[Bishan] Primary Schools

[yipee]

what would you do in this situation:

- eligible for ATS due to clan association. Live within 1 km but still need balloting.
- also eligible for KCPPS. guaranteed seat because did PV work.
take a chance at ATS or KCP? HELP!

[rejoice137]

smurf:

I totally agred with that! why ask for PV when the seats are not even enough? are they hoping for less catholic or less community leaders? I dun understand lor.


anyway, I think we are staying put at SJIJ, dun want to go thru balloting.

I believe when the parents signed up as pv, they know it is not guarantee. I am sure there are children going Chs via pv. If do away with pv, it will not be fair to those non-catholic students.

[pokemon]

yipee:

what would you do in this situation:

- eligible for ATS due to clan association. Live within 1 km but still need balloting.
- also eligible for KCPPS. guaranteed seat because did PV work.
take a chance at ATS or KCP? HELP!

are u registering your kids this year? if you are living 1km of ATS and is a member of clan association, shd have very high chance of getting in during phase 2b,since balloting are for those living 1-2km.

[yipee]

ya. phase 2b. balloting for ATS starts <1km this year. 48 fighting for 37 seats. Worth a fight?

[vicki]

yipee:

what would you do in this situation:

- eligible for ATS due to clan association. Live within 1 km but still need balloting.
- also eligible for KCPPS. guaranteed seat because did PV work.
take a chance at ATS or KCP? HELP!

Go for KCPPS - a bird in hand is worth more than 2 in the bush.

But in any case, registration over liao.

[tankee]

End of Phase 2B


School \\ Vacancy \\ # Registered

Ai Tong School 37 56
Catholic High School 9 48
Guangyang Primary School 65 0
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 66 16

[JonC]

pokemon:

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Plus Point- the psle cut off point for their sec is 235 this year (if im not wrong), just in case your child only get 1pt below the cut-off and if you are a pv who comply to school 'recall', mayb sch will be more willing to help.

Is it 235 or 230? I thought its 230 for this year P6 to next year Sec 1.

Or you mean last year P6 to this year Sec 1? I thought its 225?

Wah, how you know about the 1 point?

What about if the person PV 6 years just because of being Kaypo and no obligation, how many points?

[smurf]

rejoice137:

smurf:

I totally agred with that! why ask for PV when the seats are not even enough? are they hoping for less catholic or less community leaders? I dun understand lor.


anyway, I think we are staying put at SJIJ, dun want to go thru balloting.

I believe when the parents signed up as pv, they know it is not guarantee. I am sure there are children going Chs via pv. If do away with pv, it will not be fair to those non-catholic students.

I dunno...but I feel that doing PV is similar to exploiting. wasting people time and still not guarantee a place? If the sch wants to accept PVs, at least make sure that the seats are not too many if the sch is very popular? not too much to ask for right?

[MMM]

rejoice137:

smurf:

I totally agred with that! why ask for PV when the seats are not even enough? are they hoping for less catholic or less community leaders? I dun understand lor.


anyway, I think we are staying put at SJIJ, dun want to go thru balloting.

I believe when the parents signed up as pv, they know it is not guarantee. I am sure there are children going Chs via pv. If do away with pv, it will not be fair to those non-catholic students.

I agree with Smurf on this. I suppose you don't need PV to be fair to non-catholic. Grassroot is another option.

My kids' school don't accept PV and it is a religious school. My ex-teacher told us that as demand has always been greater than supply, they don't want to accept PV as they don't want to disappoint parents who signed up as a PV and create unnecessary demand when there is only so much places they can offer.

Maybe CHS should rethink their PV policy.

[Gingerbread Man]

Hello Smurf! Got the letter and orientation on 3 Nov. We will be out of town then. Ya, it’ll be fun if our boys are in same class. Do u live in Bishan? Schoolbus to n fro?