This article caught my eye.
To be fair to all, ballot Primary 1 places
THE Primary 1 registration exercise will be conducted by various primary schools from June 30 to Aug 28.
Unlike admission to secondary schools, junior colleges, polytechnics or universities, pupils are not selected based on their merit or academic performance. Instead, it is based on personal relationship with the schools. Priority is given to children who have siblings in the school or whose parents have connections with the school in one way or another.
Under the Phase 1 exercise, a child with a sibling in the school is given a place automatically. This is unfair to other children who have no siblings and are eyeing a better primary school. Parents who have secured a better school for their first child are guaranteed all their children will have a place in the school. They may relax and cease to be a volunteer to assist the school.
Under phases 2A (1), 2A (2) and 2B, the selection of a child is based on how parents are related to the school, for example, a child whose parents or siblings had studied there or have joined the alumni association, or whose parents are on the school staff of or have volunteered their services in the school.
This criterion seems to encourage parents to be involved in school activities so as to be accorded priority in the registration exercise for their child. This is unfair to parents who were not in a better school or whose primary schools has closed or who cannot establish a connection with the school, for whatever reason.
A child who has no sibling in the school or whose parents have no relationship with the school is accorded lower priority under Phase 2C.
It is understood the Primary 1 registration exercise cannot be based on the child's academic performance since this is not available. However, it does not seem fair to use personal relationship as a basis.
The Ministry of Education should consider moving away from this. Instead, a balloting system may be used to allocate places.
Goh Kian Huat
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Latest comments
Stupid suggestion.
Posted by: Prokinetic at Tue Jun 24 21:05:48 SGT 2008
#7, #19-#20
hmm... where in the letter does it mention distance to school? The letter was against relationship as a factor in determining school placement nia.
Posted by: lobo_respawned at Tue Jun 24 19:10:03 SGT 2008
wow, each child in a different school, different school uniform, different text books (some), different sports days, different meet-the-parent days ........
siow liao!
Posted by: kenaspammed at Tue Jun 24 18:08:35 SGT 2008
for people who suggest phase 1 by balloting, i hope they have a dozen children and tikam tikam into 12 different primary schools evenly spread all over singapore for them...then they will understand it is very "fair"
balloting is gambling, not meritocracy
Posted by: kenaspammed at Tue Jun 24 18:05:42 SGT 2008
#17
in this case, the poor(er) people does earn some monies when they sell off their properties to the stupidly rich people. No harm done. :P
Posted by: lobo_respawned at Tue Jun 24 12:23:42 SGT 2008
Warning: An
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I think he probably is sore over the whole thing coz' he wants to put child in good school but can't.
To be fair to all, ballot Primary 1 places
THE Primary 1 registration exercise will be conducted by various primary schools from June 30 to Aug 28.
Unlike admission to secondary schools, junior colleges, polytechnics or universities, pupils are not selected based on their merit or academic performance. Instead, it is based on personal relationship with the schools. Priority is given to children who have siblings in the school or whose parents have connections with the school in one way or another.
Under the Phase 1 exercise, a child with a sibling in the school is given a place automatically. This is unfair to other children who have no siblings and are eyeing a better primary school. Parents who have secured a better school for their first child are guaranteed all their children will have a place in the school. They may relax and cease to be a volunteer to assist the school.
Under phases 2A (1), 2A (2) and 2B, the selection of a child is based on how parents are related to the school, for example, a child whose parents or siblings had studied there or have joined the alumni association, or whose parents are on the school staff of or have volunteered their services in the school.
This criterion seems to encourage parents to be involved in school activities so as to be accorded priority in the registration exercise for their child. This is unfair to parents who were not in a better school or whose primary schools has closed or who cannot establish a connection with the school, for whatever reason.
A child who has no sibling in the school or whose parents have no relationship with the school is accorded lower priority under Phase 2C.
It is understood the Primary 1 registration exercise cannot be based on the child's academic performance since this is not available. However, it does not seem fair to use personal relationship as a basis.
The Ministry of Education should consider moving away from this. Instead, a balloting system may be used to allocate places.
Goh Kian Huat
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Latest comments
Stupid suggestion.
Posted by: Prokinetic at Tue Jun 24 21:05:48 SGT 2008
#7, #19-#20
hmm... where in the letter does it mention distance to school? The letter was against relationship as a factor in determining school placement nia.
Posted by: lobo_respawned at Tue Jun 24 19:10:03 SGT 2008
wow, each child in a different school, different school uniform, different text books (some), different sports days, different meet-the-parent days ........
siow liao!
Posted by: kenaspammed at Tue Jun 24 18:08:35 SGT 2008
for people who suggest phase 1 by balloting, i hope they have a dozen children and tikam tikam into 12 different primary schools evenly spread all over singapore for them...then they will understand it is very "fair"
balloting is gambling, not meritocracy
Posted by: kenaspammed at Tue Jun 24 18:05:42 SGT 2008
#17
in this case, the poor(er) people does earn some monies when they sell off their properties to the stupidly rich people. No harm done. :P
Posted by: lobo_respawned at Tue Jun 24 12:23:42 SGT 2008
Warning: An
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I think he probably is sore over the whole thing coz' he wants to put child in good school but can't.
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