Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[zac's mum]

And to chip in about affiliation to JC, my personal opinion, having -2 points (given free) is a huge deal. Other kids with no affiliation have to either climb very high in their CCA, or take Higher MT and get at least C6, to get -2 bonus points. Not given free like affiliation points.

[Xzienlyiia]

When can we go on waiting list if 2c fails?

[phtthp]

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When can we go on waiting list if 2c fails?

Wait for Phase 2C registration to be over first, then can submit Wait list to that primary school which u are interested in

[zac's mum]

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When can we go on waiting list if 2c fails?

You have to contact the particular primary school that you’re interested in, directly.

[mummyvolk]

hi parents, if anyone take the route to rent a hse please than 1 km from the school, do you rent with a tenancy period of 30 months? and with early termination clause, in case you didn’t get a place or intend to move into another hse few months later?

[zac's mum]

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hi parents, if anyone take the route to rent a hse please than 1 km from the school, do you rent with a tenancy period of 30 months? and with early termination clause, in case you didn’t get a place or intend to move into another hse few months later?

Read up more here: https://www.99.co/singapore/insider/tenancy-agreement-breaking-lease/

Make sure all your desired special clauses are written into the Tenancy Agreement after negotiation with the landlord.

For private property, the usual lease is 1 year. If 2 years, landlord may give you discount. Many parents I know signed 3-year lease (since they wanted to move in few months earlier, before P1 registration started). This sweetens the deal for the landlord since they don’t need to look for new tenant for 3 whole years. Some willing to give good rental price due to this, depending on the market conditions.

Standard is 1-month notice, either side. But check carefully as most online templates don’t have this. If u want even shorter notice period, maybe u can be upfront during the negotiation phase. If the property is <1km of good school, usually the landlord has dealt with plenty of parents intending to join the ballot. He may understand the need to terminate if balloting fails. Or he may not. If he has a potential non-parent wanting to rent for 2-years straight confirmed, he may pick them instead. It’s a risk unless u speak out to test the waters.

[Yuki Chua]

Hi mums, I would like to know academic feedback/review for Wellington Primary School and Endeavour Primary School.


I am aware that Canberra primary shcool might be best among 3, but it’s competitive.

Searched the latest (2020) primary school ranking, not sure why Wellington primary school ranking had improved(so much) from 177(Y2019) to 76(Y2020). We are still confusing which one better. Unfortunately, there is no open house for us to visit the shcool now.

[mummyvolk]

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mummyvolk\" post_id=\"2027610\" time=\"1624172525\" user_id=\"192657:

Read up more here: https://www.99.co/singapore/insider/tenancy-agreement-breaking-lease/

Make sure all your desired special clauses are written into the Tenancy Agreement after negotiation with the landlord.

For private property, the usual lease is 1 year. If 2 years, landlord may give you discount. Many parents I know signed 3-year lease (since they wanted to move in few months earlier, before P1 registration started). This sweetens the deal for the landlord since they don’t need to look for new tenant for 3 whole years. Some willing to give good rental price due to this, depending on the market conditions.

Standard is 1-month notice, either side. But check carefully as most online templates don’t have this. If u want even shorter notice period, maybe u can be upfront during the negotiation phase. If the property is <1km of good school, usually the landlord has dealt with plenty of parents intending to join the ballot. He may understand the need to terminate if balloting fails. Or he may not. If he has a potential non-parent wanting to rent for 2-years straight confirmed, he may pick them instead. It’s a risk unless u speak out to test the waters.

Thanks zac mum!

Do these parents usually rent a room with lowest rental price first? And later on if ballot successfully than they look for a bigger accommodation? Because if rent start in July, at least 3 months rental will be wasted as unlikely to move in until results are out, or move in Nov-Dec.
move in there

[zac's mum]

Hi mummyvolk,


MOE rules say that you have to be physically living at the address that you use for P1 registration.

Therefore u cannot wait till after registration is successful then move in.

And it’s not advisable to rent just a room. Does that mean just the child and one parent live there? What happens if the other non-related tenants also use the same address for P1 registration? MOE will probably come and spot check, why are 2 separate families using the same address for P1 registration?

U can choose to rent a studio unit (if your family size is 3 pax). Or rent a 2BR unit. Those are more affordable. Or smaller budget can pick a 3-room HDB flat (but HDB flats more commonly have max 1-2 years tenancy agreement).

[mummyvolk]

hmm, but moving in earlier will mean that we are moving away from our two kids schooling, so we need to send them to and fro from their current kindergarten and child care when we in during that uncertain period. How do you cope during all these uncertainty period?