Ninja Turtle:

Good luck to you magic8ball.. I'll see you on the 7th. I'm sure you'll be fine.

Same here - we'll both have daughters going to the same school!

sglady:

Hmm, I guess more applicants decided to try SCGS after reading what P1mummy has written on her posts.

So in other words the risk taking behaviour *increased* after reading her post? Doesn't make sense to me. Has anyone even managed to verify her claims?

I'm all for outing cheats, but that doesn't do me any good if my daughter doesn't get in because the chances are even lower now.

It would've been 51 at scgs if I didn't withdraw, and while I was there withdrawing, there was another one applying. So at least 5 more joined the fray assuming there weren't any more withdrawals.

I like the odds at SMPS much better - 55 applicants for 54 seats. I feel for the PRs - I doubt many of them would have been able to switch as many SC applicants came in the last hour. One lady even came in 3 mins before the end and she pushed it to ballot.

Gan Chiong Mummy:

Hi i was there too so tense!!! Like share market!

The stock market is never as tense as P1 registration. The most you lose in the stock market is money. Here, you're gambling with your children's future if you make the wrong choice or if a decision goes against you.

24 for 22 is still a good chance, 90% success rate

Saki:

magic8ball:

[quote=\"becknat68\"]updates as at 11am :


SCGS : 29 seats, 46 SC within 1KM
RGPS : 42 seats, 48 SC , 37 within 1KM, 2 1-2KM, 9 outside 2KM
SMPS : 101 seats, 87 SCs, no breakdown of distance available

SMPS: 87 SCs, of which 43 outside 2km.

Let's look at the bigger picture. We just want our girls to get into school. At this rate, the will be more disappointed families if people don't withdraw from scgs and switch to smps. If things stay status quo, there will be 17 disappointments (46-29). If parents realize this, some should actually switch to smps so the number of disappointments are minimized. 14 seats left at smps, if 15 switch to smps, it would force a ballot at smps for those outside of 2km, chances would be 101-(87-43)=57 spaces for of 58 (43+15) applicants. for scgs, it would be 29 of 31. Disappontments -maximum 3, and possibly only two as all who switch could get seats.

But as it stands, 17 will definitely be disappointed at scgs.

Look at the big picture.

good analysis, but I think those who like to take risk is not at all an issue sine for every 3 child 2 will be getting in (3:2) the ratio is quite fine[/quote]But what happens to those who are disappointed? Bhps? The downside can be quite large and overall would be worse off. that's the economics speaking.

becknat68:

updates as at 11am :


SCGS : 29 seats, 46 SC within 1KM
RGPS : 42 seats, 48 SC , 37 within 1KM, 2 1-2KM, 9 outside 2KM
SMPS : 101 seats, 87 SCs, no breakdown of distance available

SMPS: 87 SCs, of which 43 outside 2km.

Let's look at the bigger picture. We just want our girls to get into school. At this rate, the will be more disappointed families if people don't withdraw from scgs and switch to smps. If things stay status quo, there will be 17 disappointments (46-29). If parents realize this, some should actually switch to smps so the number of disappointments are minimized. 14 seats left at smps, if 15 switch to smps, it would force a ballot at smps for those outside of 2km, chances would be 101-(87-43)=57 spaces for of 58 (43+15) applicants. for scgs, it would be 29 of 31. Disappontments -maximum 3, and possibly only two as all who switch could get seats.

But as it stands, 17 will definitely be disappointed at scgs.

Look at the big picture.

yes, I meant St Margaret’s

SMGS is also a viable choice for parents who don’t want to go through balloting. If ballot fails, there’s a high chance that there won’t even be spaces in smgs for P2C(S).

RGPS 38 registered - increase by 3 from yesterday. 32 within 1km, 1 btw 1-2km, 5 outside 2km. All sc.


SMGS 98 registered in total. 73 are sc. 34 sc outside 2km.

NYPS I heard another 25 applied today.

Scary:

In my personal opinion, I don't think there will be a chance for Nanyang and MGS if one doesn't stay within 2km. It's already very risky if one stays between 1-2km.

NYPS and RGPS might not be as popular this year as they are moving to temporary schools next year and parents might not want the inconvenience of longer travel time and perceived disruption to routine when they shift back to permanent premises. Besides, distance is based on original site, and some parents might not know that, we need to have a look at the stats to be sure.

NYPS has another benefit over SCGS - grandchildren regardless of gender will not have this problem we are facing now!

Saki:

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phtthp:

[quote=\"magic8ball\"]Attention all SCGS aspirants!


Don't only look at smgs as alternative.

RGPS, NYPS, MGS all still have spaces! There's still a chance of no ballot if you live outside of 2km.

tomorrow first thing in the morning, call up Nanyang, MGS, RGPS get first hand info on distance break down and zoom in on # of SC. Ignore PR as they have to queue over the other side, wait until the last SC > 2km has got in, only then can they start charging in (if ever this can happen).

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definitely hv to look into it :thankyou:[/quote]
Whomever gets the stats first please post to avoid annoying staff from those schools!