BigD2013:

Dear KSP,

The school booklet says that \"merit before choice\".
Does this mean that even if I put school A as the last choice ie choice (6), and others put this school as the first choice ie choice (1), as long as my DC's t-score is higher, the school will still select my DC first?

Can anybody please confirm this?

TIA!!

Yes

dendrohero:

GLORYmum:

[quote=\"dendrohero\"]Hello! I'm a kiasukid and not a parent but I know nyps' highest is 276 woohoo (nanyang pride). Just saying.

Thanks for sharing. Pls clarify if 276 includes HMT or not?

Excluding HMT. I think[/quote]Gep or mainstream pupil?

Hi phttp,


Your assumption is not correct. If MGS does have a withdrawal after phase 2c is over, the P cannot take in any child from wait list. It is against the rule. MOE will make public that MGS has a vacancy for phase 2cs.

If the P can register any child on wait list after phase 2c, can she do that after phase 2b to fill any vacancies after any withdrawal? She can’t. Any vacancies must be filled in the next phase.

phtthp:

htchero:

This is not allowed. Any parents who withdrew their child's from a school from an earlier phase must be made available in the current phase, which is phase 2c. If she withdrew after phase 2c, that vacancy must be filled in phase 2cs. P cannot offered to any parents on wait list. She only can do it when the whole p1 registration is over.

You need to be clear, on how p1 regn work.

By end of phase 2c:-
Are there any vacancy left, for mgs?
Answer = no.


Why no?
Because mgs was full house, 100 % fully occupied.
So, does mgs need to enter next phase, 2c supp?
Answer = no.

Why no ?
Because not even a single seat is left in mgs, by the end of 2c ended, on 1 August.
Can we confirm this ?
Yes, refer Moe website (vacancies by phases)
Do you see mgs being listed, as one of the schools in phase 2c supp?
No.
The only school listed under 2c supp is ... Bukit timah primary.
See:-
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/vacancies/#bukit-timah

FYI -
Whether a school will enter phase 2c supplementary or not :-
depend on the number of vacancies left, at the end of phase 2c, on the last day of phase 2c, ie. 1 August, 4.30 pm official closing time.

Only 2 possible scenario :-
A) if number of vacancies left = 0, then no 2c supp involved, for this school.
Example: mgs, Scgs, nanyang

B) if number of vacancies left > or = 1, then yes, this school will enter 2c supp. Example: Bukit timah primary

Let me be clear on this. The parent who withdrew her child from rgps after phase 2c registration and before the balloting cannot be enrolled in another school. Since her child is already registered in rgps, she cannot registered her in another school before withdrawing from rgps.

As for your assumption that she is on wait list in another school. It is a possible scenario but the P of the other school is not allowed to take her in yet as the p1 registration is still going on.

Let me give an example.

School A has a vacancy for 25 spaces with 25 applicants at the end of phase 2c. All of them will be registered successfully. Lets assume someone withdrew after phase 2c is over. School A will have 1 vacancy. The P of school A cannot register any child on wait list to fill this vacancy. The vacancy must be filled during phase 2CS.

If the whole p1 registration is over and another child withdraw from school A, the P will then have the discretion to choose who she wants to admit into her school.

phtthp:

KSP:

My guess is this girl secured a place thru waitlist after P2B in a nearby Sch due to some withdrawal from earlier phase. eg. NYPS, MGS or SCGS.

Your suggestion is highly possible ! I agree with you.
Possible scenario :-

Suppose this parent stay < 1 km from Mgs, balloted under phase 2b (with a letter from a methodist church pastor ), but failed in 2b balloting, quickly put up her child on Mgs waitlist.

for phase 2c -
she stay within 1 to 2 km, from RGPS. She is about to ballot for rgps, when say, miraculously - after phase 2c had already ended on 1 august (not before), Mgs has a sudden last minite withdrawal. She received an offer from Mgs (since her child on waitlist, having failed 2b balloting), so she withdrew in time, just before RGPS balloting about to take place. She is able to have the seat, because MSG being such a hot, popular school in great demand - no need to participate in phase 2c supp anymore.

This is not allowed. Any parents who withdrew their child's from a school from an earlier phase must be made available in the current phase, which is phase 2c. If she withdrew after phase 2c, that vacancy must be filled in phase 2cs. P cannot offered to any parents on wait list. She only can do it when the whole p1 registration is over.

If I am not wrong, no such procedure is allowed during p1 registration.

I believe that the school takes in lesser Pvs for last year.

aqeqiq:

htchero:

[quote=\"aqeqiq\"]Hi. What is a Smartcard please? Based on the school calendar, there was supposed to be a photo taking for the Smartcard some weeks back but when I asked my dd about it, she said that there was no photo taking that day.


Thanks!

It is for the P1 and P6 students. Those cards the girls can use to take public buses with their faces in it

Thanks. Maybe that's why my dd was not involved since she is neither in p1 nor p6. Is it the ezilink card?[/quote]Yeah i think so.

aqeqiq:

Hi. What is a Smartcard please? Based on the school calendar, there was supposed to be a photo taking for the Smartcard some weeks back but when I asked my dd about it, she said that there was no photo taking that day.


Thanks!

It is for the P1 and P6 students. Those cards the girls can use to take public buses with their faces in it

allamanda:

hi, anyone staying in tampines but travelling to RGPS by school bus?


how does yr child come home if she misses the sch bus?

My hubby really hope that she can go Raffles but afraid she may not know how to come back if she misses her sch bus due to project work or cca..

There are CCA buses that will leave at 430pm every school day. Your DD can take one of the CCA buses home. If not, you may want to network around as there are girls who live around Tampines. Your girl may take a ride home with them.