P1 Registration 2021: Phase 2C

Submitted by Advertorial

12/8/21

MOE has finally released the final Phase 2C results and the schools that need to ballot. A total of 91 schools have been oversubscribed although not all will require balloting for a variety of reasons. One school, Geylang Methodist, just managed to fill all its places without the need for balloting, so congratulations to those involved!

Amongst the schools that are most oversubscribed are (in descending order)

Northland (682%)
Nan Hua (671%)
South View (650%)
St Hilda’s (590%)
Princess Elizabeth (524%)

The good news is that some folks going for South View finally “woke up” and decided to go for other schools. Good for them, and hope they have managed to secure a place in Phase 2C. Although the trend is still miniscule compared to the rush of parents going for the popular schools in the last day, it is encouraging to see that some parents are actually heeding the warning to avoid balloting in those schools. Amongst schools which has the highest drop in Day 3 vs Day 2, Canberra is the highest with 27 drop outs. That’s kind of high and I’m not sure if there was some mistake here. Most other schools have less than 10 drop outs in the final day.

Other than Nan Hua, most of the other “elite” schools oversubscription rates generally follow their traditional demand.

Good luck to those going for the ballots. In any case, do prepare for Phase 2C(S) as it is the final chance for you to try to get what you want.

4/8/21

At the end of the 2nd day of the 2021 Phase 2C exercise, a shocking 77 schools are oversubscribed!

South View continues to “lead” as the school that is most oversubscribed at 670%. But it is not alone. Northland of Yishun is nipping at its heels at 661%. Nan Hua is at 557% while St Hilda’s is at 540%. Parents, please think rationally now, instead of being swept in by the madness of the situation. If you think that an almost 1/7 chance of getting your child into the school is a good bet, think again. Also, Phase 2C is NOT like Phase 2B when you can safely bet. You should be going for your alternate choice instead of vying for these schools, NOW.

If you look at the table, many schools are approaching 100% in their Take-Up-Rate (TUR). These are the better schools you can go for, instead of balloting for schools with an oversubscription rate greater than 500%. You can be sure that these same schools will probably face balloting in the final Phase 2CS. Get your child in now, instead of Phase 2CS.

Looking at the 2021-2020 column, you can see that a number of schools have become positive in this column. That is a bad sign, since it means there are more people interested in the school this year than last year. For example, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian of Bishan has 79 parents applying this year compared to just 50 last year, which makes a difference of 29 more applicants. That’s almost an entire class more.

Demand is definitely going to go up tomorrow, the last day of Phase 2C. Please switch to your alternative choice now, and save yourself much grief moving forward.

3/8/21

The first day of Phase 2C is over!

A total of 57 schools are oversubscribed. Amongst these schools, South View of Choa Chu Kang has a whopping application rate of 590%! That’s almost 6 times its available places. To put things in context, if all applicants are within 1km, it means the chance of getting in is one out of six! I really hope parents will consider this carefully and withdraw to apply for other nearby schools in the area which does not have such crazy odds.

Another thing that amazes me are the number of people, who are already registered in supposedly elite schools, withdrawing their applications at this point. Fairfield Methodist in Queenstown has 2 people withdrawing, for example, and I’m sure the 48 parents applying for its last 24 places will thank them for that!

The last thing to worry about is the 2021-2020 column in the table, which shows the difference between the current and last year’s application rates. Negative values is good, as it means demand for the school is lagging behind this year, but positive values are bad since this is the first day of registration. Angsana of Tampines has the highest positive intake of 26, but this is a good thing as it has plenty of vacancies to spare. Canberra of Sembawang has the next highest of 15, but it has entered oversubscription territory.

1/8/21

We have added a new column called 2021 Places in the table so that you can compare the actuals in the places remaining in each school versus last years’ applicants in 2020, although this may be inferred from the Take Up Rate (TUR) column in the table. Please compare the two columns to decide on whether it is worth the risk of going for the school.

30/7/21

Phase 2C is upon us, and it is necessary to remind everyone that the time for gambling is over and you should seriously consider getting your child into a school and NOT just into the most popular school that you cherish. The school might be an elite Primary school, or just meters away from your home, but if it is going to require balloting under 1km to get in, it is probably better for you to choose a further away, or less prominent, school for your child. Save yourself the nail-biting anxiety of balloting. Focus more on getting your child through his or her Primary school life as smoothly as possible.

