2013 P1 Registration Exercise for 2014 In-Take

[kat78]

hello all,


i have a DD borned in pig year too… anyone PV at Admiralty or Innova? intend to do PV for these 2 schools…

[vicki]

limcecilia:

tjkok:

However, after much debate with my husband, we are likely to do PV in Fairfield Methodist Primary School instead, cos' my husband is more keen on my DD pursuing her education there. If we are unable to get in by Phase 2B , then we will try for Zhangde or Queenstown Primary School at Phase 2C instead

Seems like we are on the same route. But the dawson estate is not within the 2km radius. So i'm kinda worry.

If memory serves me right, the balloting for ZhangDe at 2C for 1-2km is a very tough fight. Think last 2 years only got 1 or 2 seats up for grabs... The rest were confirmed in at <1km.

You might want to monitor the situation this year to see if balloting has went to <1km distance range instead as there are alot of new HDB houses here now!! Then from there, you might want to re-plan what other 2C choices you might want to consider.

[eu-ern]

micollh:

NCPS reopen PV till march ? as some parents of DD school told me close already in December.. result of PV will be out in September as informed to me by NCPS itself

I have checked with the school personally so info is accurate unless they give me false info? hehe

[kwk9060]

mummy of 3:

It take at least 4 mths to promote to EM (it may 6-8 mths also), When u become EM, u need to serve 1 year to get the letter. U may be too late for this route.


Hope it helps.

I join the RC in 2010, it took me 6 mths to promote to EM. And yes, u need to be EM for at least 1 year to qualify for the letter.

[Xiaolong]

Cherubsy:

I am wondering whether does anyone perform PV way before the child is due for registration (i.e. > 1.5 years before registration) and whether there are schools who do allow parents to do so.

Yes, some school intake PV very early. My wife already finish the PV hours required by the school which is 60hrs and my son is currently in K1 this year. I ask her why school always call you to help them out and how about other parents? She said the school also call up other parents which has been selected but most of them are not free to turn up and some even fly aeroplane to the teacher in-charge, maybe they think still long way to go so can slowly do. The best time is to clock hours are during school holiday. In less then 3months, 60hrs hours clock (sound like part-time job) :celebrate:

[phtthp]

sounds good!


if can make use of school holidays to clock hours, get the job done, is great! :imcool:

most schools clock 40 hrs on average. The more demanding schools require 60 hrs, some even 80 hrs. :nailbite:

[Cherubsy]

I’m kind of worried whether if we start clocking early, then the govt decides to abolish PV (gasp!), then what is going to happen… sigh…

[phtthp]

don’t think MOE give schools the mandate to abolish PV.

more likely it is those very hot, popular individual school who prefer to abolish it.

example:
for 2007 kids - Rosyth receive > 300 applicants for PV.
but school doesn’t need so many hundreds of PV. perhaps need only a small handful to help out in school activities.

but to go through hundreds of applications pouring in, just to sieve out a few selected candidates needed - require lots of time, dedicated resources and staff in reading thru mountain high pile up of cv and keep asking, " is this the one we need ? do we need this applicant ? ". School decide they rather put this amount of precious time spent on some other activities instead. Thus Rosyth abolish PV, let the active grassroot community leaders route take over all hopeful phase 2B applicants. Our year 2007 kids is the last year Rosyth accept PV. From 2008 batch kids onwards, new applicants surge towards GRL path direction, as this is the only way out under 2B.

going forward, Yes forsee that - gradually, the more popular, very hot individual schools may abolish PV, let GRL take over. Is the decision of individual school whether they want to keep or abolish PV route.

[Cherubsy]

That sounds really comforting. My worry is more of MOE takes a policy decision to abolish PV totally given all the hype and talks about the downsides of PVs… Sigh…

[phtthp]

any parent with child going Ngee Ann primary ?


my niece P3 in Ngee Ann this year.
She said please ground your child well in Chinese - during kindergarten K1, K2 foundation years. She said Ngee Ann P1 now offer 3 types of Chinese:-

- Higher Chinese
- Core Chinese (ie. normal or ordinary Chinese)
- Bridging Chinese (for weaker students who seldom have chance practise Chinese speaking)

but this Bridging Chinese is \"unofficial\".
once enter P1 after one month or so, Chinese teacher would have assessed your child. Teacher will classify your child under one of the above 3 category. Niece said other primary schools usually introduce Bridging Chinese at higher level. But Ngee Ann does it very early.