It is madness in JCs or junior colleges today. The school posting results are out and appeal application is open for students to appeal to go to the school of their choice. There are plenty of parents and students in all the JCs to queue up to apply for an chance to gain entry. The appeal process will take a week, 7 days of nerve wracking wait. This is stress to the nth degree. Maybe this is a Singapore disease. In Canada, there is no choice for public school. You just go to the designated school in the catchment area of the school. If you are not happy with the school, the other choice is Private School and it is very expensive. Public schools are "free". We do not pay school fees and school bus will come to pick up the kids. The property tax is used to fund the school, textbooks and school bus.
Singapore, there are "branded" school, reputable schools, neighbourhood school or downtrodden junk school where no one want to go.
We will have angst until next Friday. Wish us luck!
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