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[bellearena]

I left Singapore in Primary 5 and returned a decade ago. In the moves, I lost my report card. I called the school but they have not been very helpful, saying that they cannot verify if I am an old girl or not, and not offering any avenues that I could explore. Feeling a little stressed. I know that you can reprint PSLE results, but I did not even sit for that. Anyone know what I can do, who I could possibly approach to prove that I did attend that school?

[LOLMum]

do you have any primary school photos or prize certificate with your name and school on it from pri 1 to 5 to prove? maybe talk to moe?

[bellearena]

Thanks LOLMum. I do have primary school class photos. The lady I spoke to was most unhelpful. She laughed (not in a nice way) when I said that I had that. I guess I will have to talk to MOE.

[phtthp]

do you still have your primary school P1 YEAR book class photograph that contain your face, your class and most important of all - your name ?


if you don't have, quickly post an SOS help message into your primary school thread ... ask for help from parents who happen to be same age as you, who had attended P1 in the same year as you before, or anyone happen to have any year book, from P1 to P5?

most important is - that class photograph inside the Year book must contain your name - as evidence that you'd studied in that school before. The school will match your name in full against your original IC, to verify the truth.

since you had been there 5 years from P1 to P5 - any class photograph taken from P1 to P5 will help. can you recall any of your class name, form teacher's name in which particular year ? are you still in contact with any of your primary school classmates ?

if you can't find any Year book - can you network quickly within your school alumni, try to get hold of someone who can help to verify and prove to the school that once upon a time you were her ex classmate, or ex pupil before (provided the current school teachers happen to get connected to your ex teacher, who might have retired > 25 years ago). you need to network within your alumni. your alumni may have members who hold the Yearbook. One small step or clue will lead you closer to victory.

last resort - ask your primary school library do they happen to archive any past Year book record ? if Yes, search to retrieve out to find out your own face, your own lost identity.

another last resort - in the event no one can help you, can you negotiate with your primary school Principal to do PV for a small number of hours, instead of the full number of hours expected ? example: if the norm is to clock minimum 40 PV hrs, try to ask politely - is it possible to clock say half the number of hours (say 10 to 20 hrs) ? for this, make sure you speak to the Principal - who has the power and the authority to overide decision to decide this issue & conclude your case, not even the usual PV Officer in charge, as your case is unique. ask Principal nicely - what other alternative(s) to help you out, in your dilema?

[qms]

phtthp:

do you still have your primary school P1 YEAR book class photograph that contain your face, your class and most important of all - your name ?

Phtthp, is your information reliable? Can one really rely on the photo in the year book?

Usually, the photos of students in the year book are so small that it may be difficult to recognise anybody. As for the name, unless the person's name is unique.....

[phtthp]

my friend also lost her report card in RGPS.


she was in P1, 1977. The 1977 P1 year book had her P1 class photo - very clear, well taken with her face inside, very clearly seen. It wasn’t small. Yes! she could see her face clearly. She pointed out and cried "see! that was me, inside class 1X". back then in the 1970s, the class photo was taken in black & white (color technology wasn’t introduced yet in the oldies).

actually my friend dont have this 1977 yearbook. But she SOS into RGPS school thread for help. some kind soul happen to see her SOS message on the web, happen to own this Yearbook and help her scan in and email her all class photo one by one until she found … her own face inside one of them.

however the problem was - though the class photo was very clear & well taken, problem was it had NO name at all, for all the girls inside that photograph. No name was printed inside the class photo, in that particular Year book. don’t know why that Year book only take photographs class by class, but leave out printing of actual names of pupils (most important). Hence, my friend could not prove to the Principal that that was she. The school replied, "anyone can come to me, point out the same thing to me and claim that was me! but you need to prove to me that that’s really you." Had the 1977 Year book printed out all the names of all the girls inside the class one by one, then her dilema would have been resolved. Then the school can match the full name printed out inside the Year book, against her full name from her original IC, or birth cert (if necessary). If full name can match - Yes, then my friend can prove that that was really she, inside that class photo. must match full name, not just match partial name (example: partial name Alice Tan - so many Alice Tan in this world. Must match full name, eg: Alice Tan Qing Ling)

because she couldn’t prove as names were not printed in Year book (her parents lost her report card in the midst of shifting house & from P2 onwards still a little girl, she was transfered to another school by her parents), so she had to do PV all over again. She did ask P - is it possible try to clock half the number of hours, instead of full hours ? unfortunately, P was strict. She replied Sorry, cannot. In the end, my friend no choice. for the sake of her daughter, she had to roll up her sleeves, clock in the normal number of hours dutifully expected of a PV.

important lesson learnt - do not lose your report card, no matter how many times you shift house.

