[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[janet88]

urbanite:

My understanding for the sudden record school application was mainly due to our \"relax\" immigation laws. So, using \"child birth rates\" for certain chinese horoscope characters are no longer a strong validation.

There are MORE applicants under Phase 2C now applying for schools...and these applicants can afford to stay near school of choice...which is also one reason why Singapore is accepting them.

[mail_lum]

Dear Parents,


I can’t find any statistics on the latest balloting history for 2010 Primary 1 Registration. Can someone tell me what was it like in Phase 2C for Pei Hwa and MGS? what was the cut-off, as in balloting required for <1km, or between 1-2 km?

thanks a lot!!

[janet88]

chingmun:

Dear Parents,


I can't find any statistics on the latest balloting history for 2010 Primary 1 Registration. Can someone tell me what was it like in Phase 2C for Pei Hwa and MGS? what was the cut-off, as in balloting required for <1km, or between 1-2 km?

thanks a lot!!

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/event/registration-2011-p1-phase-2c
Hope this thread helps.

[mail_lum]

Hi Janet,


Thanks for the link!

[spikey]

chingmun:

Dear Parents,


I can't find any statistics on the latest balloting history for 2010 Primary 1 Registration. Can someone tell me what was it like in Phase 2C for Pei Hwa and MGS? what was the cut-off, as in balloting required for <1km, or between 1-2 km?

thanks a lot!!

balloting definitely required for MGS below 1km. It will be a miracle if it doesn't happen next year. But considering the number of new condos sprouting up around MGS, the chances are going to be worse than previous years.

[janet88]

spikey:

chingmun:

Dear Parents,


I can't find any statistics on the latest balloting history for 2010 Primary 1 Registration. Can someone tell me what was it like in Phase 2C for Pei Hwa and MGS? what was the cut-off, as in balloting required for <1km, or between 1-2 km?

thanks a lot!!

balloting definitely required for MGS below 1km. It will be a miracle if it doesn't happen next year. But considering the number of new condos sprouting up around MGS, the chances are going to be worse than previous years.

Balloting for MGS within 1km has been going on for few years...it will go on for a long long time. It's an all girls school with affiliation to secondary...wanted to register my daughter there but staying within 1-2km.

[GPTeacher]

Hi,


May I know if anyone knows the highest PSLE score for non GEP students in HPPS? I wonder if the non GEP students are also doing as well or better than students in other neighbourhood non GEP schools.

Thanks!

[greenbean2011]

hi,


my cousin managed to successfully enrol her daughter in SCGS primary, and her son in ACS Barker primary - via the rc way. Two very good schools.

they could not afford to buy houses in the expensive property district, to be < 1 km. Both she and her husband not from ex-SCGS, nor from ex-ACS.

you may read my sharing here, in this thread:-

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=358698#358698

[janet88]

greenbean2011:

hi,


my cousin managed to successfully enrol her daughter in SCGS primary, and her son in ACS Barker primary - via the rc way. Two very good schools.

Really envious...bcos she doesn't quite have to worry about their secondary schools for the next 10 years...wanted to transfer my son to ACS Barker primary but wait list is just too long.

[greenbean2011]

yes！indeed, it’s really makes a world of huge difference, whether a child attends an affliated primary school - vs. those who don’t.


if a a child attends affliated primary school, the psle stress for both parents and kid –the mental anxiety during exam preparation, is so many times greatly reduced !

time flies! 6 yrs primary school pass very fast, in the twinkle of an eye! If no affliation, child has to find own secondary school himself.

besides, many good secondary schools minimum entry score very tough to achieve.

top secondary schools minimum entry usually hovering around 263, 265. Without affliation, other good secondary schools with slightly 10 points lower down, say, hovering around 250 to 255 – this type of score also very tough to achieve !

those who come from affliated primary school with lower score got safety net to catch them. Lower score never mind, still can enter. Difference of 1 or 2 point more already not easy to get … let alone talk about difference of > 10 points - between those coming from affliated schools, vs. those who are not.

I mean - of course every parent would love their child to do well.
which parent doesn’t ? But hor, sometimes in life hard to say, anything can happen during psle exam time.

I think the strategy should be – better start queuing a child for transfer into an affliated primary school - if say, he cannot get into one, during primary 1 registration time. Never mind when transfer takes place. Better queue up first !

at least can have peace for the next 10 years first!