Time flies and Jerlene will be going to primary school next year. Primary One registration for 2014 intake had started few weeks back for Phase 1, Phase 2A1, 2A2 and 2B. Jerlene is only eligible for Phase 2C which starts today. We actually applied for parent volunteers to Rosyth School, which is the nearest school from our place, two years back but got rejected. After Phase 2B, the number of vacancies left is 31, out of the total 300.
There have been hot debates about the registration criteria for the first few phases, especially phase 2A and 2B, whereby children are given higher priority if their parents have some form of connections to the school, either through clans, parent volunteers or alumni. In fact most of these children do not stay near to the school and it deprives the chance for those who stayed just next to the school. This has been happening year after year and nothing got changed after tons of feedback from parents. Now I am one of those parents who just have to take the slim chance and go through balloting for a school that is nearest to our place.
As at today, there were 93 application for the remaining 31 vacancies. As the registration still have 3 days to go, very likely the number of application will go beyond 100. Anyway, all I can do now is to pray, and at the same time, we are also planning for contingency.
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