) or https:// as an added precaution.We thank the writer, Mdm Huang, for sharing her experience with the Primary 1 (P1) registration process and understand her concerns about fairness in school allocation (小学入学报名的不公情况, 21 Aug).
The P1 Registration Framework balances various factors, including the convenience of having the younger sibling attend the same school as the older sibling, proximity to home, and ties that parents have with the school. This balance has been adjusted over the years. For example, MOE increased the number of reserved places in Phase 2C (which is available for all children to apply) in each school from 0 to 20 in 2014, and from 20 to 40 in 2022.
MOE also takes a serious view of parents who provide false information when registering their child for a school under the P1 Registration Exercise. MOE will investigate all reported cases and take firm action. In cases where the 30-month stay requirement is not met, MOE will transfer the child to another school. Such cases include parents who rent a property solely for the purpose of obtaining priority for their child's admission and whose child did not reside there during the 30-month stay period. Parents found to have provided false information about their registration address will be referred to the Police for further investigation.
MOE will continue to review our P1 Registration Framework to ensure that our schools remain accessible to children from all backgrounds.
教育部学生分配与服务司统筹司长林慧质
Ms Lim Huay Chih
Divisional Director, Student Placement and Services
Ministry of Education
交流站：确保各校持续招收不同背景孩童
谨答复《联合早报·交流站》于8月21日刊登的黄淑云读者投函《小学入学报名的不公情况》：
我们感谢黄女士分享她对小一报名程序的体会，并理解她对学校学额分配公平性的关注。
小一报名框架平衡多方面因素，包括让年幼弟妹与年长兄姐在同一所学校就读的便利、住家与学校的距离，以及家长与学校的联系或渊源。这一平衡机制多年来不断调整。例如，教育部于2014年将每所学校在2C阶段（供所有孩童申请）的预留学额，从零个增至20个，并于2022年从20个增至40个。
教育部也严正看待家长在小一报名活动中，为孩子报读学校时提供虚假资料的行为。教育部会调查所有举报个案，并采取坚决行动。若未满足居住30个月的要求，教育部会将有关孩童转到另一所学校。此类情况包括家长仅为获得孩子入学优先权而租用房产，且孩子在30个月居住期内，并未实际居住在申报地址。被发现提供虚假登记地址的家长，将被转交给警方作进一步调查。
教育部会继续检讨小一报名框架，确保各校持续招收不同背景的孩童。
（教育部学生分配与服务司统筹司长林慧质）