Fruitless queue for all except the first

[Mivec9]

Parents in line at school upset that only 1 place was left, not 10 as shown on MOE website

 

 

 

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED: Parents of foreign students, for whom Phase 3 is meant, started forming a queue outside Tanjong Katong Primary at 4pm on Monday. They were told 28th at 7pm that there was just one place left.

 

THEY spent about 24 hours sitting on the hard pavement - and in wet weather - outside Tanjong Katong Primary School on Monday. Is this fair?

 

The reason: The school had just one place left, not 10 as indicated on the Education Ministry (MOE) website, which had not been updated.

[Typhoonz]

Things parents will do for their children...

[Mivec9]

so poor thing...i still remember the big downpour that channel 8 manage to show...

[Apollo]

must b the other 9 knows how to rub shoulder with the right pple.

[Typhoonz]

I remembered that my parents was queueing outside the chosen primary school since 5am...

[Mivec9]

ur parents so wei da

[Typhoonz]

Yup... I guess I'll do the same for my kids when they are due for school...

[Albeniz]

Is Singapore really short of vacancies in primary school, that they have to resort to all these?

[Midnight]

There are sufficient primary schools. The problem is getting a place in a better one.

[Curahee]

Neighborhood school cannot study mei

[Albeniz]

Neighborhood school cannot study mei

 

I will never want to do such things.

I will apply for a good school, but if my child can't get it, I wouldn't stoop to this.

 

I think neighborhood school is good enough for primary level. If he is capable, I am sure he could get into a good secondary school by his own effort. That is more important.

[Crv007]

Neighborhood school cannot study mei

 

Sound like China car cannot drive meh?

[Turbonetics]

Parents in line at school upset that only 1 place was left, not 10 as shown on MOE website

 

 

 

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED: Parents of foreign students, for whom Phase 3 is meant, started forming a queue outside Tanjong Katong Primary at 4pm on Monday. They were told 28th at 7pm that there was just one place left.

 

THEY spent about 24 hours sitting on the hard pavement - and in wet weather - outside Tanjong Katong Primary School on Monday. Is this fair?

 

The reason: The school had just one place left, not 10 as indicated on the Education Ministry (MOE) website, which had not been updated.

 

bro,wrong title.

it is the 3rd one in queue that got the place in the school.

[Mivec9]

huh...how come??

[Scoop]

Agreed...why neighbour school cannot go meh. ?? parents nowadays treat their kids gems stone..

[Mivec9]

it is not neighbourhood can't, if u have seen how a good school operate...u be impressed how much they go all out for the kids. it is like u have a choice of neighbourhood and a top school...ppl will be tempting to try the good one.

[Mzrmazda3]

I think the school should let these parents should go for a ballot to decide who is the lucky one rather every year we see many these type of scenarios again & again

 

Maybe, our system here should change for this phase of intake

[Mivec9]

all phases are ballot except for those within its cap or siblings in the school/alumni - walkover in. The foreignors phase are 1st come 1st serve only...dunno why.