Acemundo Supercharged July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 yep..nanyang although popular, I remember had about 270 or 300 vacancy for enrolment. so it is usually not the school with vacancies fully snapped up earliest. some schools only had 210 vacancies. I can only surmise their school compound is smaller or they have smaller roster of teaching staff? St nicks only have 210 places. No wonder run out of space. The popular schools all have enrolments of 270-390 (nanyang is the biggest). Think St nick's is the only popular school with such low enrolment numbers. Analysed by my wife... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 yep..nanyang although popular, I remember had about 270 or 300 vacancy for enrolment. so it is usually not the school with vacancies fully snapped up earliest. some schools only had 210 vacancies. I can only surmise their school compound is smaller or they have smaller roster of teaching staff? Probably not enough classrooms. Most primary school teachers won't mind a stint in a good school for 2-3 years. Then when quit to be pte tutor, can add brand name to their resume on the tuition school website/wall poster hehe 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 I guess so...I have been targeting one new school near my house. only got 210 vacancy. makes me anxious cos 1st year they already got quite high take up rate by phase 2b. I look at the compound I also think they are smaller and hence likely to be constrained by the number of classrooms. Probably not enough classrooms. Most primary school teachers won't mind a stint in a good school for 2-3 years. Then when quit to be pte tutor, can add brand name to their resume on the tuition school website/wall poster hehe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabian Turbocharged July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 St nicks only have 210 places. No wonder run out of space. The popular schools all have enrolments of 270-390 (nanyang is the biggest). Think St nick's is the only popular school with such low enrolment numbers. Analysed by my wife... Agreed. I came to the same conclusion that some schools would not be classified as popular if the numbers were standardized. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neost 6th Gear July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 Do you think the following idea will work 1. All parents registered with MOE with their preference of choices. Maybe 3 choices 2. School will reserve some places for special allocation and the rest given to MOE for allocation 3. MOE will use the computer system working based on preset criteria and parents' choices to do school allocation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusje Supersonic July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 Do you think the following idea will work 1. All parents registered with MOE with their preference of choices. Maybe 3 choices 2. School will reserve some places for special allocation and the rest given to MOE for allocation 3. MOE will use the computer system working based on preset criteria and parents' choices to do school allocation. It will only work when every school is true a good school and on par with each other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qpik Supercharged July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 Do the St Nick's girls have bonus points to proceed on to their IP programe similar to Nanyang? IP strictly no in accordance to MOE's regulations. O level, yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 I guess so...I have been targeting one new school near my house. only got 210 vacancy. makes me anxious cos 1st year they already got quite high take up rate by phase 2b. I look at the compound I also think they are smaller and hence likely to be constrained by the number of classrooms. I'm aiming for 2nd most popular school in my district. Haha, most popular one is Huay Kuan school so zero chance Within 1 km. But booming young children population in the district. So My wife will try to volunteer later on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qpik Supercharged July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 True, agreed. My wife was just looking at which are the "best"/most popular schools in each district. All have the relative highest enrolment numbers. Except AMK cos all schs in AMK are only like 210. W sch gg single session n most of the primary schs in AMK sitting on small compound. The only way is for sch to upgrade n if want to increase enrollment , they got to build more levels. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 the school I aim for don't even have parent volunteer program. some folks have exaggerated the incidence of buying or renting property within 1km of schools to boost the chances. 1km doesn't get us into phase 1 or 2..it merely is used as tiebreaker when the fight for place comes down to a ballot. I'm aiming for 2nd most popular school in my district. Haha, most popular one is Huay Kuan school so zero chance Within 1 km. But booming young children population in the district. So My wife will try to volunteer later on. your kids primary school was your first choice? W sch gg single session n most of the primary schs in AMK sitting on small compound. The only way is for sch to upgrade n if want to increase enrollment , they got to build more levels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowyunfatt Turbocharged July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 W sch gg single session n most of the primary schs in AMK sitting on small compound. The only way is for sch to upgrade n if want to increase enrollment , they got to build more levels. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 (edited) the school I aim for don't even have parent volunteer program. some folks have exaggerated the incidence of buying or renting property within 1km of schools to boost the chances. 1km doesn't get us into phase 1 or 2..it merely is used as tiebreaker when the fight for place comes down to a ballot. Yeah it's pretty damn useless. Esp in a district with a lot of new HDBs. Honestly i don't even know if the school has a PV programme. Better go check it out... Edited July 10, 2015 by Lala81 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkl22 Supersonic July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 can't be, why bother to work so hard and become tai-tai and waste the resources? but if they become scholar then they most likely won't be tai-tai, their competitive instinct won't allow them to stay at home. well if you are successful, i sure you want a wife who is good looking as well as intelligent. if you want just a pretty and dumb one... there are plenty out there... motherhood will change their mindsets... when motherhood comes.. some just sacrifice their careers. my sister is a good example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neost 6th Gear July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 It will only work when every school is true a good school and on par with each other. haha... you must believe.... seriously, you must believe.... MOE said one, sure correct.. cannot be wrong... hahaha.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 well if you are successful, i sure you want a wife who is good looking as well as intelligent. if you want just a pretty and dumb one... there are plenty out there... motherhood will change their mindsets... when motherhood comes.. some just sacrifice their careers. my sister is a good example. there are many surrounding me, maybe we should just have a school for grooming tai-tai and save the slot for people who are going to contribution to the GDP, do i sound sexist? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 haha... you must believe.... seriously, you must believe.... MOE said one, sure correct.. cannot be wrong... hahaha.... This reminds me of the Lim Swee Say talking about pretending ... MOE pretends that all schools are good schools ... BUT the parents don't buy it LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusje Supersonic July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 (edited) haha... you must believe.... seriously, you must believe.... MOE said one, sure correct.. cannot be wrong... hahaha.... After speaking to some trusted teachers and ex-teachers, I can safely tell you that the minister of education has his head up his butt. Maybe 10-15 years later, every school can truly be a good school. Edited July 10, 2015 by Kusje Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qpik Supercharged July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 (edited) the school I aim for don't even have parent volunteer program. some folks have exaggerated the incidence of buying or renting property within 1km of schools to boost the chances. 1km doesn't get us into phase 1 or 2..it merely is used as tiebreaker when the fight for place comes down to a ballot. your kids primary school was your first choice? Yes, HJ. There are 2 options, she choose the one which is safer by walking cos the other one no proper crossing. Plus that time, nobody want to go somemore. No stress on balloting. Edited July 10, 2015 by Qpik ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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