S'poreans to get priority for P1 places during balloting
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SINGAPORE: From this year, Singaporeans will get absolute priority over permanent residents when it comes to balloting for primary school places.
The Education Ministry said where balloting is required during Primary One registration, Singaporeans will be admitted first ahead of permanent residents, before home-school distance is considered.
For example, when the number of applications exceed the number of school places, Singaporeans who live closer to the school of choice will get higher priority compared to Singaporeans who live further away.
Citizens living within one kilometre will be admitted first, followed by those who live between one kilometre and two kilometres from school.
Singaporeans who live outside two kilometres of the school of choice will then be given a place.
If there are still vacancies in the school after all eligible Singaporean children have been admitted after balloting, places will be given to permanent residents, with priority given to those who live closer to school.
MOE said by giving Singaporeans priority over PRs only when balloting is required, it retains the underlying principles of the Primary One registration framework, which reflect a careful balance of considerations, and provide for diversity in Singapore schools, while according citizens a further privilege.
This is on top of a measure introduced in 2010, where Singaporeans are given two ballot slips for each child for Primary One registration, while PRs get one ballot slip per child.
MOE also announced that there will be seven new primary schools next year - five in the new towns of Sengkang and Punggol, and one each in Jurong West and Woodlands.
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Only now then get priority?
What's been happening for the last few years?
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so some parents have volunteered for nuttin?!?!?!?!?!
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Originally posted by FireIce:
so some parents have volunteered for nuttin?!?!?!?!?!
Volunteer so that you can have an equal chance with the PRs and foreigners?
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Those fathers who serve NS must feel damn angry after reading this news.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Only now then get priority?
What's been happening for the last few years?
Last time, only 2 opp MP that why no priority, now more opp MP that why got priority. If after 2016 G.E more opp MP = more priority. Of cos if less opp MP then = less priority again. -
So beat the drums,fire the crackers and fireworks, and shout for joy! Finally the Gods have spoken: Sinaporeans first for Primary One registration....what a great concession! BUT wait a minute!....isn't this Singapura? If so, shouldn't it be only logical and natural that our Singaporean kids' rights and welfare, always take priority in education registration whether it be Primary 1 or Doctoral degree in local insitutions?...OH! and Singapore tax payer's scholarships as well? SO What's the big deal?
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Personally i feels tat no matter what PAP do....those who oppose them will still find a reason to pick a fight with them.....at least changes are being make..and they are making an effort...we should seriously learn the art of appreciation....
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isnt that suppose to be a basic right of a citizen? are we suppose to thank them for doing us a favour?
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So all along no priority?
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All these years Singaporeans all been suckered, then all of a sudden with the recent election things start to change.
Moral of the story, if you want fairness in the system you need to vote out the PAP.
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Originally posted by maxsee:
Personally i feels tat no matter what PAP do....those who oppose them will still find a reason to pick a fight with them.....at least changes are being make..and they are making an effort...we should seriously learn the art of appreciation....
Appreciation of course when it is due! When it is merely a correction of "WRONGS" in the past, of their own mistakes, what is there to appreciate? Many have already become victims of policies of the past! Some of these past polices e.g the "stop at two" policy have deprived some of us of a family of 4 more siblings! What is the compensation for that? They can't afford to pay us for such bad policies! Any government in power, whether PAP or APP or WP or SAP orPPA, must be kept on its toes to think "carefully" all the consequences of their policies which affect human lives! Such is the nature of all politicians-unless you keep them on their toes, they will be pompous,callous arrogant and careless! -
Thumbs up for priority to S'poreans in schools: Next, to restrict entry of foreigners
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could be all along they too stupid to protest and complain
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Originally posted by Hitman Chief (Barium):
could be all along they too stupid to protest and complain
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By-election coming soon ?
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foreigner reading this must be thinking.
wow, u need to be lucky in order to get education in SG.
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School fees going to increase?
thats why more priority?
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Originally posted by charlize:
Only now then get priority?
What's been happening for the last few years?
that was my first question
i am shocked this kind of thing allowed to happen for some time before some overpaid gahmen officials wake up from slumberland
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Fewer PR children in top schools after P1 rule change?
SINGAPORE: The more popular primary schools may have fewer Permanent Resident (PR) children from now on, said observers.
They said this is one possible outcome, following the government's move to tighten the Primary One (P1) registration exercise.
