Allowing More Children to Attend Primary Schools Near Their Homes

Allowing more children to attend primary schools near their homes

We thank Mr Liu ("Primary One registration system should be improved", 6 July) for his feedback.

Most students already do study in a school near home (within 2km). In the last decade, 98% of each Primary One (P1) cohort had enrolled in a school that was near their home or of their choice.

Moving forward, the Ministry of Education remains committed to enabling students to enrol in a primary school close to their home.

This is why we doubled the number of reserved places in Phase 2C from 20 to 40 from 2022 onwards, to support more children in enrolling into a nearby school that they have no prior connection with.

Ms Lim Huay Chih
Divisional Director, Student Placement and Services, MOE

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98% 孩童能就近读小学

谨答复《联合早报·交流站》于7月6日刊登的刘大福读者投函《小一报名制度应改进》：

我们感谢刘先生的反馈。

大多数学生已在住家附近（2公里内）的学校上学。过去10年，每年的小一新生有98%就读于住家附近或所选择的学校。

今后，教育部仍致力于让小一新生就近入学。

这就是为什么我们从2022年起，将2C报名阶段的预留学额从20个增加到40个，以让更多与学校没有直接关系的孩童能进入住家附近的学校。

（教育部学生分配与服务司统筹司长林慧质）