Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

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Finesse9702\" post_id=\"2133852\" time=\"1715676861\" user_id=\"198831:

Hi parents, would u risk a more or less confirmed placing through PV at a popular neighbourhood school (Horizon Pri), or go for PV at a SAP school (Holy Innocents Pri) for 50% chance of entry at 2B?

wait until the school offer u a vacancy in the PV, first.

If indeed after applying for PV and you successfully gotten a place at Holy Innocent, by then, everyday u can go and visit Holy Innocent since you are an accepted PV. You can anytime observe the behavior of the students there, observe the teachers there ?

Then do the same thing, to Horizon primary. From there, u will get the answer directly yourself - which is a better school, for your kid. Because you are a PV in both schools & have observed so much things going on, in both schools already.

[Sonshine123]

Hello!

We live in Bedok reservoir area. My son is an Indian PR. We have the following schools within 1km. Which one is good and have chances for PR to get in?

Within 1km:
Red Swastika
Yuneng
Fengshan
Within 2km:
Changkat
Bedok green
St Hilda’s
1 or 2 others also.

[Liew Nga Wing]

Sonshine123\" post_id=\"2134277\" time=\"1716737112\" user_id=\"198583:

Hello!
We live in Bedok reservoir area. My son is an Indian PR. We have the following schools within 1km. Which one is good and have chances for PR to get in?

Within 1km:
Red Swastika
Yuneng
Fengshan
Within 2km:
Changkat
Bedok green
St Hilda's
1 or 2 others also.

Hi Good Morning,
I assume your son who is a PR - going on Phase 2C :
There is no chance for Red Swastika, Yuneng and St Hilda's as balloting is for SC only.
You may consider to apply Fengshan at Phase 2C, if not success, then can consider Bedok green or Changkat at Phase 2C(S).

[ChiefKiasu]

Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=\"2134351\" time=\"1716855934\" user_id=\"195250:[quote=\"Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=2134351 time=1716855934 user_id=195250]
Hi Good Morning,
I assume your son who is a PR - going on Phase 2C :
There is no chance for Red Swastika, Yuneng and St Hilda's as balloting is for SC only.
You may consider to apply Fengshan at Phase 2C, if not success, then can consider Bedok green or Changkat at Phase 2C(S).[/quote]

Thank you @Liew Nga Wing. Your analysis is indeed perfect.

[sihah26197]

May I seek some suggestion here for primary one registration in 2024. My husband is alumini of Anderson Primary School. But we now lived in sembawang and Canberra primary school is within 1 km of our house. Anderson we can get in by phase 2A. But Canberra we have to try phase 2C. My child is Singaporean. We want to put him in Anderson but then we have to sell house in sembwang and move to Ang mo kio. Currently house price is crazy in Ang mo kio for new flats which are limited options too. Please share your opinion. TIA

[ChiefKiasu]

Katie9\" post_id=\"2134399\" time=\"1716960996\" user_id=\"204817:

May I seek some suggestion here for primary one registration in 2024. My husband is alumini of Anderson Primary School. But we now lived in sembawang and Canberra primary school is within 1 km of our house. Anderson we can get in by phase 2A. But Canberra we have to try phase 2C. My child is Singaporean. We want to put him in Anderson but then we have to sell house in sembwang and move to Ang mo kio. Currently house price is crazy in Ang mo kio for new flats which are limited options too. Please share your opinion. TIA

You have a difficult choice. Both Anderson and Canberra requires balloting in Phase 2C, and what is worse, the balloting at Canberra in Phase 2C is likely to be for those staying <1km away. I would recommend you put your child in Anderson first in Phase 2A and monitor the situation in Canberra in Phase 2C. If by Day 3 of Phase 2C you think chances are good that balloting will only occur for those 1-2km away, then you can risk switching over from Anderson to Canberra. If not, stay put at Anderson and you can take your time to find a place nearer to the school.

[sihah26197]

@chief kiasu

Thanks for advise.
Is it possible to switch over after you have already registered in phase 2A?

[sihah26197]

Hi chief kiasu, How can we know how many students have been registered by day 3 phase 2C?

[Not_Kiasu]

Katie9\" post_id=\"2134550\" time=\"1717390920\" user_id=\"204817:

Hi chief kiasu, How can we know how many students have been registered by day 3 phase 2C?

Day 3 stats will not be revealed to u during the application period. It's too dynamic and also I believe they don't want parents to overthink overanalyze too much.

Wait for Chief to give more insights

[Not_Kiasu]

Katie9\" post_id=\"2134547\" time=\"1717384543\" user_id=\"204817:

@chief kiasu
Thanks for advise.
Is it possible to switch over after you have already registered in phase 2A?

You need to drop your 2A confirmed place if you want to try for 2B or 2C. It's a ga.mb.le. This is how the current system is designed. Fair or not, u ask the authorities.