[qms]

phtthp:

however the problem was - though the class photo was very clear & well taken, problem was it had NO name at all, for all the girls inside that photograph. No name was printed inside the class photo, in that particular Year book... don't know why that Year book only take photographs class by class, but leave out printing of actual names of pupils (most important). Hence, my friend could not prove to the Principal that that was she. The school replied, \"anyone can come to me, point out the same thing to me and claim that was me! but you need to prove to me that that's really you.\" Had the 1977 Year book printed out all the names of all the girls inside the class one by one, then her dilema would have been resolved. Then the school can match the full name printed out inside the Year book, against her full name from her original IC, or birth cert (if necessary). If full name can match - Yes, then my friend can prove that that was really she, inside that class photo. must match full name, not just match partial name (example: partial name Alice Tan - so many Alice Tan in this world. Must match full name, eg: Alice Tan Qing Ling)

So, when you mentioned \"year book\", it was purely your conjecture?

[jedamum]

qms:

phtthp:

however the problem was - though the class photo was very clear & well taken, problem was it had NO name at all, for all the girls inside that photograph. No name was printed inside the class photo, in that particular Year book... don't know why that Year book only take photographs class by class, but leave out printing of actual names of pupils (most important). Hence, my friend could not prove to the Principal that that was she. The school replied, \"anyone can come to me, point out the same thing to me and claim that was me! but you need to prove to me that that's really you.\" Had the 1977 Year book printed out all the names of all the girls inside the class one by one, then her dilema would have been resolved. Then the school can match the full name printed out inside the Year book, against her full name from her original IC, or birth cert (if necessary). If full name can match - Yes, then my friend can prove that that was really she, inside that class photo. must match full name, not just match partial name (example: partial name Alice Tan - so many Alice Tan in this world. Must match full name, eg: Alice Tan Qing Ling)

So, when you mentioned \"year book\", it was purely your conjecture?

with photoshop technology/skills, how to rely on photos?
luckily she managed to get PV into her school of choice...a consolation and she should have leave it just that instead of trying to bargain for discount. so 'Fortunately' the principal said no; it will not be right to make an exception.
but hey, thanks for highlighting the importance of keeping our kids' report book under lock and key.

[phtthp]

her class photo wasn't a single standalone photo on its own. Yes - agree with you that had it been a standalone photo, with modern technology nowadays, anyone can do funny editing trick to it.


wish to clarify .... not a conjecture, but sharing with you a real life incident that happen to my friend. it is a real physical Yearbook - a thick book that you can feel, smell, touch, kiss, hug, carry around, flip through the pages, one by one. A great wonderful book that bring back nostalgic fond memories of the oldie primary school days once upon a time, as an old woman like me sit down in a rocking chair, close my eyes & begin to feel the pulsation excitement as i walk down memory lane, and the picture flipped through my fingers one by one inside the Year book, come alive animated before me.

her black & white class photo was inside this Yearbook, inside one of those pages. Yearbook look like any huge, thick books found available in the school library. no one can possibly do any hanky panky alteration trick to it. Only pity is no name was printed for students inside each class.

i don't have her P1 class photo.
but can show you how a sample P3 class photo in black and white look like in those days. let us visit ancient history 35 years ago :-

sample photo - with form teacher & pupils
http://postimage.org/image/34893um10/

http://postimage.org/image/3497u4wec/

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4408&start=2180

[gigima]

hi, i would like to ask if i fail to enroll my child in phase 2B can i try the same school in phase 2C? thanks.