All About Home Addresses
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MMM:
for suspicious cases, the schools do make checks quietlyverykiasu2010:
enough press coverage of this issue, students transferred out
Just to clarify, I am not advocating that parents should engage in activities that are illegal or not ethical to get their kids into desired schools. It's just that seeing/ hearing people around thinking of creative ways and managed to overcome the system through contacts, etc... \"without fear\" makes me wonder. :roll:
The press coverage is only the lawyer few years back right??? Didn't hear of any recent cases. So unless there are whistleblower in specific cases, it will most likely go undetected. Maybe they should set up a task force to look into this????? -
verykiasu2010:
golfer:
If I move to another address >1km after primary one terms starts, will moe allocate me to another school?
no law requiring you to stay in the same property used for registration for the duration of the whole primary school education.
but if one intentionally do so to \"workaround\" the system, should
hard that they are not caught. It would be hard to prove, but there may be \"whistle blowers\" among ones' interaction circle.
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verykiasu2010:
for suspicious cases, the schools do make checks quietly[/quote]IMOMMM:
[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]enough press coverage of this issue, students transferred out
Just to clarify, I am not advocating that parents should engage in activities that are illegal or not ethical to get their kids into desired schools. It's just that seeing/ hearing people around thinking of creative ways and managed to overcome the system through contacts, etc... \"without fear\" makes me wonder. :roll:
The press coverage is only the lawyer few years back right??? Didn't hear of any recent cases. So unless there are whistleblower in specific cases, it will most likely go undetected. Maybe they should set up a task force to look into this?????
- tip-off by whistle blowers
- child talk about where child stay
- more than 1 applicants using same address
- school bus drivers' records -
spursburger:
Hi... i am not trying to take adavantage... as i do own both addresses and I am not renting... just it's just that i will have to move to whichever school that my child will go to. if we have the flexibility of choice... why can't we leverage?
If you own both properties and are not renting them out and have the intention of moving in and staying there during the course of your kids' schooling years, sure. Nothing illegal about it. -
tankee:
verykiasu2010:
[quote=\"golfer\"]If I move to another address >1km after primary one terms starts, will moe allocate me to another school?
no law requiring you to stay in the same property used for registration for the duration of the whole primary school education.
but if one intentionally do so to \"workaround\" the system, should hard that they are not caught. It would be hard to prove, but there may be \"whistle blowers\" among ones' interaction circle.[/quote]I think it's hard to keep up the charade. First of all, the kid can't take school bus, coz that's the surest way of revealing your true address. Secondly, how long will your kid have to lie for you to keep a place in the school? What a burden for the kid. People do know of cases who lie about their home addresses but it's a question of whether they want to report them or not.
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My feeling about this home address thingy is that it’s actually very widely practised.
1) People renting a place (eg. whole unit/ rooms) for 2 years and using that address for P1 registration and they got in.
2) People buying a house within 1km to desired school. In reality they will use the address for P1 registration but rent the house out to someone who is not registering.
3) People who changed their address to relatives/ parents who are staying within 1km to desired school.
I am sure in everyone’s circle of friends, there are bound to be people who do that. It’s scary because it is not uncommon. For the scenario that I listed above, 1 and 2 required financial resources so it might be more restrictive. But I’ve heard scarier things about how people are taught to beat the system…
For the school bus, the parents can give excuse like the child needs to go to caregiver’s house that’s why the address is different. This is not uncommon too. Eg. a child on my kids’ bus actually drop off at his auntie’s place. Nothing wrong with that.
I think i raised this as I am in a dilemma as there are too many whistles to blow. On the other hand, what are the controls the schools/ MOE have in place to prevent this? -
till now, i have not met all the mums, dads and kids in pri 1. i dont know how they got into the school or where they stay even for those i know (maybe just the add). we dont ask how we got the kids into the school.
the only thing i have is just a list with parents’ phone no (and not all parents are on the list) and no address. -
LOLMum:
What you mentioned is true....till now, i have not met all the mums, dads and kids in pri 1. i dont know how they got into the school or where they stay even for those i know (maybe just the add). we dont ask how we got the kids into the school.
the only thing i have is just a list with parents' phone no (and not all parents are on the list) and no address.
However, I've asked such questions occasionally. But was just being curious if there are any old schoolmates around. But yes, you won't go to the details of oh.... you joined via 2B or 2C, were u under phase 1????? What is your address? Is that the same address as where you stay??? Did you have to ballot? People don't really bother after they got in. They are usually more concerned with the school results then.
But on the other hand, all parents will assume that their kids' classmates used the right mean to get into school. There is no reason to doubt. -
[quote=\"MMM
But on the other hand, all parents will assume that their kids' classmates used the right mean to get into school. There is no reason to doubt.[/quote]
right, there is no reason to doubt and honestly, who in the world would tell anyone or everyone that they got in thru the \"backdoor\" or broke the rules. i would definitely :censored: myself.
even if you know someone bought a place or broke the rules, friends being friends will probably keep quiet.
so far what i have heard is from friends about so and so........no evidence, no witness...... case dismissed. -
MMM:
....But on the other hand, all parents will assume that their kids' classmates used the right mean to get into school. There is no reason to doubt.
maybe more to the case of \"since my child has gotten in, why bother to be the bad person to whistle blow on my child's classmates?\"
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