MOE Relooking P1 registration - Too much priority to alumni

[janet88]

In my opinion, these 2 phases should stay:

Phase 1…it doesn’t make sense for the younger child to be deprived of a place in the same school as older sibling.

Phase 2A2 for old boys/girls, younger siblings (for those whose age gap is 6 years) and children of staff in school.

It is crazy to move house to be near preferred schools. If I am an old girl of certain school, I would want my daughter to attend that same school…why would I consider a school which I do not know. Of course, I will take into consideration the distance.

[laughingcat]

janet_lee88:

If I am an old girl of certain school, I would want my daughter to attend that same school...why would I consider a school which I do not know. Of course, I will take into consideration the distance.

So now you change your mind? Now you are all for alumni? I am not getting this.

[phtthp]

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[daddy2007]

phtthp:

the faster your child enter P1, the better!
ye chang meng duo

hahaha.... this one parents have no control

[daddy2007]

3Boys:

So perhaps a restriction on the percentage (which should be small) for alumni, and to ballot it the applications exceed for that phase, and the rest for 2B/C.

ya.... there should be a cap on this just like there is a cap in P2B

[daddy2007]

vicki:

pple are grumbling cos things do not go in accordance with their plans - hence not abt the distance/ phases issue - but rather a 'popular school issue'.

:rahrah: the whole issue evolve around popular schools. Think typical neighbourhood schools don't have this issue

[daddy2007]

3Boys:

But BEFORE entering the school, they have NO concept of the tradition! Can they not have the same positive experience in a DIFFERENT school? Its us adults transferring our sentiments onto the child, its our own vanity, if I may say so.

:goodpost:

[daddy2007]

limlim:

3Boys:

Siblings is Phase 1.

of \"existing students\" only..

or applies to ex-student also? (i.e. age gap > 6 yrs.)

That will be at Phase 2A(2)

[daddy2007]

caroline3sg:

he school can take PV from existing students' parents if they need help. These parents have stake in their children's well being, so they are naturally a good choice.

This is ideal but reality not many parents will want to be involved.

[verykiasu2010]

daddy2007:

vicki:

pple are grumbling cos things do not go in accordance with their plans - hence not abt the distance/ phases issue - but rather a 'popular school issue'.

:rahrah: the whole issue evolve around popular schools. Think typical neighbourhood schools don't have this issue

new pri school in new housing estate also face the same problem

MOE / HDB's planning problems