Maris Stella High
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24hr-mum:
Just my opinion. If I were you, I wouldn't take the chance. I will move. Frankly speaking, MS was not even in my radar when choosing primary school. I was quite sure that with 1km and in phase 2B, the chances of getting into CHS are good. Plus the lowest birth rate in 2004, I keep assuring my wife that our son will have no problem getting into CHS. It was only when the vacancies start disappearing during the earlier phase that I started to panick. I couldn't believe what I see. Luckily I found this Kiasu parents forum and found out that there is another Catholic school (MSH). So I read up more about MSH and realise that even outside the 2km radius, I still have a good chance. So I decided to forgo CHS.hi cherrygal
ya i stay within 1km of CHS. didnt calculate the chance of getting into the sch when i shift house 2yrs ago. just wanted a catholic sch and a gd sch.
but i scared history will repeat and next yr so tough to get into CH again.
to aim for MS at 2b is much higher chance than CH but again, eg if there are 80 vacancies and 81 applicant, u can end up be the only 1 who failed the ballot. so to the individual the chance is either 0 or 100%. i m eligible to sell or sublet my flat next year, so i m wondering if i shd shiift to get a sure plc in MS.
to get a sure plc in MS vs a balloting chance in CH. which better?
if can get in CH of cos better cos i m near my friends,if dont hv to change childcare for #3, dont hv to source nearby tuition centres again, plus my #1 studies at amk, so MS actually is further if i move.
if i stay put, n dont get CH or MS, i dont want to consider Montfort or st gabe whc is far too. might as well just opt for a nearby neighborhd sch. chances wld be GY cos Kuo Chuan wld be gone too by phase 2c supp.
on one hand CH is more more convenient to everyone but if i dont do anythg now that i can to put my child in a gd sch, i wonder if i will regret if end up in schs not of my choice leh.
how?
If u want my opinion, there will definitely be more spillover from CHS next year. I won't be surprise the Phase 2B balloting will get more intense. So to ensure that u dun have to go thru this, moving near MSH is the best bet. But be warned, it is not easy to find a nice HDB flat within 1km. Somemore, for those nice units, chinese are usually not eligible. Better start looking now.
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bigfoot:
I agree with bigfoot. MSH never had balloting in the past dunno how many years for Phase 2B - but somehow this year they started it!! I always tot the MRT had a part to play in this.... with the MRT being directly outside the school - it just makes it so much more convenient!!
Just my opinion. If I were you, I wouldn't take the chance. I will move. Frankly speaking, MS was not even in my radar when choosing primary school. I was quite sure that with 1km and in phase 2B, the chances of getting into CHS are good. Plus the lowest birth rate in 2004, I keep assuring my wife that our son will have no problem getting into CHS. It was only when the vacancies start disappearing during the earlier phase that I started to panick. I couldn't believe what I see. Luckily I found this Kiasu parents forum and found out that there is another Catholic school (MSH). So I read up more about MSH and realise that even outside the 2km radius, I still have a good chance. So I decided to forgo CHS.24hr-mum:
hi cherrygal
ya i stay within 1km of CHS. didnt calculate the chance of getting into the sch when i shift house 2yrs ago. just wanted a catholic sch and a gd sch.
but i scared history will repeat and next yr so tough to get into CH again.
to aim for MS at 2b is much higher chance than CH but again, eg if there are 80 vacancies and 81 applicant, u can end up be the only 1 who failed the ballot. so to the individual the chance is either 0 or 100%. i m eligible to sell or sublet my flat next year, so i m wondering if i shd shiift to get a sure plc in MS.
to get a sure plc in MS vs a balloting chance in CH. which better?
if can get in CH of cos better cos i m near my friends,if dont hv to change childcare for #3, dont hv to source nearby tuition centres again, plus my #1 studies at amk, so MS actually is further if i move.
if i stay put, n dont get CH or MS, i dont want to consider Montfort or st gabe whc is far too. might as well just opt for a nearby neighborhd sch. chances wld be GY cos Kuo Chuan wld be gone too by phase 2c supp.
on one hand CH is more more convenient to everyone but if i dont do anythg now that i can to put my child in a gd sch, i wonder if i will regret if end up in schs not of my choice leh.
how?
If u want my opinion, there will definitely be more spillover from CHS next year. I won't be surprise the Phase 2B balloting will get more intense. So to ensure that u dun have to go thru this, moving near MSH is the best bet. But be warned, it is not easy to find a nice HDB flat within 1km. Somemore, for those nice units, chinese are usually not eligible. Better start looking now. -
kancheong mum:
Sorry, since I already revealed that my son is in 1F, I shall not reveal where I am staying to prevent the identification of my son. :lol:
Bigfoot you said that the bus company told you your pick up point may be as early as 6am. Where do you stay? I have a friend whose boy is also starting P1 and she said the MSH bus comes about 6.30pm (her neighbour's kid is MSH boy). She lives in the Sin Ming area opp Thomson plaza.
