在新加坡,有一群人在参与一场激烈的战争…… 他们起早贪黑,砸钱买房,身心俱疲,“勾心斗角”,皆因五个字—— 天下父母心 战场一:做义工天没亮,就做起了义工,没有薪酬,还要争得头破血流……这样的毅力,不是熬夜看世界杯能比的。 (培华长老会小学/清晨6:45am左右,一些坐校车的小学生开始陆续抵达,家长义工协助指挥交通) 他们中有很多是高管,上班时,穿西装打领带,光鲜亮丽…为了孩子能上小学,穿上黄马褂,做起监督员,扛水,擦玻璃…… (义工也有很多种,交通指挥、游泳课安全监督、体能测验协管) 工作日没时间,会选择牺牲周末。 (某企业高管,都要扛水搬东西) 而且义工也不是你想做就能做的。 一些学校,因为想做义工的家长太多了,就连义工名额也都是管理得非常严格!有些家长申请做义工都会被打回,瞬间绝望。 想当年金融大鳄罗杰斯为了让女儿上南洋小学,也是去学校做了义工,又搬家到学校一公里之内,才抢到了学额的。 当然这个阶段也存在风险,著名演员郑惠玉做了义工进入了这一阶段,却惨遭抽签不中,当年还成了大新闻。 (新加坡当年的一姐,郑惠玉) 为什么做义工?因为新加坡教育部规定家长义工必须做满40小时才可取得2B阶段报名资格。但一些非常热门的学校由于“供需关系“,把40小时提高到80小时,如南洋小学。 这些,就算拿钱都解决不了,在这项规定下面,全民平等。有人说,这比在中国难多了。 战场二:抢学区房回想北京的天价学区房,犹如噩梦。 去年,为了孩子能就读北京实验二小,某家长以530万的价格,在北京西城区文昌胡同的深处一个杂草丛生的院子里,购买了11.4平米的一个仅能放下一张床的屋子,以每平米46万的单价创下了学区房单价的记录。 10几平的房间,就要320多万人民币……只想唱一首凉凉。 其实,新加坡也一样,虽没有“学区房”这一称谓,但它确实存在的。 为了上个好学校,搬家的搬家…… 以南洋小学为例,1000米左右的楼盘价格如下: (最便宜的都要$1700/平尺) 再加上前段时间新加坡买二套房再增加了5%印花税,学区房就更加“天价”了。 还有人出奇招,老大能上的就坚决拥护老大上,这样以后老二才有条坦途,“裙带关系”也都用上了。 如果报着侥幸心理,认为战火会过去,那就大错特错,目测,一大波中国父母正考虑着来到新加坡,加入这场混战,只是对于他们来说,会更加残酷。 家长为了孩子辞去工作,离开自己熟悉的生活圈,做起“陪读妈妈”。“陪读妈妈”们的艰辛,说多也是泪…… 战场三:争名额这是最近的核心战争。父母们因为新加坡各大小学都“名额不够”的问题,吵翻天了。 排名靠前的小学名额是有限的,再加上近些年低龄留学的发展,越来越多的人竞争那为数不多的小学名额。 有些家长为了获得更好的抽签机会,甚至会把小孩送进心仪小学的教育部幼儿园,只为了让孩子可以直接升入小学。这心机,我服~ 那么问题来了,为什么读个小学还这么麻烦? 这就不得不提到在新加坡报名小学的流程了。为了照顾本国公民以及永久居民,在新加坡报名小学是分阶段开放的。 就在昨天,今年新加坡小学报名2A2阶段(报名阶段)结束了。这是一些比较热门的学校目前的情况: (最近数据,仅作参考,请以教育部公布为准) (2A2之后没用完的名额,平均分给2B和2C阶段。比如光华还剩8个名额,那么就2B、2C各分4个。那种奇数的就不知道是怎么分,得请教有经验的家长了) 最热门的其实是另外三所学校,但它们在上一阶段(2A1)已经把名额用完了,以致2A2没有名额,直接进入教育部强制保留20个名额的2B阶段。这三所学校是:圣尼格拉、公教、恒力。 卐慈、爱同、南洋、乐赛、培群在2A2都是报名人数超过名额的,也就是说,教育部会从这个顺序依次抽签:(1)公民住房1公里内、(2)公民住房1-2公里、(3)公民住房1公里外、(4) 永久居民住房1公里内、(5) 永久居民住房1-2公里、(6) 永久居民住房1公里外,名额抽完为止。 没有抽到的就只好往后面的阶段排队。如果符合2B阶段资格的,就到2B阶段报名、抽签,如不符合2B阶段资格,就到2C。下周二(26日),教育部就会正式公布2A2报名和抽签结果。 另,有些名校和颇有名气的学校在2A2阶段报名情况并没有想象中热烈,给2B、2C等后面的阶段留下不少名额,比如: 2B阶段可是竞争十分激烈的阶段,具备此阶段报名资格的是: (1)学校义工; (2)与学校有密切关系的教会或会馆义工; (3)基层领袖。 2B阶段报名日期是本月19-20日。到时战况如何,拭目以待。 目前新加坡没有官方的小学排名,他们提供“每所学校都是好学校”,以下是根据今年的小六会考做的排名。 (看学校名称/招生名额) 1. Nanyang Primary School – 367 2. Tao Nan School – 303 3. Ai Tong School – 302 4. Rosyth School – 269 5. Pei Chun Public School – 268 6. Maha Bodhi School – 259 7. Henry Park Primary School – 253 8. St. Hilda’s Primary School – 237 9. Fairfield Methodist School (Primary) – 236 10. Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School – 232 11. Nan Chiau Primary School – 229 12. Chongfu School – 226 13. Holy Innocents’ Primary School – 224 14. Catholic High School – 216 15. Rulang Primary School – 215 16. Nan Hua Primary School – 214 17. Kong Hwa School – 214 18. Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) – 211 19. Red Swastika School – 208 20. South View Primary School – 208 21. Maris Stella High School – 194 22. Radin Mas Primary School – 192 23. Temasek Primary School – 191 24. Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) – 190 25. Chij St. Nicholas Girls’ School – 186 26. Northland Primary School – 186 27. St. Joseph’s Institution Junior – 183 28. St. Andrew’s Junior School – 182 29. Methodist Girls’ School (Primary) – 180 30. Mee Toh School – 180 31. Chij Primary (Toa Payoh) – 172 32. Poi Ching School – 169 33. Gongshang Primary School – 168 34. Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School(Primary) – 168 35. Anderson Primary School – 166 36. Bukit Panjang Primary School – 165 37. Canberra Primary School – 164 38. Hong Wen School – 157 39. Raffles Girls’ Primary School – 157 40. St. Anthony’s Primary School – 152 41. Ngee Ann Primary School – 152 42. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School– 149 43. River Valley Primary School – 148 44. Shuqun Primary School – 147 45. Princess Elizabeth Primary School –141 46. Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity – 140 47. Singapore Chinese Girls’ PrimarySchool – 139 48. Sengkang Green Primary School – 136 49. Jurong West Primary School – 135 50. Qifa Primary School – 132 51. De La Salle School – 132 52. Yu Neng Primary School – 130 53. Frontier Primary School – 130 54. Admiralty Primary School – 130 55. West Grove Primary School – 129 56. Hougang Primary School – 127 57. Concord Primary School – 126 58. White Sands Primary School – 125 59. Punggol View Primary School – 123 60. Teck Ghee Primary School – 122 61. Jurong Primary School – 122 62. Junyuan Primary School – 121 63. Keming Primary School – 121 64. Horizon Primary School – 121 65. Xinmin Primary School – 120 66. Geylang Methodist School (Primary) –120 67. Chua Chu Kang Primary School – 118 68. Innova Primary School – 118 69. Xingnan Primary School – 117 70. Westwood Primary School – 117 71. Compassvale Primary School – 117 72. St. Margaret’s Primary School – 113 73. Zhangde Primary School – 112 74. Woodlands Primary School – 112 75. Palm View Primary School – 111 76. Rivervale Primary School – 111 77. Springdale Primary School – 110 78. Clementi Primary School – 109 79. Pasir Ris Primary School – 108 80. Woodgrove Primary School – 108 81. West Spring Primary School – 108 82. Chongzheng Primary School – 107 83. Chij (Katong) Primary – 107 84. Yew Tee Primary School – 105 85. Wellington Primary School – 105 86. Casuarina Primary School – 104 87. Unity Primary School – 104 88. Punggol Green Primary School – 104 89. Yangzheng Primary School – 103 90. Jiemin Primary School – 103 91. Riverside Primary School – 103 92. Fernvale Primary School – 102 93. Edgefield Primary School – 102 94. Lakeside Primary School – 101 95. Evergreen Primary School – 101 96. Anchor Green Primary School – 101 97. Tampines Primary School – 100 98. Fuchun Primary School – 100 99. Zhenghua Primary School – 99 100. Bedok Green Primary School – 98 101. Punggol Primary School – 98 102. Woodlands Ring Primary School – 98 103. Greenridge Primary School – 98 104. Tanjong Katong Primary School – 97 105. Fuhua