Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[zac's mum]

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[quote=Kpoparent post_id=2029265 time=1625470945 user_id=193494]

Good qn. I am also pondering about backup plan.... :lightrod:
Reason for NYPS - my younger one is a boy. So if jie jie gets in, my di di can get a chance to qualify for sibling.
If NYPS no go...according to MOE, it seems that they will then send my daughter to another primary school with vacancy, meaning that I would have moved to the <1km location for nothing because if NYPS no go, the rest of the schools are out as well.

Only 1 chance.

if she misses out on nyps, check out st.margarets
very underrated school

I think that's a secondary school[/quote]There’s an affiliated primary:
https://stmargaretspri.moe.edu.sg/

[CALYNSEA]

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CALYNSEA\" post_id=\"2029275\" time=\"1625473733\" user_id=\"181903:

if she misses out on nyps, check out st.margarets
very underrated school

I think that's a secondary school

There’s an affiliated primary:
https://stmargaretspri.moe.edu.sg/[/quote]I mean the one near Nanyang Pri School. Cos was thinking they were talking about missing out on Nanyang so means she stay near Nanyang thus the one nearby.

[F3parent]

CALYNSEA\" post_id=\"2029277\" time=\"1625475222\" user_id=\"181903:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2029276\" time=\"1625474934\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2029276 time=1625474934 user_id=53606]

I think that's a secondary school

There’s an affiliated primary:
https://stmargaretspri.moe.edu.sg/

I mean the one near Nanyang Pri School. Cos was thinking they were talking about missing out on Nanyang so means she stay near Nanyang thus the one nearby.[/quote]St.Margarets usually has space in 2CS as well, and its not too far from that general area
otherwise catchment schools are usually BTPS and FPPS

[CALYNSEA]

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CALYNSEA\" post_id=\"2029277\" time=\"1625475222\" user_id=\"181903:

[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2029276 time=1625474934 user_id=53606]
There’s an affiliated primary:
https://stmargaretspri.moe.edu.sg/

I mean the one near Nanyang Pri School. Cos was thinking they were talking about missing out on Nanyang so means she stay near Nanyang thus the one nearby.

St.Margarets usually has space in 2CS as well, and its not too far from that general area
otherwise catchment schools are usually BTPS and FPPS[/quote]I see. Thanks for the clarification. Btw is St Margaret's consider a good school?

[Touch_me_not]

It's definitely a decent school with good Christian values, and like someone mentioned earlier, I also feel it is underrated. However,I am not sure it is a \"sure in\" school at Phase 2Cs, a friend's daughter was balloted out two years ago at Phase 2Cs, am guessing since a within 1km address of NYP will be more than 2km away from St Margaret's.

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[quote=CALYNSEA post_id=2029277 time=1625475222 user_id=181903]

I mean the one near Nanyang Pri School. Cos was thinking they were talking about missing out on Nanyang so means she stay near Nanyang thus the one nearby.

St.Margarets usually has space in 2CS as well, and its not too far from that general area
otherwise catchment schools are usually BTPS and FPPS

I see. Thanks for the clarification. Btw is St Margaret's consider a good school?[/quote]

[baby_ayumi]

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So disheartened to see results after Phase 1. Any parents registering for St nicks . I saw that this year 93 applied under Phase 1(up from last year 69, I think on average last few years is 60 range ). This year shoot up to 93?!!

Means phase 2A1 only left 77 vacancies …. Sigh how slim the chance for >2km. Still shocked by the figure this year.

My understanding from my #1 is that they have quite a number of classmates with SG50 meimeis that are registering this year.

It was already expected that there will be 2A1 balloting this year: if there are 90+ 2A1 applicants this year, then the chances are success is still around 80+%.

Just keep an eye on the final 2A1 vacancies when it gets updated on the 6th.

Balloting doesn’t work this way. It priorities by distance so highly likely all who stays within 2km fr sngs will get in. Leaving behind very few vacancies for those who stays >2km to ballot. Worst case scenario would be balloting within 1-2km and >2km don’t even have a chance to ballot

[Kpoparent]

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CALYNSEA\" post_id=\"2029275\" time=\"1625473733\" user_id=\"181903:

if she misses out on nyps, check out st.margarets
very underrated school

I think that's a secondary school

There’s an affiliated primary:
https://stmargaretspri.moe.edu.sg/[/quote]Big thanks for the resource. Got to admit, this P1 registration thing is stressful and I was gunning (praying actually!) for NYPS mainly because I also hope to avoid another P1 dilemma by securing the sibling advantage. With St Margaret, I got to go another round for my son later. But if really cannot make it due to this over-subscribed situation, got to bend and pivot accordingly. Whew... :slapshead:

[Kpoparent]

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[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2029276 time=1625474934 user_id=53606]
There’s an affiliated primary:
https://stmargaretspri.moe.edu.sg/

I mean the one near Nanyang Pri School. Cos was thinking they were talking about missing out on Nanyang so means she stay near Nanyang thus the one nearby.

St.Margarets usually has space in 2CS as well, and its not too far from that general area
otherwise catchment schools are usually BTPS and FPPS[/quote]Recently, I heard of BTPS from another parent. On closer look, it seems pretty decent. Any parent have direct experience to share? I like that it is co-ed and if my kids can study well (lol), maybe HCI can be the way to go later as I probably going to invest in living in that Bt Timah area.

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Touch_me_not\" post_id=\"2029296\" time=\"1625490390\" user_id=\"187786:

It's definitely a decent school with good Christian values, and like someone mentioned earlier, I also feel it is underrated. However,I am not sure it is a \"sure in\" school at Phase 2Cs, a friend's daughter was balloted out two years ago at Phase 2Cs, am guessing since a within 1km address of NYP will be more than 2km away from St Margaret's.

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[quote=F3parent post_id=2029281 time=1625479041 user_id=165232]

St.Margarets usually has space in 2CS as well, and its not too far from that general area
otherwise catchment schools are usually BTPS and FPPS

I see. Thanks for the clarification. Btw is St Margaret's consider a good school?

[/quote]SMPS balloted for PR > 2km last year. With a cap being placed on PR at a number of schools, e.g. BTPS, MCS and OEPS, in Phase 2C, I believe many of them will be looking for alternatives. If SMPS isn't located in a (rather rundown) temporary school, it would have been a very attractive option. That said, it won't be long before they are back to a newly renovated campus and I doubt SMPS will have many (if any) places left for Phase 2CS.

[zac's mum]

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[quote=CALYNSEA post_id=2029277 time=1625475222 user_id=181903]

I mean the one near Nanyang Pri School. Cos was thinking they were talking about missing out on Nanyang so means she stay near Nanyang thus the one nearby.

St.Margarets usually has space in 2CS as well, and its not too far from that general area
otherwise catchment schools are usually BTPS and FPPS

Recently, I heard of BTPS from another parent. On closer look, it seems pretty decent. Any parent have direct experience to share? I like that it is co-ed and if my kids can study well (lol), maybe HCI can be the way to go later as I probably going to invest in living in that Bt Timah area.[/quote]BTPS has been getting popular in the past few years as a 2CS choice among parents who have been balloted out at 2C popular schools along that hot belt: NYPS, HPPS, MGS, PHPPS,
NHPS, ACSP, ACSJ, SJIJ……all flocking to BTPS. No wonder why the recent trend is balloting at 2CS >2km for BTPS. See here:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=91621&start=40

U can decide if u want to join the fun, twice.