Kiasu parent forum has last yr intake history but you need to register as member (it's free) before you can access the dataanthonyh wrote:
Merichan - how do you know which primary schools generally have spots available for Phase 3? Does the MOE publish this?
And I'm curious, why do you say that in the past few years, most schools have been oversubscribed? Was there a surge in baby births a few years ago?
MOE is on the way to convert school from double session to single session.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Schools here used to run a double session, so half of them went early mornings (really early!) and other went in the afternoon. With them phased out, the government has been in the process of building new schools and having to supply those schools with teachers who are suitable for the type of education they give here for the pittance they pay.
I thought that's what I wrote?therat wrote:MOE is on the way to convert school from double session to single session.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Schools here used to run a double session, so half of them went early mornings (really early!) and other went in the afternoon. With them phased out, the government has been in the process of building new schools and having to supply those schools with teachers who are suitable for the type of education they give here for the pittance they pay.
This is the list of school that having single or Partial session
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/single-session/
I just add on the list of school which already in single session or still in partial session.sundaymorningstaple wrote:I thought that's what I wrote?therat wrote:MOE is on the way to convert school from double session to single session.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Schools here used to run a double session, so half of them went early mornings (really early!) and other went in the afternoon. With them phased out, the government has been in the process of building new schools and having to supply those schools with teachers who are suitable for the type of education they give here for the pittance they pay.
This is the list of school that having single or Partial session
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/single-session/
That might have been true but my daughter was born 4 years before the '88 dragon year but a lot of schools were already running double sessions way back then. My son, born in '89 had double sessions as well.maneo wrote:Weren't the double sessions more in response to the heavy demand occurring when the dragon babies reach school age?
If the 4 year old was born in the year of the Tiger, then there may be less competition:
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/conte ... one-places
anthonyh wrote: Merichan - how do you know which primary schools generally have spots available for Phase 3? Does the MOE publish this?
And I'm curious, why do you say that in the past few years, most schools have been oversubscribed? Was there a surge in baby births a few years ago?
double session is way before 80s.maneo wrote:Weren't the double sessions more in response to the heavy demand occurring when the dragon babies reach school age?
If the 4 year old was born in the year of the Tiger, then there may be less competition:
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/conte ... one-places
30 students per class for Primary 1 classes from 2005 and Primary 2 classes from 2006.
singapore doesn't like/want singaporean kids entering International Schools. it's sorta expressly forbidden unless the parents know how to work the system with professional help to gain an approval from MOE.Wd40 wrote:Aren't there any private school options in between local schools and International Schools?
In India, everything is private, the government has opened up most sectors and there is so much competition that consumers always has good choice and good deals whether it is telecom providers, schools, hospitals or retail chains. Most people in the middle class can easily afford them.
Why is Singapore so restrictive in matters like these, I dont get it So is Singapore really an open economy?
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