Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools

[Funz]

verykiasu2010:

NYPS will challenge your chinese lang hor, if you have no intention to outsource chinese coaching / tuition .......

Yah aware of that. Currently oredi outsourced.

[Funz]

BigDevil:

Cut off means that the number of applicants = number of available places in that distance category, so no balloting required. All who fall outside of that distance category will be rejected.


Eg. At 2C, number of places = 50. Number of applicants within 1 km = 22,
number of applicants within 2km = 28, number of applicants outside 2km = 35. This will be a cut off since 22 + 28 = 50. All 35 applicants outside 2km will be rejected.

Thanks!

[Busymom]

Funz:

Busymom, I did not include HPPS though it was my first choice for PV cos I saw the balloting history, practically every year balloting required for within 1km and highly over subscribed.


Decided to include NYP cos thot if move around that area oso more convenient for DD if DS gets in, since both are nearby.

Hi Funz,

I just checked the balloting history for this year and in the case of HPPS, the balloting under 2C is for > 2km. Not sure why HPPS is quite \"cold\" this year with the 2004 kids' parents, but you can probably try to see next year's trend. By the way, when is your DS due to be registered for P1?

For NYPS, you have to bear in mind the massive Farrier Road project that would soon be launched.

How about through grassroot leader route? You would have more choices of schools in the Holland- Bukit Timah GRC.

[Busymom]

BigDevil:

Cut off means that the number of applicants = number of available places in that distance category, so no balloting required. All who fall outside of that distance category will be rejected.


Eg. At 2C, number of places = 50. Number of applicants within 1 km = 22,
number of applicants within 2km = 28, number of applicants outside 2km = 35. This will be a cut off since 22 + 28 = 50. All 35 applicants outside 2km will be rejected.

Also, just to add, sometimes having a cut off does not necessarily mean that supply = demand for a category. It could be that some parents decided to go to another school instead of going for balloting. I remember noticing in one of the years that ACS initially had to ballot on the day when registration closed, yet somehow, before balloting was to be conducted, it became a case of cut-off. Heard from a friend as well that if there is just 1 more student, sometimes, the school will take in that 1 extra person.

[Funz]

Busymom:

Hi Funz,


I just checked the balloting history for this year and in the case of HPPS, the balloting under 2C is for > 2km. Not sure why HPPS is quite \"cold\" this year with the 2004 kids' parents, but you can probably try to see next year's trend. By the way, when is your DS due to be registered for P1?

For NYPS, you have to bear in mind the massive Farrier Road project that would soon be launched.

How about through grassroot leader route? You would have more choices of schools in the Holland- Bukit Timah GRC.

Gotta register DS next year. Explored a few options so now down to the last option and that is move nearer to the school, which was our 2nd last option. Last option will be to just register him in BTPS.

[Luanee]

Busymom:

Hi Funz,


I just checked the balloting history for this year and in the case of HPPS, the balloting under 2C is for > 2km. Not sure why HPPS is quite \"cold\" this year with the 2004 kids' parents, but you can probably try to see next year's trend. By the way, when is your DS due to be registered for P1?

For NYPS, you have to bear in mind the massive Farrier Road project that would soon be launched.

How about through grassroot leader route? You would have more choices of schools in the Holland- Bukit Timah GRC.

I thot HPPS balloted for 1-2 km this year for 2C ? If you dont like PHPPS, then HPPS may be a good chance as in 2008 everyone within 1km got in without balloting for 2C.

[Busymom]

Luanee:

I thot HPPS balloted for 1-2 km this year for 2C ? If you dont like PHPPS, then HPPS may be a good chance as in 2008 everyone within 1km got in without balloting for 2C.

Initially, I also thought so, but the balloting history found on KSP shows that balloting was required for >2km (green colour) in 2010... or have I interpreted the chart incorrectly?

[Busymom]

Busymom:

Initially, I also thought so, but the balloting history found on KSP shows that balloting was required for >2km (green colour) in 2010... or have I interpreted the chart incorrectly?

Alamak! Just realised that the chart is probably not updated yet as all the tables below the chart do not have figures in the last 2 columns!

What happened? Chief too busy to update? :?

In that case, then Luanee is correct. I am very sure there was no balloting within 1km this year as a friend got in under 2C without balloting.

[Luanee]

Busymom:

Alamak! Just realised that the chart is probably not updated yet as all the tables below the chart do not have figures in the last 2 columns!


What happened? Chief too busy to update? :?

In that case, then Luanee is correct. I am very sure there was no balloting within 1km this year as a friend got in under 2C without balloting.

Hee i keep my own spreadsheets of the stats.. not too sure where to find chief's chart

[Funz]

Luanee, you have the stats for this year’s P1 registration? Can share for the Bt Timah and Novena schools?


Where do you guys find all these data anyway?