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Compulsory Education: Children residing overseas

Families with children due for Primary 1 admission who are residing overseas are requested to keep the Ministry of Education (MOE) posted on the whereabouts of their children, viz:

  1. Name of Child (as appearing in the birth certificate)
  2. Birth Certificate No.
  3. Date of Birth
  4. Overseas residential address of the child
  5. Name and Address of overseas school child is/will be attending

Please also include the following:

  1. Name of Parent
  2. NRIC / Identification No.
  3. Correspondence Address / Fax No. / Email Address

The above information is to be forwarded to:

Compulsory Education Unit
1 North Buona Vista Drive
MOE Building, Tower Block Level 15
Singapore 138675
Tel: (65) 6879 6458/9
Fax: (65) 6778 9356
Email:

Primary 1 Registration Exercise

The table below shows the Primary 1 Registration Exercise, starting with admission to national schools1 from Year 2003:

Children born between: Primary 1 registration exercise School Year commencing January:
2nd Jan 1996 and 1st Jan 1997 Jul / Aug 2002 2003
2nd Jan 1997 and 1st Jan 1998 Jul / Aug 2003 2004
2nd Jan 1998 and 1st Jan 1999 Jul / Aug 2004 2005
2nd Jan 1999 and 1st Jan 2000 Jul / Aug 2005 2006
2nd Jan 2000 and 1st Jan 2001 Jul / Aug 2006 2007
2nd Jan 2001 and 1st Jan 2002 Jul / Aug 2007 2008
2nd Jan 2002 and 1st Jan 2003 Jul / Aug 2008 2009
2nd Jan 2003 and 1st Jan 2004 Jul / Aug 2009 2010
2nd Jan 2004 and 1st Jan 2005 Jul / Aug 2010 2011
2nd Jan 2005 and 1st Jan 2006 Jul / Aug 2011 2012

Footnotes

  1. A ‘national primary school’ refers to an institution for the provision of full-time primary education. Presently these refer to government schools and government-aided schools.?