Information for Registration of Children for Admission to Primary One in 2009

The information pertains to the 2008 Primary One Registration Exercise.

The registration of children for admission to Primary One classes in 2009 will be carried out from Monday, 30 June 2008 to Thursday, 28 August 2008. Information and dates of the various phases of registration are available.

All primary and full schools will be open for registration from 8am to 11am and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on each scheduled registration day.

Information booklets on the 2008 Primary One Registration Exercise have been distributed to kindergartens and childcare centres. The booklets are also available at the MOE Customer Service Centre.

Age Requirement

Children born between 2 January 2002 and 1 January 2003 (both dates inclusive) may be registered for Primary One Classes in 2009. Children born between 2 January 2000 and 1 January 2002 (both dates inclusive), who have not previously been registered for Primary One classes, may also be registered for admission to school in 2009.

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Compulsory Education

Under the Compulsory Education Act, Singapore citizens born after 1 January 1996 and residing in Singapore are required to attend national primary schools regularly. Thus, a child born between 2 January 2002 and 1 January 2003 has to be registered at the 2008 Primary One Registration Exercise for admission to Primary One in January 2009.

If a child is assessed as being not ready or suitable for Primary One on medical grounds, a parent may seek approval from the Compulsory Education Unit for deferment of registration. Application can be made using the relevant form available on the compulsory education webpage or at the MOE Customer Service Centre at 1 North Buona Vista Drive (Tel: 6872-2220).

Any queries on Compulsory Education may be directed to MOE Compulsory Education Unit at Fax: (65)-67789356 or Email: moe_ce@moe.edu.sg.

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Registration Procedures

Parents registering their children under Phase 1 may submit the registration form and relevant documents through the older sibling who will be given the form by the school. For registration under Phase 2A(1) to Phase 3, a parent or a person authorized by the parent in writing is to submit the registration form and relevant documents at the school of choice.

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Allocation of Places

Places in the school are allocated accordingly to the order of priority laid out in the various phases of the Primary One Registration Exercise. There will be balloting amongst the applicants if the number of applications to a school exceeds the number of vacancies available in any of the phases from Phase 2A(1) to Phase 2C Supplementary.

The remaining places in each school at the end of Phase 2A(2) will be allocated equally to Phase 2B and Phase 2C. If the number of qualifying applicants in Phase 2B exceeds the places available,the outcome will be determined first by proximity category of residence to the school and then by ballot. Any places not taken up during Phase 2B will be added to the places allocated for Phase 2C.

MOE will post children who are unsuccessful in obtaining a Primary One place in a school of their choice at the end of Phase 2C Supplementary of the registration exercise to a school near their homes that still have vacancies.

In June 2008, we will post the number of P1 places each school will offer for the 2008 P1 Registration Exercise.

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Home-School Distance Category

Parents should check and confirm their latest home-school distance categories with their schools of choice after 18 June 2008, as this information is updated yearly.

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Announcement on Balloting and Vacancies

Parents can find out which schools will be conducting balloting via Teletext (Channel 8, page 720) or on our balloting information webpage at the end of the registration phase. Parents are welcome to witness the balloting. The number of applicants for each school is updated daily on the Internet and Teletext.

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Documents Required for Registration

Parents must produce the originals of each required document at the time of registration. Each child should be registered at only one school at any one time. If a child is registered at more than one school, he may lose his place in the school of choice.

With reference to Singapore’s National Childhood Immunisation Schedule, all children should have completed immunisation for BCG, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella and hepatitis B (list of immunisation requirements) before entry into Primary One. Parents should therefore ensure that their children have these immunisations before admission to school. Immunisation can be done at any polyclinic or at any private clinic. If documentary evidence of immunisation is available, it should be produced for inspection at the time of registration.

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Statutory Declaration

Children who are currently under full time care of foster parents may register for admission using the address of the foster parents provided:

• both parents are working full-time at the time the statutory declaration was made
• the foster parent is a grandparent of the child or a sibling of either of the parents and the foster parent is not employed.

For the purpose of registration, the foster parent and one of the child’s parent are required to make a statutory declaration at the MOE Customer Service Centre. The statutory declaration can be made from 8 am to 4 pm, Mondays to Fridays and from 8 am to 12 noon on Saturdays, from Monday, 30 June 2008 to Tuesday, 12 August 2008. They should bring along with them the originals of the following documents:

• identity card of both parents
• identity card of the foster parent
• birth certificate of the child to be registered for admission to school
• documents to prove the relationship between parent and the foster parent
• for parents who are self-employed, please bring along supporting documents to prove their employment e.g. bizfile, CPF statements and Income Tax
• photostated copies of passport/NRIC/overseas employment letter is required for parent/s who are currently overseas
• employment letters to show full-time employment where available

Children who are registered using a foster parent’s address and residing within 1 km of the school of choice will not be balloted together with other children residing within 1 km of their school of choice. Instead they will be balloted together with children residing between1-2 km of the school of choice.

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False Information

Any parent found to have provided false information during the Primary One Registration Exercise will be referred to the Police for investigation. A child who is successfully registered in a school based on false information given by the parent will be transferred to another school with available vacancies after all eligible children have been registered.

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International Students

Children who are neither Singapore Citizens nor Singapore Permanent Residents may register at the schools directly under Phase 3 on Thursday, 28 August 2008 . Registration in this phase will be done on a first-come-first-served basis.

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Information for Singaporeans Who are Overseas

Singaporeans who are overseas and who wish to register their children for Primary One can obtain the application forms and a copy of the notes on the registration procedure from the Overseas Missions, Embassies, Singapore Clubs and Associations from 3rd June onwards. Alternatively, you can download the application forms.

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Other Information

• List of primary schools by planning area
• List of registration centres for new, relocated and merging schools
• List of primary schools by constituency (for Phase 2B registration)

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