2012 P1 Registration Exercise for 2013 In-Take

[Scary]

zakashi:

My twins will be due for P1 registration next year under 2B. The school is in Tampines and is one of the top ten schools in Singapore. I live in the extreme west part of Singapore which is almost near to Tuas. I have seriously studied the statistics for 2011 registration and it showed that there was a risk if we do not live within 1 km to the said school under 2B. I am also considering my children to attend NYPS and I know that even though my house is a walking distance to the popular school I may not have the chance as this will be under phase 2C. As someone said there are about 33,000 or 38,000 Singapore babies born in 2006 and that exclude PR! It is very hard to decide. Sell my house? Buy a house? Rent a house????? Please help.

Believe you are referring to St. Hilda. Why go for such a far school? I believe there are nearer ones if you are registering under church affiliation or other priority. Frankly speaking, you will not get a chance to even ballot. So having said to be able to register under 2B is of no use, unless you shift.

There are many factors to consider be it renting, selling your house and buying another house. I can share what some friends of mine did. Rent a place near the school that they want to enrol, register and once get in, they sold their old place and bought one near the school. One even shifted 4 times before they managed to find a place to settle in. Another had to sacrifice being a SAHM as the houses near the school are simply too ex. At the end of the day, advise is to work within your budget and risk appetite.

Also, please always be prepared to have a back-up plan as there had been many unforeseen circumstances these 2 yrs.

[phtthp]

think safer to rent a place first. After confirm can get a place in St Hilda, then buy house & shift.


a) if choose St Hilda

between 2B St Hilda under church affliation vs 2C NYPS, i think if you're under (2B + shift <1km), chance is better. Do homework - check past 5 to 7 years balloting statistics on St Hilda, what's the chance like for (2B + <1km) ?

reason:
if you compete at 2B for St Hilda, you're at least one phase ahead of 2C.
if touch wood din get in at 2B, but because you shift house <1 km, you still have another chance at 2C.

check one more thing - at 2C Supp, what are some schools left in Tampines area ? refer past balloting history:-
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=452&start=500

b) if choose NYPS

do homework likewise for 2C NYPS - past 5 to 7 years, what's the chance for (2C + <1km) ?

but then NYPS private condo or landed property, are at rocket sky high prices now. At least St Hilda at Tampines still have HDB flats. Your family finances $ budget is the key determining factor.

if you shift towards NYPS, at 2C you must get in by hook or by crook.
because at 2C Supp - no more NYPS.

at 2C Supp - what is left only is Bukit Timah primary (BTPS).
are you thus mentally prepared that by shifting towards NYPS but if fail to ballot into NYPS at 2C - you accept BTPS, at 2C Supp ?

if it's (2C + >2km) NYPS - no chance to ballot.
recall ZT case, she comes under 2B PV (higher phase than 2C) but stay >2km - no chance to ballot at NYPS.

[Scary]

There are also many things to consider for renting, e.g. what is going to happen to your current place, what is the tenure going to be for both your place and the place that you want to rent, etc. In short, you must be prepared to go through all the hassle.

[zakashi]

I have no issue on the cost of buying a property despite the high price in D10 n D11. My concern is the slim chance of getting into the popular school even living <1km under 2C based from the recent result. It really disturbed me. Next if I rent a place in tampines, under 2B within 1km, it will be higher chance. However, I don’t know the regulations at all. Is there any restrictions or legal matters that I must seriously take note.

[SAHM_TAN]

U can read the posts in this thread about using rental add.


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=699&start=20

[wongsansan]

Hi parents! My kid will be registering for pri school in 2 yrs time. me and my husband have saw a new condo development that we like pretty much at telok kurau. it is within 1 km to tao nan school and chij katong that we are looking at.


but we are not too sure as the project is only going to TOP in 2015 or so they say http://www.d15seawind.sg , so if we buy a new project, can we use the address to register even if the project has not TOP?

currently we are staying in loyang and we really want to move to somewhere much nearer to town and with better ammenities

[BigDevil]

@wongsansan


Yes, you can use the address of your yet-to-complete property as long as it meets the rule set by MOE (taken from http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/required-documents/

Proof of Purchase of Yet-to-be Completed Property

An original Sales and Purchase document is required if the address of a yet-to-be completed private property is used for registration. The date of commitment by the developer in the Temporary Occupation Permit (T.O.P.) must not be later than 31 Dec 2013. In the case of a yet-to-be completed HDB flat, the Agreement for Lease is required.

Parents must move into the new property within two years of the child’s entry into Primary One.

[SAHM_TAN]

Correct me if I’m wrong but that date is only applicable for 2011 registration to enter P1 in 2012 right? For wongsansan case, it should be a later date.

[phtthp]

wah wongsansan, your condo house by the sea is very beautiful & lovely !


btw, you just joined KSP today. Welcome to KSP!

i forsee great competition for those living <1km, registering in July 2013 for P1 2014 at Tao Nan.

[dorisp]

There are many new developments near Tao Nan coming up in year 2013?