Registering as a School

Prospective private school operators are to read thoroughly the School Registration Notes before logging online to the Online Business Licensing Service (OBLS).

Click below to download the Information Notes:

• School Registration Notes (268kb .doc or 516kb .pdf)

Submission of Documents

The documents required to register the private school, are to be submitted to Private Schools Section (via despatch or postal mail) at:

Once all the documents as specified in the School Registration Notes are submitted and found to be in order, MOE officers will inspect the premises of the private school.

Please Note:

MOE registers private schools, the courses they offer and the teachers conducting the registered courses. To be registered, prospective private school operators need to fulfill the requirements as laid out in the School Registration Notes for the setting up and registration of private schools. As all private schools are owned by private entities, the operators themselves are responsible for the management and administration of their schools and courses.

Private school operators who wish to indicate the registration status of their schools, courses and teachers with MOE, should only use the term “Registered with the Ministry of Education” and not otherwise. MOE registration gives private schools the right to operate when they have met basic statutory requirements.

Registration by MOE does not in any way represent an endorsement or accreditation of the quality of the schools, courses offered and the teachers permitted to teach these courses.

The Education Act, Cap. 87 (1985 Edition)

Private schools are governed by the Education Act, Cap. 87, a copy of which may be available for reference at:

As regard to the registration of Kindergartens and Special Education Schools, please refer to the following websites for more information:

• Pre-School Registration & Standards Unit
• Special Education Unit