2011 P1 Registration Exercise for 2012 In-Take
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g2m6:
i feel that spore does not need 180 different primary schools to begin with. All resources come centrally from MOE and so do the teachers and principals. They all sit for a common PSLE after 6 yrs. With 180 different schools do we really get 180 different systems to begin with? Do we have 180 different kind of teaching methods and syllabus? .
if all schools in spore are to have one teaching method and same syllabus, we might as well get rid of the teachers and use robots to teach. this will ensure that teaching method is standardised, same information + same test questions + answers and marking methods are precisely the same. then there will be no complaint of which school or which teacher is doing less for the children etc.
:faint: :faint: what an awful idea. -
24 have registered at nanhua this morning. The school refuses to disclose the number by distance.
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LOLMum:
Agree with both of you!spikey:
When faced with a limited supply and overwhelming demand, no solution is going to satisfy everybody. I do not support overhauling the current system. Maybe a bit more tweaking should be done. I find it disconcerting that there appears to be a number of 'whiners' who berate the govt for lack of citizenship priority, having a screwed up scheme which skews towards alumni etc...i.e. anything that is not in their favour.
On the other hand, there are parents (and their parents) who have prepared for this even before their kids were born. They accept the system as it is, move house, become PV, grassroots leaders etc.
Do your homework, prepare and don't begrudge others who have that advantage over u. The ultimate responsibility for choosing where your child goes rests with the parents...not the govt, not the school, not your parents etc. Your best efforts to ensure that your child goes to the very best school that you are able to chiong for ensures that your child doesn't have to undergo the same pressures when they grow up...unless of course, they change the registration system.
:goodpost:
i have had many a times told friends to look at primary schools for their kids early and not wait till the last minute. sadly, most brushed it off as being kaisu and when they realised they have missed the dateline to be a pv or join as grl, started to complain of unfairness in system.
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alng:
24 have registered at nanhua this morning. The school refuses to disclose the number by distance.
Imho I feel that all schs should disclose the figures by distance so that PVs can mentally prepare to activate their plan B if necessary. -
It all boils down to a matter of demand and supply. This year Ai Tong has 38 vacaniesy while Horizon Pri has 277 vacancies after Phase 2A2. Both offered 330 vacancies in 2012. The average vacancies (AV) for the 10 schools with the least number of vacancies after P2A2 is 46.4 while the AV for the 10 schools with the most number of vacancies 206.6. This despite the 10 schools having the least number of vacancies left offered a total of 150 more vacancies for 2012 than the 10 schools with the most vacancies left.
There is no problem in the overall vacancies in primary schools. Problem is there is a gross unequal distribution of these vacancies amongst the schools due to demand.
So why bother opening up new schools with a brand new name that no one wants to register when you can let (or force) schools that consistently fail to meet demand annually eg Raffles Girls (82 left after P2A2) or Anderson Primary (64 left after P2A2) to open up another campus. This school will follow the same system as the original one and some of the senior teachers and staff can be transferred over to the new school and replicate the successful model.
No danger of cookie cutter because we do not eliminate all schools but just let those which always fail to meet demand increase their intake. -
dorisp:
Agree with both of you!LOLMum:
[quote=\"spikey\"]When faced with a limited supply and overwhelming demand, no solution is going to satisfy everybody. I do not support overhauling the current system. Maybe a bit more tweaking should be done. I find it disconcerting that there appears to be a number of 'whiners' who berate the govt for lack of citizenship priority, having a screwed up scheme which skews towards alumni etc...i.e. anything that is not in their favour.
On the other hand, there are parents (and their parents) who have prepared for this even before their kids were born. They accept the system as it is, move house, become PV, grassroots leaders etc.
Do your homework, prepare and don't begrudge others who have that advantage over u. The ultimate responsibility for choosing where your child goes rests with the parents...not the govt, not the school, not your parents etc. Your best efforts to ensure that your child goes to the very best school that you are able to chiong for ensures that your child doesn't have to undergo the same pressures when they grow up...unless of course, they change the registration system.
:goodpost:
i have had many a times told friends to look at primary schools for their kids early and not wait till the last minute. sadly, most brushed it off as being kaisu and when they realised they have missed the dateline to be a pv or join as grl, started to complain of unfairness in system.
:roll:
:celebrate:[/quote] :hi5: Yes, I've been saying there is no perfect system. Change will affect someone or others, and there will be unhappiness in any group. Everyone just want to enjoy benefits to their own advantage. And I've been saying adapt to the system - play it to the best of your advantage. If you want to have better option, you need to put in effort and work at it. Strategise early and work out the plans. There are people who worked at it and manage to get the best out of the system. If you do it last minute, do not expect the system to cater to your benefit! -
markfch:
Some schools do. Maybe the GO didn't have the figures on them and didn't want to give unconfirmed numbers.alng:
24 have registered at nanhua this morning. The school refuses to disclose the number by distance.
Imho I feel that all schs should disclose the figures by distance so that PVs can mentally prepare to activate their plan B if necessary. -
markfch:
I think they do and will advise accordingly towards the end of the registration process, e.g. when registered > vacanciesalng:
24 have registered at nanhua this morning. The school refuses to disclose the number by distance.
Imho I feel that all schs should disclose the figures by distance so that PVs can mentally prepare to activate their plan B if necessary.
In the initial part, they may not be able to forecast.
Some parents do wait til towards the end of the registration day before applying. -
Parents need not fret. If your kids show academic brillance in Pri 1, can also appy to transfer out to a renown school at the end of next year.
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WCW:
Yes can register at P2C again. By then, it is purely by distance. So, if your P2B is under 1km ballot unsuccessful, you can join the P2C under 1km ballot again (but this time note that there may be more applicants within 1km).check w the experts here...
if i fail the ballot at P2B, i will re-register at P2C right?
not P2C supp right?
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