2010 P1 Registration Exercise for 2011 In-Take

[blurmommy]

Thank you Tankee for yr answer to my previous question regarding fellow schools under the SHHK. Now I have another question please, would appreciate if anyone can share their golden opinion...


We're eligibile to apply for p2A2 for either Poi Ching (hubby's alma mater) or Ai Tong (my ex school). I know many wld probably be quite envious of our case, but to us distance is a big consideration as we're staying in Sengkang. No matter which school we choose, our boy wld need to travel at least 20-30min even by car, depending on traffic. We wld prefer him to spend as little time as possible on travelling so as not to tire him out.

In the meantime, we're staying at just <50m away from Rivervale Primary school (in fact, my blk is attached to the back gate of the school & one does not even need to get any rain/shine at all!), and also <500m away from Mee Toh school. Ideally, we wld like to put my boy to either of these 2 schools, esp for Rivervale Primary based on distance. Besides, the standard of these 2 neighbourhood schools are not much inferior to Poi Ching or Ai Tong. So, it just does not make any sense for my boy to travel far. However, past balloting history has shown that both Rivervale & Mee Toh need balloting in p2C even if staying <1km. Unfortunately I cld not spare the time to do PV or grassroot acitivities as I just gave birth 1 yr ago which was exactly the period where PV/community services commence.

Hence, now our options are:
1) apply for Poi Ching under p2A2 as Tampines is nearer to Sengkang than Bishan,
2) apply for Ai Tong under p2A2 as this school seems to be more popular than Poi Ching,
3) take the risk & apply under p2C for either Rivervale Primary or Mee Toh, which involves applying for p2A2 first then closely monitoring the situation in these 2 schools. Pretty risky option as there may be last minute surge in demand for day 3 of p2C. I suppose there're many other parents also doing the same or similar thing too rite?

Thanks a lot for reading my long soap opera story... :oops:

[spikey]

blurmommy:

Thank you Tankee for yr answer to my previous question regarding fellow schools under the SHHK. Now I have another question please, would appreciate if anyone can share their golden opinion...


We're eligibile to apply for p2A2 for either Poi Ching (hubby's alma mater) or Ai Tong (my ex school). I know many wld probably be quite envious of our case, but to us distance is a big consideration as we're staying in Sengkang. No matter which school we choose, our boy wld need to travel at least 20-30min even by car, depending on traffic. We wld prefer him to spend as little time as possible on travelling so as not to tire him out.

In the meantime, we're staying at just <50m away from Rivervale Primary school (in fact, my blk is attached to the back gate of the school & one does not even need to get any rain/shine at all!), and also <500m away from Mee Toh school. Ideally, we wld like to put my boy to either of these 2 schools, esp for Rivervale Primary based on distance. Besides, the standard of these 2 neighbourhood schools are not much inferior to Poi Ching or Ai Tong. So, it just does not make any sense for my boy to travel far. However, past balloting history has shown that both Rivervale & Mee Toh need balloting in p2C even if staying <1km. Unfortunately I cld not spare the time to do PV or grassroot acitivities as I just gave birth 1 yr ago which was exactly the period where PV/community services commence.

Hence, now our options are:
1) apply for Poi Ching under p2A2 as Tampines is nearer to Sengkang than Bishan,
2) apply for Ai Tong under p2A2 as this school seems to be more popular than Poi Ching,
3) take the risk & apply under p2C for either Rivervale Primary or Mee Toh, which involves applying for p2A2 first then closely monitoring the situation in these 2 schools. Pretty risky option as there may be last minute surge in demand for day 3 of p2C. I suppose there're many other parents also doing the same or similar thing too rite?

Thanks a lot for reading my long soap opera story... :oops:

Ai Tong under 2A2 and then Rivervale under 2C

[verykiasu2010]

blurmommy:

Thank you Tankee for yr answer to my previous question regarding fellow schools under the SHHK. Now I have another question please, would appreciate if anyone can share their golden opinion...


