06/01/2020
How difficult it is to enter Singapore top primary school for your child?
Why having 1km address is very important to get especially into these top schools?
Do you know that you can also register with your property that’s still under construction based on matching TOP date?
Do you know that Anglo-Chinese School (ACS - Primary) (boys) and Singapore Chinese Girls School (SCGS) (girls) both are top schools near to Orchard Rd and thus very popular?
Do you know that tenants are looking around Balmoral Road and Stevens Road just to get the address to register for these top schools?
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What does each phase in the table mean?
Phase 2A(1)
Reserved for:
Child with parent in school alumni association before Jun of previous year.
Child with parent on school’s management.
Phase 2A(2)
Reserved for:
Child with either sibling or parent studied in the school of choice.
Child whose parent a staff of the school of choice.
Child from MOE Kindergarten under purview of and co-located with the school of choice.
Phase 2B
Reserved for:
Child whose parent had joined the school’s volunteer programme before July previous 2 years, and clocked 40 hours of volunteer work with the school before July previous year.
Child whose parent is a member endorsed by the church/clan directly connected with the school.
Child whose parent is endorsed as an active community leader.
Phase 2C
Reserved for: Child eligible for Pri 1 in the following year and not yet registered in a pri-school.
Phase 2C Supplementary
Reserved for: Child eligible for Phase 2C but not yet registered.
Phase 3
Reserved for: ONLY non-Singaporean / Permanent Resident (PR) children who express interest and granted by MOE in October with their pri-school placing.
IMPORTANT: All non-SC / non-PR children are required to first submit an online indication of interest form from June.
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When a school is “oversubscribed” i.e. there are more applicants than places in the school, balloting will be conducted in any of the phases from Phase 2A(1) onwards. Living within 1 to 2 km of the school will give your child a higher chance of being admitted.
Parents who are Singapore Citizens (SC) will be given priority over Singapore Permanent Residents (PR). SCs who live within 1 kilometre (km) of the school will be given priority, followed by those who live between 1 km and 2 km from the school and lastly, for those who live more than 2 km from the school.
Only when there are leftover places will PRs who live less than 1 km etc from the school be allocated a place for their child. If there are not enough vacancies, balloting will be conducted.
Parents who have just bought a completed property but whose sale has not yet finalised, or a property which is under construction – within the 1 to 2 km radius of the school – can apply to register their child using the new address depending on the property TOP (Temporary Occupation Permit) expected date.
Tenants who live within 1 to 2 km of the school can also use the address to register their child. For tenants, before you rent the property, it is important to inform the landlord that you intend to use the address for the application to the school. You would not want a situation where the landlord also uses the same address to apply for places at a school as you.
If your child gains priority admission into a school through this “distance category”, he or she is required to live at the address used for registration for at least 30 months from the date of the commencement of the annual Primary One Registration Exercise (which date will normally be announced). The MOE can transfer your child out of the school if this condition is not met or if the address used is false. There are past cases where parents changed their NRIC addresses to an address near a popular school when they were not in fact living at that address and ended up being charged with a criminal offence when they were found out. Worst of all, their children were transferred out of the school.
During the 30 months, do not move! If you are a tenant, you should ensure that your lease covers at least the entire 30 months period in order not to jeopardise your child’s place in the school.
PM for more details here -> https://wa.me/6597758328
Happy planning ahead! :)
Source: kiasuparents, 99.co
