[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[michi_yajp]

minnie2004:

Hi michi_yajp,


As a PR myself, I totally understand your feelings. This PR vs citizen is always very sensitive issue especially when one of the parties' interest is at stake. But I've learned my lessons not to touch this issue in this forum again

Anyway, the new balloting rule did have an impact on my decision not to put my DD in a top girls' school, despite we had a very good chance of getting in (even after factoring in the fact that we only have 1 ballot). However, we don't want to put her in an homogenious environment with all her classmates being locals (eventually) . So we decided to register her in another school which has a bigger population of foreign students.

I've heard people mentioned how some schools which used to be unpopular (i.e. only have vacancies in phase 3) became popular b/c of all the foreigners going there. Then the locals want to go as well, making these schools popular. Then the foreigners have to find another \"unpopular\" school. How ironical

Ok, better run now :siam:

Hi Minnie2004,

Thank you. That's good decision for your daughter. Our boy already got a nice primary school without balloting. We are very lucky. No matter the policy changed 1 ballot slip for PR

[tingting2424]

Being a spr is not as easy as one thinks. Being away from the place u grew up, being good or bad, there’s sure to be something that one will miss. Growing up in sg hasn’t been totally different from the spr. Can one still find the place where they grew up? The things and places that are so familiar but has to give way to new buildings?


Yes. I do agree that there are some sprs who are spr just for the benefits that they are get rather from being a foreigner in sg. But, we still have to remember that one is different from another. There are also those who is in for their whole life. So who are we to judge?

As a parent, one sure will want the best for our kids. Who doesn’t?

[vicki]

Hellos Lionel,


How was your talk with the P today? Hope it went well.

[sassy]

hquek:

VooVoo:

I think she sang at concerts...not sure how this would add up to 80hours

I read somewhere she conducted drama classes for the kids also.

and the bit about traffic warden is very farneee....well done!

She lived within 1km of Henry Park primary but she chose to PV at NYPS? Don't tell me she is going to rent a place in bt timah when she already has one in mt Sinai? Wah...

[tree nymph]

minnie2004:

Liverpool73:

Everyone's focused on too many ppl within 1km of RGPS this year, which is certainly true - BUT WHAT IS ALSO INTERESTING IS THAT 63 VACANCIES FOR PHASE 2C WAS BY FAR THE LOWEST IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, COMPARED TO 78, 77 AND 86 IN 2007-2009. Any theories on why? PV program too big? Just a random occurence that this year saw an abnormally high influx of alumni's children and/or siblings?? I for one think the PV program ought to be kept small, especially if they arbitrarily decide who to give it to.

The staff from the school I registered said the sudden shortage in 2B&C are due to a spike in alumni kids. DH thinks it is due to returning Singaporean as the economy in the west is not doing so well. This explains the surge in alumni registration. Some suggest PRs/new citizens are to blame but how many are alumni in Spore primary schools??

As for FT, we will only see the impact in phase 3.

Minnie2004,
I quite agree to your DH's analysis.

Liverpool73,
The number of vacancy in 2B and C should be the same, as it is the leftover from Phase 1 and Phase 2 divided by 2. Think there were two kids withdrawn from 2B and the 2 seats were then rollover to Phase C. So the number of vacancies has nothing to do with the PVs or the PRs/new citizens.

[mummy of 3]

[quote]she lived within 1km of Henry Park primary but she chose to PV at NYPS? Don't tell me she is going to rent a place in bt timah when she already has one in mt Sinai? Wah...[/quote]
I think she will choose HPPS as her P2C choice if NYPS cant get in at P2B. :roll:

[tree nymph]

tingting2424:

Being a spr is not as easy as one thinks. Being away from the place u grew up, being good or bad, there's sure to be something that one will miss. Growing up in sg hasn't been totally different from the spr. Can one still find the place where they grew up? The things and places that are so familiar but has to give way to new buildings?


Yes. I do agree that there are some sprs who are spr just for the benefits that they are get rather from being a foreigner in sg. But, we still have to remember that one is different from another. There are also those who is in for their whole life. So who are we to judge?

As a parent, one sure will want the best for our kids. Who doesn't?

:goodpost:

:celebrate:

[tree nymph]

mummy of 3:

sassy:

She lived within 1km of Henry Park primary but she chose to PV at NYPS? Don't tell me she is going to rent a place in bt timah when she already has one in mt Sinai? Wah...

I think she will choose HPPS as her P2C choice if NYPS cant get in at P2B. :roll:

actually she can just buy another property within 1km of NYPS to increase her chances too.

[vicki]

tree nymph:

mummy of 3:

[quote=\"sassy\"]She lived within 1km of Henry Park primary but she chose to PV at NYPS? Don't tell me she is going to rent a place in bt timah when she already has one in mt Sinai? Wah...

I think she will choose HPPS as her P2C choice if NYPS cant get in at P2B. :roll:

actually she can just buy another property within 1km of NYPS to increase her chances too.[/quote]I think they are rich enuff to buy a few different properties near different popular schools!! Then wait till registration time decide which house exactly do they want to stay in.

[notabox]

All parents, artistes, PRs and SCs alike, only want the best for their children...we should all be equal in this sense.

minnie2004:

Hi michi_yajp,
I've heard people mentioned how some schools which used to be unpopular (i.e. only have vacancies in phase 3) became popular b/c of all the foreigners going there. Then the locals want to go as well, making these schools popular. Then the foreigners have to find another \"unpopular\" school. How ironical

tsk tsk... so should SPRs be considered as locals or foreigners?