Just a question - when I was in Secondary school, there were no school buses, everyone took public transport or their parents, I just assumed school buses were just for primary school - are there parents out there who use school buses for their secondary school kids?

lee2011:

I have alumni status for both. The distance is the deterrent

Wow! What time do you expect your child to wake up? Poor kid - won't have much sleep time!

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/a-big-difference-in-students-after-nanyang-girls-starts-school-8833844?cid=FBcna


Couldn't find a thread on this, but thought it's worthy of discussion.

I'm all for this! I simply cannot think of one negative about this idea - when will the other schools follow suit?

Nottifish:

Anyone know the split between sc and pr that registered for Henry park?

I don't think there are any PRs amongst the alumni!

JT69:

i belong to 2c <1km from Henry Park category, looking at vacancies available, i think this year will be very very very tough for 2c even set-aside 20 seats, need to ballot together with so many spill over into 2c. Henry Park has 65 2A2 last year...

I believe last year 2C was 8 available seats with 24 balloting - you have it easy this year!

phtthp:

The reservation starts from Phase 1, this year 2014 July

(with 2008 born kids)

example:
MOE had shown that Total Available vacancies for Phase 1, at Henry Park primary, is 300

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/vacancies/#bukit-timah/

let’s refer -
last year (2013), HPPS primary intake
Total vacancies = 300

After reserve \"40 compulsory\" seats (set aside) -
reservation starts from Phase 1 : (300 - 40) = 260 vacancies, available

@ end of Phase 1 (sibling) : 164 Taken

@ end of Phase 2A1 (alumni) : 62 Taken

i)
260 – 164 = 96 (balance)

is balance 96 sufficient, for Phase 2A1 ?
Yes, because 62 out of 96.

do 2A1 (alumni) need to ballot ?
No need

ii)
260 - 164 - 62 = 34 (balance)

How many 2A2 actually registered ?
60

is balance 34 sufficient, to accomodate Phase 2A2 ?
Not enough
shortage of (60 – 34) = 26 seats

do 2A2 (ex-students) need to ballot ?
Yes
26 HPPS children from 2A2, would have been balloted out.

Ahhh...But what if all the 2A2 parents registered in time to the alumni association last year and became 2A1?

That would mean that in 2A1 there will be 62+60 = 122 2A1 applicants fighting for 96 seats. So there will be balloting!

At the end of the day, if you want to be \"guaranteed\" a place in HPPS, live within 1km! Rentals start at $5000 month for a studio unit at Greentrees.... :censored:

pellias:

huzzahroo:

None of my other colleagues send their kids to elite schools, yet they have PTMs every term...

LOL, HPPS is elite school meh ?

Apparently to parents living in Jurong to Punggol, they seem hellbent on wanting to send their kids here...I was sucked into that belief too...now facing the reality...

pellias:

huzzahroo:

Oh yeh - no parent teacher meeting for P1 students this term....WTF??? I'm sitting here in a half empty office because the rest of my colleagues who sends their kids to \"lesser\" neighbourhood schools are all attending PTMs for their darlings in P1....

P1/2 is 2 times a week, march and sept. Believe P3-6 is June/Dec ?

I think you mean 2 times a year...was having lunch with my colleagues earlier this week and they were all talking about PTM this Friday, and I was sitting there....what PTM? Sent an email to the teacher and she said no PTM....

None of my other colleagues send their kids to elite schools, yet they have PTMs every term...

Oh yeh - no parent teacher meeting for P1 students this term…WTF??? I’m sitting here in a half empty office because the rest of my colleagues who sends their kids to "lesser" neighbourhood schools are all attending PTMs for their darlings in P1…