220 user_id=53606]
Commentary: Primary School registration has gone online and is more straightforward. So why is it still stressful?

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/primary-1-school-registration-exercise-balloting-online-phase-2c-13018136[/quote]

How come she can write for ST!

‘Beyond admission, it is up to the child to prove their mettle.’