Basis for Reducing Vacancies in Primary Schools in Sengkang for Primary 1 Registration Exercise

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik, Sengkang GRC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education (a) what assessment has been made on how the reduction in Primary 1 intake will affect Home-School Distance balloting at oversubscribed schools; (b) whether the Ministry tracks which estates, including new BTO estates, do not have a primary school within 1km; and (c) whether the number of Phase 2C reserved places will be reviewed, given the reduced intake.

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim, Sengkang GRC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education what was the basis for the decision to reduce available vacancies across almost all primary schools in Sengkang, despite a number of them still facing oversubscription in Phase 2C of the Primary 1 Registration Exercise.

Response

1. This question has been addressed by the Ministry of Education's answer to oral Parliamentary Question No 58 on 7 Jul 2026.