Opinions of the Primary School Registration System

[SAHM_TAN]

BigDevil:

dankhim:

P2A1 and P2A2 has never need to be ballot. I could not see the reason why there is a need to seperate them? Any idea?

CHS came extremely close last year, with only 18 places left after 2A2.
So who's to say there won't be a need to ballot for 2A2 in the future?

It might be the trend for popular schools with sec and jc affliations.

[hquek]

BigDevil:

dankhim:

P2A1 and P2A2 has never need to be ballot. I could not see the reason why there is a need to seperate them? Any idea?

CHS came extremely close last year, with only 18 places left after 2A2.
So who's to say there won't be a need to ballot for 2A2 in the future?

my otherwise not-ks friends went to join alumni after that alarming year....and they are not due to register until some years down the road. So I would think that all of a sudden, (popular) schools will find themselves inundated with alumni.

[Pen88n]

SAHM_TAN:

BigDevil:

[quote=\"dankhim\"]P2A1 and P2A2 has never need to be ballot. I could not see the reason why there is a need to seperate them? Any idea?

CHS came extremely close last year, with only 18 places left after 2A2.
So who's to say there won't be a need to ballot for 2A2 in the future?

It might be the trend for popular schools with sec and jc affliations.[/quote]P2A2 need to ballot mean there is no vacancies for P2B and P2C. In that case, it becomes more impt for parents to be alumni of good schools, if they want their kids to be in that school.

[SAHM_TAN]

Pen88n:

SAHM_TAN:

[quote=\"BigDevil\"]
CHS came extremely close last year, with only 18 places left after 2A2.
So who's to say there won't be a need to ballot for 2A2 in the future?

It might be the trend for popular schools with sec and jc affliations.

P2A2 need to ballot mean there is no vacancies for P2B and P2C. In that case, it becomes more impt for parents to be alumni of good schools, if they want their kids to be in that school.[/quote]But with so many parents sending kids to tuition and enrichment, even teachers also suggest tuition, it makes me wonder, the students get good grades because of school, teachers or tuition and enrichment classes?

I remembered reading the top PSLE student 2010 attend Learning Lab.

[janet88]

Honestly, I just cannot understand why there is a Phase 2A1 and 2A2.

For both phases, the parent must be a former student. Phase 2A2 is for staff of the school of choice. For schools without alumni, parents will register under this category.

I wanted to join alumni (kiasi) before registering my daughter for P1...but a parent in alumni told me there is no need to do so (99% guaranteed). Understand that other than Phase 1 where there is confirmed place, subsequent phases may have to ballot if demand exceeds supply. I stay more than 2km away, so very worried last year

[bigsnoopy]

Maybe they want to add more criteria for 2A1 and 2A2

[dankhim]

janet_lee88:

Honestly, I just cannot understand why there is a Phase 2A1 and 2A2.

For both phases, the parent must be a former student. Phase 2A2 is for staff of the school of choice. For schools without alumni, parents will register under this category.

I wanted to join alumni (kiasi) before registering my daughter for P1...but a parent in alumni told me there is no need to do so (99% guaranteed). Understand that other than Phase 1 where there is confirmed place, subsequent phases may have to ballot if demand exceeds supply. I stay more than 2km away, so very worried last year

Wah! That make me :scared: liao. I joined Alumni but they accepted me late. I am in P2A2 also feel stress.
My wife told me to cool down. She said if that happen, then it's God's will or you can say it's fate. :imanangel:

[3Boys]

Current Phase 2A system of awarding priority to ALL alumni is plain illogical. It does not occur for secondary school, pre-U or university, so I fail to see how it should apply to Primary school. So far, not a shred of logic put forth that a blanket priority admission for OFFSPRING of alumni is fair or in keeping with the principle of meritocracy…the only excuse is "Oh its too hard to select between active vs non-active alumni, so if you are not an alumni, TOUGH!", when the answer should be, "We are a meritocratic society, we should level the playing field where possible, and not stack the odds without reason and impede social mobility."

[verykiasu2010]

BigDevil:

dankhim:

P2A1 and P2A2 has never need to be ballot. I could not see the reason why there is a need to seperate them? Any idea?

CHS came extremely close last year, with only 18 places left after 2A2.
So who's to say there won't be a need to ballot for 2A2 in the future?

hence CHS increased this year's registration by one class. no ?

[verykiasu2010]

SAHM_TAN:

But with so many parents sending kids to tuition and enrichment, even teachers also suggest tuition, it makes me wonder, the students get good grades because of school, teachers or tuition and enrichment classes?

I remembered reading the top PSLE student 2010 attend Learning Lab.

and many others among the top NOT attending Learning Lab.....and the kid of a principal of a popular school attended Learning Lab but still did not score near the top