All About Church/Clan/Society Membership

[cherrygal]

It depends on whether your Phase 1 school is good or not. If it’s not bad and also quite popular eg. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian, it is a huge gamble to give that up and ballot at Catholic High. The biggest fear is that you get nothing and end up in a less popular school than the Phase 1 school.


If the Phase 1 school is not very popular eg. Guangyang Pri, then no harm trying coz Guangyang will still have lots of seats at Phase 2C Supplementary. Back to square one so no harm.

Weigh your risks.

[phtthp]

If your phase 1 school is guangyang & you want to withdraw to try catholic high under 2b, but if fail to ballot into chs & want to join back guangyang under phase 2c- think best to confirm with guangyang principal discreetly first, check whether school will take you back or not (can be sensitive) In principle, as long as still got vacancies, school should take you back. just hope that there is no discrimination, bec we’re dealing with human. Not sure if guangyang internally manually keep track of who withdraw from phase 1.

[qms]

phtthp:

In principle, as long as still got vacancies, school should take you back. just hope that there is no discrimination, bec we're dealing with human. Not sure if guangyang internally manually keep track of who withdraw from phase 1.

How to have discrimination when the P1 registration process is transparent? :scratchhead:

[cherrygal]

Principal cannot discriminate even if you pull out and apply again. He/she has to accept all students who register as long as there are enough vacancies at Phase 2C Supplementary. Even if balloting is required, the process is transparent.


I think it’s also better not to bring the principal’s attention to the "withdraw and reapply later strategy".

If you can decide you really want to try at Catholic High, then don’t even apply at Phase 1. The tough balloting at Catholic High happens every year so you can already weigh the risks now.

[joseph yang]

hi everyone,


does anyone know chij kellock need the child to be baptize to qualify under phase 2b?

[cherrygal]

Yes, the child needs to be baptized. Baptism cert of the child is required to qualify for Phase 2B.

[lchunleo]

can i check what is the difference between joining PV and Clan since both of them needed to do volunteer except for Clan, where a registration amount is required? would it make more sense to join as PV instead of Clan since they are both in phase 2b? how do one prove that one is a hokkien? thanks

[lchunleo]

ya i think the difference is that PV is based on RC where the line is subjected to variation and more risk…

[lchunleo]

i realized there are pros and cons for clan memberships vs PV vs RC


1. RC - dependent on whether you are in the GRC or not. Boundaries tend to change. No gurantee can get recommendation letter. Need to do early if need to secure better chances of recommendation letter.
2. PV - intense competition as the gate is lower meaning there is no membership paid or need people to intro, except living near the school. But PV can only occur near to the registration date, 1.5 years before the school.
3. Clan/church etc - paid upfront membership fees, do PV but no guarantee that can get recommendation letter…better to do earlier than the min 2 years as competition can be stiff.

So can one do clan’s PV in the specific school and then apply to do school PV in the same school ? provided one got all the time…

[qms]

lchunleo:

i realized there are pros and cons for clan memberships vs PV vs RC


1. RC - dependent on whether you are in the GRC or not. Boundaries tend to change. No gurantee can get recommendation letter. Need to do early if need to secure better chances of recommendation letter.
2. PV - intense competition as the gate is lower meaning there is no membership paid or need people to intro, except living near the school. But PV can only occur near to the registration date, 1.5 years before the school.
3. Clan/church etc - paid upfront membership fees, do PV but no guarantee that can get recommendation letter..better to do earlier than the min 2 years as competition can be stiff.

RC - If you qualify under P2B, you are able to choose any school within the GRC/SMC.

lchunleo:

So can one do clan's PV in the specific school and then apply to do school PV in the same school ? provided one got all the time..

If I am not wrong, clan's PV is non-school specific. Your volunteer work should contribute towards the clan, not the school.

You may do all those if you have the time, but that will not increase your chance of getting a place in the school. Once you qualify to apply in P2B, when it comes to balloting, your child will not be treated differently from others who qualify for P2B.