Anyway, u can find out where I stay by reading my previous post. All I can say is it is within 1km of CHS. I dun understand why my son must be pick up by 6am if thomson area can be picked up at 630am. I must check with the driver again. Somehow, I dun trust what he said that day. There were so many ppl and I am sure he had estimated the time in haste. -
kancheong mum:
Hi kancheong mum,vicki:
Hi, i stay in Tiong Bahru. The bus aunty told me they might do a 6am for my boy!
Hi Vicki, how much did the bus aunty quote you?
The bus aunty refuse to confirm anything other than shouldnt be more than 200 bucks and wont be earlier than 6am.
She say that they will have to consolidate their list first before finalising on anything! So, i got to wait till mid December to find out!! -
Anyone signed up as a parent volunteer during orientation on saturday??
Haha - i told my dh to sign up as a volunteer for guitar playing for Mass n Praise n Worship (those 7am to 730am) slots!! He just gave me THE LOOK!!
Anywas - thinking after the school term start - i will chk it out again and see if anything catches my fancy!! -
vicki:
Hi kancheong mum,kancheong mum:
[quote=\"vicki\"] Hi, i stay in Tiong Bahru. The bus aunty told me they might do a 6am for my boy!
Hi Vicki, how much did the bus aunty quote you?
The bus aunty refuse to confirm anything other than shouldnt be more than 200 bucks and wont be earlier than 6am.
She say that they will have to consolidate their list first before finalising on anything! So, i got to wait till mid December to find out!![/quote]Kancheong mum, I suggest u book first. The boss (I think he is) told me that we can get a full refund if we find the timing too early. Book first so that he can plan the route. -
vicki:
My DW and I decided to be a low profile parents first. Afterall, we dun have the luxury of time even if we want to volunteer. Sigh...Anyone signed up as a parent volunteer during orientation on saturday??
Haha - i told my dh to sign up as a volunteer for guitar playing for Mass n Praise n Worship (those 7am to 730am) slots!! He just gave me THE LOOK!!
Anywas - thinking after the school term start - i will chk it out again and see if anything catches my fancy!! -
bigfoot:
Haha - Yah - Understand -- was just thinking that if we do volunteer - prob do those mass/ p&w or catholicism stuffs!!
My DW and I decided to be a low profile parents first. Afterall, we dun have the luxury of time even if we want to volunteer. Sigh...vicki:
Anyone signed up as a parent volunteer during orientation on saturday??
Haha - i told my dh to sign up as a volunteer for guitar playing for Mass n Praise n Worship (those 7am to 730am) slots!! He just gave me THE LOOK!!
Anywas - thinking after the school term start - i will chk it out again and see if anything catches my fancy!!
Then also got opportunity to go chk out the school!
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bigfoot - thanks very much for ur encouragement. frankly speaking, i had never thot of MS also until recently, cos i thot ms not as up to mark as ch. when i shifted in 07 i had made sure i was within 1km of ch. the one thing i forgot to chk is the ballotg history of CH. even when the vacancies are only 9 this year for ch, i still thot can try ms at 2b is really history repeats. but lately i start to analyse and realise, wif so many new housing here, getting into ch will be super tough. n my boy isnt the bright type. so ch may be challenging. n since ms streams only in p5, maybe be better as he has more time to mature.
if i do move, prob have to consider pte as well, but so costly.
also, my gal studies in amk, will be far for her to travel too. the sch bus said pickup time from bartley to amk may be 6am but he prob anyhow quote. journey 45min
now toying btwn rental n buying cos i m eligible to sublet my plc.
scared moe will disdvantage rental applicants -
bigfoot:
I dun understand why my son must be pick up by 6am if thomson area can be picked up at 630am. I must check with the driver again. Somehow, I dun trust what he said that day. There were so many ppl and I am sure he had estimated the time in haste.
I agree! Seems everyone is told 6am, mine too! I asked the guy not aunty, maybe it's their standard answer before they work out the routes. I was telling DH if so early we might as well send ds1 to school ourselves, it's only 15mins. drive, even detouring to send ds2 to childcare also dont need so early. It doesnt make sense for Tiong Bahru (which is so far away) to have the same pick-up time as yours and mine (Boon Keng/Lavendar).
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