2012 P1 Registration Exercise for 2013 In-Take

[Aloysiusbb]

qms:

Touch wood, should your child be unsuccessful in P2CS, MOE will ask you to nominate 3-5 schools still with vacancies that you would like MOE to post your child to. Should you choose not to do so, MOE will assign your child to a school that still has vacancies and is nearest to your house. Nearest here doesn't necessarily mean within 1 km though.

ic ic.. thanks. u mean after P2CS still not yet enrol they will help us. Thanks for this info.

[Aloysiusbb]

pummanuel:

Hi pqy, with effect from this year, the balloting process has been standardised across all schools in Singapore by MOE. The balloting apparatus is also provided by MOE, ie the lottery cage.


There will be a board with all the names of the children eligible for balloting listed. A number is assigned to each child. When you reach the room designated for balloting, the school's staff will tell you to look for your child's name and note down the number given.

On the table in the room, you will see trays of ping pong balls, arranged in numerical sequence. When balloting starts, the staff will pick up ball number 1 (number printed on the ball) and read the corresponding child's name from a list. Then the staff will drop it into the cage. The staff will proceed with ball number 2 etc until all the balls are dropped into the cage. Then the staff will do a 'thorough' shuffle. This will be the only shuffle. After that, the staff will start the balloting by rotating the cage. When the first ball appears, the staff will read the number. No name will be mentioned. Meanwhile, another staff will place a thumb tack against the name on the board mentioned in the 2nd para. When it is down to the last 5 vacancies, the school will announce only 5 more balls to be drawn. After the last ball is drawn, the staff will request parents to refer to the board for confirmation. Parents whose children are balloted in will have to stay back to get a copy of the registration form which we filled in on registration day. The form will be signed and stamped with 'Registered'. For the school I registered with under Phase 2B, the orientation date was stated too.

will take a long time before balloting start?
if we are successfully get in we still have to wait for all the numbers is called?

[h530251]

qms:

Touch wood, should your child be unsuccessful in P2CS, MOE will ask you to nominate 3-5 schools still with vacancies that you would like MOE to post your child to. Should you choose not to do so, MOE will assign your child to a school that still has vacancies and is nearest to your house. Nearest here doesn't necessarily mean within 1 km though.

Can you choose to apply for a particular school in phrase 3 ?

[hanaraihana]

Aloysiusbb:

hug hug.. i am also facing this problem.. i will need to travel to further for one school that have more than 80 vacancies now.. :xedfingers:

thks... good luck to u too...

[pummanuel]

Aloysiusbb:

will take a long time before balloting start?

if we are successfully get in we still have to wait for all the numbers is called?

The balloting exercise started at 9am promptly for my case. The school VP took around 5 minutes to explain the procedure. There were around 60 vacancies and by 9:20 or so, the balloting was over. The forms were given out after all the numbers were called. However, if you need to rush to work, you can leave first and wait for the school to send the form to you.

[titank]

How will the balloting be like? Roll the ball like toto or bingo or the old traditional way put paper slips in a transparent box?

Better don’t being the child to the school to witness this kind of balloting.

[Aloysiusbb]

pummanuel:

The balloting exercise started at 9am promptly for my case. The school VP took around 5 minutes to explain the procedure. There were around 60 vacancies and by 9:20 or so, the balloting was over. The forms were given out after all the numbers were called. However, if you need to rush to work, you can leave first and wait for the school to send the form to you.

so fast.. forms even out to those successful parents is it?
they will call all this numbers or until the vacancies finish?

[Aloysiusbb]

titank:

How will the balloting be like? Roll the ball like toto or bingo or the old traditional way put paper slips in a transparent box?

Better don't being the child to the school to witness this kind of balloting.

at first thought of bringing my son over bcos his cc is in jurong and i dun want to travel to bring him to school and back to woodlands but i have a second thought. If unsuccessful at least i have time to go around to find a student care this and that..

[Belinng]

dorisp:

This issue is being discussed actively in the following thread:


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=32400&start=1630

Distance for P2A2 will kick in once there is balloting. So assuming if Rulang has another 21 applications in P2A2, more than >2km will have to ballot if there is the highest distance registered.

[qms]

h530251:

Can you choose to apply for a particular school in phrase 3 ?

Why would you want to apply only in Phase 3 if you are a SC or PR? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php

MOE will only open Ph 3 after it has allocated seats to all SCs or PRs who responded to its request for school nomination after P2CS. So, technically speaking, if you don't nominate any school or allow MOE to assign a school for your child, the school that you plan to apply in Phase 3 may be filled up.