All About Measuring Home-School Distance

[Avenue3]

i did some checking using onemap.sg>tools>measure and it calculates distance from center of school to the housing block. So, its not the "main gate". To be fair, I think the measurement should be from perimeter/main gate of school compound to the housing block. I think it is a matter of "programming/software" convenience for the onemap.sg to use school’s center-point as reference. To consider the perimeter/main gate requires more work on their part…

[tankee]

Avenue3:

i did some checking using onemap.sg>tools>measure and it calculates distance from center of school to the housing block. So, its not the \"main gate\". To be fair, I think the measurement should be from perimeter/main gate of school compound to the housing block. I think it is a matter of \"programming/software\" convenience for the onemap.sg to use school's center-point as reference. To consider the perimeter/main gate requires more work on their part......

before onemap, MOE and schools had also used the center-point as reference.

[Avenue3]

tankee:

Avenue3:

i did some checking using onemap.sg>tools>measure and it calculates distance from center of school to the housing block. So, its not the \"main gate\". To be fair, I think the measurement should be from perimeter/main gate of school compound to the housing block. I think it is a matter of \"programming/software\" convenience for the onemap.sg to use school's center-point as reference. To consider the perimeter/main gate requires more work on their part......

before onemap, MOE and schools had also used the center-point as reference.

I don't think they used center-point as reference earlier......they were prolly confused earlier as to what to consider as reference. Why else wud the distance from school-to-house change year after year, shouldn't it have remained constant if the rules were clear.......I think some parents will start fighting in the future over what shud be the reference point !!

[tankee]

in the past distance got change every year meh?


when i registered my DS, the school displayed a big map and the 1 km & 2 km circles were drawn using the center of the school as reference point.

[verykiasu2010]

tankee:

in the past distance got change every year meh?


when i registered my DS, the school displayed a big map and the 1 km & 2 km circles were drawn using the center of the school as reference point.

when I registered my 1st kid, they have a directory of every postal code, arranged by distance ....from the school

[qms]

Avenue3:

I don't think they used center-point as reference earlier......they were prolly confused earlier as to what to consider as reference. Why else wud the distance from school-to-house change year after year, shouldn't it have remained constant if the rules were clear.......I think some parents will start fighting in the future over what shud be the reference point !!

This is probably another contentious issue.

[glenax]

hi, I would like to know how does the school knows if the address is within 1 km. Do they hv a map on hand to cross check or are they like everyone else just key into a website and check every case that is not so obvious? Am just curious to know, because I am very likely to have to shift within one km of a school.

[tankee]

glenax:

hi, I would like to know how does the school knows if the address is within 1 km. Do they hv a map on hand to cross check or are they like everyone else just key into a website and check every case that is not so obvious? Am just curious to know, because I am very likely to have to shift within one km of a school.

MOE uses onemap.

[glenax]

tankee:

glenax:

hi, I would like to know how does the school knows if the address is within 1 km. Do they hv a map on hand to cross check or are they like everyone else just key into a website and check every case that is not so obvious? Am just curious to know, because I am very likely to have to shift within one km of a school.

MOE uses onemap.

Thanks! :lovesite:

[dorisp]

tankee:

MOE uses onemap.

It is good that the authority uses one standard measurement ie. one map. It is very clear cut and minimise disputes.