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Last Updated: 14 May 2025

Primary 1 (P1) registration

You can prepare and register your child for P1 through the P1 registration process. Learn about it and how to get started.

The 2025 P1 Registration Exercise for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents will start from Tuesday, 1 July 2025. Find out more about the registration phases and how to register.

What is Primary 1 registration

Primary 1 registration is a process to register your child for mainstream primary schools in the following year.

Singapore Citizens (SC) and Permanent Residents (PR)

The registration exercise for SCs and PRs is conducted online, typically from July to August. It takes place over 5 phases: Phase 1, 2A, 2B, 2C and 2C Supplementary.

Each phase has its eligibility criteria and registration period. You can register in the phase for which your child is eligible.

Singaporean children living overseas may have additional considerations.

International students

P1 registration for international students  follow a different timeline.

Check when to register your child

You can register your child in the 2025 P1 Registration Exercise if your child is born between 2 January 2019 and 1 January 2020 (both dates inclusive).


Primary school education is compulsory for all SCs. If your child has been medically assessed to be not ready or unsuitable for P1, you may apply for a deferment.

If your child has special educational needs
All mainstream primary schools are resourced to support students with mild special educational needs.

Children with mild special educational needs, who have the cognitive ability to access the national curriculum and are able to learn in large group settings, can register in mainstream schools through the P1 Registration Exercise.

Children with moderate-to-severe special educational needs or have higher support needs should apply to a special education (SPED) school. If you are waiting for an application outcome from a SPED school, you should not participate in the P1 Registration Exercise.

Learn more about support for children with special educational needs and applying to mainstream or SPED schools for your child.

P1 Registration Key Points

Before registration

Understand

Find out about registration phases. Understand how the distance between your home and school can be a factor in admissions and how balloting works.

Prepare

Choosing a school for your child depends on a balance between their needs and your preferences.
To improve your child's chances of securing a place in their eligible phase
Use the 2024 Vacancies and Balloting Data Checker to find schools near your home where all applicants were successfully admitted in that phase in 2024. Consider those schools.
During registration

Register

Find out how to register and what documents are needed. School vacancies and balloting statuses will be updated when submitted applications are processed.

After results

Get ready for primary school

Find out what to do after you have registered your child for P1.

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