Forgot to say this pm - Congrats to everyone who got the school of choice! For those who are going balloting…GOOD LUCK!!!

Oops, sorry was off line.


For ACSJ, final figure is 70 SC all in, 5 PR i think, 2 within 1 km, so 3 ballot for 1 place.

Blissedsher:

Hobbes:

69 SC and 4 PR now.

HPPS?

ACS J. Looks like 73 sets of happy parents!

69 SC and 4 PR now.

OCK:

Hobbes:

[quote=\"CookieDino\"]Results as of 3.50pm


PLMGS: 54 out of 67 (13 more to go)
ACS (Jr): 64 out of 73 (9 more to go)

My friends @ ACS J 71/73 - 2 PR in the 71...

Good luck every one!

Looks like no balloting for ACSJ?[/quote]So far looks like it. My friend is staying there till 430 haha....

CookieDino:

Results as of 3.50pm


PLMGS: 54 out of 67 (13 more to go)
ACS (Jr): 64 out of 73 (9 more to go)

My friends @ ACS J 71/73 - 2 PR in the 71...

Good luck every one!

ryes:

Like to ask those whose kids managed to transfer to their first choice sch say after they started p1,

So u have to buy the new sch uniform, change the whole set of textbooks and exercise books, socks etc...

Do u have to give a reason to the current sch ur withdrawal reason?

Hi Ryes

No need. My boy transferred after T1. I think what most of everyone is saying is quite valid. After the ballot out, I put myself on wait list, and i think i called the school almost every other week. Helped tat a friend of mine told me there was a withdrawal as one of the kids was changing school. so i called again and pester and the p said ok....no reason given to the old school. just a letter from the new one saying \"xxx has been given a place in my school. pls arrange for transfer\".

As for the uniform and books...heck lor...he can get in i damn happy liao..i gave it all away to my fren whose kid was going to the school the following year. hahaha

Good luck to all mummies and daddies!

Ok point taken. Thanks man.

ChiefKiasu:

Hobbes:

I don't understand why everyone would encourage such behavior. It's precisely of things like these that everyone is so damn unhappy. So you couldn't make it to the school of choice. Did the world stop spinning? Will getting someone else in trouble guarantee that you will get the place instead? If this is the way you think then sadly out society has degenerated to building joy on someone else's misery. Well done Singapore.

I'm not sure why you would classify this as \"deriving joy from someone else's misery\". This is not about being vindicated. I don't think I felt joy when I had to pointedly tell my colleague to do the right thing and leave a note on the car she damaged. I would have much preferred she did it herself without me opening my mouth. Yes, things would have been much more pleasant for me and her if I had just went along with her decision to just drive away. But the innocent owner of the other car will probably think about how \"society has degenerated\" to people just getting away with wrongdoings if they think they can. Is his misery not as important as my wish to stay friends with my colleague?

It's a simple matter of fair play, of working within the rules rather than around them. It is people who try to work around the system by taking advantage of the loopholes in the system who add misery to those who genuinely stay near the schools. Schools like Nanhua are impossible to get in without balloting against great odds, even for those who stay right next to them.

I have no sympathy for anyone who rents an address just to register for a school, without ever intending to stay at that address. The system, for all its quirks, must retain its integrity in applying its rules. If people think that they can get away with fraud just because the system does not have the resources to enforce the rules, they will do that. What kind of society or culture will we be building then? One whereby we condone poor behavior of people we know just because they are our friends, bosses, professors or church leaders?

I'm not referring to the example of the car. You did the right thing of course. With regard to schools, I have 2 kids both in school. I also did not get their school of choice. But we worked to get the in later on. Certainly not by trying to report anyone to any authorities. Are we begrudging someone a place in school just because they can afford it? Or are we saying that living within a km of a school gives u privilege to get in? That being the case, that's why people are buying or renting in the first place. It's their choice to spend their money right? Anyway I apologize if I have offended anyone. You can also choose to ignore my post.

I don’t understand why everyone would encourage such behavior. It’s precisely of things like these that everyone is so damn unhappy. So you couldn’t make it to the school of choice. Did the world stop spinning? Will getting someone else in trouble guarantee that you will get the place instead? If this is the way you think then sadly out society has degenerated to building joy on someone else’s misery. Well done Singapore.