We're eligibile to apply for p2A2 for either Poi Ching (hubby's alma mater) or Ai Tong (my ex school). I know many wld probably be quite envious of our case, but to us distance is a big consideration as we're staying in Sengkang. No matter which school we choose, our boy wld need to travel at least 20-30min even by car, depending on traffic. We wld prefer him to spend as little time as possible on travelling so as not to tire him out.

In the meantime, we're staying at just <50m away from Rivervale Primary school (in fact, my blk is attached to the back gate of the school & one does not even need to get any rain/shine at all!), and also <500m away from Mee Toh school. Ideally, we wld like to put my boy to either of these 2 schools, esp for Rivervale Primary based on distance. Besides, the standard of these 2 neighbourhood schools are not much inferior to Poi Ching or Ai Tong. So, it just does not make any sense for my boy to travel far. However, past balloting history has shown that both Rivervale & Mee Toh need balloting in p2C even if staying <1km. Unfortunately I cld not spare the time to do PV or grassroot acitivities as I just gave birth 1 yr ago which was exactly the period where PV/community services commence.

Hence, now our options are:
1) apply for Poi Ching under p2A2 as Tampines is nearer to Sengkang than Bishan,
2) apply for Ai Tong under p2A2 as this school seems to be more popular than Poi Ching,
3) take the risk & apply under p2C for either Rivervale Primary or Mee Toh, which involves applying for p2A2 first then closely monitoring the situation in these 2 schools. Pretty risky option as there may be last minute surge in demand for day 3 of p2C. I suppose there're many other parents also doing the same or similar thing too rite?

Thanks a lot for reading my long soap opera story... :oops:

don't worry about the distance

one of the top boy from NYPS stays in Pasir Ris and make the long trip on daily basis ......

can change house, right ? if you have more than one child, then you would need the school for more than 6 years ..... changing residence is a worthwhile consideration

[spikey]

yup yup - to be kiasu is to do things like change residence for your kid…i just sold my house and am moving down to bukit timah for precisely this reason…

[singmathstutor]

spikey:

yup yup - to be kiasu is to do things like change residence for your kid...i just sold my house and am moving down to bukit timah for precisely this reason...

I guess u are upgrading since u are moving to prime area bukit timah?? So it's still pretty \"sane\". hehe...i've got a fren who downgraded from a condo to a 4rm flat in an old estate just to get her girl to a branded school. That is kiasuism at its best!! :ugogirl:

[janet88]

singmathstutor/spikey,

It’s not an easy move to sell and move. Need to have $$$ to do so.
Resale flats prices still surging and houses in BT are never cheap.
But for the sake of our kids, parents like us will do anything to get them into choice schools.

[citygirl]

blurmommy:

Thank you Tankee for yr answer to my previous question regarding fellow schools under the SHHK. Now I have another question please, would appreciate if anyone can share their golden opinion...


We're eligibile to apply for p2A2 for either Poi Ching (hubby's alma mater) or Ai Tong (my ex school). I know many wld probably be quite envious of our case, but to us distance is a big consideration as we're staying in Sengkang. No matter which school we choose, our boy wld need to travel at least 20-30min even by car, depending on traffic. We wld prefer him to spend as little time as possible on travelling so as not to tire him out.

In the meantime, we're staying at just <50m away from Rivervale Primary school (in fact, my blk is attached to the back gate of the school & one does not even need to get any rain/shine at all!), and also <500m away from Mee Toh school. Ideally, we wld like to put my boy to either of these 2 schools, esp for Rivervale Primary based on distance. Besides, the standard of these 2 neighbourhood schools are not much inferior to Poi Ching or Ai Tong. So, it just does not make any sense for my boy to travel far. However, past balloting history has shown that both Rivervale & Mee Toh need balloting in p2C even if staying <1km. Unfortunately I cld not spare the time to do PV or grassroot acitivities as I just gave birth 1 yr ago which was exactly the period where PV/community services commence.

