WARNING AGAINST GIVING FALSE INFORMATION
Parents should use the official residential address reflected on their NRICs for the registration exercise.
A child who gains priority admission into a school through the Home-School Distance category is required to live at the address used for registration for at least 30 months from the commencement of the exercise on Jul 1.
“In cases where this condition is not met, MOE will transfer the child to another school with vacancies,” said the ministry.
“MOE will retain sole discretion in the school assignment.”
Parents who wish to register their child using the address of a caregiver, such as their grandparent or the parent’s sibling, should declare the alternative child-care arrangement by completing the Declaration of Alternative Child-Care Arrangement form online.
This should be done between 9am on Jun 30 and 4pm on Jul 31.
“Parents should submit their declaration early as they must receive an approval email from MOE before they can register their child for Primary 1 using the caregiver’s address,” advised the ministry.
It also warned that any registrant found to have provided false information during the exercise will be referred to the police for investigation.
“If a child is found to have been successfully registered in a school based on false information, MOE will transfer the child to another school with remaining vacancies.
“MOE will retain sole discretion in the school assignment.”
EXCEPTIONS FOR REGISTRATION
If a child is assessed by a qualified health professional to not be ready for Primary 1, parents may seek approval from MOE’s Compulsory Education Unit to defer their registration.
If the child’s birthday falls on Jan 1, 2020, parents may also seek approval for deferment if they want their child to enter primary school in January 2027 instead.
Applications for deferment can be made via an online form on MOE’s website and must be submitted by May 31.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
International students will register in Phase 3 of the exercise, after places have been allocated to all Singaporean and permanent resident children.
International students who want to participate must submit an online “indication of interest” form between 9am on May 27 and 4.30pm on Jun 2.
“Those who do not do so by Jun 2 will not be able to register during Phase 3 of the Primary 1 registration exercise,” said MOE.
The education ministry will notify international applicants via email by October on whether their child can be offered a place in a primary school.
School admission at Phase 3 is not guaranteed, as there may be limited vacancies after allocation of places to Singaporean and Permanent Resident children, said the ministry.
