[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[Luanee]

carrin:

I am new to this forum. My question may piss some of the mummys.


I would like t enroll my boy to NYPS and I stay within 1km.

Do I need to go for ballot and if yes, whats the chance in 2011 and even in 2015?

I ask because I am not sure what I read is correct.

Thanks for replying.

Hi welcome here! Why do u think ur question may piss off some of the mummies here? Just becoz u want to enrol ur boy in a popular school? Nah, we know everyone wants the best for their child, just feel free to ask what u are not sure with. We are a bunch of friendly people here

[janet88]

Hi carrin,

Don't worry, we won't be pissed bcos we are a bunch of friendly people here who try to answer queries.
As parents, we always want the best for our little darlings, so feel free to ask anything you want.

:celebrate:

[rgps888]

carrin:

I am new to this forum. My question may piss some of the mummys.


I would like t enroll my boy to NYPS and I stay within 1km.

Do I need to go for ballot and if yes, whats the chance in 2011 and even in 2015?

I ask because I am not sure what I read is correct.

Thanks for replying.

Even if u just stay in front of the school gate, I can assure u balloting within 1km is needed.
More and more parents managed to get within 1km of nyps, so within 1km is no big deal nowadays.
More over, MOE is gradually reducing cohort size to cater for single session by 2013. With less classes, balloting within 1km in either 2b or 2c will be a norm soon.
Brace urself for the headache in a few yrs time !

[janet88]

Staying within 1km now is no guarantee for many schools. New condos are sprouting within 1km of ‘hot’ schools. Not only that, parents are willing to pay premium prices to be within 1km. This is one reason why some parents ask MOE to have one more criteria - those staying within 500m. No difference.

[verykiasu2010]

janet_lee88:

Staying within 1km now is no guarantee for many schools. New condos are sprouting within 1km of 'hot' schools. Not only that, parents are willing to pay premium prices to be within 1km. This is one reason why some parents ask MOE to have one more criteria - those staying within 500m. No difference.

if i have the powder, i may even ask MOE to have one more criteria on 500m - vertical distance first, then followed by horizontal distance by gazzetted road distance, not straight line distance in the form of radius from the school compound

1. these days there are so many high apartments, surely the one staying on ground floor is nearer than the one staying on the 50th floor

2. some houses on straight line is within 1 km from school, but on driving distance, due to road conditions and traffic routing, U-turns etc, is more than 1km....eg Shelford to NYPS...or Farrer to RGPS...

LOL !!

[markfch]

verykiasu2010:

if i have the powder, i may even ask MOE to have one more criteria on 500m - vertical distance first, then followed by horizontal distance by gazzetted road distance, not straight line distance in the form of radius from the school compound

hey vk2010,
wat powder is so powderful? Can recommend? :rotflmao:

[verykiasu2010]

markfch:

verykiasu2010:

if i have the powder, i may even ask MOE to have one more criteria on 500m - vertical distance first, then followed by horizontal distance by gazzetted road distance, not straight line distance in the form of radius from the school compound

hey vk2010,
wat powder is so powderful? Can recommend? :rotflmao:

alamak your England so powdery still want to ask me ??

[dorisp]

markfch:

verykiasu2010:

if i have the powder, i may even ask MOE to have one more criteria on 500m - vertical distance first, then followed by horizontal distance by gazzetted road distance, not straight line distance in the form of radius from the school compound

hey vk2010,
wat powder is so powderful? Can recommend? :rotflmao:

:udaman:

[vicki]

Haha. Can i intro u guys to DYNAMO? 1 capful n all ur stains will go away!

[Luanee]

verykiasu2010:

if i have the powder, i may even ask MOE to have one more criteria on 500m - vertical distance first, then followed by horizontal distance by gazzetted road distance, not straight line distance in the form of radius from the school compound

1. these days there are so many high apartments, surely the one staying on ground floor is nearer than the one staying on the 50th floor

2. some houses on straight line is within 1 km from school, but on driving distance, due to road conditions and traffic routing, U-turns etc, is more than 1km....eg Shelford to NYPS...or Farrer to RGPS...

LOL !!

Wahaha, powder or dyanamo, if this comes true, then we will see a sudden opposite trend that lower level apartments suddenly cost more than those higher level ones lol...