Primary school news.

Phase 2C of P1 registration begins


SINGAPORE: Phase 2C of the Primary 1 registration began on Tuesday. This phase is for children who have yet to enrol in a primary school.

So far, 58 out of 190 primary schools are oversubscribed, having received more applicants than vacancies.

This year, online registration for Phase 2C was also introduced for 80 primary schools.

But it appears that parents still prefer to go down to the school personally to register their children.

Some of the schools offering online registration told Channel NewsAsia that only 30 per cent of the registrations were made through the Internet.

Meanwhile, three new schools will welcome their first batch of Primary 1 students next year.

But as the schools are still under construction, they have received some help from neighbouring schools.

One school, West Spring Primary, received help from staff members of Beacon Primary.

Mrs Jacintha Lim, the principal of West Spring Primary, said: “At Beacon, what they have done is that they have actually given us the whole school hall for the Phase 2C registration.

“They have actually given us the logistics, they have given us the venue, and they have given us the manpower. In that sense, it is very useful in helping us because as I mentioned, we don't have a permanent school building as yet.”

The Phase 2C registration exercise will end on Thursday.

- CNA/nd

81 primary schools oversubscribed on day 2 of P1 Phase 2C

Phase 2C of the Primary 1 registration continued on Wednesday. So far, 81 out of the 190 primary schools are oversubscribed -- with more applicants than vacancies available.



SINGAPORE: Phase 2C of the Primary 1 registration continued on Wednesday. This phase is for all children who have not enrolled in a primary school yet.

So far, 81 out of the 190 primary schools are oversubscribed -- with more applicants than vacancies available.

At Henry Park Primary School, 19 children have been registered for nine vacancies. Over at Hougang Primary, 111 children have been registered for 70 vacancies.

As for Rulang Primary School, 88 children have been registered for 38 vacancies, and 161 children have been registered for 53 vacancies at Nan Chiau Primary School.

And at Rosyth Primary School, 112 children have been registered for 31 vacancies – that is more than three times the number of places available.

The registration exercise for Phase 2C ends on Thursday.

- CNA/gn