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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Primary Schools - Selection & Registration
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    • V Offline
      verykiasu2010
      last edited by

      precious_angel:
      Hi Jedamum and all


      U mean can't? My family really genuinely moving to stay with my parents and probably renting out my unit.
      if it is genuine, why fear ? even if must read the full and complete story, right ? what does your conscience tell you ? you should be very happy to know that for a genuine case, it is alright, no fear. But if not ........... 心里有鬼作祟......????

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        mrswongtuition
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        jedamum:
        :? how can 'even if flat is empty or go back on weekends' mean 'genuninely stay at the address in the NRIC'? OH! you mean 'if you are genuinely staying at the rental/relative/grandparents' address stated on the NRIC then no issues even if your own flat is left empty or you only go back on to your own flat on weekends'. 😉 heehe...must read full story. 😉

        I've enquired about this before cos I was reluctant to change my NRIC address to my rental place cos it might be a transfer of schools if there's a need on MOE's side (which I did not want).
        & we were considering staying with my parents though our new house is ready cos of convenience (previously my new place was like ulu land - no amenities nearby).

        Our questions were directed to two places: SPF and HDB.

        According to what the nice policeman at AMK HQ told us, NRIC address should reflect the place where we go home to every night. So it means we 'live' there.

        According to a nice officer at HDB, there are a variety of reasons why people leave their own units vacant. Most common reason: They need to look after aged parents, so decided to move in with their parents and leave their own units vacant.
        Usually, HDB will not question unless someone complains (it's hard for them to go door to door daily to check that the residents who stay in that unit have that address on their NRIC and own the unit).
        And it may affect MOP if theirs is a relatively new flat (new flat as in they just bought their unit not long ago, not as in newly built).
        *Who checks? Cos I have friends who don't even stay in their own units but they manage to sell once MOP is up and MOP starts counting from the day they collect their keys. Unless you got official approval from HDB to rent out whole unit, if not they would not know if the REAL MOP was met?*


        There are loopholes everywhere in this 'NRIC address' system.
        If it's a genuine case of staying at the NRIC address, we can't question much.
        If it's a case of deliberate cheating (i.e. change NRIC address but not staying there), then it's really questionable. However, who will go around enforcing? Unless someone COMPLAINS, else they won't investigate.
        But your conscience will prick and everyday, you'll be wondering if someone is going to complain and your poor kid gotta be transferred out of the school when found out.



        Precious Angel, your flat is eligible to be rented out according to HDB's criterions? If yes and you manage to get approval, then there's no issue even if people complain.

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          wildboys
          last edited by

          Hi, my friend's apartment is within 1km of her choice of sch, but it's being rented out now until June of the year her kid will be in P1. She said should be able to use that address to register for under 1km by showing the tenancy agreement that she can only move in in June, her arguement is that the system can allow those whose condo only TOP within 2years, why not her case? Is she right?? I was thinking she probably have to break the contract, but then even so, how does she proof to the school that she will move in before school starts in Jan?

          :?

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            verykiasu2010
            last edited by

            wildboys:
            Hi, my friend's apartment is within 1km of her choice of sch, but it's being rented out now until June of the year her kid will be in P1. She said should be able to use that address to register for under 1km by showing the tenancy agreement that she can only move in in June, her arguement is that the system can allow those whose condo only TOP within 2years, why not her case? Is she right?? I was thinking she probably have to break the contract, but then even so, how does she proof to the school that she will move in before school starts in Jan?

            :?
            1. for those condo under construction - it is assumed that it is purchased for owner occupation, and there is a need to show proof of moving in after TOP after the Pri 1 admission, else the kids get transferred out

            2. for the existing tenanted-out unit, it is already evidential that the owner is not staying there - therefore, cannot use that address for registration. how / what else to argue about this ?

            3. even for breaking of contract, must prove that she is staying there by changing of NRIC address, utilities bill etc

            One can own practically the whole neighbourhood but not living there, it does not count

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              Liverpool73
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              Hi, question for the group. A person purchases a new property within 1 Km of the school of choice and it goes TOP not long before the P1 registration time. Can they use that as home address even if they haven’t moved in yet, as long as they fully intend to move there if successful in getting a place in the school? If not successful, they intend to stay on in the current residence and rent out the new property instead. The current residence is not within 1 km of the school. Assume that both current residence and new property are owned by the person and the new property will be empty at the time of registration. I feel this should be ok as long as they move to the new place and stay there for the duration of the child’s primary school attendance. It’s just that they are deciding where to live based on whether they are successful in getting the place in the school. What do people think?

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                qms
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                Liverpool73:
                ...Can they use that as home address even if they haven't moved in yet, as long as they fully intend to move there if successful in getting a place in the school?

                Please read this: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=33524#33524

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                  verykiasu2010
                  last edited by

                  Liverpool73:
                  Hi, question for the group. A person purchases a new property within 1 Km of the school of choice and it goes TOP not long before the P1 registration time. Can they use that as home address even if they haven't moved in yet, as long as they fully intend to move there if successful in getting a place in the school? If not successful, they intend to stay on in the current residence and rent out the new property instead. The current residence is not within 1 km of the school. Assume that both current residence and new property are owned by the person and the new property will be empty at the time of registration. I feel this should be ok as long as they move to the new place and stay there for the duration of the child's primary school attendance. It's just that they are deciding where to live based on whether they are successful in getting the place in the school. What do people think?

                  Since already TOP, your IC address must show the within 1 km address if you intend to use that for P1 registration. No excuse. Other parents in the same category as you will complain, and school also will not accept

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                    24hr-mum
                    last edited by

                    i understand that for new property still under constructn, just show sales n purchase agreement and sign agreement that u will move in within 2 yrs of getting the child into P1,


                    but does the same rule apply if the new property purchased is a resale project?

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                      tankee
                      last edited by

                      24hr-mum:
                      i understand that for new property still under constructn, just show sales n purchase agreement and sign agreement that u will move in within 2 yrs of getting the child into P1,


                      but does the same rule apply if the new property purchased is a resale project?
                      No, it does not.

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                        24hr-mum
                        last edited by

                        so does it mean eg if i buy a resale property near the sch but the transaction will take time it may not be processed completely before i reg in jul, how to use that address to reg under 1km? my curr plc isnt near the sch

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