Primary 1 registration

P1 registration: 15% of Phase 2C students at 12 popular primary schools live in public housing

Tao Nan Primary School, one of the 12 schools on the new two-track system, will reserve more places for children living more than 2km away.

Parents want certainty over their children’s future. That’s fuelling the education arms race

While many parents expressed a desire for holistic education, their actions demonstrate enduring preferences to ensure their offspring do not fall behind academically.

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Watch: The cost of Singapore’s education arms race

Singapore’s new Primary 1 rules: Who lives around the 12 schools getting a wider catchment?

‘Should we move house?’: Property agents step in as parents plan for Primary 1

(Clockwise from top left) Property agents Linda Sim, Ronald Lim, Jason Chew and Denise Tan.

Opposing Views

P1 registration changes: More stress for parents, or good for social mixing?

Many parents say the new P1 rules widen school options. Others lament the disruption to families who already moved homes.

P1 registration: Schools should be distinctive, but not exclusive

Access to a public school should not depend on whether a family can afford nearby housing, say the writers.

New rules for P1 registration could widen home search for parents eyeing popular schools

CHIJ (Katong) Primary School (centre) and Tao Nan Primary School (left) seen surrounded by private properties on Sept 11.

Parents say new P1 rules widen school options but disrupt plans for alumni, families who moved homes

Parents who moved homes to get their children into popular schools said the latest changes have disrupted plans they had made years in advance.

Will the changes to P1 registration move the needle in popular schools?

The changes will go some way in making popular primary schools more accessible and, with more diverse student mix, we can expect better social mixing, says the writer.

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