Primary School – 96 106. Endeavour Primary School – 95 107. Fengshan Primary School – 91 108. Greendale Primary School – 91 109. Kheng Cheng School – 91 110. Chij (Kellock) – 89 111. St. Anthony’s Canossian PrimarySchool – 88 112. Huamin Primary School – 87 113. St. Stephen’s School – 87 114. Greenwood Primary School – 87 115. Jing Shan Primary School – 86 116. Telok Kurau Primary School – 86 117. Beacon Primary School – 86 118. Boon Lay Garden Primary School – 84 119. Pei Tong Primary School – 84 120. Alexandra Primary School – 82 121. Qihua Primary School – 82 122. Bendemeer Primary School – 80 123. Corporation Primary School – 79 124. Yishun Primary School – 79 125. Pioneer Primary School – 78 126. Yumin Primary School – 77 127. Haig Girls’ School – 77 128. Queenstown Primary School – 77 129. North Vista Primary School – 76 130. Gan Eng Seng Primary School – 74 131. North View Primary School – 74 132. North Spring Primary School – 74 133. Dazhong Primary School – 73 134. Bukit View Primary School – 73 135. East Spring Primary School – 71 136. Cantonment Primary School – 71 137. Seng Kang Primary School – 70 138. St. Gabriel’s Primary School – 69 139. Peiying Primary School – 69 140. Elias Park Primary School – 66 141. Tampines North Primary School – 63 142. Xishan Primary School – 63 143. Marymount Convent School – 63 144. Oasis Primary School – 63 145. Yuhua Primary School – 62 146. Naval Base Primary School – 62 147. Chij Our Lady Queen Of Peace – 61 148. Mayflower Primary School – 60 149. Opera Estate Primary School – 59 150. Changkat Primary School – 59 151. Marsiling Primary School – 59 152. Bukit Timah Primary School – 58 153. Sembawang Primary School – 58 154. New Town Primary School – 58 155. Ang Mo Kio Primary School – 57 156. Townsville Primary School – 53 157. West View Primary School – 52 158. Chij Our Lady Of Good Counsel – 52 159. Damai Primary School – 51 160. Zhonghua Primary School – 51 161. Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School – 51 162. Xinghua Primary School – 50 163. Si Ling Primary School – 50 164. Teck Whye Primary School – 48 165. Cedar Primary School – 45 166. Meridian Primary School – 42 167. Eunos Primary School – 41 168. Lianhua Primary School – 40 169. Yio Chu Kang Primary School – 39 170. Punggol Cove Primary School – 39 171. Stamford Primary School – 38 172. Northoaks Primary School – 38 173. Park View Primary School – 37 174. Kranji Primary School – 36 175. Montfort Junior School – 29 176. Farrer Park Primary School – 29 177. Angsana Primary School – 29 178. Juying Primary School – 25 179. Waterway Primary School – 25 180. Guangyang Primary School – 23 181. First Toa Payoh Primary School – 18 182. Blangah Rise Primary School – 14 183. Canossa Convent Primary School – 13 184. Fern Green Primary School – 0 |
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