All About Primary Schools' Balloting History
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Just a poll and do share your views on the school if you know.
Between pei chun and scgs, which one would you enroll your child into?
Many thanks in advance! -
Jenn11\" post_id=\"2089580\" time=\"1669179908\" user_id=\"197948:
If single child or only girls in the family, SCGS.
Just a poll and do share your views on the school if you know.
Between pei chun and scgs, which one would you enroll your child into?
Many thanks in advance!
Otherwise, if you have both boys and girls, you will have to decide whether you can tahan the logistics of sending them to different schools. If can’t, PCPS. -
Some nice updates in the MOE P1 registration website... Now they put in balloting history data for 2022.
The best thing is, they even provided the number of applicants actually involved in the balloting - in the past when say balloting within 1km, we only have the total number of applicants, but not the breakdown of how many are actually going through the balloting. The new update solves this mystery!
Taking RGPS as example, it is shown in MOE's website, for 2022 registration:
Phase 2C
Vacancies / Applicants
90 / 125
Balloting: Yes
Conducted for: Singapore Citizen children residing within 1km of the school.
Vacancies for ballot / Balloting applicants
90 / 95
Very useful info! -
marshmallow96\" post_id=\"2112702\" time=\"1688709204\" user_id=\"135044:
Yes, we are aware. A quick eyeball shows that if balloting is <1km, then it is most likely that all players involved are <1km, like we have all along suspected. Good luck for this year's P1 registration!
Some nice updates in the MOE P1 registration website... Now they put in balloting history data for 2022.
The best thing is, they even provided the number of applicants actually involved in the balloting - in the past when say balloting within 1km, we only have the total number of applicants, but not the breakdown of how many are actually going through the balloting. The new update solves this mystery!
Taking RGPS as example, it is shown in MOE's website, for 2022 registration:
Phase 2C
Vacancies / Applicants
90 / 125
Balloting: Yes
Conducted for: Singapore Citizen children residing within 1km of the school.
Vacancies for ballot / Balloting applicants
90 / 95
Very useful info! -
marshmallow96\" post_id=\"2112702\" time=\"1688709204\" user_id=\"135044:
It seems to me that RGPS did not bother calling up those outside 1km.
Some nice updates in the MOE P1 registration website... Now they put in balloting history data for 2022.
The best thing is, they even provided the number of applicants actually involved in the balloting - in the past when say balloting within 1km, we only have the total number of applicants, but not the breakdown of how many are actually going through the balloting. The new update solves this mystery!
Taking RGPS as example, it is shown in MOE's website, for 2022 registration:
Phase 2C
Vacancies / Applicants
90 / 125
Balloting: Yes
Conducted for: Singapore Citizen children residing within 1km of the school.
Vacancies for ballot / Balloting applicants
90 / 95
Very useful info!
So now that the stats have been revealed, everybody knows only <1km have chance. Those outside should make better use of their 2C chance and apply to another school. -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"2112711\" time=\"1688713386\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2112711 time=1688713386 user_id=53606]
As said all along, not all schools will call up applicants greater than balloting distance. It largely depends on whether the school has the manpower and ability to do so (p/s: people should stop imaging that someone will alert them if there's balloting... hello, you are on your own). Also, do note that there's a \"cut off time\" for schools that do call to do so. If the staff login at 12pm and call up those presently in the system, those who register after 12pm would not have received any call. Thus, those > 1km who want to play the \"who dares win\" better be prepared for surprises especially in the last hour where < 1km could come flooding in if there's a good opening.
It seems to me that RGPS did not bother calling up those outside 1km.
So now that the stats have been revealed, everybody knows only <1km have chance. Those outside should make better use of their 2C chance and apply to another school.[/quote]
The other thing, not all schools are used to balloting < 1km, RGPS being a good example. Hence, applicants / school may not be as alert to this sort of things compared to the schools that always ballot < 1km. Furthermore, with 90 vacancies for a single gender, it may be fair to say balloting for Singapore Citizens < 1km is kinda unexpected. Imagine that, 95 girls born in 2016, bearing Singapore Citizenship, living within 1km of the least dense neighbourhood in Singapore! -
ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2112706\" time=\"1688710726\" user_id=\"3:
Actually, it turns out not always the case leh...
Yes, we are aware. A quick eyeball shows that if balloting is <1km, then it is most likely that all players involved are <1km, like we have all along suspected. Good luck for this year's P1 registration!
Take for example, Ai Tong School (first name alphabetically on the perpetual Phase 2C ballot < 1km list).
Phase 2C
Vacancies: 42
Applicants: 86
Vacancies for ballot: 42
Balloting applicants: 68
I've no idea what the 18 applicants (20.9% of 86 applicants) were thinking of. Perhaps, they are not that 'on' and don't follow the balloting history that closely.
Similarly, for ACSP, it's 5 out of 69 applicants (7.2%) and for CHS, it's 15 out of 68 (22.1%). I guess one good thing that can come out of this data sharing is for people (especially those > 1km) to be more realistic about their chances in Phase 2C in some of the more popular schools and they can pick their option more wisely. -
The thing about RGPS in particular is, it used to ballot >2km, so people with DDs living far away would join the fun. Brand-name school but “easy” to get in. But in recent years, more and more rich people have heard about this, been buying (or renting) closer and closer to this school. So now the balloting action is at <1km.
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zac's mum\" post_id=\"2112733\" time=\"1688722668\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2112733 time=1688722668 user_id=53606]
Yah, I think it used to be the easiest \"brand name\" (SAP / GEP) school to get into because the neighbourhood isn't as welcoming for \"poorer\" people to secure a < 1km priority :rotflmao:
The thing about RGPS in particular is, it used to ballot >2km, so people with DDs living far away would join the fun. Brand-name school but “easy” to get in. But in recent years, more and more rich people have heard about this, been buying (or renting) closer and closer to this school. So now the balloting action is at <1km.[/quote]
Nevertheless, 95 SC girls born in the same year living <1km in a mature and sparse neighbourhood is still pretty mind boggling. -
floppy\" post_id=\"2112738\" time=\"1688723263\" user_id=\"97579:
Neh, i pass by RGPS and SCGS some mornings, can easily count those 95 little kiddies walking to school. Some may be in the long line of cars queuing also.
Yah, I think it used to be the easiest \"brand name\" (SAP / GEP) school to get into because the neighbourhood isn't as welcoming for \"poorer\" people to secure a < 1km priority :rotflmao:
Nevertheless, 95 SC girls born in the same year living <1km in a mature and sparse neighbourhood is still pretty mind boggling.
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