P1 Registration

This is more nerve-wreaking than taking O Levels. Way before the registration date, we are already taking steps to ensure a smooth passage for Joey’s entry into Primary 1. And we are talking about a neighbourhood school, not one of those “famous” school where the parents have do PV (parent volunteer) work for at least 40 hours. To be frank, it’s a way the school gets free labour for nothing. Cos at the end of the day, PV doesn’t guarantee a slot in that school for your child.

What have we done?
Joined the school’s alumni group. This would ensure that we are eligible for the Phase 2A (1) registration. But ended up it was useless, cos the rule states that the parent needs to be part of the alumni association not later than 30 June 2011. The irony was, Woodlands Primary School Alumni Association was only formally formed in Aug 2011. Durh!

Setting off early for registration. I told Joey that when she is older, she will have to learn how to go to school on her own by bus. I think she was quite excited by that prospect.

Looks like the primary school systems have not upgrade to check our results as old boys via computers. Kless flipped when I told her I do not have PCs in my primary school days. And I thought we were only 4 years apart in age. Looks like 4 is a big gap.

A glimpse of my P1 results.

Thankfully there weren’t a lot of people registering under Phase 2A (2), just took us less than 30 mins and we were out of the school, all done and just got to wait for the result of the registration.
Joey was checking that all our details are right. Maybe she can be a prefect like her Daddy too.

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Check out the details of the different phases if you are already planning for your child’s registration. Just take note the dates are not fixed and just for reference.

PRIMARY ONE REGISTRATION PHASE	REGISTRATION DATES
Phase 1 For a child who has a sibling studying in the primary school of choice	3 July 2012 4 July 2012
Phase 2A (1) (a) For a child whose parent is a former student of the primary school and who has joined the alumni association as a member not later than 30 June 2011 (b) For a child whose parent is a member of the School Advisory / Management Committee	6 July 2012
Phase 2A (2) (a) For a child whose parent or sibling has studied in the primary school of choice (b) For a child whose parent is a staff member of the primary school of choice	12 July 2012 13 July 2012
Phase 2B (a) For a child whose parent has joined the primary school as a parent volunteer not later than 1 July 2011 and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June 2012 (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	19 July 2012 20 July 2012
Phase 2C For all children who are eligible for Primary One in the following year and are not yet registered in a primary school	30 July 2012 31 July 2012 1 August 2012
Phase 2C Supplementary For a child who is not yet registered in a school after Phase 2C	14 August 2012 15 August 2012
Phase 3 For a child who is neither a Singapore Citizen nor a Singapore Permanent Resident	30 August 2012

Documents required for registration:

CITIZENSHIP	DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Singapore Citizens	1. The child’s Singapore Birth Certificate 2. The child’s Singapore Citizenship Certificate for those who are not Singapore Citizens at the time of birth 3. Singapore NRIC of both parents or Entry / Re-entry Permits of parents if they do not possess Singapore NRIC 4. The child’s Immunisation Certificates
Singapore Permanent Residents	1. The child’s Birth Certificate 2. The child’s Entry / Re-entry Permit 3. Singapore NRIC of both parents or Entry / Re-entry Permits of parents if they do not possess Singapore NRIC 4. The child’s Immunisation Certificates
Non-Singapore Citizens / Non-Singapore Permanent Residents	1. The child’s Birth Certificate 2. The child’s Passport 3. The child’s Immigrant Exemption Order / Dependent’s Pass (if any) 4. The child’s Qualifying Test / Admissions Exercise for International Students letter stating that they are eligible for school admission (if any) 5. Parents’ travel document / Singapore NRIC / Entry or Re-entry Permit / Employment Pass / Work Permit 6. The child’s Immunisation Certificates

Are you ready for P1 registration? Can we ever be ready for such an important day? Why does Singapore Education System has to impose on us such troublesome and stressful procedures for P1 registration?

I guess we can do nothing about this system, unless one day my child or yours is able to be elected as Cabinet Ministers and maybe, just maybe, change the education system in Singapore. In the meantime, just live with it lor…