Opinions of the Primary School Registration System

[3Boys]

THC:

DW and my primary school are gone and my 3 boys yet to attend primary school but i feel that P2A should remain as it somehow helps to preserve and enhance the school academic and or other successes (afterall gene plays a big part).

So for KS parent like me, tried various methods (P2B-PV/GRL/Clan) to get into school of choice plus enrichment classes plus condusive home envirorment...etc hoping to bring the best out of them in school. :grphug:

Let there be good strong schools, all I am asking is a level playing field to enter those schools, not some antiquated aristocratic hereditary peerage system that grants an advantage by birth. I am not asking for meritocracy, I am asking for a level and just playing field.

[mummyo]

NonKiasuDad:

Why must it be that \"rich people who have the money to stay near these schools will be able to get their children in\"? There are very good schools like Nan Hua, Tao Nan, St Hilda's, Rosyth, Ai Tong, etc which are very near HDB flats what? Surely, you don't have to be rich to stay near these schools?

You don't have to go for Bukit Timah or any other rich man's areas. If you insist, then you need to pay the price for it. I think that is fairer and not so fake

Demand will soon drive up prices for flats in these areas too.

Anyway, this discussion is :offtopic: here.

It should be aired on http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18535
=Opinions about the P1 Registration system thread

[laughingcat]

Every parent knows that doing PV does not necessarily guarantee you a place. It only gives you a chance to ballot in phase 2B.

[verykiasu2010]

php:

tankee:

what nothing?


PV get their chance to register in phase 2B, one phase ahead of majority people.

they can only blame their luck if they failed in phase 2B.

next time before PVs start doing the work, school must get them to sign Letter of Indemnity and to write 10000 lines of the meaning of volunteer....

PVs do sign the letter confirming they understand there is no guarantee of a place. They go in with 4 eyes open (husband and wife).

A safer bet would be to move within 1 km of the target school which is in a low population density area, ideally all bungalows ....

[php]

verykiasu2010:

php:

[quote=\"tankee\"]what nothing?


PV get their chance to register in phase 2B, one phase ahead of majority people.

they can only blame their luck if they failed in phase 2B.

next time before PVs start doing the work, school must get them to sign Letter of Indemnity and to write 10000 lines of the meaning of volunteer....

PVs do sign the letter confirming they understand there is no guarantee of a place. They go in with 4 eyes open (husband and wife).

A safer bet would be to move within 1 km of the target school which is in a low population density area, ideally all bungalows ....[/quote]better still shift all the popular schools to outshore islands but not Sentosa (there have GCBs)....then fair and square for everybody lor....

[SAHM_TAN]

php:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"php\"]

next time before PVs start doing the work, school must get them to sign Letter of Indemnity and to write 10000 lines of the meaning of volunteer....

PVs do sign the letter confirming they understand there is no guarantee of a place. They go in with 4 eyes open (husband and wife).

A safer bet would be to move within 1 km of the target school which is in a low population density area, ideally all bungalows ....

better still shift all the popular schools to outshore islands but not Sentosa (there have GCBs)....then fair and square for everybody lor....[/quote]Dun nid so drastic ba. Then must take ferry to schools? Storm during PSLE how?? rocky boats, all memorised facts will \"fly\" out liao.

It's just primary school, the journey is still long. If at this stage already cannot take it, then how to support the kids on this long and headache journey? Just relax lah.

[kiddo]

It get more anxious as the Years goes by


to register for Primary 1 ......
a little too young to put through such a
\"no margin for error\" system,
But what to do :gloomy:

GOOD LUCK TO ALL PARENTS vying for a good place for their Kids....

:salute: :hugs:

[xjysg]

Sad to read about these parents, because I once was in that position. One chooses a school, sometimes years ahead with the belief that the kid will get into the school (no matter how aware they are that it is not guaranteed). The PVs work with the teachers, meet the children and get to know the school better … it’s difficult to accept that fact. I took 2 months to accept that myself.


For schools, knowing how it has been like the past few years should restrict # of PVs accepted. In that way, parents can only blame school for not accepting them as PV and not finding time wasted.

[3Boys]

The problem is with the increasing flood of applicants at Phase 2A (children of alumni). There is a hereditary aristocracy at play, where by dint of some imaginary massive contributions, ALL children of alumni of a particular school get in ahead and are all but guaranteed a place, even if their parents did nothing but shake legs.


Of course, once you challenge this status quo, woe betide you! All the scaremongering about 6-y.o. taking qualifying exams and other red herrings start emerging. Can’t even broach the subject without getting a bashing, much too touchy!

[Jennifer]

3Boys:

The problem is with the increasing flood of applicants at Phase 2A (children of alumni).

Phase 2A(2) shld limit itself to \"For a child whose sibling has studied in the school of choice\".

Then create another phase for \"For a child whose parent has studied in the school of choice\" with a quota.