Market Crashed: High intake of foreign-students further aggravate situation for 2025 secondary 1 posting (Dragon Year Babies)

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

According to several school chatgroups,
Market crashed for Sec 1 posting (2025-intake)

• Record in-take of foreign students (defined as children whose parents not born locally), some exempted from second language
• Many 2024 P6 Dragon Year babies unable to enter preferred school due to surge in Cut-of-Point (COP).
• COP is either unchanged or spiked (more difficult) for almost all schools, hinting to surge in demand across the board.

stay-tuned!!!

 

[KingFook Sr]

Such complaints are from parents of sub-par Sinkie children.
They are try for special treatment for their stupid kids.
.
Parents of majority kids are not affected.

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

Market Whisper: UNCONFIRMED COPs

More Schools asking for COP-7pts
Catholic High 7M (from 8-9M range)
Cedar IP 7 (from 8-9 range)
SCGS (from 8)
NJC IP (from 8)
DHS 7M (from 8M)

Unconfirmed Reports from Neighbourhood Schools:
Bowen 15 (from 16)
Xinmin 13 (from 15)
Pei Hwa 14 (from 16)
Edgefield 13 (from 14)
Maris Stella 11 (from 12)

 

[Loofydralb]

According to several school chatgroups,
Market crashed for Sec 1 posting (2025-intake)

• Record in-take of foreign students (defined as children whose parents not born locally), some exempted from second language
• Many 2024 P6 Dragon Year babies unable to enter preferred school due to surge in Cut-of-Point (COP).
• COP is either unchanged or spiked (more difficult) for almost all schools, hinting to surge in demand across the board.

stay-tuned!!!

And who did these parents voted for?

Hahahahaha

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

Such complaints are from parents of sub-par Sinkie children.
They are try for special treatment for their stupid kids.
.
Parents of majority kids are not affected.

nothing wrong, local kids have at least a father or grandfather who served NS.

yet, many foreign kids who don't fall into this category, get placements in elite primary schools and now depriving more of their dream secondary schools.

What's wrong with protecting your own folks?

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

the feeling is like working harder and making more money but you realized that inflation is so high that you end up with smaller house or car.

We can no longer catch up with the pace of life in Singapore.

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

so crazy or not? Some parents got excited by government ecouragement for dragon year and screwed their own children with a tougher path in learning year.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/pm-lee-encourages-s’poreans-to-have-more-‘dragon-babies’-this-year.html
https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...hits-five-year-high-thanks-2012-dragon-babies

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

More Schools asking for COP-7pts
Catholic High 7M (from 8-9M range)
Cedar IP 7 (from 8-9 range)
SCGS (from 8)
NJC IP (from 8)
DHS 7M (from 8M)

With this kind of COP in modern era, our tiger mums are forcing our kids to eat hair soon.

 

[birdie69]

According to several school chatgroups,
Market crashed for Sec 1 posting (2025-intake)

• Record in-take of foreign students (defined as children whose parents not born locally), some exempted from second language
• Many 2024 P6 Dragon Year babies unable to enter preferred school due to surge in Cut-of-Point (COP).
• COP is either unchanged or spiked (more difficult) for almost all schools, hinting to surge in demand across the board.

stay-tuned!!!

perhaps much more from CECA, as maybe many hundreds of thousands of CECA Indians already converted to citizens many year m ago, so their children now register for sec schools

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

perhaps much more from CECA, as maybe many hundreds of thousands of CECA Indians already converted to citizens many year m ago, so their children now register for sec schools

Yes, you are correct

This year's cohort is larger, not mainly because of birth rate.
Data Analytics:

• The current P6 student cohort is only 5-Year high, no 10 years, not 12 years.
• This is within normal range, yet COP is much tougher now, reflecting the influx of foreigners into Singapore

Total Fertility Rate Hits 5 Years High Thanks to 2012 Dragon Babies
https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...hits-five-year-high-thanks-2012-dragon-babies

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

The real spike in local born is the SG50 kids.
https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/defa...ghest-number-of-babies-in-13-years_031016.pdf

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

Update: Unconfirmed COPs Part 2

 

[A Singaporean]

Coolie gene Sinkies shouldn't be concerned. After all your children are not going to amount to anything in life anyway. When they grow up they too will be entitled to CDC vouchers and of course the daily arse fuck by PAP which you as parents are enjoying today. Majulah.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Idiots cinas obsessed with dragon babies and these are the results...high demand leads to less supply..

 

[Ah Max]

Update: Unconfirmed COPs Part 2

hci cop 6m > ri cop 6.

hello moe iz ze ground shifting tad 2 much?

 

[yubenOh]

Lucky my kids are all grown up and won't be facing this fucked up situation. These selfish parents voted a d asked for it. Well deserved.

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

hci cop 6m > ri cop 6.

hello moe iz ze ground shifting tad 2 much?

RGS is 5. This is why singapore can't produce any nobel prize winners because genius in maths and science will not go to top schools if they are weaker in English or Maths.

I am waiting for MOE to blame the dragon babies for being born that year. We wouldn't admit it is due to foreigners and new-citizens, like our property-rally.

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

Idiots cinas obsessed with dragon babies and these are the results...high demand leads to less supply..

Be mindful, birth rate was not that that year, just 5-years high and one of the lowest birth-rate for dragon year.
https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...hits-five-year-high-thanks-2012-dragon-babies

 

[syed putra]

This does not concern the malays. We will continue supporting PAP.

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

This does not concern the malays. We will continue supporting PAP.

The standard of our six madrasahs are very high these days. Not only some kids from madrasahs begin to win inter-school academic competitions, they are also overwhelmed, having to cope with PSLE syllabus and a few other arabic or religious subjects. In fact, my nurse friend got to quit to coach her kid in madrasah because of the huge workload.

Every year, some have to drop out to switch to mainstream schools.