That said, we have put up the current Take Up Rate (TUR) for each school, along with the number of applicants for the school last year in 2020. The By Cohort column shows the difference in cohort sizes in 2021 and 2020. Of course there is no guarantee that the same number of people will apply for the schools this year, but historically speaking, it is still an estimate.

Many schools are already above 90% filled, so please avoid these schools as it is a safe bet that they will probably require balloting within 1km and the child must be a Singapore citizen.

Some parents have emailed me to say there’s still another phase after 2C for them to consider. Sure, there is Phase 2CS, but at that stage, it is very difficult to execute your 2nd choice plan as everyone else is doing the same! Many of the good schools that did not require balloting in Phase 2C WILL require balloting in Phase 2CS. You might end up balloting in both 2C and 2CS! That is why it is much better for you to go for schools that will require balloting in Phase 2CS in Phase 2C instead.

Please plan carefully!

Area	Schools	Phase 2C		Actuals(APP)					Difference
Area	Schools	APP	TUR	2021 Places	2021 Day 1	2021 Day 2	2021 Day 3	2020	2021-2020	By Cohort
Ang Mo Kio	Anderson Primary	144%	100%	51	47	62	75	65	10	0
Ang Mo Kio	Ang Mo Kio Primary	28%	45%	181	20	24	50	39	11	30
Ang Mo Kio	CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’	305%	100%	20	50	61	61	49	12	0
Ang Mo Kio	Jing Shan Primary	96%	98%	74	43	61	72	60	12	0
Ang Mo Kio	Mayflower Primary	26%	48%	132	23	28	34	30	4	10
Ang Mo Kio	Teck Ghee Primary	85%	92%	108	71	88	93	119	-26	0
Ang Mo Kio	Townsville Primary	27%	48%	133	12	27	36	38	-2	-20
Bedok	Bedok Green Primary	17%	37%	203	20	29	35	23	12	30
Bedok	CHIJ (Katong) Primary	85%	94%	84	37	57	72	68	4	0
Bedok	Damai Primary	20%	34%	198	17	31	40	37	3	60
Bedok	Fengshan Primary	112%	100%	80	34	58	91	110	-19	0
Bedok	Opera Estate Primary	69%	82%	112	50	62	77	83	-6	40
Bedok	Red Swastika	308%	100%	25	48	64	77	65	12	0
Bedok	St Anthony’s Canossian Primary	23%	48%	160	25	30	37	38	-1	0
Bedok	St Stephen’s	53%	72%	145	54	60	77	74	3	0
Bedok	Telok Kurau Primary	66%	85%	95	26	39	63	50	13	-20
Bedok	Temasek Primary	317%	100%	30	81	97	95	106	-11	0
Bedok	Yu Neng Primary	170%	100%	31	36	52	56	48	8	0
Bishan	Ai Tong	330%	100%	20	46	63	66	64	2	0
Bishan	Catholic High	229%	100%	20	30	41	48	47	1	0
Bishan	Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary	138%	100%	64	54	79	91	50	41	0
Bukit Batok	Bukit View Primary	22%	46%	166	15	31	37	26	11	0
Bukit Batok	Dazhong Primary	82%	92%	88	49	64	72	43	29	0
Bukit Batok	Keming Primary	191%	100%	64	97	116	126	144	-18	0
Bukit Batok	Lianhua Primary	22%	44%	173	11	27	38	22	16	0
Bukit Batok	Princess Elizabeth Primary	524%	100%	44	135	174	236	226	10	0
Bukit Batok	St Anthony’s Primary	175%	100%	49	57	76	89	96	-7	0
Bukit Merah	Alexandra Primary	123%	100%	90	98	120	112	132	-20	0
Bukit Merah	Blangah Rise Primary	9%	26%	122	5	9	11	17	-6	-30
Bukit Merah	Cantonment Primary	37%	54%	177	28	48	66	44	22	0
Bukit Merah	CHIJ (Kellock)	68%	81%	118	41	56	81	104	-23	0
