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REFINEMENTS TO PRIMARY ONE REGISTRATION SCHEME AND EXPANSION OF POPULAR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
1. The Ministry of Education has reviewed the Primary One (P1) registration scheme and the intake into certain popular
primary schools. The objective is to create opportunities for more children, including those who do not have school connections
to be admitted into popular government and government-aided primary schools.
2. In the present scheme (Annex A), top priority is given in Phase 1 to siblings to study in the same school. The next
highest priority is given in Phase 2A to children whose parents or siblings are old boys/girls or staff of the school or whose
parents are members of the school advisory/management committee. Phase 2B is for the registration of children whose
parents are directly connected with the school.
50% cap for Phase 2B
3. With effect from this year's registration exercise in July 1995, the Ministry will limit the number of places to be taken
up by Phase 2B applicants to a maximum of 50% of the available places in the school at that stage of the P1 registration
exercise. If the number of qualifying applicants in Phase 2B exceeds the 50% cap, successful applicants will be determined
first by proximity of residence to the schools and then by ballot. Unsuccessful applicants will be considered in Phase 2C.
4. The schools that are affected are mainly government-aided schools. However, these government-aided schools can be
assured that the 50% cap will not affect their character and tradition. The schools will continue to be run by the respective
missions or clans and the bulk of their pupil intake will still be from such groups.
5. The 1994 P1 registration exercise admitted an unusually large number of children who were born in the year of the Dragon.
Based on this extreme case, only 21 out of the 46 government-aided primary schools would have been affected by the 50%
cap on Phase 2B (Annex B). There is no impact on government schools which admit relatively few children in Phase 2B. In
total only about 3,000 children or 6% of the age cohort were admitted in Phase 2B in the 1994 exercise.
Expansion of popular schools
6. The Ministry will also expand the popular schools wherever possible to benefit more children. Additional facilities will be
built and some schools which are operating on one session will function in two sessions (like other primary schools) to enable
them to increase their intakes. An additional vice-principal, more heads of department and support staff will be provided to
support the larger enrolments.
7. For a start, two schools, Nanyang Primary and Rosyth will register more children in 1995 for P1 in 1996. Nanyang Primary will
increase the number of P1 classes from 10 to 11 and Rosyth, from five to 11. These schools will operate in two sessions
instead of the present one session.
Supplementary intake at P4
8. From Jan 1996, the Ministry will also introduce a supplementary intake at P4 into certain popular schools. This will give parents
a second chance to enrol their children into these popular schools midway through primary education. The selection of pupils
for the supplementary intake at P4 will be based on the tests which, currently, are taken by P3 pupils who wish to be considered
for the Gifted Education Programme. Pupils who qualify for the supplementary intake will be given the option to transfer to the designated schools.
9. Beginning from 1996, Nanyang Primary and Rosyth will be able to offer a supplementary intake of P4 pupils. Both schools will take in an additional
two classes of pupils at P4. In due course, other popular primary schools which have room for expansion will also accommodate the supplementary
intake at P4 besides taking in more pupils at P1.
PRIMARY ONE REGISTRATION EXERCISE 1995
CATEGORY I CHILDREN WHO ARE SINGAPORE CITIZENS OR SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENTS
Phase 1 For a child who has a sibling studying in the school of choice.
Phase 2A For a child whose parent or sibling has studied in the school of choice; or whose parent is a member of the
School Advisory/Management Committee or staff of that school.
Phase 2B For a child whose parent is directly connected with the school.
Phase 2C For a child who is ineligible for or unsuccessful in earlier phases.
CATEGORY II CHILDREN WHO ARE NEITHER SINGAPORE CITIZENS NOR SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENTS
Phase 3 For a child who is neither a Singapore Citizen nor a Permanent Resident
SHOULD THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS EXCEED THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES IN ANY PHASE, PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN
TO CHILDREN IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER : (1) CHILDREN LIVING WITHIN 1 KILOMETRE OF THE SCHOOL OF CHOICE.
(2) CHILDREN LIVING WITHIN 2 KILOMETRES
OF THE SCHOOL OF CHOICE. (3) CHILDREN LIVING OUTSIDE 2 KILOMETRES OF THE SCHOOL OF CHOICE.
