Raffles Girls' Primary

[phtthp]

CM8668\" post_id=\"2032739\" time=\"1627919478\" user_id=\"179889:

97 places available under phase 2C. 20 more places than 2020. Good luck to all applying under P2C.

At Phase 2C this year,

If there exceed more than 97 SC applicants living less than 1 km from Rgps, then balloting will arise under (less than 1 km).


Otherwise,
if less than 97 SCs living less than 1 km apply, then
balloting will arise within (1 to 2 km) distance bracket.


With 97 vacancies left in P2C,
SCs living beyond 2 km unlikely to have any chance,
please focus on other primary schools instead.

[chuastan]

E.g. depending of distance. Could be a 0 percent chance at rgps but 30 percent at nanyang. Because no info go for 0 percent

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CALYNSEA\" post_id=\"2032771\" time=\"1627955892\" user_id=\"181903:

chuastan\" post_id=\"2032766\" time=\"1627955538\" user_id=\"178424:

Yeah in our case maybe not. Just have to cross fingers. But thinking of the broader audience. I’m sure such information can make a huge difference. Potentially throwing a ballot with no mathematical chance.

Yup that's totally correct, if you are outside 1KM all these info makes a huge difference.
Sorry for not being clearer earlier, I was saying that to my wife as well. If you are outside 1KM you need those info to make an informed decision if there are already more ,<1KM SC applicants than seats then basically you don't even have a chance to take part in the ballot. But for those within 1KM, you have no option but to proceed regardless the info you have as you don't really have better alternative.

While there is merit in providing more information, there is also merit in NOT providing more information, especially LIVE updates.

P1 registration is not like stock market.

You can't apply school A (1-2km) because got chance, then withdraw 5 mins later because no chance. Apply to school B (< 1km) because no ballot, but withdraw 10 mins later because now got ballot. Apply to school C (< 1km) because no ballot. Just as you resign to fate and curse your luck, you realise many people are overthinking the process and now, you have a chance at school A again! Hooray, withdraw and re-apply to school A. Next thing you know, the circus repeats itself the next day because everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?

The current system is simple and straight forward. Commit yourself and live with your decision.
I'm awaited to the Valhalla! Witness me!

[CALYNSEA]

How about since there’s 3 days for Phase 2C…

Why not Day 1 only for those applying within 1KM, Day 2 for those 1KM to 2KM and Day 3 for those more than 2KM?
Likewise provide updates for Day 1 and Day 2 only.
Then people can make an informed choice. Oh and yes, no withdrawal once submitted for that Phase.

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CALYNSEA\" post_id=\"2032807\" time=\"1627970006\" user_id=\"181903:

How about since there's 3 days for Phase 2C...
Why not Day 1 only for those applying within 1KM, Day 2 for those 1KM to 2KM and Day 3 for those more than 2KM?
Likewise provide updates for Day 1 and Day 2 only.
Then people can make an informed choice. Oh and yes, no withdrawal once submitted for that Phase.

So if I want to aim for School A which is 3km away, I wait till Day 3... only to realise that it's full (or at least oversubscribed by those < 2km).
My backup is School B which is next door, but I can't apply because I've missed Day 1 and is now limited to schools > 2km away?
How is that an informed choice?

[CALYNSEA]

floppy\" post_id=\"2032810\" time=\"1627970314\" user_id=\"97579:

CALYNSEA\" post_id=\"2032807\" time=\"1627970006\" user_id=\"181903:

How about since there's 3 days for Phase 2C...
Why not Day 1 only for those applying within 1KM, Day 2 for those 1KM to 2KM and Day 3 for those more than 2KM?
Likewise provide updates for Day 1 and Day 2 only.
Then people can make an informed choice. Oh and yes, no withdrawal once submitted for that Phase.

So if I want to aim for School A which is 3km away, I wait till Day 3... only to realise that it's full (or at least oversubscribed by those < 2km).
My backup is School B which is next door, but I can't apply because I've missed Day 1 and is now limited to schools > 2km away?
How is that an informed choice?

Well no method is perfect.

If based on your scenario above and current method, You would have apply for School A and in the end realized that you did even qualify for balloting as it's full, i.e. no space for SC > 2KM... thus you wasted your chance in this phase and need to go next phase. But if based on my method which is obviously not perfect as well, at least you won't waste the chance and apply School A where you don't even stand a chance. And the back up you talk about...without any info you would have gone for School A and won't try your backup? And also it's a choice made not to go for your backup on Day 1?

Anyway just my 2 cents, it's not happening as Govt may be trying to simplify the process and not complicate it.

[Veyron]

For those living >2km, you should first compare your other available options for P2C schools vs P2CS school if you failed at P2C trying for RGPS


If P2C and P2Cs schools are comparable, then it will be worth trying for RGPS because worst case you can still get a spot at P2Cs (provided no balloting).

However, if the standards between available P2C and P2Cs schools are of big difference, my suggestion is to secure a spot at P2C instead of risking RGPS.

For those >2km your chance is maybe 0-10%

[phtthp]

Veyron\" post_id=\"2032847\" time=\"1627985793\" user_id=\"30663:

For those living >2km, you should first compare your available options for P2C schools vs P2CS school if you failed at P2C.

If P2C and P2Cs schools are comparable, then it will be worth trying for RGPS because worst case you can still get a spot at P2Cs (provided no balloting).

However, if the standards between available P2C and P2Cs schools are of big difference, my suggestion is to secure a spot at P2C instead of risking RGPS.

For those >2km your chance is maybe 0-10%

This year (2021 registering for 2022 P1 intake, pupils born in 2015),
with 97 seats left in P2C : -

SCs living more than 2 km from RGPS, almost no (zero) chance !
Just go directly to enrol at some other schools, in P2C. Don't waste your valuable, precious golden 2C chance

[chuastan]

So phtthp, based on last year moe will announce whether ballot is needed for which band sometime ahead of the official results?

[CALYNSEA]

chuastan\" post_id=\"2032850\" time=\"1627988758\" user_id=\"178424:

So phtthp, based on last year moe will announce whether ballot is needed for which band sometime ahead of the official results?

Think last year they announce on the 12 Aug whether need to ballot and last year apparently Phase 2C was also 3 Aug to 5 Aug.