Last Updated: 03 Jan 2025
Address used for registration
Your home address is used to calculate the distance between your home and school, which can be a key consideration when choosing a school.
The address used for Primary 1 (P1) registration should be the parents' official residential address as reflected on the NRICs. This address will be used to determine the Home-School Distance (HSD) category, where required for consideration of priority admission.
The HSD used will be the shortest distance from any point on the boundary around the school to the registrant’s official residential address (based on the building footprint).
MOE recognises that some families are unable to remain at the address used for registration for the entire duration of the child's primary school studies. Even so, a child who gains priority admission through their distance category must reside at the address used for registration (which shall continue to be your NRIC address) for at least 30 months from the start of the P1 Registration Exercise, which is 2 July 2024 for the 2024 P1 Registration Exercise.
In cases where the 30-month stay requirement is not met, MOE has and will transfer the child to another school with vacancies, as the priority admission to the first school was based on the declared address used for registration.
You can refer to the frequently asked questions for more related information.
You have additional considerations when using the following addresses for registration.
The HSD used will be the shortest distance from any point on the boundary around the school to the registrant’s official residential address (based on the building footprint).
Home-School Distance category priority and 30-month stay requirement
The HSD category priority is given for the convenience and interest of the family and the child. The family is expected to reside at the address for the duration of the child's primary school studies.MOE recognises that some families are unable to remain at the address used for registration for the entire duration of the child's primary school studies. Even so, a child who gains priority admission through their distance category must reside at the address used for registration (which shall continue to be your NRIC address) for at least 30 months from the start of the P1 Registration Exercise, which is 2 July 2024 for the 2024 P1 Registration Exercise.
In cases where the 30-month stay requirement is not met, MOE has and will transfer the child to another school with vacancies, as the priority admission to the first school was based on the declared address used for registration.
You can refer to the frequently asked questions for more related information.
You have additional considerations when using the following addresses for registration.
Using a caregiver's address
You must make a declaration of alternative child-care arrangement for your child's P1 registration if you want to use the address of a caregiver living within 2km of your preferred school.
You can make a declaration if you meet both of these conditions:
Only the parent who made the declaration can use the approved caregiver's address to register your child on the P1 Registration Portal. The other parent will not be able to do so.
If you need help with the declaration, you can refer to this guide (1.37MB).
If the caregiver’s address falls outside of 2km from the school, your child will be balloted together with those of the same citizenship living outside of 2km from the school.
Understand how balloting works.
You can make a declaration if you meet both of these conditions:
- You and your spouse are both working full-time at the time the declaration is made.
- Your child is under the care of a grandparent or a parent's sibling.
How to make a declaration
The declaration can only be made online. You must have a valid Singpass with 2-Factor Authentication (Singpass 2FA). Find out how to register for a Singpass 2FA if you don't have one.Only the parent who made the declaration can use the approved caregiver's address to register your child on the P1 Registration Portal. The other parent will not be able to do so.
Declaration period: From 9am on Monday, 1 July 2024, to 4pm on Thursday, 1 August 2024
Processing time for declaration: Please allow at least 3 working days for your application to be processed.
You must receive the approval email from MOE before you can register your child for P1 using the caregiver's address.If you need help with the declaration, you can refer to this guide (1.37MB).
Documents required
You must upload all of these documents when making the declaration:
- NRICs of both parents.
- NRIC of caregiver — child's grandparent or parent's sibling.
- Documents showing the relationship of parent and caregiver (such as the birth certificate of a parent, to prove the relationship to the child's grandparent, or the birth certificate of the parent's sibling, to prove the sibling relationship).
You must be prepared to produce additional supporting documents, upon request.
If balloting is required
If the caregiver’s address is within 2km of the school, your child will be balloted together with those of the same citizenship living between 1km to 2km of the school. This is regardless of how close the caregiver’s address is to the school.If the caregiver’s address falls outside of 2km from the school, your child will be balloted together with those of the same citizenship living outside of 2km from the school.
Understand how balloting works.
