Have a kid going to primary school next year? Make sure you have these Primary 1 registration key dates on hand, and check which phase applies to you!
Parents of Singaporean and PR six-year-olds in Singapore: the time has come! Our preschoolers are going to primary school! Which primary school can you enrol them to? Which P1 Registration phase should you apply for? Can you register if your child is a foreigner? We explain all the different P1 Registration phases below.
If your child is born between 2 January 2019 and 1 January 2020 (both dates inclusive), you can register your child in the 2025 P1 Registration Exercise (for the 2026 intake). As always, the registration process is conducted entirely online, and you can check ahead of time which phase your child is eligible for here.
Before you register
Make sure you have a valid Singpass with 2-factor authentication, which is required when you log in to the portal. Only one parent is required to perform the registration. If you encounter issues during the registration process, you can contact the school of your choice through e-mail or telephone on the respective registration days between 9am to 4.30pm.
Information on the number of vacancies for each school in this year’s exercise will be updated during each phase. Take note that numbers may change as withdrawals and changes can be made throughout the registration period. International students must register through a 2-step process prior to registration in Phase 3 – scroll till the end for all the info.
As written on the MOE website, details of the 2025 P1 Registration Exercise will be updated by May 2025. Join MOE’s mailing list to receive an email alert when registration information is available.
In the meantime, here are the 2024 P1 Registration dates for reference.
Phase 1: 2 July
For a child who has a sibling studying in the primary school. All eligible Phase 1 applicants will be offered a place.
Registration
From: 9am on Tuesday, 2 July 2024
To: 4.30pm on Thursday, 4 July 2024
P1 Registration results: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Phase 2A: 11 July
For a child:
– Whose parent or sibling is a former student of the primary school, including those who have joined the alumni association of the primary school as a member.
– Whose parent is a member of the School Advisory or Management Committee.
– Whose parent is a staff member of the primary school.
– From the MOE Kindergarten under the purview of and located within the primary school.
Registration
From: 9am on Thursday, 11 July 2024
To: 4.30pm on Friday, 12 July 2024
P1 Registration results: Friday, 19 July 2024
Phase 2B: 22 July
For a child:
– Whose parent has joined the primary school as a parent volunteer not later than 1 July 2023 and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June 2024.
– Whose parent is a member endorsed by the church or clan directly connected with the primary school.
– Whose parent is endorsed as an active community leader.
MOE will reserve 20 places in each primary school for Phase 2B to ensure continued access to all primary schools. Endorsed active community leaders are eligible to register their child only for schools within 2km of their residential address in Phase 2B. For a child who gains admission under the “parent is an endorsed active community leader” eligibility to a school within 2km of the address used for registration, they must reside at that address (which shall continue to be your NRIC address) for at least 30 months from the start of the P1 Registration Exercise, which is 2 July 2024 for the 2024 P1 Registration Exercise.
If the 30-month stay requirement is not met, MOE has and will transfer the child to another school with vacancies, as the priority admission to the first school was based on the declared address used for registration.
Registration
From: 9am on Monday, 22 July 2024
To: 4.30pm on Tuesday, 23 July 2024
P1 Registration results: Monday, 29 July 2024
Phase 2C: 30 July
For a child who is not yet registered in a primary school. MOE will reserve 40 places in each primary school for Phase 2C to ensure continued open access to all primary schools. There will be a cap on the intake of PR children in a few schools to prevent the concentration of PR children in our primary schools.
Registration
From: 9am on Tuesday, 30 July 2024
To: 4.30pm on Thursday, 1 August 2024
P1 Registration results: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Phase 2C Supplementary: 15 August
For a child who is not yet registered in a primary school after Phase 2C. There will be a cap on the intake of PR children in a few schools to prevent the concentration of PR children in our primary schools.
Registration
From: 9am on Thursday, 15 August 2024
To: 4.30pm on Friday, 16 August 2024
P1 Registration results: Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Phase 3: 28 May
International students can only register for P1 during Phase 3, after all Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents have been allocated a place under the earlier phases.
Submit an online indication of interest form, available from 28 May 2024, 9am to 3 June 2024, 4.30pm. Otherwise, you will not be able to register in Phase 3 of the P1 Registration Exercise. MOE will notify you via email by October 2024 on whether your child can be offered a P1 place and how to register in Phase 3 with the designated school if they are offered a place.
List of primary schools and vacancies available
On 25 June 2024, MOE released the list of primary schools and vacancies available.
Each primary school will reserve:
Phase 2B – 20 places
Phase 2C – 40 places
In addition to these reserved places, one-third of any remaining vacancies at the end of Phase 2A will be allocated to Phase 2B, and two-thirds to Phase 2C. Click here for the full list of vacancies.
PR cap for selected schools
There is the PR cap for the following schools:
- Bukit Timah Primary School
- Cantonment Primary School
- Opera Estate Primary School
MOE will publish the maximum number of vacancies available to PR children for these schools at the start of Phases 2C and 2C Supplementary, on the vacancies and balloting page.
All info courtesy of Ministry of Education Singapore.