Bukit Merah	Gan Eng Seng Primary	17%	34%	166	13	21	29	45	-16	0
Bukit Merah	Radin Mas Primary	195%	100%	37	45	63	76	75	1	0
Bukit Merah	Zhangde Primary	75%	87%	113	40	52	85	128	-43	0
Bukit Panjang	Beacon Primary	32%	55%	159	29	41	51	65	-14	-30
Bukit Panjang	Bukit Panjang Primary	151%	100%	45	61	72	71	85	-14	0
Bukit Panjang	CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace	73%	83%	114	50	68	84	70	14	0
Bukit Panjang	Greenridge Primary	32%	59%	145	32	42	46	61	-15	-30
Bukit Panjang	West Spring Primary	251%	100%	41	55	88	103	126	-23	0
Bukit Panjang	West View Primary	27%	45%	136	18	32	37	38	-1	0
Bukit Panjang	Zhenghua Primary	74%	87%	124	46	73	92	92	0	20
Bukit Timah	Bukit Timah Primary	57%	71%	141	48	68	81	91	-10	0
Bukit Timah	Henry Park Primary	333%	100%	23	59	74	80	56	24	0
Bukit Timah	Methodist Girls’ School (Primary)	189%	100%	27	44	52	51	39	12	0
Bukit Timah	Nanyang Primary	305%	100%	20	37	49	61	78	-17	0
Bukit Timah	Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary	252%	100%	20	31	45	53	63	-10	0
Bukit Timah	Raffles Girls’ Primary	120%	100%	96	81	101	116	176	-60	0
Central	Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)	155%	100%	33	19	41	51	41	10	0
Central	River Valley Primary	147%	100%	47	42	56	72	62	10	0
Central	St Margaret’s Primary	121%	100%	91	46	90	110	98	12	0
Choa Chu Kang	Chua Chu Kang Primary	161%	100%	99	113	144	159	182	-23	0
Choa Chu Kang	Concord Primary	96%	98%	118	57	80	113	120	-7	0
Choa Chu Kang	De La Salle	98%	99%	102	62	86	100	105	-5	0
Choa Chu Kang	Kranji Primary	10%	38%	125	11	12	13	12	1	-30
Choa Chu Kang	South View Primary	650%	100%	20	118	134	130	139	-9	0
Choa Chu Kang	Teck Whye Primary	7%	32%	175	8	11	12	23	-11	0
Choa Chu Kang	Unity Primary	39%	61%	153	33	53	61	83	-22	0
Choa Chu Kang	Yew Tee Primary	42%	63%	155	42	65	65	53	12	0
Clementi	Clementi Primary	63%	79%	155	51	78	100	122	-22	40
Clementi	Nan Hua Primary	671%	100%	20	73	117	141	115	26	0
Clementi	Pei Tong Primary	21%	47%	188	22	28	39	29	10	40
Clementi	Qifa Primary	126%	100%	111	56	112	141	97	44	40
Geylang	Canossa Convent Primary	64%	78%	91	37	53	59	59	0	30
Geylang	Geylang Methodist School	100%	100%	141	50	83	141	123	18	0
Geylang	Haig Girls’	103%	100%	111	70	86	119	117	2	10
Geylang	Kong Hwa	171%	100%	42	41	54	72	91	-19	0
Geylang	Maha Bodhi	142%	100%	47	54	73	71	105	-34	0
Hougang	CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity	104%	100%	98	64	93	104	97	7	0
Hougang	Holy Innocents’ Primary	310%	100%	20	50	60	65	81	-16	0
Hougang	Hougang Primary	141%	100%	98	105	135	140	139	1	-10
Hougang	Montfort Junior	33%	49%	137	28	39	45	63	-18	60
Hougang	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’	169%	100%	61	88	109	105	109	-4	0
Hougang	Punggol Primary	149%	100%	69	94	95	104	124	-20	-10
Hougang	Xinghua Primary	18%	36%	186	10	21	34	48	-14	-30
Hougang	Xinmin Primary	178%	100%	56	74	98	103	91	12	0
Hougang	Yio Chu Kang Primary	26%	43%	154	17	29	40	50	-10	-40
Jurong East	Fuhua Primary	54%	77%	107	29	43	58	96	-38	10
Jurong East	Jurong Primary	93%	97%	82	38	57	80	60	20	10
Jurong East	Yuhua Primary	21%	43%	175	23	27	37	44	-7	0
