[Bukit Timah] Primary Schools

[Scary]

twoboysmommy:

phtthp:

Pei Hwa is quiet. How many sc less than 1 km? Need to ballot?

I heard from my friend who registered at Pei Hwa that it is 39 <1km vying for 27 vacancies.

Yes, heard is 39 <1km vying for 27 vacancies.

[markmark]

Any updates on the 33 applicants for NYPS? Any PR or outsides 1km?

[corneyAmber]

markmark:

Any updates on the 33 applicants for NYPS? Any PR or outsides 1km?

The PRs had no chance.
This is the SC within 1km balloting for 25 vacancies.

[markmark]

You mean all 33 applicants are SC within 1km??

[viviling]

yes.

[corneyAmber]

There you go…there are enough SCs living within 1km of the schools. Typically for NYPS, it would have been over-registered by double, i.e. 50 for 25 seats including both SCs and PRs. This year, 33 for 25 is a reasonable size. Of course as years go by, more PRs may decide to become SCs since SCs are enjoying more perks now and the competition may become stiff again.

[XXXX]

viviling:

yes.

What makes you so sure all 33 are within 1km?

I'm curious how you know.

[phtthp]

schools to enter 2C Supp are:-


Bukit Timah primary (58.3 % occupied) — left 75 seats

[viviling]

XXXX:

What makes you so sure all 33 are within 1km?


I'm curious how you know.

I called the sch up.

[XXXX]

viviling:

I called the sch up.

Thanks for that. Does that mean that the school actively prevented people outside 1km registering at 2C? I'm trying to understand the mechanics when people register at different times and so might try their luck (even though they are outside 1km) before the final position is known.

Why doesn't MOE release the breakdown by distance? Seems like the info is available and is important to know, obviously.