[Ang Mo Kio] Primary Schools

[cherrygal]

Mauimaui:

OMG with only 16 seats left for St.nick. Last year we brought a house right opp St.nick, if i throw a stone hard enough it can hit the school field. So stress .... Already move there ... Die die must try right.


We are catholic and within 1 km still have to ballot. On next Monday,I refused to be the one to pick the lots, I shall insist my hubby do that. At least don't get blame if not selected.

Good luck! May the Lord bless you and your girl.

I am also Catholic and wanted to buy a house opposite St Nicks too but the number of places available make me really scared that the moving will not be worth it. Then I will bang my head on the wall right? Worse thing is, they will give PVs the priority on the waiting list (if not successful at the ballots), not us Catholics.

Where did you find your courage?? I am so scared that I am looking to buy homes near other IJs or govt girls schools... (my gal's turn in 2015/6)

[Mauimaui]

cherrygal:

Good luck! May the Lord bless you and your girl.


I am also Catholic and wanted to buy a house opposite St Nicks too but the number of places available make me really scared that the moving will not be worth it. Then I will bang my head on the wall right? Worse thing is, they will give PVs the priority on the waiting list (if not successful at the ballots), not us Catholics.

Where did you find your courage?? I am so scared that I am looking to buy homes near other IJs or govt girls schools... (my gal's turn in 2015/6)

Don't understand what you mean by \"they will give PVs the priority on the waiting list (if not successful at the ballots) , not us Catholics\" ..... I thought Catholics and PVs are on the same standing, the only difference is whether stay within 1km to school do not.

Oh dear ..... :?:

Really cannot get in, I will pick up courage and try 2C.... If still cannot ....sigh....I have tried my best Liao :stupid:

[qms]

Mauimaui:

Don't understand what you mean by \"they will give PVs the priority on the waiting list (if not successful at the ballots) , not us Catholics\" ..... I thought Catholics and PVs are on the same standing, the only difference is whether stay within 1km to school do not.


Oh dear ..... :?:

What cherrygal meant was that, should you be unsuccessful in the ballot, you may request to be placed in the waiting list of the school. However, PVs usually are usually placed high up in the wait list than say GRL or clan/church members because the former have contributed directly to the schools via their min. 40 hours.

[phtthp]

qms:

What cherrygal meant was that, should you be unsuccessful in the ballot, you may request to be placed in the waiting list of the school. However, PVs usually are usually placed high up in the wait list than say GRL or clan/church members because the former have contributed directly to the schools via their min. 40 hours.

Yes, that's true.
all are Phase 2B applicants.
however for PV, the Principal of St Nick know you personally. She had seen you, ever talked to you before when she see you clocking up hours tediously one by one minimal 40 hrs, contributing your time & effort directly to the school, impacting the school.

for GRL, Clan / Catholic or Methodist Church members, the Principal may not know you.
sometimes \"WHO You Know In Life That Counts\" Matters a lot, esp. when very few precious seats are left available for transfer, for those balloted out. The Principal, after all, is human.

[cherrygal]

Thanks qms and phtthp for explaining further.

[cherrygal]

Mauimaui:

Really cannot get in, I will pick up courage and try 2C.... If still cannot ....sigh....I have tried my best Liao :stupid:

You better have Plan B ready. For my older boy, I decided to take Plan B without trying for Plan A (Cat High) coz Catholic High was only left with 9 seats that year. Did not dare to take the huge risk and end up nowhere.

At least for girls, there's still Marymount Convent.

[phtthp]

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/vacancies/#ang-mo-kio


end of day 1 (19 July) Phase 2B status update:-
CHIJ St Nicholas

29 registered, 16 vacancies

balloting takes place next Wed, 25 July
time : 3 pm
venue: applicants will be notified early next week

[Gecko]

Good Luck to those who have to ballot at St Nics.


I was lucky. My daughter is from 2010 P1 cohort (ie registered in 2009). No balloting for within 2 km that year. We bought a place opposite St Nics after that.

Gecko

[tankee]

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[jogoh]

Hi,


We moved over to AMK a year ago and honestly we are not very familiar with the primary schools around the area. We have checked through the web sites of all the schools but since we couldn’t do PV, the top two popular ones are already out of our choices (not going to them for 2C too since we are > 1km)

Can someone help explain why the "popularity" of the following 4 seemingly good schools (at least from the websites) is not really high? Some friends pointed the reason to "being the neighborhood school" but I am not really sure…

Ang Mo Kio Primary\t\t
Mayflower Primary\t\t
Teck Ghee Primary\t\t
Townsville Primary

Any information would be greatly appreciated…