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[wimdils]

hi all,


am interested in placing my girl in haig girls…
I called up the school to have a gauge of my chances in phase 2C…
and she was diplomatic in saying that the results will be out in june/july.
could anyone clue me in on my chances or should i give up?
please help…

[hquek]

hi wimdils,


did you look at the past balloting history in KSP? it gives a fair gauge - but note, things do change from year to year. Number of kids with siblings coming in, alumni/old girls, PV, grassroots - all these will affect the final outcome. In fact, if the admin staff tell you a figure, she’s definitely bluffing you.

[hquek]

hi wimdils,


did you look at the past balloting history in KSP? it gives a fair gauge - but note, things do change from year to year. Number of kids with siblings coming in, alumni/old girls, PV, grassroots - all these will affect the final outcome. In fact, if the admin staff tell you a figure, she’s definitely bluffing you.

[wimdils]

hi,

ya… i did… ,it’s like 91% filled in phase 2c and there was a chance for 2c supp. (correct me if i m wrong)-and that’s why I am on tenterhooks to risk my chances in Haig Girls in Phase 2C. i live beyond 2 km…

[hquek]

Hi wimdils,


If there is a chance for 2C Supp, this means those beyond 2Km should be able to get in during 2C. A good sign really.

[VooVoo]

I’ve got a dilemma…


I’m currently staying at address A which is 1km to school A and I have another property at address B which is 1km to school B. Depending on the balloting chances, I would like to have the flexibility of applying for either school A or B at phase 2C. I can move to property B should my child gets enrolled in school B.

How do I keep the flexibility of applying for either schools??? Just change 1 parent’s I/C?

[verykiasu2010]

VooVoo:

I've got a dilemma...


I'm currently staying at address A which is 1km to school A and I have another property at address B which is 1km to school B. Depending on the balloting chances, I would like to have the flexibility of applying for either school A or B at phase 2C. I can move to property B should my child gets enrolled in school B.

How do I keep the flexibility of applying for either schools??? Just change 1 parent's I/C?

I thought u are PV in your school of choice ?

[VooVoo]

Haha...that's the problem. I need to change my address to B for phase 2B...but just but what if I get balloted out even at 1km :yikes:


Need to think of backup and strategy at phase 2C :xedfingers:

[ccyczy]

hi, i am new here. can anyone advise on this:

my son is going to P1 in 2012, and now we have two choices for schools to apply both in 2C.
school N-northland(heard good in math and science) is within 1km from our own address.
school C-chongfu (heard good in language) is within 1km from grandparents’ address.
Both school’s PSLE results seem comparable. we are eligible to use grandparents’ address.

question: 1.which school is better
2.if apply C first and failed, will affect the chances to apply N since we cannot apply two schools at the same phase?

thnks a lot!

[jedamum]

ccyczy:

hi, i am new here. can anyone advise on this:

my son is going to P1 in 2012, and now we have two choices for schools to apply both in 2C.
school N-northland(heard good in math and science) is within 1km from our own address.
school C-chongfu (heard good in language) is within 1km from grandparents' address.
Both school's PSLE results seem comparable. we are eligible to use grandparents' address.

question: 1.which school is better
2.if apply C first and failed, will affect the chances to apply N since we cannot apply two schools at the same phase?

thnks a lot!

1. both schools have their merits. you have to assess which school that you stand a better chance.
2. for Chongfu, if you are using the grandparents address and registering via the caregiver's route, your registration will be under the 1-2km category despite that the actual distance is <1km. as chongfu has balloting for <1km for the past few years, i don't think you stand a good chance to even ballot via caregiver's route as your application will not be considered <1km


You may want to know

For registration using the address of the child’s grandparents or the parent’s sibling, a statutory declaration is needed. If statutory declaration is used, children who are registered using either the grandparent’s or the parent’s sibling’s address and residing within 1 km or between 1 km and 2 km of the school of choice are balloted together with the other children residing between 1 km and 2 km of the school. View details on eligibility for statutory declaration.
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/allocation/

3. yes. you cannot apply 2 schools in any single phase. so choose wisely; and have a backup plan.