30-month stay requirement
If the caregiver's address is successfully used for priority admission, you will have to continue with the same childcare arrangement at the same address for at least 30 months from the start of P1 Registration Exercise, which is 2 July 2024 for the 2024 P1 Registration Exercise. If not, MOE has and will transfer the child to another school with vacancies.
Using the address of a new property
You can register your child for P1 using the address of a yet-to-be completed property you have purchased.
The vacant or delivery possession date (VPD/DPD) of the new property you are moving into must be within 2 years of your child's entry into P1.
If your child registers for P1 in 2024, the VPD/DPD must be no later than 31 December 2026.
On the form, you must undertake to move into your new property within 2 years of your child’s entry into P1.
After you have submitted the form, you must email one of these documents to the school during the phase you are registering in:
For a child who secures a school place through the HSD category priority using a new property address, they must stay at the new address (which shall be your updated NRIC address) for at least 30 months starting from the time your family moves into your new home. If not, MOE has and will transfer your child to another school with vacancies.
The vacant or delivery possession date (VPD/DPD) of the new property you are moving into must be within 2 years of your child's entry into P1.
If your child registers for P1 in 2024, the VPD/DPD must be no later than 31 December 2026.
Declarations and documents required
On the P1 Registration Portal, you will be directed to register through an online form.On the form, you must undertake to move into your new property within 2 years of your child’s entry into P1.
After you have submitted the form, you must email one of these documents to the school during the phase you are registering in:
- For HDB flat: A copy of the Agreement For Lease (AFL), which can be downloaded from MyHDBPage.
- For private property: A copy of the original Sales and Purchase agreement.
30-month stay requirement
Home-school distance (HSD) category priority is given for the convenience and interest of the family and the child.For a child who secures a school place through the HSD category priority using a new property address, they must stay at the new address (which shall be your updated NRIC address) for at least 30 months starting from the time your family moves into your new home. If not, MOE has and will transfer your child to another school with vacancies.
If your child registers for P1 in 2024, and moves into the new address in July 2025, the 30-month stay period starts from July 2025.
Using the address of a resale property
You can register your child for P1 using the address of a resale property you have purchased.
On the form, you must undertake to reside at your resale property from the start of your child’s P1 school term. If your child registers for P1 in 2024, the P1 school term starts on 2 January 2025.
After you have submitted the form, you must email one of these documents to the school during the phase you are registering in:
For a child who secures a school place through the HSD category priority using a resale property address, they must reside at the new address (which shall be your updated NRIC address) for at least 30 months from the start of the child’s P1 school term. If not, MOE has and will transfer your child to another school with vacancies.
If your child registers for P1 in 2024, the P1 school term starts on 2 January 2025.
Declarations and documents required
On the P1 Registration Portal, you will be directed to register through an online form.On the form, you must undertake to reside at your resale property from the start of your child’s P1 school term. If your child registers for P1 in 2024, the P1 school term starts on 2 January 2025.
After you have submitted the form, you must email one of these documents to the school during the phase you are registering in:
- For HDB flat: A printout of the resale flat status from the HDB Flat Portal. It must indicate that HDB has received your application to buy a resale flat.
- For private property: The exercised Option-To-Purchase (OTP) and buyer’s Stamp Duty Certificate.
30-month stay requirement
Home-school distance (HSD) category priority is given for the convenience and interest of the family and the child.For a child who secures a school place through the HSD category priority using a resale property address, they must reside at the new address (which shall be your updated NRIC address) for at least 30 months from the start of the child’s P1 school term. If not, MOE has and will transfer your child to another school with vacancies.
If your child registers for P1 in 2024, the P1 school term starts on 2 January 2025.
- MOE takes a serious view of parents intentionally using an address solely for the purpose of P1 registration.
- MOE has and will continue to take action to transfer a child out of a school if it is established that there was an intention to abuse the system.
- Parents found to have given false information during P1 registration will be referred to the police for investigation.
- In cases where children have been admitted based on false information, MOE has and will transfer these children to another school with vacancies.