[Tampines] Primary Schools

[Red_Rhino]

You can call up Poi Ching to check. Usually schools will reveal the numbers as some parents has to make decisions if they are eligible for more than one school.

[barney]

oh ya, silly me. Thanks Red_Rhino for the advice, have already enquired from the school. Think this whole registration has really stressed out all parents with kids going P1 next year.

[VooVoo]

Chan:

VooVoo:

Can someone advise me if / why East Spring Pri is popular? Very puzzled... :roll:

We are staying within 1 km from East Spring too. I asked some parents & tutors. Some have good feedback some don't. Some said lack in the academic standard.

I think a lot of parents choose East Spring is because of location wise, as within 1 km from this school have quite a number of HDB flat.

Thanks! I'm also w/in 1km of East Spring...and this is the only school w/in 1k of my house...I thought I must not be on earth to know that this school is \"popular\"... :shock:

Tsk...need to move house!

[mum2one]

A friend of a friend has this update about the balloting situation of Phase 2B at St H :


Applications (within 1 km) : 28
(out of 1 but within 2 km) : 18
(out of 2 km) : 33
Total No. of Applications : 79 vying for 45 places

Applicants (within 1 km) :
All 28 applicants have been successfully registered

Applicants (out of 2 km) :
We regret to inform that you have not been successful in your registration. Thank you for your interest

Applicants (out of 1 but within 2 km) :
18 applicants will ballot for 17 vacancies. Originally, balloting is supposed to take place on Wed and only ONE family would be balloted out. Applicants are strongly advised to be present to witness the process.

However subsequently, the principal decided to \"absorb\" the 18th registrant and save time and do away with the planned balloting. Thank goodness the friend of a friend got a place for the son

Now, the not so good news for the PV moms living >2 km from the school... they are quite devastated as ALL 33 of them are OUT with no chance of ballot even. Some of these moms have clocked in many hours of PV. So this comes as a BIG blow to them ..

[ChiefKiasu]

mum2one:

A friend of a friend has this update about the balloting situation of Phase 2B at St H :

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Wow... this is some story... hope it doesn't cause a hue and cry regarding that 18th registrant. Tempers can run pretty high during these times.

Anyway, congrats to all those that managed to get their children into St. Hilda's. For those who didn't, take this as a blessing in disguise. Your children can excel in other good schools in Tampines.

[jedamum]

mum2one:

Now, the not so good news for the PV moms living >2 km from the school... they are quite devastated as ALL 33 of them are OUT with no chance of ballot even. Some of these moms have clocked in many hours of PV. So this comes as a BIG blow to them ..

All 33?! Does it mean that those who managed to get in are ONLY clan/church members and active community leader?

[ChiefKiasu]

jedamum:

All 33?! Does it mean that those who managed to get in are ONLY clan/church members and active community leader?

I think mum2one is refering to those PVs outside of the 2km zone. There were 33 of them. I'm sure there were PVs in the 45 or 46 successful applicants.

[jedamum]

ChiefKiasu:

jedamum:

All 33?! Does it mean that those who managed to get in are ONLY clan/church members and active community leader?

I think mum2one is refering to those PVs outside of the 2km zone. There were 33 of them. I'm sure there were PVs in the 45 or 46 successful applicants.

Oh I see. The >2km PV mums are 'blindsided' by those clan/church members and/or active community leaders.

[ongkb2000]

ChiefKiasu:

jedamum:

All 33?! Does it mean that those who managed to get in are ONLY clan/church members and active community leader?

I think mum2one is refering to those PVs outside of the 2km zone. There were 33 of them. I'm sure there were PVs in the 45 or 46 successful applicants.

I am not sure about Clan and Church Members. However there is no special privilege for communities leaders. I am outside the 2km range, we are aware that we will have to go though balloting if demand exceed supplies. I am sure the school administration are following the policy strictly for the rest.

I am going for the Jim Roger's route for my sons. So St Hilda's might have help to divert some traffic from Poi Ching.

All the best to those parents who are successful. (Especially the 18th applicant in phase 2B)

[ChiefKiasu]

jedamum:

Oh I see. The >2km PV mums are 'blindsided' by those clan/church members and/or active community leaders.

I think it is more of St. Hilda's having lost 30 vacancies (1 entire class) this year. This means the number of vacancies were reduced by 15 for Phase 2B. The number of qualifying applications for Phase 2B this year (79) is actually lower than last year's (86). There was balloting last year for Phase 2B for parents more than 2km. If the vacancies were maintained this year, at least 15 of these PVs would have gotten in.

The lesson learnt is that doing PV for the sake of getting into schools of very high demand is a very risky business. Historical trends can be thrown entirely off by the change in the number of vacancies by schools.

Looking forward into Phase 2C, it is even more definite now that if you stay beyond 1km from St. Hilda's, don't even bother to try for that school. It looks like St. Hilda's is targeting to open its doors only for alumni or the neighborhood residents.