[Central] Primary Schools

[LittlePrinz]

chocpockie:

For RVPS, those staying within 1 km sure safe. Those staying 1-2km will have d chance to go thru balloting but will be a tough fight. But at least is not like last year, 1-2km no chance to register at all at 2c.

Thanks Chocpockie for sharing your thoughts. I guess I better look into a 2nd choice.

[chocpockie]

LittlePrinz:

chocpockie:

For RVPS, those staying within 1 km sure safe. Those staying 1-2km will have d chance to go thru balloting but will be a tough fight. But at least is not like last year, 1-2km no chance to register at all at 2c.

Thanks Chocpockie for sharing your thoughts. I guess I better look into a 2nd choice.

Most welcome! Juz sharing with u all what d RVPS office people told me. But all these are juz predictions. Hope everyone will still go into their school of choice!

U r rite, must prepare a Plan B to standby All d best!!!!

[sakurachan]

qms:

sakurachan:

May I ask how you manage to get the info on number of applications according to the distance? Call the school?

Yes, call the school.

sakurachan:

You mentioned that no balloting is needed for 1-2km.
How do we determine which distance phase needs to go for balloting?

There are 64 vacancies. There are 46 applicants in the < 1 km category, and 18 applicants in the 1-2 km category. These add up to 64, which is equal to the number of vacancies. So, there is no balloting for those in the 1-2 km category.

sakurachan:

Is there a pre-determined number of places available for each distance phase?

No. The vacancies are taken up by applicants based on distance. So, if the number of applicants staying within 1 km from the school are less than the vacancies available, applicants in the next group (1-2 km) gets to go in or take part in the balloting, depending on the number of applicants in this second group vs the remaining vacancies available.

Thanks a lot, QMS!!! Now everything is so much clearer!
So that means those residing >2km in Phase 2B won't even get a chance to ballot, right?
So if they are still keen, they would need to try their luck at Phase 2C which depends on distance again?

[Lexy]

sakurachan:

Thanks a lot, QMS!!! Now everything is so much clearer!

So that means those residing >2km in Phase 2B won't even get a chance to ballot, right?
So if they are still keen, they would need to try their luck at Phase 2C which depends on distance again?

most likely situation if there is no chance those residing >2km under Phase 2B, there is hardly any chance in Phase 2C as well as the priority are given to distance related applicants.

Are you applying for the 2012 intake or later on?

[blurblur]

Thanks, qms, for helping to answer Sakura’s questions! I only just saw the questions.

[vfong1]

chocpockie:

LittlePrinz:

[quote=\"chocpockie\"]For RVPS, those staying within 1 km sure safe. Those staying 1-2km will have d chance to go thru balloting but will be a tough fight. But at least is not like last year, 1-2km no chance to register at all at 2c.

Thanks Chocpockie for sharing your thoughts. I guess I better look into a 2nd choice.

Most welcome! Juz sharing with u all what d RVPS office people told me. But all these are juz predictions. Hope everyone will still go into their school of choice!

U r rite, must prepare a Plan B to standby All d best!!!![/quote]Good luck to all!

[qms]

blurblur:

Thanks, qms, for helping to answer Sakura's questions! I only just saw the questions.

No worries! We are all here to help and share.

[qms]

Lexy:

most likely situation if there is no chance those residing >2km under Phase 2B, there is hardly any chance in Phase 2C as well as the priority are given to distance related applicants.


Are you applying for the 2012 intake or later on?

That's right! P2B has a smaller group than P2C. Hence, if you don't have chance to participate in the balloting in P2B, don't have to dream of anything in P2C.

[Jav]

Can anyone guess whether ACSJ & SJIJ will be balloting in P2C within 1km this year since they were clear in history?

[cikgoo]

well, ACSJ has 64 and SJIJ has 50, so you have to look at it in a way if there are really 114 sons living within 1km of these school zones???


i predict balloting for 1-2km