All about Transferring to Other Primary Schools

[jedamum]

MintyMin:

jedamum:

Mintymin,

Go lianhua general office to fill in form on wait list to transfer. When they inform you of vacancies and sent you a letter , then you take that letter to your boy's school office. My boy used to have transfer classmates in and out from p2 to p3. There was one girl who transferred for six months, then out again. Think shifted house and previously on rental.

Called lianhua, they asked me fill up the transfer form at DS current sch leh, and wait till nov/dec for that transfer exercise.. :?

?? Is it you move house, they thought you registering under STEPS programme?
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/steps/

Or maybe they change procedure already?

[MintyMin]

jedamum:

?? Is it you move house, they thought you registering under STEPS programme?

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/steps/

Or maybe they change procedure already?

Yes.. I shifted.. Am confused..

I wont want to transfer him now, but will let him start P2 at Lianhua, so should i wait for this STEPS programme? :scratchhead:

[MintyMin]

Jedamum,


I understand liao.. Called MOE and they cleared my doubts.. Thanks!

[BigDevil]

Mind sharing what MOE told you?

[MintyMin]

Hi BigDevil,


They told me that for STEPS Programme, once I apply to be part of the programme for my kid to be transferred, I will have to accept whichever school that MOE has allocate my kid to, which is based on proximity of your residential area to the school. And if in the event, that is not the school i wan, I will have to do the other way of school transfer, which is what I’ve done:

1) Check with the desired school is there is any vacancy for your child

If Yes and confirmed,

2) Get form to fill up as application for transfer to the school

Once Desired school comes back with confirmation,

3) Go to current school to fill up withdrawal form

Hope tis helps.

[BigDevil]

Thanks for sharing. One more thing to clarify.


So if you take part in STEPS and you are allocated a school by MOE, you HAVE TO accept? Can reject and go back to original school? Or must accept, attend new school while exploring the other way of transfer?

[MintyMin]

BigDevil:

Thanks for sharing. One more thing to clarify.


So if you take part in STEPS and you are allocated a school by MOE, you HAVE TO accept? Can reject and go back to original school? Or must accept, attend new school while exploring the other way of transfer?

Mus Accept once MOE allocate to you.. And you will no longer haf a place at the original school tat ur kid is in.. Yes.. muz explore other way of transfer, which like i mentioned, is to go the the school of choice to see if they have vacancy for your kid to be transferred.

[jedamum]

Minty min,

Suggest you approach lianhua direct to put on wait list. You can accept the vacancy and ask for withdraw to be effected at last day of school. If you go steps, you may have risk to be allocated to dazhong or hongkah which is slightly nearer than bukitview but makes no sense since you might as well stay put at bukit view since not far away.
From what someone told me, schools can give priority to their own wait list before releasing the balance of their vacancy numbers to moe for Steps purpose.
Good luck!

[MintyMin]

jedamum:

Minty min,

Suggest you approach lianhua direct to put on wait list. You can accept the vacancy and ask for withdraw to be effected at last day of school. If you go steps, you may have risk to be allocated to dazhong or hongkah which is slightly nearer than bukitview but makes no sense since you might as well stay put at bukit view since not far away.
From what someone told me, schools can give priority to their own wait list before releasing the balance of their vacancy numbers to moe for Steps purpose.
Good luck!

Thanks jedamum.

As of yesterday, i've areadi submitted the application form to Lianhua together with my DS report bk.. n tjey called me tdy wif good news liao!!!!
:rahrah: :rahrah: :boogie: :boogie:

[jedamum]

MintyMin:

jedamum:

Minty min,

Suggest you approach lianhua direct to put on wait list. You can accept the vacancy and ask for withdraw to be effected at last day of school. If you go steps, you may have risk to be allocated to dazhong or hongkah which is slightly nearer than bukitview but makes no sense since you might as well stay put at bukit view since not far away.
From what someone told me, schools can give priority to their own wait list before releasing the balance of their vacancy numbers to moe for Steps purpose.
Good luck!

Thanks jedamum.

As of yesterday, i've areadi submitted the application form to Lianhua together with my DS report bk.. n tjey called me tdy wif good news liao!!!!
:rahrah: :rahrah: :boogie: :boogie:

congrats! :rahrah: it is really convenient to stay nearby the school. my boy's classmate who stays across the road leaves her home i think 10min before bell ring. :imcool: that is considerable amount of rest time considering school starts at 7.30am!