Last Updated: 07 Jan 2026
Special education schools: Admissions timelines
Find out when to apply to the special education (SPED) school suitable for your child.
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with no intellectual impairment
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with intellectual impairment
- Mild intellectual disability (MID)
- Moderate to severe intellectual disability (MSID)
- Multiple disabilities (MD)
- Sensory impairment
SPED schools follow the same term dates as mainstream schools. Learn more about SPED schools and how to apply.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with no intellectual impairment
Ang Mo KioPrimary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other primary levels (ages 8 to 12, 2026 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
The admissions timeline of Pathlight School is the same across its campuses. Learn more about Pathlight School.
Clementi
Primary 1 (ages 7 to 9 years, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (ages 8 to 14 years, 2026 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Punggol
Primary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other primary levels (ages 8 to 12, 2026 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
The admissions timeline of Pathlight School is the same across its campuses. Learn more about Pathlight School.
Tampines
Primary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other primary levels (ages 8 to 12, 2026 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
The admissions timeline of Pathlight School is the same across its campuses. Learn more about Pathlight School.
Tengah
Primary levels (ages 7 to 9, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 23 May 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with intellectual impairment
Ang Mo KioPrimary 1 to 6 (ages 7 to 12, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
APSN Chaoyang School New Programme
Primary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Learn more about APSN Chaoyang School.All levels (ages 13 to 15, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 1 April 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Bedok
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026.
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Primary and secondary levels (ages 7 to 16)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Learn more about APSN Katong School.Primary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026, subject to vacancies
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026, subject to vacancies
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (ages 8 to 18, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: End May 2026, subject to vacancies
- Application start date: 1 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Bukit Batok
Eden School (Campus 1)
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026 or when all vacancies are filled, whichever is earlier.
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (ages 8 to 12, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Eden School (Campus 2)
Other levels (ages 13 to 14, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Choa Chu Kang
WSQ Programme (ages 16 to 18, Year 1 cohort)
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Lead Programme (age 16, Year 1 cohort)
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Clementi
2026 Term 2 Window 2 intake
Lower primary (ages 7 to 8):
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Upper primary (ages 10 to 12):
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Secondary (ages 13 to 15):
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
High school (age 16):
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
2027 Term 1 Window 1 intake
Lower primary (ages 7 to 8):
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Upper primary (ages 9 to 11):
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Secondary (ages 12 to 14):
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
High school (ages 15 to 16):
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Learn more about Grace Orchard School.Hougang
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026.
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Marine Parade
All levels (ages 7 to 18, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: Ongoing
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Pasir Ris
Primary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Queenstown
Primary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 31 July 2026
- Application start date: 1 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (ages 8 to 18, 2026 and 2027 cohorts)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 1 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 1 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 1 April 2026
Third intake window:
For those who missed the earlier intake windows
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 23 May 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Junior 2 to Senior 4 (ages 8 to 18, 2026 and 2027 cohorts)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: Ongoing
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Sembawang
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 1 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 1 April 2026
Third intake window:
For those who missed the earlier intake windows
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 23 May 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Junior 2 to Senior 4 (ages 8 to 18, 2026 and 2027 cohorts)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: Ongoing
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Sengkang
Primary levels (ages 7 and 8, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (ages 9 to 16, 2027 cohort)
Subject to vacancies
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Learn more about MINDS Fernvale Gardens School.Tampines
Primary 1 to Secondary 4 (ages 7 to 16, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Ongoing until all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 1 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Primary 1 to Secondary 4 (ages 7 to 16, 2026 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Ongoing until all vacancies are filled.
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Vocational Programme (ages 17 to 18, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 15 July 2026
- Application start date: 1 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Secondary 1 to 3 (ages 13 to 15, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 1 April 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Woodlands
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (other ages, 2026 cohort)
- Application deadline: 31 July 2026
- Application start date: 1 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Yishun
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 1 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 1 April 2026
Third intake window:
For those who missed the earlier intake windows
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 23 May 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Junior 2 to Senior 4 (ages 8 to 18, 2026 and 2027 cohorts)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: Ongoing
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Mild intellectual disability (MID)
Ang Mo KioPrimary 1 to 6 (ages 7 to 12, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
APSN Chaoyang School New Programme
Primary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
All levels (ages 13 to 15, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 1 April 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Bedok
Primary and secondary levels (ages 7 to 16)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Choa Chu Kang
WSQ Programme (ages 16 to 18, Year 1 cohort)
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Lead Programme (age 16, Year 1 cohort)
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Clementi
2026 Term 2 Window 2 intake
Lower primary (ages 7 to 8):
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Upper primary (ages 10 to 12):
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Secondary (ages 13 to 15):
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
High school (age 16):
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
2027 Term 1 Window 1 intake
Lower primary (ages 7 to 8):
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Upper primary (ages 9 to 11):
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Secondary (ages 12 to 14):
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
High school (ages 15 to 16):
- Application deadline: 30 September 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Learn more about Grace Orchard School.
Tampines
Primary 1 to Secondary 4 (ages 7 to 16, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Ongoing until all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 1 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Primary 1 to Secondary 4 (ages 7 to 16, 2026 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Ongoing until all vacancies are filled.
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Vocational Programme (ages 17 to 18, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 15 July 2026
- Application start date: 1 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Secondary 1 to 3 (ages 13 to 15, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 1 April 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Moderate to severe intellectual disability (MSID)
BedokPrimary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026, subject to vacancies
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026, subject to vacancies
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (ages 8 to 18, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: End May 2026, subject to vacancies
- Application start date: 1 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Queenstown
Primary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 31 July 2026
- Application start date: 1 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (ages 8 to 18, 2026 and 2027 cohorts)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 1 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Sengkang
Primary levels (ages 7 and 8, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (ages 9 to 16, 2027 cohort)
Subject to vacancies
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Woodlands
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (other ages, 2026 cohort)
- Application deadline: 31 July 2026
- Application start date: 1 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Multiple disabilities (MD)
JurongAll levels (ages 7 to 18, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During the school term time, excluding school holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Pasir Ris
All levels (ages 8 to 18, 2026 cohort)
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
- Intake assessment period: During the school term time, excluding school holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
- Intake assessment period: During the school term time, excluding school holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Queenstown
Junior 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 March 2026
- Application start date: 1 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 1 April 2026
Third intake window:
For those who missed the earlier intake windows
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: 23 May 2026
Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Junior 2 to Senior 4 (ages 8 to 18, 2026 and 2027 cohorts)
- Application deadline: No deadline. Application closes when all vacancies are filled.
- Application start date: Ongoing
- Intake assessment period: During school term time, excluding holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Sensory impairment
Toa PayohPrimary 1 (age 7, 2027 cohort)
First intake window:
- Application deadline: 22 May 2026
- Application start date: 2 February 2026
Second intake window:
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 29 June 2026
Intake assessment period: During the school term time, excluding school holidays.
Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.
Other levels (ages 8 to 18, 2026 and 2027 cohorts)
- Application deadline: 31 August 2026
- Application start date: 2 January 2026
- Intake assessment period: During the school term time, excluding school holidays.
- Start of school: January 2027, unless the school informs otherwise.