Under the change announced on Sunday, PRs will remain eligible for the same phases of the P1 registration exercise as citizens. However, when balloting is necessary in a specific phase of the registration exercise, citizens will be given absolute priority over PRs, even before home-to-school distance is considered.
The change will take place from the P1 registration exercise this July.
Last year, nearly half of all primary schools held ballots for the P1 registration exercise.
With the latest change, some popular schools told Channel NewsAsia they are expecting a much smaller intake of PR children.
Competition for the popular schools is already fierce, even among Singaporeans, and one MP said it would make sense for PRs to avoid "brand name schools" - where balloting will most likely take place.
Mr Lim Biow Chuan, chairman of Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Education, said: "If they think that they want their child to go to a certain school, they have to consider whether that school would require balloting or not. If it does, quite honestly, they should put their efforts in volunteering in a school where balloting may not take place."
Property analysts also expect a slowdown in PRs going after HDB resale flats near popular schools.
Mr Eugene Lim, ERA Realty Network's key executive officer, said: "The premium that buyers have been known to pay for being located near good schools is as much as 10, sometimes even 15 per cent.
"So, if there are less buyers competing for these units near these good schools, technically the premium would go down. But it's still early days. It's very hard to say at this point if the prices will be affected, because for the gap that is vacated by the PRs, the locals will come in and fill it, as locals still have to compete for the 1km rule if there are more locals applying for the limited places available in each school."
Mr Lim added that buying a residential property with the intention of being near "good schools" is more prevalent among Singaporeans than PRs. He said HDB flats near "good schools" would likely be in greater demand than private properties.
According to Mr Lim, PRs currently make up about 20 percent of the HDB resale market and 13 percent of the private property resale market.
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Originally posted by FireIce:
foreigner reading this must be thinking.
wow, u need to be lucky in order to get education in SG.
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Originally posted by QX179R:
Fewer PR children in top schools after P1 rule change?
SINGAPORE: The more popular primary schools may have fewer Permanent Resident (PR) children from now on, said observers.
They said this is one possible outcome, following the government's move to tighten the Primary One (P1) registration exercise.
Under the change announced on Sunday, PRs will remain eligible for the same phases of the P1 registration exercise as citizens. However, when balloting is necessary in a specific phase of the registration exercise, citizens will be given absolute priority over PRs, even before home-to-school distance is considered.
The change will take place from the P1 registration exercise this July.
Last year, nearly half of all primary schools held ballots for the P1 registration exercise.
With the latest change, some popular schools told Channel NewsAsia they are expecting a much smaller intake of PR children.
Competition for the popular schools is already fierce, even among Singaporeans, and one MP said it would make sense for PRs to avoid "brand name schools" - where balloting will most likely take place.
Mr Lim Biow Chuan, chairman of Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Education, said: "If they think that they want their child to go to a certain school, they have to consider whether that school would require balloting or not. If it does, quite honestly, they should put their efforts in volunteering in a school where balloting may not take place."
Property analysts also expect a slowdown in PRs going after HDB resale flats near popular schools.
Mr Eugene Lim, ERA Realty Network's key executive officer, said: "The premium that buyers have been known to pay for being located near good schools is as much as 10, sometimes even 15 per cent.
"So, if there are less buyers competing for these units near these good schools, technically the premium would go down. But it's still early days. It's very hard to say at this point if the prices will be affected, because for the gap that is vacated by the PRs, the locals will come in and fill it, as locals still have to compete for the 1km rule if there are more locals applying for the limited places available in each school."
Mr Lim added that buying a residential property with the intention of being near "good schools" is more prevalent among Singaporeans than PRs. He said HDB flats near "good schools" would likely be in greater demand than private properties.
According to Mr Lim, PRs currently make up about 20 percent of the HDB resale market and 13 percent of the private property resale market.
- CNA/irThis exercise is just to lower property prices?
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Originally posted by charlize:
This exercise is just to lower property prices?
that one, they didn't think of...
you think they want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?
if property prices lowered, less stamp duty to collect.. i bet whoever came up with this idea will be crucified internally
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Originally posted by the Bear:
that one, they didn't think of...
you think they want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?
if property prices lowered, less stamp duty to collect.. i bet whoever came up with this idea will be crucified internally
There are scholars.
And then there are "scholars".
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I read other forums debunking this "absolute priority" thing.
Damn scary.