2011 Primary One Registration Exercise for Admission to Primary One in 2012

What is the purpose of the 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise?

The 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise is an exercise for a child to register for a Primary One place in a mainstream school in 2012.

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Who can participate in the 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise?

Children born between 2 January 2005 and 1 January 2006 (both dates inclusive) can participate in the 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise for admission to Primary One Classes in 2012.

Please refer to the different Phases of the Primary One Registration Exercise and the eligibility for each of the Phases.

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When is the 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise conducted?

The 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise is conducted from Wednesday, 29 June 2011 to Friday, 26 Aug 2011. Parents should refer to the registration phases and procedures to find out which phase their children are eligible for, the dates for registration, how to register and the documents required for registration.

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Where is the 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise conducted?

Parents may proceed to the school of choice during their eligible phase to register their child for the 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise.

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How do I register my child for the Primary One Registration Exercise?

Registration for each phase is conducted at the primary school. The hours of registration at schools are from 8.00 am to 11.00 am and from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm on each scheduled registration day. Parents must produce the originals of each required document at the time of registration.

Overseas Singaporeans who wish to register their children for Primary One can refer to Information for Overseas Singaporeans for the registration procedures. They can also obtain a copy of the notes on the registration procedure and the application forms from the Overseas Missions, Embassies, Singapore Clubs and Associations from 15 June onwards.

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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 2005 and 1 January 2006 has to be registered at the 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise for admission to Primary One in January 2012.

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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What is new for the 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise

New School

There will be a new school, Frontier Primary School, located at 20 Jurong West Street 61 S(648200) starting in 2012. Registration for Frontier Primary school will be conducted at West Grove Primary School. For more information, please refer to New, Relocating Primary Schools.

Pilot Primary One Internet System for Registration

This year, MOE has introduced a new Primary One Internet System (P1-IS) as a pilot in eight Primary Schools. The P1-IS serves as an alternate channel to facilitate the registration of children during Phase 2C and Phase 2C Supplementary only for these schools. To register online via the P1-IS, both Parents’ SingPass are required. Please refer to the P1-IS Step-by-Step Guide for more information. Parents who register online will have to produce the originals of each required document to the school the child is successfully registered when requested by the school or upon reporting to the school.

The eight schools are:

1. Anchor Green Primary School
2. Beacon Primary School
3. Canberra Primary School
4. Edgefield Primary School
5. Endeavour Primary School
6. Mee Toh School
7. Nan Chiau Primary School
8. North Vista Primary School

Parents who do not wish to use the P1-IS to register their child into any of these eight schools can continue to do so by going to these schools for registration, like for all other schools.

New Phase 3 Registration

Children who are neither Singapore Citizens nor Singapore Permanent Residents may register at the schools directly under Phase 3 on Thursday, 25 August 2011. The hours of registration are from 8.00 am to 11.00 am and from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm.

With effect from the 2011 Primary One Registration Exercise, balloting will be conducted in Phase 3 if the number of applications exceeds the number of places available at the end of the first day of Phase 3 registration. Balloting will be conducted on Friday, 26 August 2011.

After the balloting is completed, children who have not been able to obtain a place at their school of choice can go to another school with remaining vacancies to register on a first-come-first-served basis on 26 August 2011.

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Address Used for Registration

The address to be used for the registration of children in the Primary One registration is the official residential address on the parents’ NRIC. This address will be used to determine the home-school distance category. Parents may obtain a list of schools within the 1km and 1-2km distance categories from the OneMap SchoolQuery Service managed by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA).

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