Primary 1 registration 2024: 38 schools oversubscribed in Phase 2A
SINGAPORE — A total of 38 schools were oversubscribed in Phase 2A of the Primary 1 registration exercise this year, latest data from the Ministry of Education showed on Thursday (July 18).

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SINGAPORE — A total of 38 schools were oversubscribed in Phase 2A of the Primary 1 registration exercise this year, latest data from the Ministry of Education showed on Thursday (July 18).
Applications under Phase 2A started at 9am on July 11 and closed at 4.30pm the following day.
The number of oversubscribed schools was more than last year, when 27 schools were oversubscribed in this phase.
The most oversubscribed school in Phase 2A this year was Princess Elizabeth Primary School in Bukit Batok, with 142 applicants for 45 spaces. That means there were more than three applicants per vacancy.
The next two most oversubscribed schools in this phase were Shuqun Primary School in Jurong West with 115 applicants for 49 spots, and Gongshang Primary School in Tampines, which received 196 applications for 84 spaces.
They were followed by Temasek Primary School and Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School.
Phase 2A is for children whose parent or sibling is a former student of the school, including those who joined as alumni. It is also for children whose parent is a staff member at the school, or a member of the school advisory or management committee.
Children who went to an MOE kindergarten under the purview of and located within the primary school can also apply under Phase 2A.
BALLOTING
Of the 38 oversubscribed schools, only three will not go to the ballot while the remaining 35 schools will.
Balloting is conducted when the number of applicants exceeds the number of vacancies. This takes place in any phase from Phase 2A to Phase 2C supplementary.
Priority admission into the school is given in this order: Singaporeans living within 1km of the school, Singaporeans living between 1km and 2km of the school, then Singaporeans living further than 2km from the school. They are followed by permanent residents in the same distance groups.
Twenty spaces are reserved for students applying under Phase 2B, while 40 vacancies are reserved for those applying under Phase 2C.
Vacancies for Phase 2B will be updated on Friday, before applications open at 9am next Monday.
Phase 2B is for parents who have joined the primary school as a volunteer no later than July 1 of the year before Primary 1 registration. They must have given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by June 30 that year.
Parents who are endorsed by the church or clan directly connected with the primary school can also apply in this phase, as can parents who are endorsed as active community leaders. CNA
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