Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

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Sillyjc\" post_id=\"2073467\" time=\"1657102257\" user_id=\"180120:

Hi, I would like to have some advise on the primary school selection. I have 3 kids (2girls1boy) born in year 2016,2018&2021. Staying in Punggol.

We are a catholic family so i would be able to register a catholic school under phase 2b. Planing to try to register holy innocent primary school. Or should I try for st nicholas girls ?

Or should I just register in phase 2c for school within 1km near our home. Punggol green & valour primary..

I couldn’t find much review on the schools so I couldn’t decide should I go for phase 2b since is quite a distance from my house I will need to engage school bus service…

So I would like to hear your advise on school review if any or in this case how would you choose.

Thank you

1. You won’t have a chance at SNGS in Phase 2B. Too late to move houses. I think you can forget about that option.

2. HIPS 88 vacancies for Phase 2A is the lowest it has ever been. If it doesn’t carry enough places to Phase 2B (and I seriously doubt it will), you are also unlikely to have a chance for HiPS given that you are > 2km.

3. If you are planning ahead, you have two possible pairing for your boy and girls in Phase 2B, assuming the situation doesn’t change:
Combo A - CHIJ OLN & Montfort
Combo B - CHIJ OLGC & St. Gabriel
Both schools are relatively close by.

4. You can, of cos, choose Valour (no ballot) or Punggol Green (ballot for SC < 1km) in Phase 2C. No need to worry about different schools and will be close by. Once the eldest get in, the other two will follow in Phase 1.

[Lexy]

Sillyjc\" post_id=\"2073467\" time=\"1657102257\" user_id=\"180120:

floppy\" post_id=\"2073490\" time=\"1657107708\" user_id=\"97579:[quote=floppy post_id=2073490 time=1657107708 user_id=97579]1. You won’t have a chance at SNGS in Phase 2B. Too late to move houses. I think you can forget about that option.

2. HIPS 88 vacancies for Phase 2A is the lowest it has ever been. If it doesn’t carry enough places to Phase 2B (and I seriously doubt it will), you are also unlikely to have a chance for HiPS given that you are > 2km.

3. If you are planning ahead, you have two possible pairing for your boy and girls in Phase 2B, assuming the situation doesn’t change:
Combo A - CHIJ OLN & Montfort
Combo B - CHIJ OLGC & St. Gabriel
Both schools are relatively close by.

4. You can, of cos, choose Valour (no ballot) or Punggol Green (ballot for SC < 1km) in Phase 2C. No need to worry about different schools and will be close by. Once the eldest get in, the other two will follow in Phase 1.

Sillyjc

Floppy has very given very sound combos, do consider. Another combo can be CHIJ Katong + St Stephen

Based on the choices and option you are considering:

SNGS will sure be balloting within 1km for 2B, based on your distance, there is no chance.
HIPS will most probably have also 20 spots left for 2B which will translate to balloting within 1km, so based on your distance, there is no chance.

As for Punggol Green, its most probably be balloting within 1km for 2C and for Valour, since the Phase 1 applicants increased by alot, I would think its a balloting within 1km in 2C for Valour as well. Its indicating ard 2 times oversubscription for Punggol Green and 1.5 times for Valour

You can consider your options for the 2B then see if you want to register them first of all under the available options/combo. Ultimately do consider if you want to exercise the 2B options or you prefer to go for the ones near you, as you may notice, its quite dense in your area, I see around 7 to 8 schools need balloting in 2C and mostly balloting within 1km.

All the best

[fvonny]

Hi, Our family is PR and our house is around 5 minutes from Dakota MRT. I’m not sure how big is the chance for us to get our girl to TKPS. Anyone can give feedback how likely is the chance for this year P1 registration? Also if anyone can give suggestion with another school near by with a better chance at phase 2C? Thank you.

[Imp75]

fvonny\" post_id=\"2073730\" time=\"1657255758\" user_id=\"198669:

Hi, Our family is PR and our house is around 5 minutes from Dakota MRT. I'm not sure how big is the chance for us to get our girl to TKPS. Anyone can give feedback how likely is the chance for this year P1 registration? Also if anyone can give suggestion with another school near by with a better chance at phase 2C? Thank you.