Jurong West	Boon Lay Garden Primary	23%	44%	173	14	24	41	36	5	0
Jurong West	Corporation Primary	21%	45%	186	15	16	39	57	-18	30
Jurong West	Frontier Primary	200%	100%	27	31	48	58	71	-13	0
Jurong West	Jurong West Primary	131%	100%	84	78	110	111	74	37	0
Jurong West	Lakeside Primary	136%	100%	105	60	107	143	138	5	0
Jurong West	Rulang Primary	460%	100%	20	63	83	92	74	18	0
Jurong West	Shuqun Primary	176%	100%	55	75	101	97	86	11	0
Jurong West	West Grove Primary	65%	78%	151	56	76	98	119	-21	30
Jurong West	Westwood Primary	248%	100%	39	66	95	99	87	12	30
Jurong West	Xingnan Primary	49%	65%	204	55	88	99	63	36	90
Kallang	Bendemeer Primary	31%	50%	173	22	33	53	45	8	60
Kallang	Farrer Park Primary	21%	43%	158	17	21	34	32	2	40
Kallang	Hong Wen	210%	100%	70	84	104	149	138	11	0
Marine Parade	Ngee Ann Primary	118%	100%	118	87	116	141	116	25	0
Marine Parade	Tanjong Katong Primary	121%	100%	75	60	83	94	114	-20	0
Marine Parade	Tao Nan	209%	100%	20	26	35	48	75	-27	0
Novena	Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)	160%	100%	25	31	48	40	46	-6	0
Novena	Singapore Chinese Girls’ Primary	130%	100%	30	33	39	39	56	-17	0
Novena	St Joseph’s Institution Junior	144%	100%	58	54	65	85	75	10	0
Pasir Ris	Casuarina Primary	57%	79%	76	23	35	44	90	-46	-20
Pasir Ris	Elias Park Primary	121%	100%	88	80	86	108	98	10	10
Pasir Ris	Meridien Primary	16%	32%	151	18	23	24	31	-7	-20
Pasir Ris	Park View Primary	70%	81%	118	56	71	83	95	-12	0
Pasir Ris	Pasir Ris Primary	164%	100%	33	40	44	54	81	-27	0
Pasir Ris	White Sands Primary	133%	100%	77	68	108	104	69	35	0
Punggol	Edgefield Primary	60%	78%	134	52	62	80	79	1	0
Punggol	Greendale Primary	14%	33%	219	18	23	30	52	-22	0
Punggol	Horizon Primary	389%	100%	28	77	93	109	140	-31	0
Punggol	Mee Toh	190%	100%	79	111	142	152	160	-8	0
Punggol	Northshore Primary	40%	42%	233	26	45	93	47	46	30
Punggol	Oasis Primary	113%	100%	86	60	78	97	108	-11	0
Punggol	Punggol Cove Primary	94%	98%	100	50	83	96	103	-7	0
Punggol	Punggol Green Primary	262%	100%	37	70	86	97	138	-41	-30
Punggol	Punggol View Primary	87%	96%	76	47	54	66	58	8	40
Punggol	Valour Primary	110%	100%	144	100	147	159	207	-48	0
Punggol	Waterway Primary	219%	100%	48	75	98	105	128	-23	0
Queenstown	Fairfield Methodist Primary	300%	100%	22	48	66	72	64	8	0
Queenstown	New Town Primary	11%	26%	225	15	21	24	27	-3	0
Queenstown	Queenstown Primary	94%	97%	119	59	79	112	154	-42	0
Sembawang	Canberra Primary	123%	100%	128	131	186	159	116	43	0
Sembawang	Endeavour Primary	45%	64%	156	31	44	70	76	-6	0
Sembawang	Northoaks Primary	12%	41%	140	12	13	17	7	10	-30
Sembawang	Sembawang Primary	118%	100%	104	91	120	123	109	14	0
Sembawang	Wellington Primary	123%	100%	96	74	96	119	116	3	0
Seng Kang	Anchor Green Primary	51%	80%	95	32	43	48	62	-14	0
Seng Kang	Compassvale Primary	123%	100%	114	76	102	143	130	13	0
Seng Kang	Fern Green Primary	109%	100%	93	63	86	101	126	-25	0
Seng Kang	Fernvale Primary	55%	76%	147	47	67	81	71	10	0
Seng Kang	Nan Chiau Primary	319%	100%	61	162	211	204	225	-21	0
Seng Kang	North Spring Primary	33%	53%	165	26	36	54	84	-30	0
Seng Kang	North Vista Primary	44%	70%	144	31	46	64	79	-15	30
