Maris Stella High

[Kingfisher]

eyktay:

Hey dear, nice to see you here too! LOL!

Forums were where we met 3yrs back too, right?

Keith ah...errr....ok ba.
Don't really compare w earlier yrs.

Ya, time flies, it's been 3 years! Now it's our no. 2's turn for P1! There will be balloting at St Margaret's, hope DD will be able to get in

[Miracle Child]

Hi,


1. My DS k2 graduation & year-end concert may also be on 7 Nov 2009 (orientation day for MSH 2010 intake). Aiyah, very dilemma....both are equally important to us. Graduation ceremony marks an important milestone for his preschool years. Orientation marks the starting of an important chapter of his life. Dunno which one to go....which one would you go?

2. Besides settling the \"logistics\" (i.e. book list, uniform, recess catering), will we be
(a) meeting the form teacher and other teachers?
(b) seeing the classroom that DS will be using?
(c)visiting the other parts of the school (e.g. facilities such as library, music room, etc.)?

3. What happens if we missed orientation? i.e. how would we be notified of the \"logistics\" matters as mentioned in 2?

Thanks.

[Merlion]

> (a) meeting the form teacher and other teachers?


No, I don’t think so.

> (b) seeing the classroom that DS will be using?

All the classrooms are about the same. If you have seen 1, you have seen them all. All the primary 1 classrooms are located at first floor.

> visiting the other parts of the school (e.g. facilities such as library, music room, etc.)?

Yes.

> 3. What happens if we missed orientation? i.e. how would we be notified of the "logistics" matters as mentioned in 2?

The best is to contact the admin office and let them know in advance so that they can help you.

[staridea]

Hi, wanted to get my son in maris stella but unsuccessful. If on waiting list, what are the chances like ? if we enrol under PSG, will the chances be higher ? your advise pls.....sad sad mum

[doraemon]

staridea, sorry to hear that your son can’t get in maris stella pri. why not call the sch for advice? how was the balloting like this year? my brother’s son also had to ballot for a place in Yew Tee Pri, it was 145 places vying for 118 places. his son was the last 9 children to be balloted, he said it was stressful for them.

[Merlion]

staridea, you can always transfer your kid after P1. The waiting list should be quite long this year. PSG - Parents Support Group? I thought the kid need to be a student there before the parents can join the PSG?

Good luck.

[Kuasimi]

PSG and doing PV is different?

[Merlion]

I think PV is just a part of PSG. If your kid is on waiting list now, it might be too late to do PV. Usually PV is performed 1 or 2 years before your kid registers for P1.

[spikey]

i live within 1 km of MS so securing a place for my DS should not be a problem. The issue is whether I should let him journey all the way to my alma mater…which is also hard to get in.


Anyone have considered between MS and ACPS before?

[usaik]

[quote]i live within 1 km of MS so securing a place for ...[/quote]
Hi spikey,

I have not considered b/w MS and ACPS before and is just being kapo here....

Based on information from MOE website, places in the school are allocated accordingly to the order of priority laid out in the various phases of the Primary One Registration Exercise. There will be balloting amongst the applicants if the number of applications to a school exceeds the number of vacancies available in any of the phases from Phase 2A(1) to Phase 2C Supplementary. The remaining places in each school at the end of Phase 2A(2) will be allocated equally to Phase 2B and Phase 2C. ....

Technically speaking, except for phase 1, securing a place in Phase 2A(1) onwards are based on the number of applications versus the number of available vacancy for that year of registration.

I assume you are looking at phase 2A for ACPS and phase 2C for MS.
For many years, there is no balloting for phase 2C (<2km) for MS, but there is balloting now this year. I am not sure which year are you looking at to register your ds, since you live < 1km, your chance does look very good but still there is no guarantee.

As such, based on the way MOE allocate the places, just to be safe, I think I will go for Phase 2A ACPS. But if you really think MS is the choice you want for your ds, you can still watch the space for phase 2C for MS. I believe you can still withdraw from phase 2A and go for phase 2C when you are certain of your chances. Personally I have not done this before and not sure how this is done but this is what I think I will do if I am in your shoes (as I have been through the pain of P1 registration a few years back and regretted not doing any \"proper strategizing\").