小一报名“抽签大战”愈演愈烈，现有的小一收生机制屡遭炮轰。很多家长不满学校的“关系人士”获得过多的特权，要求教育部改进小一收生机制，给予住家在学校附近的孩子以更大的优先权。
教育部表示：正在研究各种改进方案。
75%的受访家长表示教育部应该检讨小一收生机制。
MOE to review P1 registration scheme
http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/965232/MOE_relooking_Primary_1_registration.html
Edvantage | Thu Feb 23 2012
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Education (MOE) is “studying various options to improve the P1 registration framework”.
This was revealed in a letter written by an MOE official that was posted in an online teachers’ forum, reported The Straits Times.
The letter was in response to suggestions provided by a school administration manager to the ministry late last year on possible changes to the Primary 1(P1) registration scheme.
The registration system has been criticised for giving too much priority to children with links to the school.
In the letter, the official added that any changes would take time to be studied and implemented, as suggestions from various groups would have to be studied carefully.
When contacted by The Straits Times, a ministry spokesman said the P1 registration framework is reviewed regularly, taking into consideration public feedback.
It underwent a major revamp in 1999, to give greater priority to parents who are active in the schools. This includes those who joined the alumni associations, and parent volunteers who served at least 40 hours at the school.
The most recent change was implemented in 2010, giving Singaporean citizens priority over permanent residents.
There are six phases in the P1 registration process, with top priority given to children who have a sibling currently enrolled in the school, followed by children of alumni, parent volunteers, or those with church or clan connections.
Non-citizens are last on the list.
But parents have complained that places are often oversubscribed, especially in the later stages.
In such cases, priority is given to those who live nearby.
According to The Straits Times, almost half of the 173 primary schools here had to hold ballots for children who could not get into schools near their homes.
Parents have also complained about the “unfair” system favouring alumni or those with church or clan associations, while others want the ministry to stop giving priority to any group.
But the most fervent calls have been for greater priority to be given to children who live near the schools of their choice, reported The Straits Times.
In 2010, two MPs in Parliament had cited cases of children who could not get in to schools very near their homes.
In its reply then, MOE said it could not guarantee places to those who live very close as that would place unnecessary constraints on the system.
Six out of eight parents interviewed by the paper yesterday supported any move to review the scheme.
The six phases in the P1 registration process:
Phase 1: For a child who has a sibling currently in the school. All children registered under this phase will be given places in the schools of their choice.
Phase 2A(1): For a child whose parent is a former pupil of the school and has joined the alumni association, or is a member of the school’s advisory committee.
Phase 2A(2): For a child whose parent is a staff member of the school, or whose parent or sibling has studied there. At the end of Phase 2A(2), half of the remaining places in schools will be allocated for Phase 2B and the other half for Phase 2C.
Phase 2B: For a child whose parent is a volunteer and has put in at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school or who is a member of the church or clan association connected with it. This phase also applies to a child whose parent is an active community leader.
Phase 2C: For a child who is ineligible for or unsuccessful in earlier phases.
Phase 3: For a child who is not a Singapore citizen or a permanent resident.
If there are excess applications during each phase, admissions are then made based on how close the child lives to the school. Children living within a 1km radius of the school are given priority, followed by those within 2km.
If there is balloting in any of the phases, Singaporeans will get two ballot slips while permanent residents get one.
太好了,早就该改了,奇怪新加坡人可以忍到现在.
赞成就近入学.
