All About Primary Schools' Balloting History

[tankee]

anastashia:

i am going to send my child to primary school in 4 years time, but i feel i have to start reading up and knowing more about this education system. wat a rat race!!!!! Personally i am really not impressed.


Anyway, wish to get advice. My husband is from NYPS. So does that mean my daughter will automatically get a place in the school? I called up the school and they said MOST LIKELY i'll get a place for her in the school. And the school admin was suggesting my husband may wish joining the alumni to get a higher priority which cost $1000 for lifetime!!!

till now, balloting has only occur for phase 2B onwards.

Phase 2A2, which you will be eligible for, has no balloting to-date. It is VERY likely to stay this way for YEARS to come, unless MOE decided to change how their allocate the places among phases.

Can't imagine balloting at Phase 2A2, that imply no place for PV, grassroots and normal applicants at all.

Of course nobody would dare to tell you it is 100% guaranteed, afterall 4 years is a very long time.

[verykiasu2010]

Seriously if even alumni’s kids need to ballot, the school should seriously consider increasing the intake by one class, enough ground to justify to MOE

[tankee]

LKVM:

tankee you shouldnt forget CHS it was almost balloting at 2A2... :stupid: and in the end just 18 seats remained which is quite low :shock:

true but CHS has only 210 vacancies to start with. 18/210 = 8.6% balanced

NYPS has 390 vacancies. And 8.6% of 390 is 33 places.

[Augmum]

anastashia:

i am going to send my child to primary school in 4 years time, but i feel i have to start reading up and knowing more about this education system. wat a rat race!!!!! Personally i am really not impressed.


Anyway, wish to get advice. My husband is from NYPS. So does that mean my daughter will automatically get a place in the school? I called up the school and they said MOST LIKELY i'll get a place for her in the school. And the school admin was suggesting my husband may wish joining the alumni to get a higher priority which cost $1000 for lifetime!!!

$1000 is small amount, compared to what i ever heard fr a fren who wanna to transfer school.......
a all girls' school, can get in for $XX XXX donation..... :!:
any1 ever heard of such thingy.......how much truth in it ???

[Daddy D]

Augmum:

anastashia:

i am going to send my child to primary school in 4 years time, but i feel i have to start reading up and knowing more about this education system. wat a rat race!!!!! Personally i am really not impressed.


Anyway, wish to get advice. My husband is from NYPS. So does that mean my daughter will automatically get a place in the school? I called up the school and they said MOST LIKELY i'll get a place for her in the school. And the school admin was suggesting my husband may wish joining the alumni to get a higher priority which cost $1000 for lifetime!!!

$1000 is small amount, compared to what i ever heard fr a fren who wanna to transfer school.......
a all girls' school, can get in for $XX XXX donation..... :!:
any1 ever heard of such thingy.......how much truth in it ???

Join Alumini @ $1000... with guaranteed placement for your kid... that's as good as BUYING a place for your kid.... no diff compared to the various forms of $$$ donations... Duh...

[anastashia]

$1000 is small amount, compared to what i ever heard fr a fren who wanna to transfer school…

a all girls’ school, can get in for $XX XXX donation… :!:
any1 ever heard of such thingy…how much truth in it ???[/quote]

confirm this happened. My neighbour’s friend wanted to send the daughter to this school. Bought an appt w/in 1km cost more than $1m, then still couldn’t get in cos it’s full by time reach their phase. Then they were told to donate $100K and the girl got a place. :!:

[vicki]

Wah! But $100k is still alot alot of $$!!! :shock:

[verykiasu2010]

vicki:

Wah! But $100k is still alot alot of $$!!! :shock:

if buy one property and sell one, the stamp duty for buying and the sale commission, plus renovation cost, easily adds up to more than S$100k already

so, to donate S$100k is easier and still cheaper.

where is the lobang ? please

[vicki]

verykiasu2010:

vicki:

Wah! But $100k is still alot alot of $$!!! :shock:

if buy one property and sell one, the stamp duty for buying and the sale commission, plus renovation cost, easily adds up to more than S$100k already

so, to donate S$100k is easier and still cheaper.

where is the lobang ? please

i am also curious to know which school -- Hellos anastashia - but i know curiosity kills the cat -- so its ok lah

[verykiasu2010]

vicki:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"vicki\"]Wah! But $100k is still alot alot of $$!!! :shock:

if buy one property and sell one, the stamp duty for buying and the sale commission, plus renovation cost, easily adds up to more than S$100k already

so, to donate S$100k is easier and still cheaper.

where is the lobang ? please

i am also curious to know which school -- Hellos anastashia - but i know curiosity kills the cat -- so its ok lah [/quote]better don't tell us, and save yourself getting into trouble