All About Getting Priority Registration

[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.

[limlim]

KSP:

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

:rahrah:

[limlim]

chipyswim:

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.

The queue may have the potential to match that of pple queuing for national day ticket in the past..

[Kagillus]

limlim:

chipyswim:

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.

The queue may have the potential to match that of pple queuing for national day ticket in the past..

This is max registration n close system is definitely out. Remember there was once Nanyang kindergarten has overnight queue. Just imagine maid n students (who get paid to do the queue,) will be in the q. Not to mention for primary 1. May be 2-3 nights before actual day!

[verykiasu2010]

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.

Rulang is quite establised, but Qifa was a single result because that PRC girl was one year older than the peers in order to brush up her English while she already covered the whole PSLE scope (other subjects) over and over liao

[verykiasu2010]

chipyswim:

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.

first come first served system is not perfect. everyone within the same zone has equal right. there are valid reasons why people of the same zone may not be able to register on the first day first hour the school office is open.....people may be traveling, some family may have a bereavement during that period (touch wood), held up by traffic along the way due to accidents etc...

[THC]

verykiasu2010:

Rulang is quite establised, but Qifa was a single result because that PRC girl was one year older than the peers in order to brush up her English while she already covered the whole PSLE scope (other subjects) over and over liao

I recalled Qifa top student was 3year older than her Singaporean peers.

[janet88]

Qifa became famous overnight bcos of that girl who aced PSLE.

She is older than her peers and as such more mature already.

Behind every student’s success, it’s not just the teachers’ effort. Parents have to do their part too. A friend of mine is a very hands-on father. He does not have a regular hour job, travels a lot, yet he logs on to skype with his kids once he checks into the hotel…to work together on Math or Science. Totally amazing.