zac's mum:

Bukit Timah Road is smack right in the centre of Singapore. Anywhere is accessible for them :evil:

ChiefKiasu:

rennug:

Sorry noon questions for a first time parents whose kid is going to register for 2020 intake?


1. When will balloting statistics for the 2019 P1 intake be out?

2. Only has a 1 in 3 chance of getting into our preferred school (A) under 2C but 90% chance of getting into decent neighbourhood school (B). Both within 1km.

Should we try for A or B in 2C given that the other schools in our area with places remaining in 2C(S) aren’t that great?

This question should have been posted under the 2019 for 2020 thread
The stats will be out WHILE they are still useful. That is, before the P1 Registration this year.

For your 2nd question, you must state the chance of getting into the 2nd school in the last Phase 2C(S). If the chance is very low, I think I would prefer to take the 2nd school earlier in Phase 2C.

rennug:

Sorry noon questions for a first time parents whose kid is going to register for 2020 intake?


1. When will balloting statistics for the 2019 P1 intake be out?

2. Only has a 1 in 3 chance of getting into our preferred school (A) under 2C but 90% chance of getting into decent neighbourhood school (B). Both within 1km.

Should we try for A or B in 2C given that the other schools in our area with places remaining in 2C(S) aren’t that great?

rf69:

phtthp:

[quote=\"dg010\"]
NANYANG left 8 seats for 2A2 not 10.

whoever able to get into Nanyang primary last 8 left-over seats via 2A2 balloting this year : are really lucky !

phtthp:

dg010:

NANYANG left 8 seats for 2A2 not 10.

whoever able to get into Nanyang primary last 8 left-over seats via 2A2 balloting this year : are really lucky !

tinywings:

Congrats! The sch would want u to give a reply on the spot right? Else they can quickly give the slot to the next in line. Previously did u registered for that sch but was balloted out?

tinywings:

lowchuac2:

Sis, how come u will know that got someone withdrawn from your wait list SCH that you put on?

Because they posted their sch whatapps link on kiasuparents so I joined. Through their conversations from their chats knew abt the insider news that the waitlist school had 2 transfer out cases last week. But the 2 slots given out to the 1 SG who was balloted out. And another slot to a PR who was also balloted out in 2C. So i guess chances is slim to b able to get a plc be4 Jan if the selection is based on giving the available slots to those who r balloted out. Which is fair.

sannnz:

Dear All,


I got the long waited call from my wait listed school yesterday!! Some one withdrew and my son was offered the spot.

I was literally screaming in the office yesterday when i received the call.

Took urgent leave to make a mad dash between two schools to apply and withdraw.

I guess NOV is the month of orientation and perhaps musical chair has started!

No harm calling the school to check up every week to ask if there's any withdrawal.

I did ask before what is the basis for selecting who to give the available slot to, and the school told me home-school distance, but maybe it varies across school...

Good luck everyone!!

floppy:

lowchuac2:

Hi floppy,
What do you mean call for indication of the situation?
Ya, 100 other applicants have been ballot out during P2C, let say if about 40-50pax on waitlist, how do we stand out from the rest of the applicant that is on waitlist? Exceptional who child got uniquely talent?
The next school available is about 1km away, which is a hassle for logistics to send 2 children for 2 different locations every morning and evening, if rain even worst….
This neighborhood sch is right below our block, it is too near that left us with no alternative choice to choose others.

An indication - are there a lot of people on the waitlist? first-come-first-serve? where do you stand? are there any drop-outs / withdrawals? Given that the neighbourhood school is oversubscribed by 100 - it must be a very popular one. Usually, in this kind of cases, a withdrawal would probably arise if someone manage to get into one of those super-popular schools that they were aiming or missed out in Phase 2A or 2B. Call, make an impression, ask politely but don't press - there could be 40-50 other parents doing the same (so imagine yourself as the admin being on the receiving end)!

