how to get to XXX primary sch?

[ping3288]

hi, bros

asking a qn here for my share dealer friend, his son gg to primary school in 3 years time, he wanted to enrol his son in a reasonable OK sch, he did some enquiry, was told that the queue is quite long for a reasonable good school

a) he does not live 1km
b) not old boys
c) no sibling studying there

any ideas how to increase his chance?
volunteer? donation?

[jkc]

There are different phases in registration, by the looks of it, your friend would probably have to do some form of volunteering.

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admi...ration/phases/

[seiko.citizen]

not to forget volunteering increases your network, but a donation will also get you noticed.

[jazz_samz]

By any chance your friend is Catholic, Methodist, Protestant, Anglican etc? For the schools that is a mission school of the respective Christian division, his child gets a priority, Phase 2A automatically.

Like I am a Catholic and I get to Phase 2A of a Catholic school automatically.

Now a days, its the volunteer work that gets you in more than donation. Imagine Jim Rogers himself also did volunteer work, although frankly, he have the $$ to buy the entire school.

[pet]

hi, bros

asking a qn here for my share dealer friend, his son gg to primary school in 3 years time, he wanted to enrol his son in a reasonable OK sch, he did some enquiry, was told that the queue is quite long for a reasonable good school

a) he does not live 1km
b) not old boys
c) no sibling studying there

any ideas how to increase his chance?
volunteer? donation?

big headache ah, come to schooling...

my girl now p2... in rgs

i tried to get her into nanyang in p1, tough lah .. me nanyang old boi for only afew yrs no count, so by the time come to Phase 2C, i think at tht time was 60+ vacancy ....i opt not to try nanyang, cos given their 'record' it's usually taken up by ppl within 1km.... ( we are outta 2km ).

so end up trying for rgs ( which is within 2km )... slot left, i think 50+ , actually less thn nanyang ...

but nanyang slot all taken by those within 1km.

rgs, there's still left over after those within 2km.

hmm... heng ah, never try nanyang.

.................

my boi, i join old boi leow, so should not be a problem.

.................

all of these registratiion, law by law 1... if no choice thn end up with a sch not of choice, thn try to transfer after p1.... tht 1 hor, see how yr frd can 'work and bargain' leow loh ...

[116520]

Donate a library. Sure can get in....

[116520]

Actually what so good about nanyang?? My cousin was from that school, doesn't seems very good leh... only hear from my auntie saying stress stress all the time...

big headache ah, come to schooling...

my girl now p2... in rgs

i tried to get her into nanyang in p1, tough lah .. me nanyang old boi for only afew yrs no count, so by the time come to Phase 2C, i think at tht time was 60+ vacancy ....i opt not to try nanyang, cos given their 'record' it's usually taken up by ppl within 1km.... ( we are outta 2km ).

so end up trying for rgs ( which is within 2km )... slot left, i think 50+ , actually less thn nanyang ...

but nanyang slot all taken by those within 1km.

rgs, there's still left over after those within 2km.

hmm... heng ah, never try nanyang.

.................

my boi, i join old boi leow, so should not be a problem.

.................

all of these registratiion, law by law 1... if no choice thn end up with a sch not of choice, thn try to transfer after p1.... tht 1 hor, see how yr frd can 'work and bargain' leow loh ...

[pet]

Actually what so good about nanyang?? My cousin was from that school, doesn't seems very good leh... only hear from my auntie saying stress stress all the time...

ya loh .. it's actually my parents who wnts me to send her there ...

lucky after some explaination on those pri sch reg phrase, they decided to allow me to reg rgs for her... if i stick to nanyang..likely my daughter will be at some lauya sch or some sch quite a distance away

[dominique_kwok]

Actually there really is no hard and fast rule. Technically speaking, clocking a number of hours is the best bet first. If you are apt at a certain sport, you can also offer to help out with the respective CCAs. However, the number of hours clocked must be started on 2 years before you reg. I would strongly recommend being a parent volunteer at schools with affiliation.

[wolfeyes1974]

err...me got no kids but no harm learning more about the edu enrolment system nowadays...so what criteria do good schools use to decide whether to take in the kids?

old boys - first prority? stay within 1km first priority??

cheers

james

[Darkangel]

I think both will be under different phrases...but if u ask me...I think old boys shld be first priority

[Oceanklassik]

MOE website: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admi...ration/phases/

In short:

1. Sibling(s) currently studying in sch.
2. Laobeh/laobu former student + current alumni / some bigshot.
3. Laobeh/laobu former student + working in sch.
4. Parent-volunteer type.
5. Heng-sway + see proximity.
6. "Super-sub" type

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[Darkangel]

I think hor...if some bigshot..it wont be number 2...it will be number ZERO...dun need to queue 1

[dominique_kwok]

I think hor...if some bigshot..it wont be number 2...it will be number ZERO...dun need to queue 1

Actually darkie you are wrong. A certain L** family had to ballot to get their youngest who is now in Sec 2 into one of the premier primary schools. I guess they wanted to show that they did not need preferential treatment.

[dominique_kwok]

err...me got no kids but no harm learning more about the edu enrolment system nowadays...so what criteria do good schools use to decide whether to take in the kids?

old boys - first prority? stay within 1km first priority??

cheers

james

Actually, siblings get first priority. Even so for GEP kids. If a child gets into GEP and transfers to a school with GEP, their siblings get to transfer too and their spots in their old school is actually reserved for them should they chose to go back after a year. Best of both worlds.