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22 June 2002

REGISTRATION OF CHILDREN FOR ADMISSION TO PRIMARY ONE CLASSES IN 2003

Schedule of Registration

          Registration of children for admission to Primary One classes in 2003 will be carried out from Tuesday, 2 July 2002 to Wednesday, 28 August 2002. The dates for the different phases of registration are given at Annex A.

2        All primary and full schools will be open for registration from 0800 hours to 1100 hours and from 1430 hours to 1630 hours during the registration period.

Registration Procedures

3        Parents registering their children under Phase 1 are not required to register at the school as applications will be done through the older sibling in the school. The registration of a child under Phase 2A(1) to 2C Supplementary is to be done at the school of choice by the parent or by a person authorised by the parent in writing.

Age Requirement

4        Children born between 2 January 1996 and 1 January 1997 (both dates inclusive) may be registered for Primary One classes in 2003. Children born between 2 January 1994 and 1 January 1996 (both dates inclusive), who have not previously been registered for Primary One classes, may also be registered for admission to school in 2003.

Compulsory Education

5        Compulsory education will be introduced in Year 2003. This means that a Singapore citizen residing in Singapore born between 2 Jan 1996 and 1 Jan 1997 (both dates inclusive) satisfies conditions for receiving primary education and has to be so registered in the 2002 Primary 1 Registration Exercise to enter school commencing 2 Jan 2003.

6        There is however provision for a child who has been assessed as being not ready/suitable for Primary 1 to seek the prior permission of the Ministry to defer registration for Primary 1. A parent can make such a request by completing the relevant form(available on the internet and from the Ministry's Customer Service Centre) and forwarding it to the Ministry with the necessary supporting document(s) for consideration.

7        More information on compulsory education can be found at the Ministry's website at www1.moe.edu.sg/ce/

Allocation of Places

8        Children will be allocated places in the school according to the priority spelt out in the Registration Scheme at Annex A. Balloting will be conducted should the number of applications exceed the number of vacancies from Phase 1 to Phase 2C Supplementary.

9        At the end of Phase 2A(2), 50% of the remaining places in each school will be allocated for Phase 2B registrants in the school and the other 50% for Phase 2C registrants. If the number of qualifying applicants in Phase 2B exceeds the 50% cap, successful applicants will be determined first by proximity of residence to the school and then by ballot. In the event that the allocated places for Phase 2B is not used up, the remaining vacancies will be carried forward to Phase 2C.

10      Children who are unsuccessful in obtaining a Primary One place in a school of their choice at the end of Phase 2C Supplementary of the registration exercise will be posted by the Ministry of Education to schools near their homes which still have vacancies.

Announcement on balloting and vacancies

11      Parents can find out which schools will be conducting balloting as well as the vacancy position in individual schools from Teletext (Channel 8, page 720) or through Internet (www.moe.edu.sg) at the end of each registration phase. Parents are welcome to witness the balloting. The number of applicants by school is updated daily in the Internet and Teletext.

Documents Required for Registration

12      Parents must produce the originals of the documents listed in Annex Bat the time of registration. Each child should be registered at only one school. If the child is registered at more than one school, he may lose his place in the school of choice.

13      With reference to Singapore's Childhood Immunisation Schedule, all children should have completed immunisations for BCG, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella and hepatitis B as listed in Annex Cbefore entry into Primary One. Parents should therefore ensure that their children have these immunisations before admission to school. Immunisation can be done at any polyclinics or at any private clinic. If documentary evidence of immunisation is available, it should be produced for inspection at the time of registration.

Statutory Declaration

14      Children under the care of foster parents may register for admission using the address of the foster parents provided:

15      For the purpose of registration, the foster parent and one of the child's parents are required to make a statutory declaration at the MOE Customer Service Centre, Ministry of Education, 1 North Buona Vista Drive. The statutory declaration can be made from 0800 hours to 1600 hours, Mondays to Fridays and from 0800 hours to 1200 hours on Saturdays, from 2 Jul 2002 to 16 Aug 2002. They should bring with them the following documents:

16      Children who are registered using the foster parent's address and residing within 1 km of the school of choice will not be balloted together with other children residing within 1km of their school of choice. Instead they will be balloted together with children residing within 2 km of the school of choice.

False Information

17      Any false information given by parents during the Primary One Registration Exercise will be referred to the Police for investigation. A child whose parent has been found to have given false information will be transferred out to another school with vacancies. Foreign Students

18      Children who are neither Singapore Citizens nor Singapore Permanent Residents may register at the schools directly under Phase 3 on Wednesday 28 Aug 2002. Registration in this phase will be done on a first-come-first-served basis.

Information For Singaporeans Overseas

19      Singaporeans overseas who wish to register their children for Primary One can obtain the application form and a copy of the notes on the registration procedure from the Overseas Missions, Embassies, Singapore Clubs and Associations. The information can also be found on the Internet at www.moe.edu.sg.

Other Information

20      Annex Dgives a list of schools' Primary One intake for 2003.

21      Annex Egives a list of registration centres for merging schools.

Contact Details for Public

22      Information booklets on the Primary One Registration Exercise for 2003 have been distributed to kindergartens and childcare centres. The booklets are also available at the MOE Customer Service Centre. Other channels to access the information are the Ministry's website at www.moe.gov.sgor the MOE Customer Service Centre at 6872 2220.

Annex A

PRIMARY 1 REGISTRATION EXERCISE 2002

The hours of registration are from 0800 hours to 1100 hours and from 1430 hours to 1630 hours.

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

* 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 is taken up at Phase 2B, the remaining vacancies will be carried forward to Phase 2C.

^# 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.

Annex B

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION

Annex C

INFORMATION FOR PRIMARY ONE REGISTRATION

IMMUNISATION REQUIREMENTS

With reference to Singapore's Childhood Immunisation Schedule, all children should have completed the following immunisations before entry into Primary One:

The School Health Service team will administer the following immunisations to students in Primary One. The immunisation will be administered at the school during the team's annual school visit or the student may be referred to the Student Health Centre for immunisation, if necessary.

Please note that it is not necessary for children to receive the 2nd booster dose for diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis before entering primary school.

Annex D

LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS BY DEVELOPMENT GUIDE PLAN
FOR 2002 PRIMARY ONE REGISTRATION EXERCISE

Annex E

REGISTRATION CENTRES FOR MERGED SCHOOLS

¹'M' refers to Malay Language
  'C' refers to Chinese Language
  'T' refers to Tamil Language