[Bishan] Primary Schools

[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?

[bigfoot]

I agree CHS should limit the no of PV or totally do away with it. I’m sure they can find parents volunteer in their parents support group. I’m Catholic living within 1 km of CHS. I can’t even consider CHS looking at the odds. I have to go elsewhere.

[smurf]

I'm still considering schoolbus, my boy dun want to take schoolbus, cos he said he will be turning round and round just to reach a destination.


I think I should be bringing him to sch to and fro.

[phankao]

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?

Zero points lah - for being Kaypoh. Sec school can gain extra points one meh? Ok - that's subject to the principal, but I don't think so lenient. I know active PVs whose boys didn't make cut-off to chs sec and sent them to international schools. Even boys who DSA'd thru CCA but didn't make a 220+ also didn't get to make good their DSA offer in the end. ;(

Yah, isn't the cut-off for affiliated CHS pri boys set at 230 for this coming year?

[ClubNAKO]

Balloting is done openly by the VP in front of everyone.

They mark ping pong balls with your number and draw in front of you.
Very exciting and also scary & emotional too !

[JonC]

@phankao


ya, I thought so too.

[phankao]

JonC:

@phankao


ya, I thought so too.

@JonC: all the best for your boy. We have another round for psle for our younger boy next year!!! And this one I really He hates to *work*

[ClubNAKO]

But PV does give you an advantage, you get another chance to ballot if you don’t get a place the first time. Not everyone has the time to do PV, so, I guess its fair afterall…

[mummymay]

tankee:

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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

I am also ergistering my ds for ATS. Am very sure the number of applicants was 48. How come after registration close the number jumped to 56?

silly me, so kang chiong of me... 56 is total no. applicants... 48 is <1km...