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。
如果报著侥幸心理,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著来到新加坡,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像中热烈,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。
(滑动看学校名称/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