2012 P1 Registration Exercise for 2013 In-Take

[Aloysiusbb]

SAHM_TAN:

It's not conpulsory but there are parents who attend, even working ones, but best not to bring the child. It can be very disappointing if not successful.

i will be take leave to go and see and in case nv get in i can go and c other school and nearby cc..

[XXXX]

Is it usual to have so many schools balloting within 1km?


I can’t believe so many children will not be able to go to their nearest (and presumably preferred) school under this process.

Is the P1 registration process fit for purpose?

[Aloysiusbb]

XXXX:

Is it usual to have so many schools balloting within 1km?


I can't believe so many children will not be able to go to their nearest (and presumably preferred) school under this process.

Is the P1 registration process fit for purpose?

i believe more and more foreign Singapore citizen also.. that's y the demand is so high now..

[sglady]

Usually will have 1-3 school within 1km, but parents have preference for better school thus need balloting for the popular ones.

[weyw]

sglady:

Usually will have 1-3 school within 1km, but parents have preference for better school thus need balloting for the popular ones.

totally agree

[Aloysiusbb]

sglady:

Usually will have 1-3 school within 1km, but parents have preference for better school thus need balloting for the popular ones.

but now even all the schools within 1km all also need to ballot..

[XXXX]

sglady:

Usually will have 1-3 school within 1km, but parents have preference for better school thus need balloting for the popular ones.

Is that a fact? If so, it's good that there is actually so much choice for most people then. (We only have 1 school within 1km, so I'm a bit clouded by that.)

To summarise the stats:
50 out of the 94 schools balloting are for SC<1km only.
Hence 50 schools will have disappointed SC families staying near by.

(A further 15 schools will only take PRs within 1km, but hey, focus on the SC first.)

I'd need to know the proximity stats for the earlier phases before I could draw any conclusions about fairness, but on the surface it seems like the system is not quite working optimally: i.e. many places are taken up by families who might not live anywhere near the school or have any involvement with the local community before those living near by get a look in (or not).

[weyw]

XXXX:

(A further 15 schools will only take PRs within 1km, but hey, focus on the SC first.)
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provided that those SCs living within the 15 sch decided to change their minds ( but prolly these SCs have already registered elsewhere in better sch in their neighborhood) ...then the 15 sch can focus on them... :boogie:

for my area... i got 5 sch nearby but 2 of the more popular are getting a balloting for SC within 1km and for between 1-2km... so again its the parents ourselves who created this result... :rotflmao:

[sglady]

Xxxx,


I agree with you too.

The earlier phases have taken up many seats eg alumni and siblings or parents during in that particular school of choice.

Take a look at Henry park and ACS primary, only less than 20 vacancies for phase 2b and 2c each.

[pirate]

XXXX:

50 out of the 94 schools balloting are for SC<1km only.

Hence 50 schools will have disappointed SC families staying near by.

Don't forget to count the other 93 or so schools that are not balloting where everybody who applied got in, otherwise your conclusion will be skewed.