25hourmaid:

It is always finger biting for first child, :nailbite: after that, sit back and relax for 2nd child, especially if 2nd child is of same sex as first! Been there done that!

Actually 2nd child & only girl. Son's Sec 1 this yr also so stressed but he's tougher - WE experienced some \"culture shock\" 1st week when the older boys were behaving badly but he's settled in well. Also its been a while since i had to send my baby out to school (K2 only 3hrs) & being a girl + final child... more pampered - + she is very attached to us, still teary going back to sch after only 1 wk of sch hols... + I'm just a mom that can't seem to let go... sigh.... My hubby had to tell me \"Let son take the public bus for pete's sake, he's in sec 1\". Well, I'm just like that and am working, can't imagine if i stayed home with them, they'll be glued to my sides hahaha! I know i'm a terrible mum...

25hourmaid:

Then you are safe! Good luck! For registration this year?

Yes! so excited and worried.... stress, stress.

25hourmaid:

If your girl is Catholic, you fall under 2B, regardless of distance, though you would have to provide your girl's baptism cert at registration to prove that she is Cathlolic. Hope that helps.

Great! We definately have her bap cert. Thanks!

Hi Namie, I’m not sure too but that was what i was told when i called the school up. If 2B is available that is good news, though the dilemma here is also which school is better in terms of a balance education? and should i worry too much about distance is she’s taking the school bus?


Hi Janet_lee88, OLGC is 10 mins away, TP 20mins (by car not school bus) - about the same when school moves to temp premise.

Will it be too tiring for a young child if the school journey is long considering she will go by school bus that will make multiple stops.

Can someone advice if TP and OLGC are single sessions?

25hourmaid:

belbuttons:

Happy to see this group. I'm registering my daughter this year 2010 and hope she will have the opportunity to enjoy this school nest year.


I was from CHIJ Victoria St (now Toa Payoh) and not sure if that allows my daughter to go under phase 2A2 as an affiliate school.

We are all Catholics, attend St Francis Xavier, and live in Serangoon Ave 3 (I think its slightly out of the 1km), can anyone advice which phase then will we fall under? I do want her to attend this school.

Thanks.
Bel

Sorry, but your being an ex-girl from CHIJ Victoria (now Toa Payoh) has no affilation to CHIJ OLGC, so as a Catholic, you come under Phase 2B and same rule applies if there is a balloting for the school. Meaning those within 1km get priority, followed by those between 1-2km etc. Sorry, but even as a Catholic, you come under the same phase as those who do PV duties at the school. Hope that helps.

Thanks. Called the school and they said in 2009 there was no balloting due to low birth rate (2003 - 37,485), hence I'm thinking in 2004 the birthrate was even lower 37,174 so maybe the same will apply for this year's registration. :roll:

Hi all,


I will be registering my daughter this year. I would really like to put her in OLGC as i find the environment more peaceful. I just called the sch and although she is a catholic but because we are just out of the 1km, she will fall under 2C and ballot. It’s a real pity cause I’m just moving out of my current place (within 1km) coming April to across the street (outside 1km). sigh…

I am an old girl of TP and will qualify for phase 2A2.

My new place is in Serangoon Ave 3 (current Ave 2), therefore OLGC would be considered closer.

Questions:

Should I take the risk with OLGC under 2C balloting? The admin said there was no balloting for 2009 and everyone who applied got in as it was a low birth rate year. I ask about this year and she could not comment. Or should i be safe with TP?

Reading the thread, I still can’t quite figure out which is an overall better school environment?

Some help please. Thanks in advance.

Happy to see this group. I’m registering my daughter this year 2010 and hope she will have the opportunity to enjoy this school nest year.


I was from CHIJ Victoria St (now Toa Payoh) and not sure if that allows my daughter to go under phase 2A2 as an affiliate school.

We are all Catholics, attend St Francis Xavier, and live in Serangoon Ave 3 (I think its slightly out of the 1km), can anyone advice which phase then will we fall under? I do want her to attend this school.

Thanks.
Bel