How P1 registration works
Primary 1 places are given out in phases, one after another. Each phase is for a different group of children. If a phase has more children than places, there is a ballot.
In short: children with ties to the school come first; everyone else is sorted by citizenship and distance.
Which registration phase is my child in?
It depends on your ties to the school. Phases run in order, and your child registers in the first phase they qualify for; most families without ties register in Phase 2C.
Source: MOE — Registration phases and key dates ↗
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Phase 1
A brother or sister is already at the school
Siblings of current pupils register first.
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Phase 2A
Family ties to the school
A parent or sibling studied there (or a parent is in its alumni association), a parent works there or sits on its advisory or management committee, or the child is in the MOE Kindergarten at the school.
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Phase 2B
Parent volunteers and community links
A parent volunteered at least 40 hours under the school's scheme, is endorsed by the church or clan linked to the school, or is endorsed as an active community leader. 20 places are kept for this phase.
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Phase 2C
Everyone else
Every child not registered yet — this is where most families apply. At least 40 places are kept for it (60 at schools with 180 or more P1 places, from the 2027 exercise). When there are more children than places, priority goes in this order:
- Citizen · within 1 km
- Citizen · 1–2 km
- Citizen · beyond 2 km
- PR · within 1 km
- PR · 1–2 km
- PR · beyond 2 km
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Phase 2C Supplementary
Still without a place
Children who did not get a place in Phase 2C register again, at schools that still have places.
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Phase 3
International students
After all Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents have been placed. Nueava does not cover this phase.
How does the Phase 2C ballot work?
If more children apply in Phase 2C than there are places, places go by priority: Singapore Citizens before Permanent Residents, and nearer homes before farther ones. Only the group where places run out goes to a ballot. Groups before it all get places; groups after it get none at that school.
How distance is measured
MOE measures from the school's boundary to your home building, in three bands: within 1 km, 1–2 km and beyond 2 km, using your registered address. Check your address on OneMap's School Query; the rings on our maps are a straight-line guide.
Registration year or P1 year — which one is it?
Registration takes place in the year before your child starts P1: the 2026 exercise was for children starting P1 in 2027. Nueava's school pages list results by registration year.
Changes from the 2027 exercise (P1 2028)
12 schools split Phase 2C places equally between children living within 2 km and beyond 2 km, with no distance priority inside each half; citizens still come first. Schools with 180 or more P1 places keep 60 places for Phase 2C instead of 40.
How do I read a school's results?
- SC<1 = Singapore Citizens living within 1 km — the group that went to ballot. It names a group, not a chance of getting in.
- Subscription rate = Phase 2C applicants ÷ Phase 2C vacancies × 100. Below 100% means everyone was admitted without a ballot. Above 100% means balloting occurred. A rate of 160% means 160 applicants competed for 100 seats.
- A school's P1 places and its Phase 2C places are different numbers: Phase 2C only gets what is left after Phases 1–2B.
Where do I find schools near me?
Start from your home on the map, browse every school, or look by district.
Based on MOE's published P1 registration rules. Always check moe.gov.sg before you register. Facts on this page were checked against moe.gov.sg on .