MOE Relooking P1 registration - Too much priority to alumni

[BlueBells]

Actually, to take it a step further and to truly level the playing fields, affiliations to secondary schools and junior colleges should also be removed. This will ensure that the pupils who took PSLE are given fair and equal chances at any schools.

[tankee]

it is a step in the right direction, but IMHO too early to celebrate.


Whatever scheme they come up with, some with be happy and some will be pissed.

[raysusan]

[quote]Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan, who chairs the Government Parliamentary Committee for Education, on Wednesday agreed that the phase prioritising alumni does not distinguish between parents who contribute to the school and those who are 'sleeping members' who merely joined the alumni association.[/quote]
i guess this is the main trigger

[happy to be mum]

agree to phrase out the parent volunteers phrase! i count myself lucky for not having to go through it!


but one of my gf, in order to secure her son’s place…has already clocked more than 150 hrs and still clocking and that famous school in the east is super "particular" about their volunteer programme. To me…that is exploitation of the already stress parent’s time! Time which they can spend guiding their own kids!

[limlim]

BlueBells:

She added that the scheme aims to allocate school places according to a set of fair and transparent criteria that are in the child's educational interests.


There are six phases in the registration process, with siblings of children already in a school getting top priority. Next come the children of alumni, parent volunteers or those with church or clan connections.

This.

What has church or clan connections anything to do with the child's educational interests??????!!

Should be removed totally!

PVs.. to some extend.. could be retained.. As parents who are active in the school understand the school system better.

And, as they contribute to the school (in terms of time and effort), it is fair that some priority be given.

This is meritocracy.. unlike connections..

[limlim]

evil -> connections…


Singapore education system has always been based on meritocracy… anything contrary to it shd be reduced or removed…

[3Boys]

limlim:

This.

What has church or clan connections anything to do with the child's educational interests??????!!

Should be removed totally!

PVs.. to some extend.. could be retained.. As parents who are active in the school understand the school system better.

And, as they contribute to the school (in terms of time and effort), it is fair that some priority be given.

This is meritocracy.. unlike connections..

PV is also stacked against the less endowed.

[3Boys]

limlim:

evil -> connections..

limlim, some balance please. Not all connections are evil. Undue influence or undue advantage is, getting things done because of connections is not.

[Strparent]

limlim:

What has church or clan connections anything to do with the child's educational interests??????!!

Should be removed totally!

PVs.. to some extend.. could be retained.. As parents who are active in the school understand the school system better.

And, as they contribute to the school (in terms of time and effort), it is fair that some priority be given.

This is meritocracy.. unlike connections..

I agree partially, but not the PV part.

All pr schools shld try to be as equal and fair as possible.

Priority should only be given to a) siblings still in same sch and then b) proximity to sch of own residence, not some distant relative of convenience. Period.

We already have this freaking elitist segregation in sec sch, dont let it flow down to pr sch, kids shld enjoy learning, NOT be too overly stressed to outdo each other at such a young age.

[Vfatmum]

Am thinking out loud . Not meant to be offensive ! I am not affected by this , my children already in primary school and primary school is no longer around . but if anyone of u above is an alumni members will you still support the above comments . Guess every parents just want the best for the kiddos … To me I am staying near a good sap school , most of my neighbour sell their house to earn a profit but who are my new neighbour ? Foreign talent who takes up Singapore citizenship and poor me have to bear with noises make by them in the middle of the night . They are loud pple . They buy my neighbour house with good prices therefore lead to high cov … I benefit but for those who genuinely need a flat ESP young couple can they afford . Seem like every phase of p 1 registration will lead to problems too .