From 2012 onwards, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will implement measures to further differentiate between Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) at the Primary One (P1) Registration Exercise.
Example 1: School A has 50 vacancies in a specific phase and 61 children applying, based on the table below.
| Home-School Distance | SC | PR |
|---|---|---|
| < 1km | 38 | 3 |
| Between 1km and 2km | 10 | 1 |
| > 2km | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 56 | 5 |
As the total number of SC applications exceeds the number of vacancies, not all SCapplicants will be admitted. The vacancies will be allocated to the SC children based on home-school distance in this order of priority – home-school distance is (1) within 1km, (2) between 1km and 2km and (3) outside 2km. In the above example, the 38 SCchildren living within 1km from the school will first be admitted, followed by the 10 SCchildren living between 1km and 2km from the school. After the 48 vacancies are taken up, the remaining two vacancies will be balloted among the eight SC children living outside 2km from the school.
Example 2: School B has 50 vacancies in a specific phase and 54 children applying, based on the table below.
| Home-School Distance | SC | PR |
|---|---|---|
| < 1km | 29 | 4 |
| Between 1km and 2km | 15 | 2 |
| > 2km | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 7 |
As the total number of SC applications is less than the number of vacancies in this phase, all the 47 SC children will be admitted first and PRs can still be admitted thereafter. The remaining three vacancies will be allocated to the PR children based on home-school distance in the same order of priority – home-school distance is (1) within 1km, (2) between 1km and 2km and (3) outside 2km. The four PR children living within 1km from the school will ballot for the remaining three vacancies.
By giving SCs priority before PRs only when balloting is required, MOE will retain the underlying principles of the P1 Registration Framework, which reflect a careful balance of considerations, and provide for diversity in our schools, while according SCs a further privilege.
International Students (IS) will continue to be eligible to register after SCs and PRs are placed, at Phase 3 of the P1 Registration Exercise.
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