All About Getting Priority Registration

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'Priority for citizens not effective enough' by Madam Lim Swee Ling


Response :-

“Enough schools to satisfy Primary 1 priority choices”
http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_824529.html

[lynn2009]

why moe is giving instruction to specific GRL that every school is a good school? How about pv that non- related to the school as well? How about those alumni that is non active but takes advantage of the system? We are discussing on how to make the policy effective so that those clan/pv/GRL/alumni that has done so much should be given the priority.

[pirate]

We are discussing how to make the policy more effective. Some of us think that publishing the no. of clan/church, GRL, and PV applications under phase 2B for each school improves the system.


Me? I think that knocking GRLs out of phase 2B improves the integrity of the system. :siam:

As for PVs, personally I feel there is no difference between contributing time by \"volunteering\" and contributing money by \"donating\" to get priority. No reason why one is allowed and the other is not.

As for clans/churches. It's the prerogative of the clan/church what criteria they want to use because, well... it's their school, right? Ok. Not totally. But that's why we still have phase 2C too.

[SAHM_TAN]

If discussing abt effectiveness of policy why bring up that GRL to help MOE spread the msg that all schools are good by registering in schools that are not as popular?

[BigDevil]

Mod's Note


Please be reminded that all discussions/opinions/suggestions/ideas on how to improve the P1 registration should be taken up at this thread: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18535

This thread is for discussions pertaining to policies/rules which are in effect presently.

Thank you.

[lynn2009]

From MOE website :Balloting at Phase 2B will be conducted on Wednesday, 25 July 2012. The schools have informed parents concerned of the balloting time. Parents are welcome to witness the conduct of the balloting.


Therefore, everyone in phase 2B has the equally chances.

[KSP]

pirate:

KSP:

Then i wonder what those register under clan/church/society are doing?

I still feel P2B should be there for GRL and sch PVs.

Without the members, there would be no clan/church/society. Without the clan/church/society, these schools would not exist, much less teaching the values of the clan/church/society which made the schools popular. Don't forget where these clan/church/society schools came from in the first place.

Grassroot leaders on the other hand, are supposed to be helping MOE convince the grassroots that \"every school is a good school\". They should lead by action, not words. Hence, they don't need P2B.

Without tax payers money there will be no road to all the schools. Does it mean all tax payers can go for P2B?

Well, it's not for me to judge how relavant or substantial each and every category of the group's contributions are. But I still wondering what these clan/church/society members are doing. Do they automatically get P2B priority by just being a member? Or they must contribute their time in some ways?

Ok, I know PVs are helping out in the schools, the GRL are helping in their GRC and sometimes in the weekends news where they show them morning walk and exercise with the MPs. At least the publicity is there.

[chipyswim]

Basically, many parents are very stressful now cos most popular schools need to ballot. For example, Parents are Singaporeans, this child is a Singaporean. Having to stay around schools within 1km radius needs to ballot - Red Swastika and Yu Neng. Even Fengshan Primary School also needs to ballot for those >2km.


Just imagine for those disappointed parents who could not get their children into their preferred school of choice have to go for Phase 2C supplementary. We are competing with a huge number of applicants for who knows, under Phase 2C supplementary also needs to ballot cos these applicants will rush to the next school (nearer) of their choice.

Let’s face it. Singaporeans have the ‘kiasu’ mindset. They do not mind competing with other applicants eventhough there is only 10% chance for their children to get into the popular schools. From the registration phase history, you could see that there are still alot of vacancies for the unpopular ones. It will be great if MOE could enhance and relook into such schools and see how could the systems be improved. It will be good for MOE to relook into the registration process not there will be alot of prayers to God hoping that their children will succeed on the balloting day.

For example, if a school has only 40 vacancies for Phase 2C registration, registration of applicants should be closed once it reaches the max 40. The school then could advise the parents to opt for their next preferred option. Not letting the number of applicants to escalate further and having disappointed parents cursing and swearing if their children didn’t manage to get into their preferred school of choice < 1km.

Worst case scenario, for applicants under Phase 2C supplementary also needs to ballot. It will be even more stressful if their children could not get in to the 2nd preferred school of choice. Then have to seek MOE’s help which might post their children to some ‘schools’ that might be far away from their registered address.

Singaporeans having their children going thru P1 registration are indeed very stressful, same as PRs or other non-residents.

[mikeveronreilly]

you knpw what they should do to spread out the evenness of the schools

is to take out some of the prinicpals from the popular schools and some of the stronger teachers to move them some of the weaker schools to boost the standards and groom their teachers … thats just idea , then the vice principals of the popular schools can still maintain the standards … of those schools …
why do unpopular schools need to suffer , as motto says all schools are good schools , prove us wrong move the staff and offer the existing principals a challenge … to boost weaker schools

[smurfalone]

Noticed most popular schools have GEP program. These ‘elite’ group of students are identified and placed into such schools. The elite group sit for the same PSLE paper as the rest of the cohort. Chances are they can produce outstanding results for these ‘popular’ schools. If these bright sparks are left to nurture in neighbourhood schools, we may be able to create the impression that good schools are everywhere and students can excel in any school if they work hard. We have examples of top scorers from neighbourhood schools like Rulang and Qifa recently.