If there are 40-50 pax on the waitlist, you could be anywhere from no. 1 to no. 50. As you are trying to transfer prior to P1 / formal school, there's no 'exceptional talent' that makes anyone a must-have student at this stage (and even you do have, I doubt it makes a difference to how the school applies their transfer policy).

If kid is in childcare instead of MOE K, you would probably have to make the necessary logistic arrangement as well. Therefore, the same reasoning may also be used by the other 40-50 pax on waitlist. What's more, given that the two schools are not very far apart, it's not a very convincing argument. What may improve the argument is if there are exigencies, e.g. caregiver / parents / children have long-term medical condition / immobile and cannot travel long distance, etc.

floppy:

sannnz:

Dear All,


I got the long waited call from my wait listed school yesterday!! Some one withdrew and my son was offered the spot.

I was literally screaming in the office yesterday when i received the call.

Took urgent leave to make a mad dash between two schools to apply and withdraw.

I guess NOV is the month of orientation and perhaps musical chair has started!

No harm calling the school to check up every week to ask if there's any withdrawal.

I did ask before what is the basis for selecting who to give the available slot to, and the school told me home-school distance, but maybe it varies across school...

Good luck everyone!!

IIRC, your case was kinda 'suay'. The school was never or rarely oversubscribed < 2km but it 'boom' due to the dragon year intake, resulting in a number of <1km being displaced.

sannnz:

Dear All,


I got the long waited call from my wait listed school yesterday!! Some one withdrew and my son was offered the spot.

I was literally screaming in the office yesterday when i received the call.

Took urgent leave to make a mad dash between two schools to apply and withdraw.

I guess NOV is the month of orientation and perhaps musical chair has started!

No harm calling the school to check up every week to ask if there's any withdrawal.

I did ask before what is the basis for selecting who to give the available slot to, and the school told me home-school distance, but maybe it varies across school...

Good luck everyone!!

lowchuac2:

Hi floppy,

What do you mean call for indication of the situation?
Ya, 100 other applicants have been ballot out during P2C, let say if about 40-50pax on waitlist, how do we stand out from the rest of the applicant that is on waitlist? Exceptional who child got uniquely talent?
The next school available is about 1km away, which is a hassle for logistics to send 2 children for 2 different locations every morning and evening, if rain even worst….
This neighborhood sch is right below our block, it is too near that left us with no alternative choice to choose others.

floppy:

lowchuac2:

Yes, apply under phrase 2C, but kanna ballot out, overscription of about 100...this SCH just right below under out blk, no choice, register a SCH about 1km away, but we reluctant to travel for this 1km distance daily for to n from.. Haiz

I would call to get an indication of the situation. However, I won’t bother pressing the school. You have a compelling reason but so do 100 other applicants (under 1km treated the same, regardless of 1/2/3 blocks away). And given that the other school isn’t very far, you can’t really argue that the alternative is much worst.

lowchuac2:

Yes, apply under phrase 2C, but kanna ballot out, overscription of about 100...this SCH just right below under out blk, no choice, register a SCH about 1km away, but we reluctant to travel for this 1km distance daily for to n from.. Haiz

lowchuac2:

Didn't dare to call up often as afraid the SCH will find it irritation and overdo? But as of yesterday, no withdrawn, I did indication my reason on the wait list form. Another strong point is my younger son is attending that SCH moe kindergarten from nx year, I really hope the SCH can review us for this strong point n it a hassle for logistics every morning..

zac's mum:

lowchuac2:

Yes, apply under phrase 2C, but kanna ballot out, overscription of about 100...this SCH just right below under out blk, no choice, register a SCH about 1km away, but we reluctant to travel for this 1km distance daily for to n from.. Haiz

quote=\"floppy\"][quote=\"lowchuac2\"]Child on wait list, since there isn't any academic result to compare, based on wat criteria that the SCH use to choose children on wait list?

Was applicant unsuccessful in the ballot in Phase 2A? 2B? 2C? Did applicant even apply in those phases?
Distance from home to school?