My boy is in 1F - I guess that means Frank?

Wow! So fast the letter arrived! I will check my mailbox today. Should be all get accepted since no balloting required and no. of applicants are less than vacancies.

13 Nov orientation means must take leave liao…

Hi, I was told once we are accepted into the school, the school will write to us and along with it will be registration forms to apply for student care. I am assuming this is for the one at Palm View itself. There are other student care in the vicinity which we have to apply separately. When I called recently, PV student care fee is 270 per month, but not sure if this will increase next year.

I am also choosing this school because it is nearest to my place. Plus, I think it has a pleasant and airy environment and the parents’ feedback on the school is not bad. Went to the open house last year and my son likes the school a lot, too. My only slight concern is not sure if they have ample resources to implement good programmes, like other more established schools in Seng Kang.

I cannot comment on the class size, I’m afraid. I did go to North Vista open house last year and was informed they are increasing the P1 intake for 2015. Did not go for the open house this year though.

Hi allnamestaken (interesting username btw :)),


I will most probably just head down to the school. Yourself? May I know why you have chosen this school?

Hi Ann76, mahjongace and all parents here,


I am also planning to register my boy under phase 2C under 1km Nice to meet all of you here.

Hi everyone,


I'm a newbie here. After reading all your positive comments, I would like to enrol my DS in this school. I would like to seek your opinion please. My DS is born in 2009 so P1 registration is only in 2015. I think we have missed the volunteer registration deadline but I am hoping we can appeal. I did not expect a new school would be so popular. My questions are:
If we are both SG citizens and live within 1 km, do you think we need to do parent volunteer?
Do you know if this school confirms a place for the child of a parent volunteer? I heard some schools only take in limited no. of volunteers to ensure the placement is confirmed for the children of volunteers.
Thanks in advance

Hi Clevercookie,

Congratulations on making the right choice to enrol your child in Palm View. Let me be the first person to welcome you to the school.. hehehe.

I got to know at the open house that the PV registration has closed. I was shocked to hear this as well. But after reading the MOE website carefully, apparently for a child to go under phase 2B, the parent need to register as a volunteer before 1 July of the preceding year. However, I have discussed this with the VP during the open house and she will see if anything can be done as this is the first year Palm View is accepting PVs. Will update this thread if there's any news. In the meantime, do check with the school regularly to see if there are any updates.

As for your questions about the need to be a PV if you are within 1km, it is really difficult to say. As a gauge, last year, if I'm not mistaken, under phase 2C(S), there's balloting. And this year, the school seems to have gained popularity. So possibly we will see balloting again. And not forgetting, there are new housing developments coming up around the school. So there's possibly more kids who may join the school the next few years.

Similarly, as this year is the first time the school is introducing the PV scheme (for those registering in 2016 onwards), we will not know if all PVs have a confirmed place in the school.

All the best in your pursuit for the best school for your child!

Thanks for your reply, Cyranocrash! And thanks for the warm welcome

Hi everyone,


I’m a newbie here. After reading all your positive comments, I would like to enrol my DS in this school. I would like to seek your opinion please. My DS is born in 2009 so P1 registration is only in 2015. I think we have missed the volunteer registration deadline but I am hoping we can appeal. I did not expect a new school would be so popular. My questions are:
If we are both SG citizens and live within 1 km, do you think we need to do parent volunteer?
Do you know if this school confirms a place for the child of a parent volunteer? I heard some schools only take in limited no. of volunteers to ensure the placement is confirmed for the children of volunteers.
Thanks in advance

Hi everyone,


Newbie here reporting for duty Looking forward to learn and share parenting tips with the forumers here.