Opinions of the Primary School Registration System
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Just take a look at this - 30% of applicants under 1 km for MGS are PRs
http://www.mgs.sch.edu.sg/documents/0000/2322/newUpdate4.30add.pdf
Maybe there is some rationale to cap the number of PRs registering at each phase to 15 to 20%. They should ballot to get into the ballot! -
Why not tweak the system. Instead of having 50/50 for 2B and 2C, where foreigners are allowed to join in for regitration we have another phase for them. Say we split 40/40/20. Assume 2B and 2C remain and only for locals. A new 2C1 for foreigners and locals. If the assumption of foreigners hold, we locals should have enough place to go as our birth rate is so low. Foreigners will have their chance to get into the good schools too, but not least fight among themselves first.
Just my naive thought. Dream on. -
I didn't realise the influx of PRs was that high. Just take a look at this - 30% of applicants under 1 km for MGS are PRs
http://www.mgs.sch.edu.sg/documents/000 ... .30add.pdf
Maybe there is some rationale to cap the number of PRs registering at each phase to 15 to 20%. If they go over the cap, they should ballot to get into the ballot! -
spikey,
can’t click on hyperlink properly. -
sleepy:
Guess husband n me will not be doing PV duties in future. Have place in P1 then enrol, no then too bad... apply elsewhere.
Such as :scratchhead:Oppsgal:
So choose a volunteer job that got nothing much to do?
I guess possible easier tasks could be assisting teachers during excursion. But not really that 'eng' la, got to keep an active lookout for students assigned, bring them to toilet & make sure don't lose any students. Didn't try before but heard this was a popular PV duty, usually oversubscribed
Why do PV when already not enough time to rest after work? Maybe we not kiasu...
After all we parents are already paying school fees. Pay school fees still do free work for school? Don't make sense, ya? -
Oppsgal:
Guess husband n me will not be doing PV duties in future. Have place in P1 then enrol, no then too bad... apply elsewhere.[/quote]What about teachers' assistants ? Not to bring kids to toilet but assist weaker students in the class...with more educated parents now, I believe they will be able to help the students...this will be useful for lower primary. If the school gets PVs to be teachers' assistants, cap it to a limit and make sure these PVs are a sure-in. Condition will be more than 40 hours.
I guess possible easier tasks could be assisting teachers during excursion. But not really that 'eng' la, got to keep an active lookout for students assigned, bring them to toilet & make sure don't lose any students. Didn't try before but heard this was a popular PV duty, usually oversubscribedsleepy:
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So choose a volunteer job that got nothing much to do? -
spikey:
Unfortunately all schools are feeling the PR pressure on the numbers of registrants! I think it's going to get worst as time goes by :scared:I didn't realise the influx of PRs was that high. Just take a look at this - 30% of applicants under 1 km for MGS are PRs
http://www.mgs.sch.edu.sg/documents/000 ... .30add.pdf
Maybe there is some rationale to cap the number of PRs registering at each phase to 15 to 20%. If they go over the cap, they should ballot to get into the ballot! -
Oppsgal:
After all we parents are already paying school fees. Pay school fees still do free work for school? Don't make sense, ya?
I wanted to continue volunteering in school but was told I have to pay a joining fee to continue as parent volunteer as my kids are already students in that school. I offered to work for free and yet I must pay to work for free
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sleepy:
:shock: :shock: the fee is to join the PSG?Oppsgal:
After all we parents are already paying school fees. Pay school fees still do free work for school? Don't make sense, ya?
I wanted to continue volunteering in school but was told I have to pay a joining fee to continue as parent volunteer as my kids are already students in that school. I offered to work for free and yet I must pay to work for free -
Honestly speaking, I think this system sucks… If I have got the moolahs, high chance is i will send my kid to overseas as international student to study instead of staying here… Since it does not matter if I am a SG citizen or PR, also do not have any exclusive priority…
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