Primary 1 registration 2024: Almost half of all schools oversubscribed in Phase 2C
Phase 2C is the most competitive phase and is open to all children. Use our interactive table to find the results for every primary school.
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SINGAPORE: Almost half of all primary schools are oversubscribed in Phase 2C of the Primary 1 registration exercise this year, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Wednesday (Aug 7).
Of the 180 primary schools, 88 are oversubscribed and will go to a ballot.
Phase 2C is considered the most competitive phase and is open to all children. Forty places in each primary school are reserved for Phase 2C to "ensure continued open access to all primary schools".
Use our table to find the results of every primary school:
There were slightly more oversubscribed schools in Phase 2C this year, compared with the 85 oversubscribed schools at this stage last year.
The most oversubscribed school this year was Princess Elizabeth Primary School in Bukit Batok, with 270 students vying for 41 slots.
The next most oversubscribed schools were Nan Hua Primary School in Clementi, with 160 applicants for 40 places, and Chongfu School in Yishun, which received 153 applications for 43 spaces.
Rosyth School and St Hilda's Primary School completed the top five most oversubscribed schools this year.
Four of the five schools - with the exception of Chongfu - were also among the top five most oversubscribed schools last year.
Registration for this phase opened at 9am Jul 30 and closed at 4.30pm on Aug 1.
BALLOTING
In most cases, balloting is conducted when the number of applicants exceeds the number of vacancies. It 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.
Schools going to the ballot
Singaporean children living within 1km of the school:
- Admiralty Primary School
- Ai Tong School
- Alexandra Primary School
- Angsana Primary School
- Bukit Panjang Primary School
- Catholic High School (Primary)
- CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)
- CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School (Primary)
- Chongfu School
- Chua Chu Kang Primary School
- Compassvale Primary School
- Dazhong Primary School
- Elias Park Primary School
- Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)
- Frontier Primary School
- Gongshang Primary School
- Henry Park Primary School
- Holy Innocents' Primary School
- Hong Wen School
- Horizon Primary School
- Hougang Primary School
- Huamin Primary School
- Keming Primary School
- Kong Hwa School
- Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School
- Maris Stella High School (Primary)
- Mee Toh School
- Nan Chiau Primary School
- Nan Hua Primary School
- Nanyang Primary School
- North View Primary School
- Northland Primary School
- Northshore Primary School
- Pasir Ris Primary School
- Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)
- Pei Chun Public School
- Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School
- Poi Ching School
- Princess Elizabeth Primary School
- Punggol Green Primary School
- Punggol Primary School
- Red Swastika School
- Riverside Primary School
- Rivervale Primary School
- Rosyth School
- Rulang Primary School
- Sengkang Green Primary School
- Shuqun Primary School
- Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School
- South View Primary School
- St Andrew's Junior School
- St Anthony's Primary School
- St Hilda's Primary School
- Tao Nan School
- Valour Primary School
- Wellington Primary School
- West Spring Primary School
- Westwood Primary School
- Xinmin Primary School
- Yu Neng Primary School
Singaporean children living between 1km and 2km of the school:
- Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)
- Canberra Primary School
- Chongzheng Primary School
- Jing Shan Primary School
- Junyuan Primary School
- Maha Bodhi School
- Naval Base Primary School
- Qifa Primary School
- Radin Mas Primary School
- River Valley Primary School
- Sembawang Primary School
- Tanjong Katong Primary School
- Temasek Primary School
- Yangzheng Primary School
Singaporean children living further than 2km from the school:
- Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
- Methodist Girls' School (Primary)
- Raffles Girls' Primary School
- St Joseph's Institution Junior
Permanent resident children living within 1km of the school:
- Anderson Primary School
- CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
- Fengshan Primary School
- Oasis Primary School
- Waterway Primary School
Permanent resident children living between 1km and 2km of the school:
- St Margaret's Primary School
- Tampines Primary School
- Zhangde Primary School
Permanent resident children living further than 2km from the school:
- Bukit Timah Primary School
- Opera Estate Primary School
These two schools have reached the cap on the intake of permanent resident children. Any remaining vacancies in Phase 2C Supplementary will only be for Singaporean children.
Since 2022, 40 places have been reserved for students applying under Phase 2C – up from 20 before that.
MOE said in 2021 that the increase was to ensure that more children have access to schools near where they live, regardless of whether they have prior connections to the schools.
The next phase, 2C supplementary, is for children who have yet to be registered in a primary school. The vacancies for this phase will be updated on Aug 13.
