MOE Relooking P1 registration - Too much priority to alumni

[verykiasu2010]

rains:

limlim:

He is saying he find it incomprehensible why one don't want to go to their alma mater.

so, I post the same question, why don't he move near to his alma mater?

The answer is, because not everyone can or want to.

And because not everyone wants to enrol in the alma mater, why should alumni be given priority as compared to some who stays nearby?

Eh, you know what I take offense at? That you refer to me as a 'he'! I'm a 'she'!

how to tell from the nick whether a person is a he or she ?

[pirate]

I appreciate that there may be good reasons for priority for alumni. But can somebody give us a good reason why there should not be a cap?

[wearefamily]

I seriously don’t get this thread. Parents should be rejoicing that they are given priority to send their kids to their alma mater. Why are they demanding that this priviledge should be taken away from them? I believe all Singapore parents would have had gone to primary school and thus will have an alma mater.


I believe what should be done instead is to remove the school rankings system.

[pirate]

(1) Some alma maters do not exist anymore.

(2) Some alma maters are boy schools and dd is a daughter.
(3) Some alma maters are girl schools and ds is a son.
(4) Some alma maters are 20km away.
(5) Some alma maters are more equal than others.

[verykiasu2010]

wearefamily:

I seriously don't get this thread. Parents should be rejoicing that they are given priority to send their kids to their alma mater. Why are they demanding that this priviledge should be taken away from them? I believe all Singapore parents would have had gone to primary school and thus will have an alma mater.


I believe what should be done instead is to remove the school rankings system.

because they are not alumni of those popular schools and their kids do not have the priority yet to those popular schools

after their kids get in and become future alumni of the popular school, they will want to keep this priority

who cares about priority to non-popular schools !

:evil: :evil: :evil:

[weyw]

vicki:

My thoughts.


They should completely do away with all phases and distances or should they?

> I keep hearing everyone say must be fair and stuff (either to those alumni/ volunteers/ within 2km etc) so if we should be completely fair, i believe we should just do away with all the phases and all go for balloting at their school of choice. Then its just luck whether you get in or not. If you think you are in a school that is 'too far' from your house, then just shift house lor - since it doesnt really seem like an issue to 'shift near the school of choice in the first place'.


> Any other methods to allocate schools other than the above is definitely not a 'fair' method - so depends on where you are positioned now - you will probably shout hurray or grumble (me included!)

And - i dont really buy the argument of 'i stay near a school and therefore i should have my birthright of getting in'.

It might not apply to all , but some parents 'purposely buy a house near a good school - cant get in - then complain/ grumble whatever - using this statement.'

I mean if you are really that concerned abt staying near the school - then just buy a house near a 'unpopular' school and send your kids there lor - bao get in one - BUT - are you willing?

So, back to my grumble - pple are grumbling cos things do not go in accordance with their plans - hence not abt the distance/ phases issue - but rather a 'popular school issue'.

:goodpost:

[rains]

wearefamily:

I seriously don't get this thread. Parents should be rejoicing that they are given priority to send their kids to their alma mater. Why are they demanding that this priviledge should be taken away from them? I believe all Singapore parents would have had gone to primary school and thus will have an alma mater.


I believe what should be done instead is to remove the school rankings system.

Hahaha ... You really make me laugh, not in a derogatory manner but after all the fights of over hundred pages, you are asking a very innocent question. I like you!

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[weyw]

magiccastle:

If we are looking at the issue of p1 registration, the focus shd not just on the alumni. I mentioned the pty issue because it will be truly unfair that just bec I put a deposit to purchase the pty in feb 2012which is not even on construction yet I can register my child in July this year for the school near to the new pty project . So anyone with $$ who is not residing near to the school can compete with the existing residents . If this is current ruling, it has to be changed. It shd be after top and staying at the pty at the year of registration for p1.

I like it!

[phtthp]

weyw:

magiccastle:

If we are looking at the issue of p1 registration, the focus shd not just on the alumni. I mentioned the pty issue because it will be truly unfair that just bec I put a deposit to purchase the pty in feb 2012which is not even on construction yet I can register my child in July this year for the school near to the new pty project . So anyone with $$ who is not residing near to the school can compete with the existing residents . If this is current ruling, it has to be changed. It shd be after top and staying at the pty at the year of registration for p1.

I like it!

Excellent Post !! :goodpost: