Primary school

As Singapore moves to ease academic pressure, why are parents more stressed than ever?

Ken Tay, 40, was concerned about social media exposing his children - a boy aged nine and a girl of six months - to harmful content and people.

Polish retailers remove some Halloween products after school stabbings

A police officer and a fire fighter stand near a road sign as they work at the site of a deadly attack at a school by a 15-year-old former pupil, in Leszczydol-Nowiny, Wyszkow County, northeast of Warsaw, Poland, October 8, 2026. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Forum: Review scheduling of oral exams for primary school pupils

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.

Student care operators to pay one-month deposit under new safeguards from Dec 2026

The size of the deposit will be pegged to the centres’ enrolment.

‘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.

Beset by far-right rival, Italy's Meloni tightens foreign pupil rules

FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on, as she and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever deliver joint statements following their meeting at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, Italy, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Singapore’s semiconductor talent pipeline now starts in primary schools

National Youth Council chief executive David Chua (left) and SSIA executive director Ang Wee Seng mark a three-year partnership to expand semiconductor industry exposure, Job Tasters and mentoring opportunities for young people.

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.

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