You can consider Haig Girls. Quite popular with expats.

[Lexy]

fvonny\" post_id=\"2073730\" time=\"1657255758\" user_id=\"198669:

Hi, Our family is PR and our house is around 5 minutes from Dakota MRT. I'm not sure how big is the chance for us to get our girl to TKPS. Anyone can give feedback how likely is the chance for this year P1 registration? Also if anyone can give suggestion with another school near by with a better chance at phase 2C? Thank you.

TKPS is situation in Marine Parade area, with at least 20 more places for Tao Nan, more 2C may try to enrol for Tao Nan. TKPS intake of 200 since 2019 has resulted in at best result within 1km Ballot for PR (2019) and 2km ballot for SC for 2020 and 2021. Current numbers seems to be pointing to a similar outcome. It looks likely your current location is 1-2km from TKPS, at PR + >1-2km, it's not so safe.

Near your area, there are Geylang Methodist (GMPS) and Haig Girls', GMPS has increased phase 1 applicants, may translate into lesser places in 2C (need the 2A final numbers for confirmation) (last year not full at 2C but available places need to be around 145), whilst Haig Girls' seems to be roughly same as last year (Haig Girls' required balloting for 1-2km for PR). As Kong Hwa will have some increase in places in 2C, it means more people around the area may go for it, leaving some opportunities for you to go for Haig girls).

If you fine with just girls' school, you can consider CHIJ Katong under 2C and St Anthony's Canossian under 2C or 2Cs.

As you may notice the SC/PR and distance priority ranking, the disadvantage is that if the application become full somehow, you may be pushed out. So you can select say between HG or CHIJ Katong under 2C with a backup plan of gg for SAC under 2Cs. Please use onemap to confirm your distance from the various schools, as I am using the map using Dakota MRT as point of reference.

[fvonny]

So, based on Imp75 and Lexy suggestion, it will be higher chance if I try to enroll her to HG under phase 2C. We prefer if she can go for mixed school, but seems like that options will be difficult for us.

[estherix]

Hi


I am looking to ballot in phase 2b (done the pv) at nan chiau (within 1km). But under the new changes, the number of vacancies could have reduce quite a fair bit at this phase. So if I failed to get in at phase 2b, should I still try at phase 2c? Or my chance will be better at Anderson pri at phase 2c using a caregiver address?

Thank you.

[Liew Nga Wing]

estherix\" post_id=\"2073793\" time=\"1657287943\" user_id=\"183143:

Hi

I am looking to ballot in phase 2b (done the pv) at nan chiau (within 1km). But under the new changes, the number of vacancies could have reduce quite a fair bit at this phase. So if I failed to get in at phase 2b, should I still try at phase 2c? Or my chance will be better at Anderson pri at phase 2c using a caregiver address?

Thank you.

Is your caregiver address within 1 km of Anderson Primary?

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estherix\" post_id=\"2073793\" time=\"1657287943\" user_id=\"183143:

Hi

I am looking to ballot in phase 2b (done the pv) at nan chiau (within 1km). But under the new changes, the number of vacancies could have reduce quite a fair bit at this phase. So if I failed to get in at phase 2b, should I still try at phase 2c? Or my chance will be better at Anderson pri at phase 2c using a caregiver address?

Thank you.

It’s either ballot for NCPS < 1km or ballot for Anderson 1-2km in Phase 2C. Either way, you will have to ballot. You may as well stay put and ballot for NCPS, picking whichever remaining school as your backup (such as Anchor Green or Palm View).

[estherix]

Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=\"2073816\" time=\"1657330972\" user_id=\"195250:[quote=\"Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=2073816 time=1657330972 user_id=195250]
Is your caregiver address within 1 km of Anderson Primary?[/quote]

Nope, the address is within 1-2km. But I don’t think it’s matter? Since using the caregiver address would mean balloting under 1-2km even it is within 1km? Or my understanding is wrong?