Seng Kang	Palm View Primary	52%	70%	171	51	69	89	100	-11	0
Seng Kang	Rivervale Primary	126%	100%	108	93	126	136	143	-7	0
Seng Kang	Seng Kang Primary	16%	38%	197	13	26	31	40	-9	30
Seng Kang	Sengkang Green Primary	158%	100%	73	72	102	117	115	2	0
Seng Kang	Springdale Primary	146%	100%	57	65	82	86	136	-50	0
Serangoon	CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel	83%	93%	65	28	40	54	97	-43	0
Serangoon	Rosyth	459%	100%	20	71	86	101	94	7	0
Serangoon	St Gabriel’s Primary	90%	95%	82	24	40	75	80	-5	0
Serangoon	Yangzheng Primary	137%	100%	67	56	85	93	102	-9	0
Serangoon	Zhonghua Primary	12%	29%	144	8	11	17	14	3	0
Tampines	Angsana Primary	41%	52%	193	47	60	79	21	58	0
Tampines	Changkat Primary	37%	55%	150	44	51	56	70	-14	0
Tampines	Chongzheng Primary	217%	100%	29	57	73	65	52	13	0
Tampines	East Spring Primary	49%	65%	143	45	53	70	67	3	30
Tampines	Gongshang Primary	386%	100%	22	66	83	85	91	-6	0
Tampines	Junyuan Primary	88%	95%	107	42	61	96	87	9	30
Tampines	Poi Ching	247%	100%	78	108	173	195	172	23	0
Tampines	St Hilda’s Primary	590%	100%	20	83	108	118	79	39	0
Tampines	Tampines North Primary	40%	61%	155	37	53	62	82	-20	0
Tampines	Tampines Primary	103%	100%	101	44	80	105	98	7	30
Tampines	Yumin Primary	27%	58%	102	11	19	28	48	-20	0
Toa Payoh	Cedar Primary	37%	50%	193	25	50	72	41	31	0
Toa Payoh	CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)	130%	100%	41	49	53	57	49	8	0
Toa Payoh	First Toa Payoh Primary	10%	22%	182	7	11	19	16	3	30
Toa Payoh	Kheng Cheng	135%	100%	92	98	133	127	140	-13	0
Toa Payoh	Maris Stella High	116%	100%	60	54	72	72	64	8	0
Toa Payoh	Marymount Convent	56%	70%	164	39	52	93	72	21	0
Toa Payoh	Pei Chun Public	205%	100%	20	26	39	43	68	-25	0
Toa Payoh	St Andrew’s Junior	164%	100%	64	68	99	105	122	-17	0
Woodlands	Admiralty Primary	186%	100%	49	81	92	93	79	14	0
Woodlands	Evergreen Primary	64%	81%	111	50	63	72	91	-19	0
Woodlands	Fuchun Primary	40%	65%	124	32	40	50	55	-5	30
Woodlands	Greenwood Primary	69%	81%	147	63	83	101	114	-13	0
Woodlands	Innova Primary	114%	100%	72	64	79	83	87	-4	0
Woodlands	Marsiling Primary	58%	73%	133	37	58	78	77	1	0
Woodlands	Qihua Primary	38%	65%	137	39	52	52	69	-17	30
Woodlands	Riverside Primary	191%	100%	46	42	53	88	89	-1	0
Woodlands	Si Ling Primary	23%	47%	103	12	13	24	16	8	-30
Woodlands	Woodgrove Primary	103%	100%	89	32	56	92	96	-4	0
Woodlands	Woodlands Primary	149%	100%	76	91	107	115	95	20	0
Woodlands	Woodlands Ring Primary	42%	65%	146	45	57	62	67	-5	30
Yishun	Ahmad Ibrahim Primary	16%	34%	164	20	23	26	31	-5	-30
Yishun	Chongfu Primary	382%	100%	33	98	120	126	133	-7	0
Yishun	Huamin Primary	187%	100%	61	64	98	116	141	-25	0
Yishun	Jiemin Primary	58%	75%	130	42	63	76	74	2	0
Yishun	Naval Base Primary	113%	100%	96	64	89	108	116	-8	0
Yishun	North View Primary	71%	82%	146	46	84	104	102	2	20
Yishun	Northland Primary	682%	100%	27	151	185	191	215	-24	0
Yishun	Peiying Primary	35%	63%	126	28	39	44	44	0	30
Yishun	Xishan Primary	64%	82%	112	29	51	72	48	24	20
Yishun	Yishun Primary	68%	85%	94	36	55	64	43	21	0

P1 Registration 2021: Phase 2C

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