[Woodlands] Primary Schools

[RRMummy]

sesame:

Can you beat that? 4 out of 123 kids dun get a place and we are one of the 4. Even my maid said I better not buy any 4D or toto.

Both me and hubby were there and we were like :? really that suay?

Anyway, my next alternative will be Woodlands Pri or Sembawang primary.

Woodlands
Pros - 3 feeder bus services in 5 stops to school. Niece and nephew at the school
Cons - Balloting conducted for past 2 years for 1-2km (like me)

Sembawang
Pros - 1 feeder bus service in 6 stops to school. School website looks good and rather interesting for the children.
Cons - Rather far comparatively. Not much reviews heard about school.

Anyone with any advise?

Sorry to hear that sesame. It is very unfortunate that you did not get balloted in. Good to see that you are now focusing your effort on Wednesday's registration.

You mean u need to take 3 feeder buses to Woodlands Pri?

[sesame]

Sorry if I sounded misleading. What I mean is there are 3 direct bus services I can take to school. We will def let her take school bus, but this is planning in the event that in Pri 2, she will have extra classes, ECAs which will not be encompassed into normal school bus timing mah. Have to think along that line first.

[RRMummy]

sesame:

Sorry if I sounded misleading. What I mean is there are 3 direct bus services I can take to school. We will def let her take school bus, but this is planning in the event that in Pri 2, she will have extra classes, ECAs which will not be encompassed into normal school bus timing mah. Have to think along that line first.

Good thinking. It is important to consider the logistics in the long run.

The distance to Woodlands (5 bus stops) is really attractive. I suppose you are registering under grandparent's address.. But you will have to undergo another round of balloting...

Looking at the past year enrolment of Sembawang Pri, they have vacancies till Phase 3. So this can be a backup for you should you decide to ballot for Woodlands Pri but end up need to go thru Phase 3 (touch wood). http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/sembawang

But since this year there are so many schools that did not follow past year trend, you will have to monitor very closely on the second day of registration. If Sembawang Pri looks like it is going to be full after Phase 2C Supp then you will have to fall for your next backup..

[sesame]

RRMummy:

sesame:

Sorry if I sounded misleading. What I mean is there are 3 direct bus services I can take to school. We will def let her take school bus, but this is planning in the event that in Pri 2, she will have extra classes, ECAs which will not be encompassed into normal school bus timing mah. Have to think along that line first.

Good thinking. It is important to consider the logistics in the long run.

The distance to Woodlands (5 bus stops) is really attractive. I suppose you are registering under grandparent's address.. But you will have to undergo another round of balloting...

Looking at the past year enrolment of Sembawang Pri, they have vacancies till Phase 3. So this can be a backup for you should you decide to ballot for Woodlands Pri but end up need to go thru Phase 3 (touch wood). http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/sembawang

But since this year there are so many schools that did not follow past year trend, you will have to monitor very closely on the second day of registration. If Sembawang Pri looks like it is going to be full after Phase 2C Supp then you will have to fall for your next backup..

Hihi, thanks for your reply. We are registering under our own home address. Both schools fall 1-2km from our house. The orginal choice Greenwood (which is history by now) is under 1km.

Both schools distance-wise is only 1 bus stop difference which I can live with. It is the no. of feeder services that made the bigger difference I guess.

Yes, you are right! I am thinking to try Woodlands and if fail at balloting then register under phase 3 at Sembawang. Haha... and looking at my luck with 4 rejected out of 123, i think i shall not habour any hopes on 37 rejected out of 100.

And you are right again! This year registration very unpredictable lor. No one can be sure that end up Sembawang will still have vacancies at phase 3.

And key thing is that phase 2C supp only have ONE day of registration. Unless we know live the no. of applicants, if not, unlikely we have time to change our choice. Maybe I should go register in the late afternoon??

[RRMummy]

Hi sesame,


:oops: sorry for my wrong assumptions. Din expect 5 bus stops already out of 1km. :oops:

:oops: ya hor... only 1 day..then gotta check out in the aftnoon to see how it goes..

To know live # applicants, you could try calling the school. Some schools entertain but some schools do not... or maybe take the whole day off so that you can check it out and make your final decision. Late afternoon would give you a better gauge of the situation for sure maybe at 3? Err... provided not everyone end up doing the same thing then the registration can still swing either way.. :faint:

[sesame]

Hi RRMummy


No issues. Actually I also had the idea that 1km not that far.

Hubby and I decided to go ahead for Sembawang instead of going through the hassle. Afterall, it \"sells\" better through its website. Haha...call us marketing slaves. :lol:
And I like SPS uniform better...

[RRMummy]

sesame:

Hi RRMummy


No issues. Actually I also had the idea that 1km not that far.

Hubby and I decided to go ahead for Sembawang instead of going through the hassle. Afterall, it \"sells\" better through its website. Haha...call us marketing slaves. :lol:
And I like SPS uniform better...

:lol: Good luck in your registration tomorrow!

:celebrate:

[tankee]

At End of Phase 2C Supplementary


School / Vacancy / Number Registered

Marsiling Primary School 125 20
Qihua Primary School 69 68
Si Ling Primary School 146 23
Woodgrove Primary School 3 4
Woodlands Primary School 52 74

[tankee]

Vacancy for Phase 3


Marsiling 73
Si Ling 66

[Hifive]

Hi


Has anyone PV in Greenwood Primary School previously ? Can share your experience about your application ?

Thanks in advance.