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Last Updated:  29 Apr 2026

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 their NRICs. This address will be used to determine the Home-School Distance category, where required for consideration of priority admission.

If you have purchased a new property or are currently purchasing a resale property, consider using your new or resale property address for registration if you meet the required conditions. 

In choosing your address to use for registration, you must be able to meet the 30-month stay requirement at the same address if your child gains priority admission through the home-school distance (HSD) category.

Considerations and conditions when using the following addresses for registration:

         

         

         

  
  • MOE takes a serious view of parents intentionally using an address solely for the purpose of P1 registration, and will conduct checks.
  • MOE will transfer a child out of the registered school in its sole discretion and parents will have no say in the choice of such school if:
    • MOE establishes that there was an intention to abuse the system, or
    • Parents are unable to provide evidence to the satisfaction of MOE that information provided during P1 registration was true and accurate.
  • It is an offence to give false information to a public officer. Parents found to have given false information during P1 registration will be referred to the police for investigation.

Find schools near your home

 
The distance checker contains information from the Singapore Land Authority's (SLA) OneMap School Query service. 

Parents are strongly encouraged to check their home-school distance in June 2026 before the start of the 2026 P1 Registration Exercise on 30 June 2026. Contact SLA for any enquiries regarding the OneMap School Query service.
Home-school distance (HSD)

The HSD of a residential address is:
  • Based on the building outline in the building plan submitted by the Qualified Person of the development.
  • The shortest distance from any point on the boundary around the school to the registrant’s official residential address (based on the building outline).
Parents should check the OneMap School Query service in the year of the child’s P1 Registration Exercise to verify the HSD category of their address to the school.

This is because HSD can change from year to year, for example, when updated building plans are submitted with changes to the building outline, or when school boundaries change.
 

Have questions?
Find answers in FAQs on:

Registration phases and key dates
How distance affects priority admission

Part of:

Primary 1 registration: step-by-step