Singapore’s education system is known around the world because it is consistently ranked as one of the best education systems by the OECD. This is because the country prioritizes education for its citizens. The country has implemented processes and a unique style of teaching techniques so that each child can receive the best learnings. They made sure that the teachers and instructors will make sure that each student can move through the syllabus.
In the country, they presently require each child to undergo different phases for primary schools’ registration. The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced that the registration process for parents who want to register their children for Primary 1 (P1) in the year 2023 will be starting on Wednesday, June 29.
Due to the pandemic, same as the last year’s exercise, the registration for this year will be fully conducted again online. They are strict with the rules that there will be no in-person registration at any school. For this reason, when choosing the right primary school for your kid you should also know their website and how to register at that particular school online.
Phases for primary schools’ registration: A quick guide
P1 registration in primary schools is conducted over several phases. Phases 1 to 2C Supplementary apply to children who are Singapore Citizens (SC) and Permanent Residents (PR). To know more about this you can also visit the website of the Ministry of Education (MOE) at https://www.moe.gov.sg/. We also have a quick guide for you to understand these phases, they are as follows:
Phase 1
For those children who have older siblings that are currently enrolled at the same school they will register, the school will provide the details to parents on how they can register their child. You should submit the online form upon receiving instructions from the school. If you have not received it, please contact the school.
Registration via online form – it will start from 9:00 am on Wednesday, 29 June 2022 until 4.30 pm on Thursday, 30 June 2022.
Phase 2A
This phase is for those children (1) who have parents or siblings that were alumni of the school; (2) parents who are members of the School Advisory or Management Committee; (3) parents are staff members of the school; or (4) they are from the MOE Kindergarten which is located also within the primary school they are going to register.
Registration via online form will start on July 6 until July 8. The result of this phase will be released on July 18.
Phase 2B
This phase is for children who have (1) parents who are active community leaders; (2) parent school volunteers (not later than 1 July of the year before P1 registration and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June of the year of P1 registration); and (3) affiliated with clan associations and churches.
Registration via online form will start from 9am on Tuesday, 19 July 2022 until 4.30pm on Wednesday, 20 July 2022. The result of this phase will be released on Tuesday, July 26.
Phase 2C
For other children who are eligible but not yet registered to any school, you should register online using the Primary One Internet System (P1-IS). If you are unable to use the P1-IS, please use the online form link provided in the P1-IS for registration.
Registration via P1-Internet System (P1-IS) will start from 9:00am on Wednesday, 27 July 2022 to 4.30pm on Friday, 29 July 2022. The result of this phase will be released on Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Phase 2C Supplementary
This phase is for children who did not succeed in the earlier phase or those who are still ineligible. You should register online using the Primary One Internet System (P1-IS). If you are unable to use the P1-IS, please use the online form link provided in the P1-IS for registration.
Registration via P1-Internet System (P1-IS) will start from 9am on Monday, 15 August 2022 until 4.30pm on Tuesday, 16 August 2022. The result of this phase will be released on Thursday, 25 August 2022.
Where can you find primary schools?
The first thing to do before P1 registration is choosing a primary school for your child, you can choose among the primary schools if you haven’t got one:
Interested to know more about primary schools? Read: Which Primary School Open House Should Parents Go For in Singapore?
