[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[janet88]

verykiasu2010:

Luanee:

[quote=\"SSL\"]well...RGPS..

I pull out at 4pm, n drove all e way to Marymount...

Frankly, i'm hoping for a transfer as i dont want my gal to travel longer journey just to get to sch...

For the past 6 years all those staying within 2km were assured of a place.. This year suddenly so many applicants staying so near ah...

due to so many new condo and cluster housing around RGPS - Hillcrest Residences, Greenwood, Casabella, Duchess Residence, Duchess Manor, The Tresor, Shelford.....all these are within 1 km of RGPS which did not exist 6 years ago[/quote]Wow, you sure are familiar with all the condos around there....yes, these upmarket condos are the reason why balloting is required for RGPS 1km. So those staying in Pulau Ubin cannot think of dream of getting into RPGS anymore.

[Hotchix]

Lionel, you are not the only 1. My hubby when heard need to ballot becoz of 2 more kids, he also said why not just take them in since its not like extra 10. Can save all the heartbreaks. And we are not registering until next yr. Anyone knws what happen if the kids within 1 km cant get in? Where exactly is the next nearest school for us? All the schs at bukit timah like need to ballot for less than 1 km. There are simply no backup plans unless moving away.

[janet88]

Hotchix:

Lionel, you are not the only 1. My hubby when heard need to ballot becoz of 2 more kids, he also said why not just take them in since its not like extra 10. Can save all the heartbreaks. And we are not registering until next yr. Anyone knws what happen if the kids within 1 km cant get in? Where exactly is the next nearest school for us? All the schs at bukit timah like need to ballot for less than 1 km. There are simply no backup plans unless moving away.

Yup, there isn't a single school in BT which doesn't require at 1km. If kenna balloted out, have to look at schools in Bukit Batok.

[verykiasu2010]

janet_lee88:

Hotchix:

Lionel, you are not the only 1. My hubby when heard need to ballot becoz of 2 more kids, he also said why not just take them in since its not like extra 10. Can save all the heartbreaks. And we are not registering until next yr. Anyone knws what happen if the kids within 1 km cant get in? Where exactly is the next nearest school for us? All the schs at bukit timah like need to ballot for less than 1 km. There are simply no backup plans unless moving away.

Yup, there isn't a single school in BT which doesn't require at 1km. If kenna balloted out, have to look at schools in Bukit Batok.

you have bukit timah, bukit batok, bukit merah, bukit sembawang, bukit gombak, bukit tunggal, bukit panjang,

[KSP]

janet_lee88:

Hotchix:

Lionel, you are not the only 1. My hubby when heard need to ballot becoz of 2 more kids, he also said why not just take them in since its not like extra 10. Can save all the heartbreaks. And we are not registering until next yr. Anyone knws what happen if the kids within 1 km cant get in? Where exactly is the next nearest school for us? All the schs at bukit timah like need to ballot for less than 1 km. There are simply no backup plans unless moving away.

Yup, there isn't a single school in BT which doesn't require at 1km. If kenna balloted out, have to look at schools in Bukit Batok.

That shows more people are living in BT area despite the property prices are at record high. That also means more rich people in SG.

[verykiasu2010]

KSP:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"Hotchix\"]Lionel, you are not the only 1. My hubby when heard need to ballot becoz of 2 more kids, he also said why not just take them in since its not like extra 10. Can save all the heartbreaks. And we are not registering until next yr. Anyone knws what happen if the kids within 1 km cant get in? Where exactly is the next nearest school for us? All the schs at bukit timah like need to ballot for less than 1 km. There are simply no backup plans unless moving away.

Yup, there isn't a single school in BT which doesn't require at 1km. If kenna balloted out, have to look at schools in Bukit Batok.

That shows more people are living in BT area despite the property prices are at record high. That also means more rich people in SG.[/quote]not entirely true

students registered from phase 1 to phase 2A2 and part of 2B are not so much constrained by distance

[cnimed]

janet_lee88:

Hotchix:

Lionel, you are not the only 1. My hubby when heard need to ballot becoz of 2 more kids, he also said why not just take them in since its not like extra 10. Can save all the heartbreaks. And we are not registering until next yr. Anyone knws what happen if the kids within 1 km cant get in? Where exactly is the next nearest school for us? All the schs at bukit timah like need to ballot for less than 1 km. There are simply no backup plans unless moving away.

Yup, there isn't a single school in BT which doesn't require at 1km. If kenna balloted out, have to look at schools in Bukit Batok.

Erm, Bukit Timah Primary school is also a school.

[tingting2424]

Any reason why bukit timah primary school is the only school in bukit timah that doesn’t need balloting?

[cnimed]

No track record? It’s only been there for about 7 years I think? Probably can’t compare to the other established schools in Bukit timah. The rest are either SAP, or GEP, or have affiliations of all sort. Bukit Timah is the only one with no extras.

[janet88]

tingting2424:

Any reason why bukit timah primary school is the only school in bukit timah that doesn't need balloting?

This school used to be called Bukit Batok Primary School.