2012 P1 Registration Exercise for 2013 In-Take

[tankee]

kvbabu33:

My kid is SPR but I am SC. We live <300 m of Rosyth. What are his chances if he is to register under 2C. Alternatively Xinmin is next (1-2km) followed by Hougang PS (1-2km). What are the odds of getting Rosyth or other schools

IMHO, chances are slim for Rosyth, probably will not even have chance to participate in ballot.

[mummy of 3]

kvbabu33:

My kid is SPR but I am SC. We live <300 m of Rosyth. What are his chances if he is to register under 2C. Alternatively Xinmin is next (1-2km) followed by Hougang PS (1-2km). What are the odds of getting Rosyth or other schools

No chance at all for all these 3 schs if it required balloting

[BubbleT]

Would appreciate some advice here…


I am aiming for SCGS under ph2B but am outside of 2km. Looking at the vacancies left for SCGS now (200 vacancies - 62 under ph1 - 48 under ph2A(1) - 28 under ph 2A(2) today)…I am a bit nervous that ph 2B would require balloting and I don’t stand a chance.

Alternatively I can aim for RVPS under ph2B and am within 1km. What is the best strategy I can adopt? Is it safe to still try SCGS under ph2B and if unsuccessful then try RVPS under ph2C since I am within 1km?

Also between RVPS and St Margaret, which sch is better?

Thanks!!!

[pinetart]

BubbleT:

Would appreciate some advice here...


I am aiming for SCGS under ph2B but am outside of 2km. Looking at the vacancies left for SCGS now (200 vacancies - 62 under ph1 - 48 under ph2A(1) - 28 under ph 2A(2) today)....I am a bit nervous that ph 2B would require balloting and I don't stand a chance.

Alternatively I can aim for RVPS under ph2B and am within 1km. What is the best strategy I can adopt? Is it safe to still try SCGS under ph2B and if unsuccessful then try RVPS under ph2C since I am within 1km?

Also between RVPS and St Margaret, which sch is better?

Thanks!!!!

Any typo above? Are you referring rgps instead of rvps because you said you qualify for phase2B and rvps & scgs are from different Grc.

[BubbleT]

No typo. Am referring to River Valley PS as I can choose schs fr GRC that I serve in and also GRC where I reside.


I don’t think I stand a chance at RGPS as it requires balloting outside of 1 km under ph 2B historically…

[Jav]

BubbleT:

No typo. Am referring to River Valley PS as I can choose schs fr GRC that I serve in and also GRC where I reside.


I don't think I stand a chance at RGPS as it requires balloting outside of 1 km under ph 2B historically....

How come there are 2 GRC to choose? I thought u can only serve in e GRC where u live? Pls correct me if I m wrong

[angie69]

Hi,


I have registered my daughter into Pei Chun Public and I am staying at Toa Payoh. I am an old gal of RGPS and can register her into RGPS under Phase 2A(2).

Can anyone advise if I stand a chance in RGPS? I am in a dilemma as I need to withdraw from Pei Chun in rorder to register for RGPS.

[KK Yeo]

Has anyone got any idea if any schools have ever held balloting for Phase 2A2? I just registered today and learnt that there’re only 25 vacancies left. I’m afraid if there are more than 25 applicants tomorrow, there’ll be balloting held, and my chance will be extremely slim since i stay beyond 2km.


The school adminstrator told me it has never held balloting in the entire history of the school for this phase, but i’m still nervous!

[pinetart]

BubbleT:

No typo. Am referring to River Valley PS as I can choose schs fr GRC that I serve in and also GRC where I reside.


I don't think I stand a chance at RGPS as it requires balloting outside of 1 km under ph 2B historically....

Go for RV as it is nearer and you have higher chance because base on current seats bal at scgs, those > 2km may have risk to get rejected. Personally I think most people choose SCGS or ACS mainly due to prestige and affiliation. Schools that produce top PSLE scores in Singapore are mainly from NYPS, RGPS and most SAP neighborhood schools. Eg. If u go read the notice board at TLL(the learning lab) you cannot find SCGS members in the top psle scorer list.
RV is better than ST Margaret in terms of academic performance so you can consider that as last option.

[alng]

pinetart:

Go for RV as it is nearer and you have higher chance because base on current seats bal at scgs, those > 2km may have risk to get rejected. Personally I think most people choose SCGS or ACS mainly due to prestige and affiliation. Schools that produce top PSLE scores in Singapore are mainly from NYPS, RGPS and most SAP neighborhood schools. Eg. If u go read the notice board at TLL(the learning lab) you cannot find SCGS members in the top psle scorer list.
RV is better than ST Margaret in terms of academic performance so you can consider that as last option.

Please do not just look at top score. While SCGS has not produced a top scorer above 275 in recent years (her top scorers were still above 270) her results in terms of average T score and % of quality passes have been very good and were way better than many neighbourhood SAP schools. For example, SCGS's average T-score of 230+ vs a very popular school at jurong west (the one that produced top scorer) average T-score of 210+.