Opinions of the Primary School Registration System

[qms]

Shaolin8:

This will allow assessment on whether the Absolute Priority for Singaporeans rule are also needed in these Phases 1 and 2A1/2, instead of its application only when there is a ballot at 2C.

So what if it is needed? Are you planning to petition to MOE? :scratchhead:

Just curious.

[Shaolin8]

We can work together and work with MOE to have this addressed. No lah, I dont work in or out of MOE. MOE has to work for/with us, all who has made a Singapore a place to live, love and play.

[lilfeets]

Shaolin8:

We can work together and work with MOE to have this addressed. No lah, I dont work in or out of MOE. MOE has to work for/with us, all who has made a Singapore a place to live, love and play.

Call me pessimistic but i doubt things will change for the better even if we put SC priority in earlier phases. Majority of those running for seats are singaporean in my humble opinion. Unless we are going to cap at phase 2 and equally divide seats for phase 2, 2b and 2C plus SC priority, then perhaps we might see more kids with distance nearer to schools getting in. Regardless, if the parents are willig to fork out money to move within 1km, there is nothing much the gov can do to address that too. We cant stop buying and selling of prperty afterall.

The only way I see it to get rid of these hype is to change parents' mindset! lol

[zakashi]

Shaolin8:

Hello, dear parents. does anyone know how many Permanent Residents or New Citizens applied for Phase 1 and 2A1 and 2A2 and got accepted? (for ACSB and SJIJ?) How best can we get this info, if it is not readily made public? Thanks.

I posted this question too. It seems like there is no such data. I will definately march to the office if I found more PR applied for phase 1 right up to phase 2A2 that left miserably vacancies or crumbs for phase 2B or 2C. Priority is not entirely given to SC, even if you are living just a few steps to the school. You can tell from the current situation.

[qms]

Shaolin8:

We can work together and work with MOE to have this addressed. No lah, I dont work in or out of MOE. MOE has to work for/with us, all who has made a Singapore a place to live, love and play.

Don't think MOE will touch Phase 1 students.

[Baby_May_09]

limlim:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"limlim\"]

Pink IC.

the child who is citizen only gets the pink ic at age 15, so no way to register for pri 1 ? or register for pri 1 after age 15 ? :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

referring to the parents lah..

I mean, it doesn't matter whether they are MIS.. as long as pink IC, we shd not differentiate them.[/quote]What if only one of the parents is Singaporean and the child is not Singaporean, or have not decided to be 1 yet.

[Baby_May_09]

newkeynesian:

Agree. As long as the child is Singaporean, the requirement is met. Do bear in mind by forcing out the bright PR kids out of good schools, the good schools are going to miss out on this pool of talent(s). On the other hand, the neighbourhood schools are going to benefit from this inflow of PR or foreign kids.


As long as competition is healthy, we should embrace it.

What do you think?

But these bright PR kids still remain in Singapore. It is good that the neighbourhood schools also benefit from this. Why should the good schools be the only ones who get the benefits? There will be bright singaporeans in all schools too, and I think maybe more in \"good schools\", so if this is really the consequence of Singaporean first, then it is another plus point for Singaporean first, though indirectly.

[lilfeets]

Today's ST has a parent writing in to ask for abolishing of Phase 2A: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_823421.html


Priority for citizens not effective enough





Published on Jul 18, 2012








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I AM due to register my elder son for Primary 1 under Phase 2B starting tomorrow. The nearest school, Ai Tong, is a three-minute walk from our home.


After last Friday's breakdown of the remaining vacancies after Phase 2A(2), the school has only 38 vacancies left, 19 of which will be up for grabs under Phase 2B.


The vacancy crunch signals a larger issue that remains unaddressed.


Giving citizens priority over non-citizens will not help much.


Last year's balloting data for the school shows a success rate of 39.21 per cent for Phase 2B and 29.41 per cent for Phase 2C, all of which affect pupils living within 1km of the school. Some 60 per cent and 70 per cent of the pupils living within 1km who registered under phases 2B and 2C, respectively, did not obtain a place.


Clearly, children of citizens living close to the school should be given higher priority.


If last year's figures are any yardstick, this year's batch will be denied a fair chance as well.


Sending our child to a school far away is unduly stressful. When the child is old enough to take part in co-curricular activities, parents face a headache as the school buses operate only on fixed timelines, and the child is too young to travel on public transport alone.


While it is fair for the Ministry of Education to give priority to pupils with siblings studying in the school, there is no need for the other phases that follow in the current system.


Priority should be given to all pupils living within 1km of the school.


Those who live farther away should be subject to balloting for the remaining vacancies.


The ministry must adopt a more holistic approach to address the frustration over primary school registration.


Lim Swee Ling (Madam)

[lilfeets]

In life, we cannot please everyone. The ones who don’t get it will say it is not fair and that teh system is broken. The ones who have it say that it is working and that it is the right way.


Surely there are other schools that are within 1km besides Ai Tong right? I also wonder if she would be crying foul over the system if the school within 3 mins’ walk is a neighbourhood school and not Ai Tong.

PS: I have not alumni nor ex-student status and am SC. I believe the system is funtioning and am not complaining. Yes, I may not get my child into the school of my choice because I have no ties but I accept that and make alternative plans. In the end, my child’s future is in his hands and mine. I am resposible for helping to educating him, not the school or the world.

[BeContented]

lilfeets:

In life, we cannot please everyone. The ones who don't get it will say it is not fair and that teh system is broken. The ones who have it say that it is working and that it is the right way.


Surely there are other schools that are within 1km besides Ai Tong right? I also wonder if she would be crying foul over the system if the school within 3 mins' walk is a neighbourhood school and not Ai Tong.

PS: I have not alumni nor ex-student status and am SC. I believe the system is funtioning and am not complaining. Yes, I may not get my child into the school of my choice because I have no ties but I accept that and make alternative plans. In the end, my child's future is in his hands and mine. I am resposible for helping to educating him, not the school or the world.

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Same here......didn't have any priority when I register my kids......and not successful in ballot for a school just opposite my house. So next alternative is another school ~20mins walk away. Life still goes on