All About Church/Clan/Society Membership

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jazzbeng:

SHHK would not reveal the criteria although both were indicated as part of their consideration. In general, if one have shorter membership tenure, s/he would preferably be more active. I believe SHHK tried its best to recommend members for Ph2B, however, if you live >1km away from preferred school, chances of getting into the schools can be pretty slim or nil.

Again, things change every year.

thanks for the info

[lih_rabbit]

JAR:

Marksman:

Hi all,


My girl is born in 2008 and I am going to submit the applications with a cheque to be SHHK member. However, after running through the forum. I am quite hesistant to do so, seems like I have no chance at all due to the short period of time as a SHHK member. I am looking at Kong Hwa or Nan Chiau

Please advise..

Just wanted to share that my friend managed to get SHHK recommendation letter for registration @Kong Hwa phase 2B last year although she did not volunteer for any activities and is with SHHK for less than 1 year(by the time they issued the recommendation letter). She stayed within 1km from Kong Hwa. She is very lucky to receive SHHK recommendation letter and successful in balloting into Kong Hwa @phase 2B <1km.

For 福清 dialet group, I understand member of Futsing Association will be given priority when they apply for Poi Ching School 报读培青学校 - 会员子女报读培青学校时将获得优先考虑。但是申请者必须符合教育部规定的入学标准。
http://www.futsing.org/futsing_ch/index.php/2012-01-16-02-16-02.
Their membership is quite low but guess not many Singaporean will benefit from it as there ain't many 福清 around.

FYI, i didn't manage to get the letter for Nan Chiau last year although i've 2 years of membership and did voluntary work. As a matter of fact, i was quite piss off because the no. of applicant is the same as place available in that phase. So, it depends on the committee managing the school whether they want to give you the letter or not.

[lih_rabbit]

EllaEmma:

peachy07:

Im thking of AT but am staying more than 2km away =(

I think your distance from school is part of SHHK's consideration too. Coz if there is a history of yearly ballot within 1km, the clan will rather recommend next qualifying member who has realistic chance.. my 2 cents.

FYI, my friend staying 2KM away tried in 2010 registration for AT and on the day for registration, the staff tell him no chance at all.

[kpkeln]

I am catholic but my wife and child are not. MOE website does not say that the child needs to be a baptized catholic but some catholic schools I rang say they require both parent and child to be catholics at time of registration. Who’s right and wrong?


I’ve written to MOE for clarification but yet to receive their response. Anyone here can advise? Thanks.

[Nebbermind]

kpkeln:

I am catholic but my wife and child are not. MOE website does not say that the child needs to be a baptized catholic but some catholic schools I rang say they require both parent and child to be catholics at time of registration. Who's right and wrong?


I've written to MOE for clarification but yet to receive their response. Anyone here can advise? Thanks.

perhaps u should go back to the church where u were baptized and check with them.

[sc88]

kpkeln:

I am catholic but my wife and child are not. MOE website does not say that the child needs to be a baptized catholic but some catholic schools I rang say they require both parent and child to be catholics at time of registration. Who's right and wrong?


I've written to MOE for clarification but yet to receive their response. Anyone here can advise? Thanks.

MOE cannot say anything.. As it all depends on the school and the church. Not MOE. Then to says in Tao Nan school all children must be buddhism etc... it will affect Singapore racial harmony.

Anyway to what I understand your child must baptized too. Before the church can gives you the recommemdation letter.

[cherrygal]

For Catholics, the kid must be baptised when born and get the baptism cert. No further letter is required. This cert can get you into Phase 2B at all Catholic schools.


Some schools may also require the parent to be baptised but in my experience, the kid must be baptised to be eligible for this phase. I had to submit my kid’s cert in the application. I can’t remember if they wanted my cert but I brought along anyway.

No point asking MOE as they will ask you to check with the school directly. If the schools you rang said they want both certs, then you must have both certs. You can’t ask MOE to supercede this requirement.

[Maxine]

I called up 2 Catholic schools in my area and both schools said only 1 parent needs to be baptised and to bring along my baptism certificate. The child does not need to be baptised. MOE would not be able to advise you on this requirement as I don think they control that aspect of the critieria. As far as I know even those top school’s have their own alumni/church criterias which differs from each other…

[verykiasu2010]

Maxine:

I called up 2 Catholic schools in my area and both schools said only 1 parent needs to be baptised and to bring along my baptism certificate. The child does not need to be baptised. MOE would not be able to advise you on this requirement as I don think they control that aspect of the critieria. As far as I know even those top school's have their own alumni/church criterias which differs from each other...

that is expected because Catholic's has infant baptism but not the Protestants

and these are church-based MOE schools

[zeemimi]

verykiasu2010:

Maxine:

I called up 2 Catholic schools in my area and both schools said only 1 parent needs to be baptised and to bring along my baptism certificate. The child does not need to be baptised. MOE would not be able to advise you on this requirement as I don think they control that aspect of the critieria. As far as I know even those top school's have their own alumni/church criterias which differs from each other...

that is expected because Catholic's has infant baptism but not the Protestants

and these are church-based MOE schools

protestants have infant baptism too.