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Primary 1 registration goes fully online this year, MOE to cap PR intake in schools

SINGAPORE — Parents of children starting Primary 1 in 2021 will have to complete their registrations online this year instead of in person, given the Covid-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Wednesday (May 27).

Primary 1 registration for the 2021 cohort will open on July 1 and close on Oct 30.

Primary 1 registration for the 2021 cohort will open on July 1 and close on Oct 30.

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SINGAPORE — Parents of children starting Primary 1 in 2021 will have to complete their registrations online this year instead of in person, given the Covid-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Wednesday (May 27).

In a statement, the ministry also announced that starting this year, it will cap the intake of permanent resident (PR) children into each primary school, to prevent any concentration of PR children in the schools.

Registration for the 2021 cohort will open on July 1 and close on Oct 30.

Parents registering their child under Phase 1, where the child has an older sibling currently studying in a primary school, will receive and must submit their application forms and relevant documents to the school via email.

Those registering under phases 2A(1), 2A(2) and 2B must use an online application form to register their child using their SingPass. A link to the form and a user guide will be available on the MOE Pri 1 registration website during the registration period for each phase.

Parents registering their children under phases 2C and 2C Supplementary are encouraged to use the Primary 1 Internet System, an online website which only requires their SingPass.

If parents need assistance with their registration, they may contact the school of their choice via email or telephone between 9am and 4.30pm on the respective registration days.

Meanwhile, the MOE said it will be introducing a cap on the intake of PR children during the Pri 1 registration exercise. 

“This is to prevent any concentration of PR children in our primary schools, provide a more conducive environment to encourage interaction between Singapore citizen and PR children, and facilitate the integration of PR children into Singapore,” said MOE.

The cap, which will be about 25 to 30 per cent of the school’s planned Pri 1 intake, will take effect from this year’s exercise, and will be applied in phases 2C and 2C Supplementary only.

The ministry added that this does not change the priority that Singapore citizens have over PR children during the registration exercise.

It also said the “vast majority” of primary schools will not be affected by this cap, as their past patterns of PR admissions were already below 25 to 30 per cent for each intake. 

Ten schools will implement the cap this year.

“PR children will continue to have good access to our primary schools and can register at any primary school and at all registration phases if they meet the eligibility criteria for that phase,” said the ministry.

International students will only be allowed to register after all Singapore citizen and PR children have been given a place in a school. 

They must submit an online “indication of interest” form to the MOE Pri 1 website from June 2 to 8. MOE will notify these students of their placements in October.

In addition, the ministry said that upgrading construction works have been delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic at four primary schools — Bukit View, Mayflower, Pei Hwa Presbyterian and St Margaret’s.

“MOE will continue to monitor the situation closely and assess the impact of the Covid-19 situation on ongoing construction works. Schools will make the necessary arrangements during the affected periods to ensure that all students continue to have a conducive learning environment,” it said.

It also said that the opening of a new primary school in Tampines North and relocation plans for Angsana Primary School have been delayed.

The Tampines North school, which was to open in January next year, will instead be ready by late 2021, while Angsana Primary School will begin operations at its new campus on Tampines Street 61 in January 2022.

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