2016 P1 Registration Phase 2B
toPhase 2B: (Updated 20 July 2016)
(a) For a child whose parent has joined the primary school as a parent volunteer not later than 1 July 2015 and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June 2016
(b) For a child whose parent is a member endorsed by the church / clan directly connected with the primary school
(c) For a child whose parent is endorsed as an active community leader
Analysis: (20 July 2016, Day 2)
- 2 schools (Ai Tong, CHIJ SNGS) have no balloting because the number of applicants within a distance category matches the available places exactly.
- 2 schools (ACS Primary, Nanyang) require balloting for applicants within 1km.
- 2 schools (Catholic High, Fairfield Methodist) require balloting for applicants between 1-2km.
- 9 schools require balloting only for applicants outside of 2km.
Analysis: (19 July 2016, Day 2)
Phase 2B has ended, with 15 schools oversubscribed. ACS Junior has the highest oversubscription rate of 158%, but many traditionally hot schools received only luke warm interest from parents.
Canberra, Nan Chiau, Nan Hua, Holy Innocents, Henry Park and Kong Hwa from our prediction list escaped the ballot – many only by the skin of their teeth.
However, the big surprise has got to be Nan Hua, which has a whopping 15 seats left over for Phase 2C applicants! This has never happened in the last 10 years. Those eyeing Nan Hua can certainly rejoice.
The story is different for Catholic High, which, despite having a lower take-up rate for Phase 1 and 2A this year compared to last year, is slightly oversubscribed.
Analysis: (18 July 2016, Day 1)
At the end of Day 1 of Phase 2B, 7 schools were oversubscribed, while another 6 have less than 10 places left for the Phase.
Fairfield Methodist leads the pack, being oversubscribed by 13 places, or 59% more than the available places. ACS Primary and Pei Hwa Presbyterian are both oversubscribed by 9 places, and ACS Junior is of course oversubscribed as predicted, by a margin of 7 places.
Amongst the surprises is Canberra, which has a somewhat healthy 12 places left. Nan Hua has a whopping 18 places left, which is great news for those parent volunteers who have toiled away hoping for a chance at Phase 2B. Even Catholic High and Tao Nan have no fewer than 9 places left. But let’s not jinx it by saying anything more… 🙂
Prediction: (13 July 2016)
Assuming that there no further changes to the number of registered students up to Phase 2A(2) so far, we have identified 17 schools most at risk of oversubscription in Phase 2B which starts next week.
The schools are highlighted in red in the table below. We mapped this year’s places available for Phase 2B, with last year’s number of applicants, which should be somewhat similar to what we can expect this year.
ACS Junior leads the pack, followed by Fairfield Methodist. Both Canberra and Pei Hwa Presbyterian lost 30 places this year, so that put them in the red for Phase 2B.
ACS Primary is extremely hot this year, and those parents who may not be lucky enough to get a place in Phase 2A(2) may join the crowd in Phase 2B.
CHIJ SNGS has a rather low take up rate this year, so there are more places for parents in Phase 2B. However, demand may still exceed supply, so parents eyeing the school must still remain vigilant.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS:
By Friday, 22 July 2016
Registration is conducted at the primary school that you wish your child to be admitted into. The hours of registration are from 8.00 am to 11.00 am and from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm on each scheduled registration day. Parent is to submit the registration form and required documents at the school of choice.
Alternatively, parents can authorise a person to register their child on their behalf. An original letter of authorisation is required from the parent.
Singapore Citizens (SCs) will be given absolute priority over Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) when balloting is necessary in a specific phase. SCs and PRs will continue to be eligible for the same phases, and all applicants will be admitted if the total number of applications in any phase does not exceed the number of vacancies. However, if the number of applications exceeds the number of vacancies in a specific phase, SCs will be admitted first ahead of PRs, before home-school distance is considered.
Other useful links:
Primary Schools Balloting History