不管怎样改，不管改变了多少满意度，这毕竟是一个让人尊敬的持续改进的机制．
再好的制度，都会有人不满，因为他们没有占到便宜。
举例说，住家附近两所学校，都在1公里以内，一所名校，一所普通。父母一定去名校报名，没有抽到签，就抱怨制度不好，那么请问，他们为何不去普通学校报名？那里不需抽签啊，而且离家很近啊。孩子不能进入离家近的学校只是表面的说法，实际抱怨的是“孩子没能进入名校”
就近入学将会严重抬高名校周围房价。机遇啊。。
刚刚听到新闻，教育部长王瑞杰说不久将会宣布新的小一收生政策，他也提醒家长们不要只盯着有限的几间名校。。。
去年大选过后，百姓和政府的心态都发生改变。过去大家一直”想当然“， 现在一些人开始学会问”为什么”了。。。
俺真觉得
名校真没啥好纠结的
尤其是小学～～～
估计PR孩子的小学报名权会进一步削弱。
是的。有些本地人已经开始担心了：提高就近入学学生的比例会不会削弱本地人在小一招生时的一些特权（因为以前享受特权的多数为本地人）？
我想，教育部可能会采取一些措施维护或加强本地人在这方面的特权。。。
孩子“寄放”祖父母家 家长：小一报名希望以此依据
（摘自《联合早报》2012-02-26）
● 陈秋华
小一报名2C阶段的学校分配取决于家庭住址，但不少年轻家长其实把孩子交由自己的父母照顾，甚至“寄放”在父母家。换言之，孩子即使被分配到位于住家1公里内的学校就读，每日上学放学可能还是得面对“舟车劳顿”之苦，负责接送他们的祖父母也得跟着奔波。
因此，有些家长希望教育部可灵活处理，报读小学时允许以祖父母家地址为依据。
将近1000名家长昨天出席于圣安德烈小学举行的教育部南区家长讲座，除了想进一步了解小学课程及帮助孩子适应小学生活，很多家长也关心孩子能否进入理想的小学。其中，有不少家长反映孩子由祖父母照顾，若被分配进入自己住家附近的学校，对他们而言其实更不方便，因为他们通常在下班后或周末才把孩子接回家，孩子“住址”其实是祖父母家。他们希望教育部可灵活处理，报读小学时允许以祖父母家地址为依据。
家长：应优先考虑做义工
根据现有的小一报名程序，到了2C和2C附加阶段，如果申请人数多于学校所剩学额，就会依照申请者住家与学校的距离来抽签决定。
客户服务员施美玲（39岁）住在后港一带，但儿子大部分时间住在她父母位于芽笼峇鲁的家，因此夫妻俩一早就决定让孩子报读附近的圣安德烈小学。他们到学校当家长义工，为他报读圣安德烈幼稚园，但最近才惊觉幼稚园并不附属于小学，家长义工也同样要面对竞争激烈的抽签过程。
虽已开始物色住家附近的学校，但施美玲还是希望儿子能进入圣安德烈小学。“我不是非要孩子进名校，只是一来儿子已经熟悉这里的校园环境，二来父母年纪大了，不想他们太劳累。”
教育部长王瑞杰日前答复记者询问时说，教育部将检讨小一新生报名程序，具体详情会在适当的时候公布。施美玲希望到时能看到一个更灵活的制度，并认为家长义工投入时间和精力，应比校友获优先考虑。
圣安德烈小学校长郑妹英受访时说，学校校友人数确实不少，一般在小一报名第1和2A阶段结束后，50％的学额就满了，其余一半学额平分给2B和2C阶段，但也经常得靠抽签决定。因此，她会事先提醒申请做义工的家长，孩子的学额并不会因此而得到保障。圣安德烈小学现有约80名家长义工，数目逐年增加。
除了讲座，南区的几所小学昨天也受邀到现场向家长介绍和展示各自的重点项目和强项。
领袖培训公司负责人林瑞详这天就是抱着“开放”的心态出席活动，结果意外发现华苑小学（Farrer Park Primary School）有一套完善的导师制度和领袖培训计划，让他又惊又喜。
他虽然只有中学毕业，却有幸在人生的旅途中遇到许多导师才有今天的成就，因此觉得好的导师非常重要。
“我也很意外一所邻里学校能有如此优秀的计划。其实我觉得孩子读哪所学校都无所谓，长不长进其实靠他自己。当然，家长也要以身作则。”
同意这个…
单纯按距离分配,一个是抬高学区房的价格,另一个对于周围有好几所学校的家长,如果没有被分在最好的那一所,也还是会有怨气的.哈哈,没有任何做法能够让所有的人都满意.
如果是住在一公里内所有孩子公平抽签,没意见啊.
可是优先权太多了,以我孩子入学那年,最近的抬脚就到的是名校240个学额,只有38个拿出来抽签,其余都是有优先权的孩子们,去年拿出来给公众的学额更少了.
唉，我也是非常头痛孩子的小一报名问题。我老公海星的以目前的招生制度儿子可以直接进海星，可是我老公不希望他去男校希望他去混校。但我们家2公里以内唯一一间好的学校就是乐赛，去年去报名做义工被拒。虽然我现在是RC的正式成员可以在义工阶段报名乐赛，但了赛在义工阶段就需要抽签，万一没有抽中，那不是连海星也进不了？
“但最近才惊觉幼稚园并不附属于小学“ 好象从来也没这规矩
都是“应试教育“热的祸！
这种以考试取得好成绩为主要教育目标的教育方式，造就了这些标榜高分，高升学率名校；同时也使得我们这些家长个个心急如火，挤破脑袋想尽办法让孩子能进名校，以此做为家庭的头等大事。天才班，快捷班不也是搞得风风火火。
我想新加坡的教育体制不改，这种现象永远不会得到改变。
昨晚我想了个办法，全部学校的exam都由一个地方出，就没有人再买卖名校paper了，早上讲给阿老听，他讲我疯了