2011 P1 Registration Exercise for 2012 In-Take
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LKVM:
LKVM, I get what you are saying. Past 2 years balloting was for >2km and in that I think less than 5 was balloted out. What I'm just trying to say that I trust Rulang was still behaving responsibly to their PVs by not taking way above what they have estimated...RRMummy:
I suspect that Rulang did not see it coming.. but I may be wrong..
RRMummy I do agree with you that West Grove and Rulang problems werent the same however the main problem still lies that parents who have done PV still cannot get the seats(in this case not even chance of balloting mah)
But having this tsunami of a enrolment in the earlier phases, I trust they will be reviewing their already stringent PV screening..
JMHO -
Hi,
Will MOE release the balloting distance for phase 2b? When will that be? Or do we have to call the school to find out? -
zhuangzi:
P2A(2) is flawed as most will choose not to join alumni as they do not want to pay for it. Some might argue that this is not fair to those poorer. I suggest dividing equally the vacancy after P2A(1), if odd number just allocate to those in P2A(2)
why is this flaw? the ex students who studied there did help to contribute to the school in their simple ways as compare to those parent who did not study there but now want their kids to get in because it is a good school? -
mummyo:
Actually, like it or not, there will always be the RGPS and NYPS and these so called better schools. As it is now these schools are very popular, by going solely on distance, people will scramble to buy properties near those schools, and the end result will be those with monetary means gains the upper hand. When that happens, these schools will be deemed 'rich man's school' and become even more 'elite'.You're not getting my point. There won't be no NYPS or RGPS, so called \"better\" schools. There will be an even mix of students in EVERY school, not just elite parents sending their \"elite\" offspring to these schools. There will be no such thing as popular or not popular schools as you will have NO CHOICE where you go.
In estates with both private and HDB housing, the percentage of the student intake will mirror that of the housing type around the schools.
Of course there will be spots whereby there are no schools within 2km of your residence then your child will be posted to a school maybe 3 or 4km away.
Of course not everyone will be happy in any system but my opinion is that this will be the fairest system yet and take away all these stress of registering your child here or there, waste time PV can't get in etc.
As it is, some of these schools appear to have students from more affluent backgrounds. But with the old boys/girls and PV entitlement, it kinda balances it out a little.
No system is perfect. With DD, the current system worked in my favour as I was a student of a popular school. But now with DS, I am on the other end of the pole and to make matters worse, there's only a girls school within 2km radius from where we stay.
Stress in the registering, it is all up to individuals, if you do not mind any schools, so long as it is within 2-3km, then no stress. But if you want to go for a particularly popular school, then work the system and accept whatever the results. -
Celyw:
May I ask in what way did they contribute? The point I'm trying to make is too many abuse this, and it is time to take a closer look at this. But giving them a chance to be equal to 2B is very fair to me.zhuangzi:
P2A(2) is flawed as most will choose not to join alumni as they do not want to pay for it. Some might argue that this is not fair to those poorer. I suggest dividing equally the vacancy after P2A(1), if odd number just allocate to those in P2A(2)
why is this flaw? the ex students who studied there did help to contribute to the school in their simple ways as compare to those parent who did not study there but now want their kids to get in because it is a good school? -
zhuangzi:
May I ask in what way did they contribute? The point I'm trying to make is too many abuse this, and it is time to take a closer look at this. But giving them a chance to be equal to 2B is very fair to me.[/quote]But in what ways are they abusing P2A2? The rules for P2A2 areCelyw:
[quote=\"zhuangzi\"]P2A(2) is flawed as most will choose not to join alumni as they do not want to pay for it. Some might argue that this is not fair to those poorer. I suggest dividing equally the vacancy after P2A(1), if odd number just allocate to those in P2A(2)
why is this flaw? the ex students who studied there did help to contribute to the school in their simple ways as compare to those parent who did not study there but now want their kids to get in because it is a good school?
a) For a child whose parent or sibling has studied in the school of choice
b) For a child whose parent is a staff member of the school of choice
It's very clear, how to abuse? There's no loophole, except maybe for b) whereby a teacher can ask for transfer to school of choice or a job applicant can try to apply for a job in the school of choice when the school is hiring. But for b) how many cases? -
I wonder how does MOE allocate a school to our child if we don’t get into the school of our choice.
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I believe that what makes a school what it is - it’s all about the students. It is the students under the guidance of a superb team of teachers and principal who makes a school what it is today!
Isn’t the history and accomplishment of the school the reason why a school is HOT?
Hence the contributions of ex-students… -
Ya, ex students are what made the sch so popular now. So surely should give priority. Eg last time st Hilda is not popular sch until they started producing top psle students. So surely, u gotta give them credit for it. Else it will still be an unpopular sch. And then there won’t be balloting prob coz no one wanna go in.
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zhuangzi:
I wonder how does MOE allocate a school to our child if we don't get into the school of our choice.
MOE will ask you to nominate 3-5 schools still with vacancies after P2CS if your child doesn't get any place in any school by then. They will then assign a school to your child in your list based on distance, I think.
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