MOE Relooking P1 registration - Too much priority to alumni

[DesertWind]

concern2:

What's fair and unfair? To me, one of those whose former school no longer exist, the question of what is fair and unfair no longer applies. What tree is there to talk about? What tradition? They only exist in my memory. So, sorry if I don't take pity on those with Alumni should MOE decide to do away with it in the registration process.

For me, too, my primary school already kerna demolished! :sad:
Nevertheless, if it is still existing, I think I SHOULD have the choice to send my kid back there as an alumni too! I think the alumni priority is FAIR! Why? Because all of us who attended an SG-school is an alumni of that school and hence everyone of us have the priority, no need to be jealous!

It is a different thing if you don't LIKE your own alumni school and thus don't want to send your kid back there. Its your choice but you still got a choice whether to use that priority or not.

For people like me primary school already kerna demolished then don't say lah! Got to try something else. Go by distance is also very good but so long as the school is within the vicinity and reasonable distance can be reached by school-bus within 30 mins. should be OK!

[DesertWind]

Get rid of the grassroot priority. Don’t you think it is an abuse by the ruling party to give school priority to volunteers who further its own political cause? I mean regardless of WHO is the ruling party. In future it could be an opposition party. Any ruling party should NOT abuse the system to give priority to its own grassroot people.

[DesertWind]

Siblings priority - get rid of this!

Why you give siblings priority for?
If we keep the alumni priority, then ALL your kids can get into the school using the parent’s alumni priority. There is hence no need for siblings priority.

Furthermore, is it very important for all siblings to be studying in the same school? Not really right? Same school but different sessions also different mah? Wear hand me downs? No right?

Anyway, to illustrate an example, one friend’s kid was in a neighbourhood school but at P3 got into a GEP school, famous brand-name girls school! Then subsequently her younger sister went into P1 using siblings priority. Is it fair? One more place taken away from those who stay nearer to the school. So imagine the cross-migration every-year from GEP students to GEP schools. Their siblings also ride on the coat-tail get into these schools. Fair??

[vicki]

DesertWind:

Get rid of the grassroot priority. Don't you think it is an abuse by the ruling party to give school priority to volunteers who further its own political cause? I mean regardless of WHO is the ruling party. In future it could be an opposition party. Any ruling party should NOT abuse the system to give priority to its own grassroot people.

No need to get rid of any phase n change drastically. Just limit the spaces available for each current phase can liao...

[vicki]

DesertWind:

Get rid of the grassroot priority. Don't you think it is an abuse by the ruling party to give school priority to volunteers who further its own political cause? I mean regardless of WHO is the ruling party. In future it could be an opposition party. Any ruling party should NOT abuse the system to give priority to its own grassroot people.

No need to get rid of any phase n change drastically. Just limit the spaces available for each current phase can liao...

[DesertWind]

Clan Associations and religious members priority…is the door too wide-open?


Once upon a time it used to be those missions schools or charitable foundations schools are really set-up and run by the clan associations and of the same religious/charitable orders for their members. Is this still applicable in the current context whereby such schools are already all ‘government run’?

I would say if the priority door is opened too wide, get rid of this as well!

[nms1]

DesertWind:

Siblings priority - get rid of this!

Why you give siblings priority for?
If we keep the alumni priority, then ALL your kids can get into the school using the parent's alumni priority. There is hence no need for siblings priority.

Furthermore, is it very important for all siblings to be studying in the same school? Not really right? Same school but different sessions also different mah? Wear hand me downs? No right?

Anyway, to illustrate an example, one friend's kid was in a neighbourhood school but at P3 got into a GEP school, famous brand-name girls school! Then subsequently her younger sister went into P1 using siblings priority. Is it fair? One more place taken away from those who stay nearer to the school. So imagine the cross-migration every-year from GEP students to GEP schools. Their siblings also ride on the coat-tail get into these schools. Fair??

I think the siblings rule is actually the fairest of them all especially now that all schools are going single session. What sense would it make for me to get my elder son into one school then have his younger brother in a different school? Two different systems to learn, two lots of school events to attend, it just makes much more sense.

I agree there is an issue with those who cross over to another school under GEP but that is only 5% of children and how many of those have younger siblings who can benefit. A brother can't benefit if his sister is sent to RGPS. My daughter has a friend whose elder sister was transferred but the sister was already in P1 so they now have the hassle of 2 girls in schools in totally different places.

[phankao]

DesertWind:

For me, too, my primary school already kerna demolished! :sad:
Nevertheless, if it is still existing, I think I SHOULD have the choice to send my kid back there as an alumni too! I think the alumni priority is FAIR! Why? Because all of us who attended an SG-school is an alumni of that school and hence everyone of us have the priority, no need to be jealous!

Actually when my 15yo heard about the possibility of this Alumni priority being abolished, he was quite unhappy about it. In my opinion, he didn't inherit it, we balloted for it, he has gained from the primary school, and he has also contributed loads during his time there. So I don't see why alumni priority is not fair? Same goes for my other boys.

[phankao]

nms1:

I agree there is an issue with those who cross over to another school under GEP but that is only 5% of children and how many of those have younger siblings who can benefit. A brother can't benefit if his sister is sent to RGPS. My daughter has a friend whose elder sister was transferred but the sister was already in P1 so they now have the hassle of 2 girls in schools in totally different places.

Haha ... my friend child chose NYPS when she got into GEP. Her younger sister also did the same. They were both from all-girls' pri school before that. They have 4 other siblings - younger brothers and sisters. The problem for which primary school to put their younger brothers were totally solved then, bc NYPS is co-ed school.

but then again, I wouldn't argue with that, lah - I think it's fair. Who wants to send their kids to different schools if can help it, yah?

But then there ARE kids who benefit from it. If you have 2 different genders, then try for CO-Ed GEP school.

[nms1]

DesertWind:

Clan Associations and religious members priority....is the door too wide-open?


Once upon a time it used to be those missions schools or charitable foundations schools are really set-up and run by the clan associations and of the same religious/charitable orders for their members. Is this still applicable in the current context whereby such schools are already all 'government run'?

I would say if the priority door is opened too wide, get rid of this as well!

The church & clan schools are classed as government-aided which means that they are only 90% funded by the government. The rest has to be obtained through fund-raising.