SINGAPORE — The registration of children for admission to Primary One (P1) classes next year will open from July 3 to Aug 28, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced today (June 19).

All primary schools will open for registration from 8am to 11am and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm from Mondays to Fridays during the registration period, the MOE said.

All children born between Jan 2, 2008 and Jan 1, 2009 are required to attend primary school according to the Compulsory Education Act. The cohort size for next year is similar to that of this year. There will be sufficient school places for all eligible P1 students on a regional and nationwide basis, the ministry said.

For the first time, every primary school will reserve 20 places each for Phase 2B and 2C before the start of the registration exercise. The number of vacancies remaining after Phase 2A(2) — including the 40 reserved places — will continue to be split equally between Phase 2B and 2C, the MOE said.

Details on the list of primary schools and vacancies available, as well as a list of registration centres for merging and relocating schools, can be found on the P1 Registration website. CHANNEL NEWSASIA