2011 P1 Registration Exercise for 2012 In-Take

[Castle House]

:congrats: to all who have secured a place for your kid.


Good Luck.. to those who needs to go through the ballot..

[chickenlittle]

i will be praying for those of u who need to go thru balloting...

[qms]

poppy15:

js wondering.... for P2CS.. if the number of applicants exceed the number of vacancies by a very minimal number, will the sch close one eye & open up that 1 or 2 more vacancy or to be fair... all to go thru balloting.. like in the case of:


Woodgrove Pri Sch in Woodlands - 4 applicants VS 2 vacancies

Telo Kurau Pri Sch in Bedok - 9 applicants VS 8 vacancies

No.

If all schools were to do that, parents of P2B/P2C would be unhappy, right? Besides, where would be the cut-off? Exceeds by 1 or 2 places? Why not 3? Or, even 4? :scratchhead:

[poppy15]

:salute: qms... u are wise... what stupid question i've asked.. :stupid: :stupid:

[Essential]

Will pray for those who need to ballot …,.,

[mummy of 3]

wanderlust-alm:

Thanks all !! Will share my joy if he gets in

Good luck and hope your DS can become my DD1's schoolmate. :xedfingers: :xedfingers:

[markfch]

Kissgurami:

ateo:

I apologies if my remark about 'crap' school has aroused many dissatisfaction.


But lets be truthful and get 'real' about it, if we do not categorized schools, then why there is such a common scene every year that popular schools are over subscribe even at phase 2b. Shouldn’t we parent just proceeds to the the less popular ones that do not require balloting.....???
Maybe some will labeled this as 'herd mentality' but I suppose every parent in this forum are very 'well learned' in knowing which is good and which is bad. So let’s dispelled the hypocrisy that all primary school are on level field.

Doubt anyone is being hypocritcal by stating that all primary schools on the same level of playing field, on the contrary, we are very much aware of the differences of the school but it does not mean that the less popular schools are \"crap\". It is harsh as they are not.

It is easy to dismiss on why parents aren't proceeding to less popular schools and indicating the \"herd mentality\" as the prime reason. As usual, are we pinpointing at something to blame?

ateo:

For all those parents at phase 2c (s), most if not all are in a state of being 'a beggar cannot be a chooser' that is why many of them in this forum will preached on the thoughts that there is no such things as 'crap' schools. But I suppose we cannot defy reality.

think you could have missed the exact thoughts of the forum where most of them prefer to have a school a stone away from them and yes, you can't choose even if the school is going to be more than 2km

at the same time, you can't expect parents to pick a school more than 2km just because \"a forecast states the school is going to ballot\".

ateo:

MOE has a common curriculum for all the primary school, but some will enhance it further while some will just do what is necessary and that distinguish a 'good' and a 'crap' school. I agreed fully that going to top or popular schools do not guarantee the success of a child, but as a parent, most of us do not want to deprive them of a 'chance'... (If he/she cannot make it, then we do not live with regrets...in life it is better to be not 'successful' than to live with 'regrets')

The perception of \"good\" or \"crap\" lies in your own but doesn't mean it applies to everyone. To clear your conscience, you want to live without regrets as be in a \"popular\" and \"top\" school, and even if they are not successful , it is ok because they can't make it. What if, the kid gets into the school and cannot make it due to the pressure, wouldn't any parent feel regret for placing their child into the school? I do know of a few who harbours that regret.

There will always be parents who wants the best regardless of their child ability, parents who wants to pick the nearest school but not able to get in due to the \"popularity of it\", parents who pick the shcools based on their child's ability, parents who prefers the BASC logistics...

to lump parents as whole isn't quite correct no?

:offtopic: this needs to be shifted to the opinions of primary school registration thread . Mods Help!

:goodpost:

The way I see it, the phrase 'crap schools' was carefully crafted to provoke emotionally.

It's an insult to the staff of those primary schools still participating in P2CS (calling them crappy) and a bigger insult to parents whose kids are currently studying in those schools.

Most people usually have an objective in mind when posting; we just have to look carefully to see what is it.

[qms]

poppy15:

:salute: qms... u are wise... what stupid question i've asked.. :stupid: :stupid:

Me? Wise? Far from it.

[karenwee]

I called the school this morning and confirmed that no balloting required because i'm within 1km! The agony is finally over! :rahrah: :celebrate:

[qms]

karenwee:

I called the school this morning and confirmed that no balloting required because i'm within 1km! The agony is finally over! :rahrah: :celebrate:

:congrats: