Primary 1 registration

Primary 1 registration: 31 schools to conduct balloting in Phase 2A

The most oversubscribed school during the second phase of the exercise is Red Swastika School in Bedok, with 88 applicants vying for 24 spots.

Commentary

P1 registration: Is it time to stop giving parent volunteers priority?

Some schools no longer accept parent volunteers, citing the administrative workload and challenges of managing parents whose children did not eventually get a spot in the school.

Six schools fill at least half their spots after first phase of Primary 1 registration exercise 2026

Valour Primary School is among the schools that have filled at least 50 per cent of their total spots.

P1 registration 2026: Will you need to ballot for your preferred school?

In Your Opinion Podcast

P1 registration: How did the parent volunteer scheme become an arms race?

Volunteering your time might seem like a straightforward way to secure your child's primary school spot, but consider whether this highly competitive arms race has caused the scheme to completely outlive its original, community-building purpose.

Smaller P1 cohort sizes for majority of primary schools from 2027 amid changing demographics

Primary 1 registration exercise at Guangyang Primary School.

Jail term upheld for woman who lied about address to enrol daughter in primary school

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon upheld the sentence that was handed down by a district judge in November 2025.

Forum: Alumni affiliation can bring diversity for some schools

P1 registration system being reviewed to improve social mixing in primary schools: Minister

Education Minister Desmond Lee said MOE is looking at how to increase the diversity of children in primary schools.

How to get ready for Primary 1 without preparatory classes or assessment books

Madam Nasrin Shah Beevi and her husband, Mr Nizamudheen Ishak role-playing as a cashier, selling food items to their six-year-old daughter, Nur Zahirah Nizamudheen.

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