[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[Atan]

phtthp:

for those balloting at RGPS,


safer for parents to turn up.

last Friday P2B, a child's name was picked in the ballot. But because the Chinese name was very similar to that of another kid picked earlier, the slip of paper almost put back into the box!!!

luckily the mom alert cried out 'Stop!' in time, so all fine.
Mother's love is always the greatest. if she not present, nobody spot mistake. She would have received a call from the school saying she not successful in ballot.

try to sit in front - because you can see & hear clearer.
if sit at the back, a lot of distractions going on. People chit chat, moving around, whispering.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4408&start=2560

I remember for NYPS Ph 2C three yrs ago, serial numbers of successful kid was read out, maybe together with names too. Hence, mistake due to similar name will not occur at NYPS. I remember for 2009 intake, there were 2 pairs of twins in the ballot. Once any one of the twin was picked, the other one would be successful too. Can you believe it, all the 4 kids got in! Luckily, my child's name was the number 16 or 18 to be picked (out of 55 kids)!!

[superduperks]

41 registered under 1km for NYPS. Goodluck to all.

[verykiasu2010]

superduperks:

41 registered under 1km for NYPS. Goodluck to all.

plus those 28 already in phase 2B (all within 1km), a total of 69 within 1 km is quite unbelievable

[Atan]

verykiasu2010:

superduperks:

41 registered under 1km for NYPS. Goodluck to all.

plus those 28 already in phase 2B (all within 1km), a total of 69 within 1 km is quite unbelievable

It's not unbelievable, during my kid's balloting yr, it was 60 within 1km. In NYPS website, it showed 61, the one kid was outside 1km.

[NonKiasuDad]

That’s because the figure includes PRs. There are soooo… many PRs living within 1 km of brand name schools in B Timah. This is going too far. I think give them 1/2 chance also not fair to us citizens.


If they really want good schools, then become citizens lah!

[verykiasu2010]

NonKiasuDad:

That's because the figure includes PRs. There are soooo..... many PRs living within 1 km of brand name schools in B Timah. This is going too far. I think give them 1/2 chance also not fair to us citizens.


If they really want good schools, then become citizens lah!

how do you know there are so many PRs ? and around NYPS is mostly landed housing, and many of them are already under Phase 1 due to siblings .... but for first time registration got so many ? how many are not staying there ? that is what I am trying to ask !!

[superduperks]

Yeah… I don’t usually find so many young school goers ard this area. Whether truly 1km or not, MOE should really step in and do their part.

[verykiasu2010]

those landed houses around NYPS are not exactly cheap


semi-d these days are $6m or higher, terrace unit around $4m, GCB is anything more than $15m to $30m a piece

or if bought much earlier, may be half the price

how many PRs can there be ? can count the number of housing units. Casabella is already out of 1 km zone. Farrer Court is no more, Queen’s Road Blk 3 to Blk 8 are mostly 3 room flats, old households, not many kids are from there

and many of the kids we see on the road are already under phase 1

I am not PR, but keep blaming the PR is of no use unless one has the right data

[Atan]

You are right, traffic can’t be that bad, say 20-30 yrs ago… I was merely quoting what that parent wrote in her post. Staying near the sch do not mean that one would school there. For my DH’s family, only 1 out of 12 siblings went to NY despite being so near as during those days (v long ago), NY was not all that famous and it was a Chinese school and an all girls school. My DH and most of his siblings attended English schools else where. Otherwise, our DS did not have to ballot in 2C.

[Busymom]

verykiasu2010:

those landed houses around NYPS are not exactly cheap


semi-d these days are $6m or higher, terrace unit around $4m, GCB is anything more than $15m to $30m a piece

or if bought much earlier, may be half the price

how many PRs can there be ? can count the number of housing units. Casabella is already out of 1 km zone. Farrer Court is no more, Queen's Road Blk 3 to Blk 8 are mostly 3 room flats, old households, not many kids are from there

and many of the kids we see on the road are already under phase 1

I am not PR, but keep blaming the PR is of no use unless one has the right data

There are some condos across Farrer Court, like Spanish Village and Gallop Gables are within 1km.

And of course the Tresor and Duchess Crest, etc. etc.