1994 PRIMARY ONE REGISTRATION EXERCISE
IMPACT OF 50% CAP ON PHASE 2B VACANCIES ON GOVERNMENT-AIDED SCHOOLS
No. & % of
No. of No. of Phase 2B No. of No. of No. of Places Phase 2B
School Intake Places Places No. of children Places Available at Pupils who
Taken Up at Taken Up at places admitted Available Phase 2C With would have
Phase 1 Phase 2A available at 50% Cap to be
Phase 2C Displaced
1 Ai Tong 560 213 59 288 189 99 144 45 (24%)
2 Anglo-Chinese Junior* 320 98 112 110 109 0 55 55 (50%)
3 CHIJ (Our Lady of Good Counsel) 200 83 37 80 42 38 40 2 (5%)
4 CHIJ (Punggol) 200 92 20 88 60 28 44 16 (27%)
5 CHIJ (St Nicholas Girls') 240 76 37 127 105 22 63 41 (39%)
6 CHIJ (Toa Payoh)* 320 112 75 133 143 0 66 66 (46%)
7 Catholic High 400 133 74 193 151 42 96 54 (36%)
8 Chongfu 440 223 41 176 127 49 88 39 (31%)
9 Fairfield Methodist* 280 170 90 20 45 0 10 10 (22%)
10 Kong Hwa* 240 138 57 45 60 0 22 22 (37%)
11 Maha Bodhi* 440 167 84 189 212 0 94 94 (45%)
12 Maris Stella High 320 137 49 134 70 64 67 3 (5%)
13 Methodist Girls'* 240 88 56 96 95 0 48 48 (51%)
14 Nan Hua 320 167 47 106 67 39 53 14 (21%)
15 Pei Chun Public* 400 209 57 134 136 0 67 67 (50%)
16 Red Swastika* 320 210 83 27 38 0 13 13 (35%)
17 St Andrew's Junior* 200 75 80 45 55 0 22 22 (40%)
18 St Anthony's Pr 440 253 13 174 93 81 87 6 (7%)
19 St Hilda's 440 243 45 152 109 43 76 34 (32%)
20 St Michael's 360 86 71 203 158 45 101 56 (36%)
21 Tao Nan 480 210 39 231 138 93 115 22 (16%)
Total 7160 3183 1226 2751 2202 643 1371 729 (33%)
No. of Phase
No. of No. of Phase 2B No. of No. of No. of Places 2B Pupils
School Intake Places Places No. of children Places Available at who would
Taken Up at Taken Up at places Admitted Available Phase 2C with have to be
Phase 1 Phase 2A available at 50% Cap Displaced
Phase 2C
22 Anglo-Chinese (Barker Rd) # 200 75 113 0 0 0 0 0
23 CHIJ (Bukit Timah) 120 39 21 60 30 30 30 0
24 CHIJ (Kellock) 200 44 29 127 34 93 93 0
25 Geylang Methodist 400 138 22 240 31 209 209 0
26 Holy Innocents' Pr 440 222 95 123 36 87 87 0
27 Kuo Chuan Presbyterian 440 198 19 223 14 209 209 0
28 Montfort Junior 400 108 65 227 33 194 194 0
29 Nanyang Pr# 360 238 127 0 0 0 0 0
30 Paya Lebar MGS 400 129 42 229 86 143 143 0
31 Pei Hwa (Bukit Timah) 440 212 64 164 56 108 108 0
32 St Gabriel's 400 118 30 252 57 195 195 0
33 Singapore Chinese Girls' 200 84 63 53 8 45 45 0
# Schools closed registration at Phase 2A and did not admit any pupil at Phase 2B.
No. of No. of Phase 2B No. of No. of No. of Places No. of School Intake Places Taken Places No. of children Places Available at Phase Up at Taken Up at places admitted Available Phase 2C With 2B Pupils Phase 1 Phase 2A available at 50% Cap who would Phase 2C have to be Displaced
34 CHIJ (Katong) 400 128 50 222 72 150 150 0
35 Canossa Convent 160 51 15 94 16 78 78 0
36 De La Salle 80 8 13 59 5 54 54 0
37 Hong Wen 200 78 23 99 4 95 95 0
38 Kheng Cheng 200 78 16 106 0 106 106 0
39 Marymount Convent 280 45 18 217 12 205 205 0
40 Mee Toh 160 41 11 108 0 108 108 0
41 Nan Chiau High 80 21 9 50 5 45 45 0
42 Ngee Ann Pr 400 132 28 340 25 215 215 0
43 Poi Ching 320 123 34 163 45 118 118 0
44 St Anthony's Convent 320 26 15 279 95 184 184 0
45 St Margaret's 280 56 18 206 53 153 153 0
46 St Stephen's 240 59 46 135 67 68 68 0
Sub-Total 7120 2451 986 3776 784 2892 2892 0
Grand-Total 14280 5634 2212 6527 2986 3535 4263 729 (25%)
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