[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[teddy75]

chamonix:

teddy75:

I wonder what does MOE based on to reduce PHPS vacancies by 8.3% from last year's 360 to 330 this year ? Or is the decision made by the school itself ? Monkey year (2004) birthrate slight tapering off at 37,174 from Goat year (2003) of 37,485 ? My personal opinion that 0.83% is not large enough to justify it ..... or maybe a survey of their existing population ?? Is there such a thing ? Can anyone share ?

Most primary schools are moving towards single sessions slowly. PH is a partial single session school currently, so more cuts in classes may be expected over the next few years. The same scenario happened to BPPS too. There were 2 fewer classes for P1 registration last year. Not sure if there's any more cuts in classes this year though.

Thank you for your enlightenment...

BPPS was 240 last yr and increased to 270 this year instead.... maybe there is demand there and they have reacted to upgrade their facilities to allow this... let's hope PHPS will do the same too....

[metz]

teddy75:

BPPS was 240 last yr and increased to 270 this year instead....

That's certainly good news for those living around BPPS. My friend had a roller-coaster time registering her kid last year. There was only 50% chance for her even though she was staying steps away from the school. Fortunately she got a seat in the school.

[tankee]

School / Total Vacancy / Places taken up at Phase 1 / Vacancy for 2A1


Bukit Timah Primary School 180 51 129
Henry Park Primary School 330 136 194
Methodist Girls’ School (Primary) 210 69 141
Nanyang Primary School 390 182 208
Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School 330 176 154
Raffles Girls’ Primary School 300 91 209

[janet88]

Hi chamonix,

So if I didn’t read wrongly, your kids will be in different schools like mine.

You will register your daughter in CHIJ OLQP next year ? Mine going to CHIJ in TP. What a coincidence, except they are in different ‘branches’. HaHaHa.

Those heart thumping moments are not healthy for any human being.

[Luanee]

For PHPS, BTPS, MGS and RGPS, most applicants for phase 1 applied on the first day, with only a few (0~3) registering on the second day.


But for HPPS and NYPS, so many ppl waited till second day to register! There were 50 applicants for HPPS and 71 for NYPS on phase 1 second day…

Interesting phenomenon…

[VooVoo]

:? Most in phase 1 need not go to school...they would have submitted their forms through siblings...

[Luanee]

VooVoo:

:? Most in phase 1 need not go to school...they would have submitted their forms through siblings...

That's true... so most of the numbers should have be captured on day1... WOnder why is there an influx for HPPS and NYPS on day 2 ??

[tankee]

staff have 2 days to key in so maybe they took it easy on day 1? :?

[metz]

janet_lee88:

Hi chamonix,

So if I didn't read wrongly, your kids will be in different schools like mine.

You will register your daughter in CHIJ OLQP next year ? Mine going to CHIJ in TP. What a coincidence, except they are in different 'branches'. HaHaHa.

Those heart thumping moments are not healthy for any human being.

Hi Janet,

You've got it right. We are in similar situation. Haha, it's really a coincidence. For us, we go by distance and low stress level in choosing a school. Part of the reason we chose BTPS was because it's one of the nearer school that required no heart thumping moments. And for CHIJ OLQP, it should be quite safe since we are within 1 km and there aren't many housing estates around.

[janet88]

VooVoo:

:? Most in phase 1 need not go to school...they would have submitted their forms through siblings...

A friend told me there is no need to go to the school physically for Phase 1, but she was worried there wasn't any acknowledgement...so went to register personally.