Hence, now our options are:
1) apply for Poi Ching under p2A2 as Tampines is nearer to Sengkang than Bishan,
2) apply for Ai Tong under p2A2 as this school seems to be more popular than Poi Ching,
3) take the risk & apply under p2C for either Rivervale Primary or Mee Toh, which involves applying for p2A2 first then closely monitoring the situation in these 2 schools. Pretty risky option as there may be last minute surge in demand for day 3 of p2C. I suppose there're many other parents also doing the same or similar thing too rite?

Thanks a lot for reading my long soap opera story... :oops:

My opinion - I would most definitely go for Ai Tong in P2A2. In P2C, I'd withdraw from Ai Tong only if there was no risk, or if the odds are very, very good that I'd get a place in Rivervale or Mee Toh.

If my son remains in Ai Tong, I'd monitor him to see how he copes with the traveling. If he's ok, then I'd leave him in Ai Tong. But if there are issues, I'd seek a transfer to Rivervale or Mee Toh.

I'm not sure if this is true, but a parent told me that a school is usually more receptive to a transfer request if the student is a high performer or if he is transferring from a good school.

In any case, good luck, and I hope you get your son into the school that works out best for him!

[verykiasu2010]

spikey:

yup yup - to be kiasu is to do things like change residence for your kid...i just sold my house and am moving down to bukit timah for precisely this reason...

welcome welcome

you are a good contributor to the real estate agency biz .....lol

[verykiasu2010]

citygirl:

My opinion - I would most definitely go for Ai Tong in P2A2. In P2C, I'd withdraw from Ai Tong only if there was no risk, or if the odds are very, very good that I'd get a place in Rivervale or Mee Toh.

If my son remains in Ai Tong, I'd monitor him to see how he copes with the traveling. If he's ok, then I'd leave him in Ai Tong. But if there are issues, I'd seek a transfer to Rivervale or Mee Toh.

I'm not sure if this is true, but a parent told me that a school is usually more receptive to a transfer request if the student is a high performer or if he is transferring from a good school.

In any case, good luck, and I hope you get your son into the school that works out best for him!

My guess is that once your kid is in Ai Tong, you won't want to transfer him out....more likely you will find a suitable time to move nearer to Ai Tong

As for transfer - yes, good results do OPEN doors !

[wobblejelly]

blurmommy:

In the meantime, we're staying at just <50m away from Rivervale Primary school (in fact, my blk is attached to the back gate of the school & one does not even need to get any rain/shine at all!), and also <500m away from Mee Toh school. Ideally, we wld like to put my boy to either of these 2 schools, esp for Rivervale Primary based on distance. Besides, the standard of these 2 neighbourhood schools are not much inferior to Poi Ching or Ai Tong. So, it just does not make any sense for my boy to travel far. However, past balloting history has shown that both Rivervale & Mee Toh need balloting in p2C even if staying <1km. Unfortunately I cld not spare the time to do PV or grassroot acitivities as I just gave birth 1 yr ago which was exactly the period where PV/community services commence.

Hence, now our options are:
1) apply for Poi Ching under p2A2 as Tampines is nearer to Sengkang than Bishan,
2) apply for Ai Tong under p2A2 as this school seems to be more popular than Poi Ching,
3) take the risk & apply under p2C for either Rivervale Primary or Mee Toh, which involves applying for p2A2 first then closely monitoring the situation in these 2 schools. Pretty risky option as there may be last minute surge in demand for day 3 of p2C. I suppose there're many other parents also doing the same or similar thing too rite?

IMHO, Rivervale Pri is popular because it is one of the more established schools in Sengkang. Based on academic performance and ranking, I would choose Ai Tong anytime despite the distance.

I'm waiting for SHHK's news on whether we get the referral letter for Phase 2B in NanChiau. If can't, we plan to enrol in Anchor green under 2C (likely no ballot).

BTW, I also live within <1km of Rivervale Pri. But the odds of balloting in 2C are very low. Last year, my SIL balloted under 2C (something like 50 vacancies to 170 applns). Luckily she was successful.

I don't think we would want to go through the stress. Besides we heard good reviews on Anchor green although it is a new school.