[Novena] Primary Schools

[happy to be mum]

hi smurf


have pm you already. we should meet after one year!

hi lynettewoo

difficult to advise you whether worth it to try, to register for SJIJ first in Phrase 2B then if unsuccessful, register for St Gabriels cause your home distance to both schools does not do you favor. For eg; if you failed in SJIJ at Phrase 2B, then at St Gabriels, you also need to go balloting cause you are > 2km. quite scary for me to think if both unsuccessful :yikes:

you need to register your boy in 2013? you have to monitor how is the registration. Sch will normally advise parents their chances if they stay more than 2km. If they see many applicants, they will advise parents to re-consider cause at the end of Day 2 of registration at Phrase 2B, worst scenerio is that you do not even have a chance to ballot. The much safer option is St Gabriels at Phrase 2B, quite a sure bet base on KSP statistics. You can rely on KSP statistics for reference, it helped me heaps

[lynettewoo]

happy to be mum:

hi smurf


have pm you already. we should meet after one year!

hi lynettewoo

difficult to advise you whether worth it to try, to register for SJIJ first in Phrase 2B then if unsuccessful, register for St Gabriels cause your home distance to both schools does not do you favor. For eg; if you failed in SJIJ at Phrase 2B, then at St Gabriels, you also need to go balloting cause you are > 2km. quite scary for me to think if both unsuccessful :yikes:

you need to register your boy in 2013? you have to monitor how is the registration. Sch will normally advise parents their chances if they stay more than 2km. If they see many applicants, they will advise parents to re-consider cause at the end of Day 2 of registration at Phrase 2B, worst scenerio is that you do not even have a chance to ballot. The much safer option is St Gabriels at Phrase 2B, quite a sure bet base on KSP statistics. You can rely on KSP statistics for reference, it helped me heaps

Thanks for your advice! Where can i find the KSP stats for both schools? Sorry I'm new here. Can i see the number of avilable places vs the number for ballot? How can we get advice from the school? e-mail them?

[phtthp]

hi lynettewoo,


St Gabriel primary comes under Serangoon area.
for 2011 info, refer:-

a) end of phase 2A2 Serangoon schools - day 2 (12 July 2011)

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=291&start=350


b) end of phase 2B Serangoon schools - day 2 (19 July 2011)

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=291&start=360

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13941&start=2430&hilit=celtricia


c) end of phase 2C Serangoon schools - day 3 (29 July 2011)

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=291&start=420

[Lexy]

lynettewoo:

Home distance for St Gab's is more than 2km....but i still hope I can get him into SJIJ at 2B..do you think its worth a try??


Any stats for this year?

Stats for SJIJ

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/novena

2b more than 2km, could be likely a tough option, 30 plus applicant versus 4 slots, 1/8 of a chance.

St Gabriel will be almost sure for 2b.

One way is to monitor during phase 2b and only apply on the 2nd day after you assess the chances between the two school. Lower the chance of SJIJ will mean opting for st Gabriel. 2c is out for SJIJ for >2km.

[lynettewoo]

phtthp:

hi lynettewoo,


St Gabriel primary comes under Serangoon area.
for 2011 past balloting info, may refer:-

a) end of phase 2A2 Serangoon schools - day 2 (12 July 2011)

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=291&start=350


b) end of phase 2B Serangoon schools - day 2 (19 July 2011)

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=291&start=360

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13941&start=2430&hilit=celtricia


c) end of phase 2C Serangoon schools - day 3 (29 July 2011)

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=291&start=420

Thanks for the info!

What do you mean by end of Day 2 - are there 2 days for registration per phase? Sorry - Im quite new to this!

Thanks.

[lynettewoo]

Lexy:

lynettewoo:

Home distance for St Gab's is more than 2km....but i still hope I can get him into SJIJ at 2B..do you think its worth a try??


Any stats for this year?

Stats for SJIJ

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/novena

2b more than 2km, could be likely a tough option, 30 plus applicant versus 4 slots, 1/8 of a chance.

St Gabriel will be almost sure for 2b.

One way is to monitor during phase 2b and only apply on the 2nd day after you assess the chances between the two school. Lower the chance of SJIJ will mean opting for st Gabriel. 2c is out for SJIJ for >2km.

Hi,

what do you mean - 30 plus applicant versus 4 slots, 1/8 of a chance. I thought the stats for SJIJ was as follows:

P2B day 2 (19 July 2011)

vacancy for P2B, no. of children registered

sorted by the difference between (no. of children registered - Vacancies for P2B).

St.Joseph’s 50 77

[happy to be mum]

for Phrase 2A and Phrase 2B, there are 2 days to register, for Phrase 2C, 3 days. Hence there are parents who will wait til the last day to register after weighing their chances..


When you said 50 77...that means. For that 50 vacancies, there are 77 applicants and 46 applicants stayed < 1km or 1 to 2km and got into the school without the need to ballot. For the balance 4 seats, 31 parents stayed > 2km and hence need to ballot, that is why the chances were only 1/8, risky, 31 applicants for that 4 vacancies

Let say, for eg; if there are 77 applicants for that 50 vacancies. 50 out of the 77 applicants stayed < 1km so all 50 vacancies will go to them. For the remaining 27 applicants, they don't even get a chance to ballot. School will has a white board showing how many applicants stayed < 1 km, 1 to 2km and > 2km so parents can decide whether they have a chance or not. MOE figure will only show you the total number of applicants versus total number of seats, MOE will not break down the < 1km, 1 to 2km and > 2km applicants for you. Hope my explanation helps

[Lexy]

lynettewoo:

Lexy:

[quote=\"lynettewoo\"]Home distance for St Gab's is more than 2km....but i still hope I can get him into SJIJ at 2B..do you think its worth a try??


Any stats for this year?

Stats for SJIJ

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/novena

2b more than 2km, could be likely a tough option, 30 plus applicant versus 4 slots, 1/8 of a chance.

St Gabriel will be almost sure for 2b.

One way is to monitor during phase 2b and only apply on the 2nd day after you assess the chances between the two school. Lower the chance of SJIJ will mean opting for st Gabriel. 2c is out for SJIJ for >2km.

Hi,

what do you mean - 30 plus applicant versus 4 slots, 1/8 of a chance. I thought the stats for SJIJ was as follows:

P2B day 2 (19 July 2011)

vacancy for P2B, no. of children registered

sorted by the difference between (no. of children registered - Vacancies for P2B).

St.Joseph’s 50 77[/quote]See thread history of the phase 2b this year:

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=487&start=290

If I don't remember wrongly,

Total available slots for phase 2b is 50.

No. Of applicants for 1km and those from 1-2km:46 (cannot recall the split amongst the two distance)
No. Of applicants >2km:31
Total applicant for the phase b is 77

For those within 2km, will take up 46 slots, whilst left 4 slots for the remaining 31 applicants.

Hope it explains and helps.

Do read up some write up for new comer to the forum at the sticky thread. Most of us learn from a lot of reading and need to prep ourselves.

[summerinsg]

dear everyone,


i am trying to relocate with my family to sg next year. Was wondering if this 1 km theory really work? I am not too familiar with localities but i would like to stay somewhere near novena (as it is near my office) and was wondering any recommendations on schools? I realised there aren’t that many near the vicinity. Any sound advice is appreciated.

[cikgoo]

hi, my wife is in the KM grassroots and also just got accepted for PV at SCGS. which one should she spend time on?