Phases of Primary One Registration Exercise

Category 11: Children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

Phase 1

For a child who has a sibling studying in a school of choice.

Registration: Tuesday 7th July 2009 and Wednesday 8th July 2009

All children registered under this phase will be given places in schools.

Phase 2A1

For a child whose parent is a former student of the school and who has joined the alumni association as a member not later than 30 Jun 2008; or whose parent is a member of the School Advisory/Management Committee.

Registration: Thursday 9th July 2009

Announcement of Result: By Friday 10th July 2009

Phase 2A2

For a child whose parent or sibling has studied in the school of choice; or whose parent is a staff member of the school of choice.

Registration: Monday 13th July 2009 and Tuesday 14th July 2009

Announcement of Result: By Thursday 16th July 2009

Phase 2B2

For a child whose parent has joined the school as a parent volunteer not later than 1 July 2008 and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June 2009; or whose parent is a member endorsed by the church/clan directly connected with the school; or whose parent is endorsed as an active community leader.

Registration: Monday 20th July 2009 and Tuesday 21st July 2009

Announcement of Result: By Friday 24th July 2009

Phase 2C

For a child who is ineligible for or unsuccessful in earlier phases.

Registration: : Wednesday 29th July 2009, Thursday 30th July 2009 and Friday 31st July 2009

Announcement of Result: By Tuesday 11th August 2009

Phase 2C Supplementary

For a child who is unsuccessful in gaining a place in a school of choice at Phase 2C.

Registration: Friday 14th August 2009

Announcement of Result: By Wednesday 19th August 2009

Category 23: Children who are neither Singapore Citizens nor Singapore Permanent Residents

Phase 3

For a child who is neither a Singapore Citizen nor a Permanent Resident.

Registration and Announcement of Result: Friday 28th August 2009

Footnotes:

  1. Should the number of applications exceed the number of vacancies in any phase, places will be balloted according to the following order of priority:

    1. Children living within 1 km of the school of choice.
    2. Children living between 1 km and 2 km of the school of choice.
    3. Children living outside 2 km of the school of choice.
  2. At the end of Phase 2A(2), 50% of the remaining places will be allocated for phase 2B and the other 50% for Phase 2C registrants in a school. In the event that less than 50% of the allocated vacancies are taken up at Phase 2B, the remaining vacancies will be carried forward to Phase 2C.
  3. Children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents and who have not registered at any of the earlier phases are also eligible to register at this phase. Registration in this phase will be done on a first-come-first-served basis.