[Central] Primary Schools

[phtthp]

P2B day 2 (19 July 2011)


vacancy for P2B, no. of children registered.

1\tAnglo-Chinese (Junior)\t64\t80

2\tRiver Valley \t54\t42

3\tSt. Margaret’s \t73\t26

4\tStamford \t82\t0

[eurostar]

is RVPS good? me from there last time so no problem but onli thing is distance

radin mas is top 10 school right?when I am young this is just an ordinary neighbourhood…grow so fast
cantonment pri sch not many reviews

anyway mine still long way…go PAP kindergarden first

[LittlePrinz]

phtthp:

P2B day 2 (19 July 2011)


vacancy for P2B, no. of children registered.

1\tAnglo-Chinese (Junior)\t64\t80

2\tRiver Valley \t54\t42

3\tSt. Margaret’s \t73\t26

4\tStamford \t82\t0

Now that Phase 2B is over and there are left over places, I'm wondering if my chance for 1-2 km under phase 2C is high for RVPS. Understood that there were balloting for < 1Km under phase 2C last year. I'm really nervous. Just hope to get over this quickly.

[titank]

eurostar:

is RVPS good? me from there last time so no problem but onli thing is distance

radin mas is top 10 school right?when I am young this is just an ordinary neighbourhood...grow so fast
cantonment pri sch not many reviews

anyway mine still long way.....go PAP kindergarden first

Yes every year there would be some Black Horses Pri Sch that become popular. Yes Radin Mas before 2000 nobody had heard the name before.

[sakurachan]

blurblur:

Hi Goon,

No worries, 1-2km no need to ballot.
46 applicants for <1km
18 applicants for 1-2km
16 applicants for > 2km
64 spaces under phase 2B becoz 1 from Phase 2A2 dropped out last minute producing 1 more space. There were still movements within last half hour thus school had no chance of informing those >2km that there are no more vacancies.

Hi Blurblur,

I'm newbie here, just reported!
Lotsa info to absorb in a short span of time.

May I ask how you manage to get the info on number of applications according to the distance? Call the school?
46 applicants for <1km
18 applicants for 1-2km
16 applicants for > 2km

You mentioned that no balloting is needed for 1-2km.
How do we determine which distance phase needs to go for balloting?
Is there a pre-determined number of places available for each distance phase?
Sorry for so many questions!

Rgds,
Sakurachan

[chocpockie]

LittlePrinz:

phtthp:

P2B day 2 (19 July 2011)


vacancy for P2B, no. of children registered.

1\tAnglo-Chinese (Junior)\t64\t80

2\tRiver Valley \t54\t42

3\tSt. Margaret’s \t73\t26

4\tStamford \t82\t0

Now that Phase 2B is over and there are left over places, I'm wondering if my chance for 1-2 km under phase 2C is high for RVPS. Understood that there were balloting for < 1Km under phase 2C last year.

I'm really nervous. Just hope to get over this quickly.

For RVPS, those staying within 1 km sure safe. Those staying 1-2km will have d chance to go thru balloting but will be a tough fight. But at least is not like last year, 1-2km no chance to register at all at 2c.

[qms]

sakurachan:

May I ask how you manage to get the info on number of applications according to the distance? Call the school?

Yes, call the school.

sakurachan:

You mentioned that no balloting is needed for 1-2km.
How do we determine which distance phase needs to go for balloting?

There are 64 vacancies. There are 46 applicants in the < 1 km category, and 18 applicants in the 1-2 km category. These add up to 64, which is equal to the number of vacancies. So, there is no balloting for those in the 1-2 km category.

sakurachan:

Is there a pre-determined number of places available for each distance phase?

No. The vacancies are taken up by applicants based on distance. So, if the number of applicants staying within 1 km from the school are less than the vacancies available, applicants in the next group (1-2 km) gets to go in or take part in the balloting, depending on the number of applicants in this second group vs the remaining vacancies available.

[LittlePrinz]

chocpockie:

For RVPS, those staying within 1 km sure safe. Those staying 1-2km will have d chance to go thru balloting but will be a tough fight. But at least is not like last year, 1-2km no chance to register at all at 2c.

Thanks Chocpockie for sharing your thoughts. I guess I better look into a 2nd choice.

[chocpockie]

LittlePrinz:

chocpockie:

For RVPS, those staying within 1 km sure safe. Those staying 1-2km will have d chance to go thru balloting but will be a tough fight. But at least is not like last year, 1-2km no chance to register at all at 2c.

Thanks Chocpockie for sharing your thoughts. I guess I better look into a 2nd choice.

Most welcome! Juz sharing with u all what d RVPS office people told me. But all these are juz predictions. Hope everyone will still go into their school of choice!

U r rite, must prepare a Plan B to standby All d best!!!!

[sakurachan]

qms:

sakurachan:

May I ask how you manage to get the info on number of applications according to the distance? Call the school?

Yes, call the school.

sakurachan:

You mentioned that no balloting is needed for 1-2km.
How do we determine which distance phase needs to go for balloting?

There are 64 vacancies. There are 46 applicants in the < 1 km category, and 18 applicants in the 1-2 km category. These add up to 64, which is equal to the number of vacancies. So, there is no balloting for those in the 1-2 km category.

sakurachan:

Is there a pre-determined number of places available for each distance phase?

No. The vacancies are taken up by applicants based on distance. So, if the number of applicants staying within 1 km from the school are less than the vacancies available, applicants in the next group (1-2 km) gets to go in or take part in the balloting, depending on the number of applicants in this second group vs the remaining vacancies available.

Thanks a lot, QMS!!! Now everything is so much clearer!
So that means those residing >2km in Phase 2B won't even get a chance to ballot, right?
So if they are still keen, they would need to try their luck at Phase 2C which depends on distance again?