[Bishan] Primary Schools

[bigfoot]

cherrygal:

Here's a reminder to all Phase2B moms to photocopy your required documents, charge your hp batteries and laptop batteries! Will keep in touch on D-Day via mobile broadband on this website!


Good luck everyone!

Ha! I think we have made up our mind more or less. Will be going to Maris Stella. Unless we see that the odds is good at CHS (which we highly doubt so).

So, keep in touch.

[mamemo]

cherrygal:

sadove:

Hi, Cherrygal,

any backup schools for your situation in case if......

Hi sadove
in the past few days, i haf lost so much sleep thinking of all the backup schools. 2nd (ATS) & 3rd (Maris Stella >2km) backup also very popular and 4th (St Gab) backup also no place for Phase 2C Supp (>2km). May just end up with nothing I want. If I were you, move 1km near a good school but not as popular as CHS, PV to get into Phase 2B and pray no ballot needed.

My fren's fren PVed at CHS, lives directly opp CHS, lost both ballots at Phase 2B and Phase 2C. Now in another school dunno where.

Oh my...that's such a pity...did your friend's friend put his son on waiting list ? CHS should at least give PVs priority since they have done something for the school

[KSP]

I have a strong feeling mediacorp will be at CHS during the 2B balloting to interview those successful and unsuccessful parents.

[citygirl]

KSP:

I have a strong feeling mediacorp will be at CHS during the 2B balloting to interview those successful and unsuccessful parents.

:rotflmao: I'll tip off my friend who works as a broadcast journalist in Mediacorp and if they do decide to go to CHS, they must credit KSP and kiasuparents.com!

[Gingerbread Man]

When will balloting be held for phase2B?

[bigfoot]

mamemo:

Oh my...that's such a pity...did your friend's friend put his son on waiting list ? CHS should at least give PVs priority since they have done something for the school

I had called CHS. Priority will be given to PV when it comes to waiting list. Catholic has no priority. Anyway, the lady told me that no one has ever withdrawn from CHS after being given a place. Can anyone here prove that she is WRONG? No one ever? I don't believe it.

[bigfoot]

Gingerbread Man:

When will balloting be held for phase2B?

I was told that it will be held on the day of the announcement of results. Most likely 9am. But pls check w the school just to be sure.

[phankao]

bigfoot:

Ha! I think we have made up our mind more or less. Will be going to Maris Stella. Unless we see that the odds is good at CHS (which we highly doubt so).

So, keep in touch.

If you are a Catholic, go by faith.

We had similar dilemma when registering our elder boy, whether Maris Stella or CHS. I even waited until the afternoon of the last day of registration in phase 2B, calling up the school to ask for the latest registration numbers. In the end, I drop by CHS and put in our application. To go to Maris STella was further, and I couldn't imagine going there on a daily basis.

I said that we'll leave it to Divine decision.

We balloted. our boy got CHS. And we have 2 more boys who benefit from that as well. i still think Distance is so important. The nearer the better.

[bigfoot]

phankao:

If you are a Catholic, go by faith.

We had similar dilemma when registering our elder boy, whether Maris Stella or CHS. I even waited until the afternoon of the last day of registration in phase 2B, calling up the school to ask for the latest registration numbers. In the end, I drop by CHS and put in our application. To go to Maris STella was further, and I couldn't imagine going there on a daily basis.

I said that we'll leave it to Divine decision.

We balloted. our boy got CHS. And we have 2 more boys who benefit from that as well. i still think Distance is so important. The nearer the better.

I agree that distance is important. That is why we prefer CHS so much. Somemore, we have so many relatives living within 1 km of CHS and can simply walk to the school to pick up our son while we are still working. So convenient. But there are only 9 places left. I am a Catholic but the odds are almost impossible. I know I should just trust God but as long as it is a Catholic school, MS or CHS, we will be happy. If we end up in MS, we will sort out the travelling part when the time comes. My wife and I are teacher. We need to go to school on time too. Cannot imagine the time we need to leave our boy in school early in the morning.

[phankao]

bigfoot:

phankao:

If you are a Catholic, go by faith.

We had similar dilemma when registering our elder boy, whether Maris Stella or CHS. I even waited until the afternoon of the last day of registration in phase 2B, calling up the school to ask for the latest registration numbers. In the end, I drop by CHS and put in our application. To go to Maris STella was further, and I couldn't imagine going there on a daily basis.

I said that we'll leave it to Divine decision.

We balloted. our boy got CHS. And we have 2 more boys who benefit from that as well. i still think Distance is so important. The nearer the better.

I agree that distance is important. That is why we prefer CHS so much. Somemore, we have so many relatives living within 1 km of CHS and can simply walk to the school to pick up our son while we are still working. So convenient. But there are only 9 places left. I am a Catholic but the odds are almost impossible. I know I should just trust God but as long as it is a Catholic school, MS or CHS, we will be happy. If we end up in MS, we will sort out the travelling part when the time comes. My wife and I are teacher. We need to go to school on time too. Cannot imagine the time we need to leave our boy in school early in the morning.

So few places left, huh?

ok, my boy's time \"long ago'. He's in sec 1 now. We don't even live within 1km of CHS.