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SINGAPORE – More Primary 1 places will be reserved for children without prior connections, as part of efforts to widen access to schools and improve social mixing.<\/p>\n

From the next registration exercise in 2027, 60 spots will be set aside for this group of children in Phase 2C, up from the current 40. This will not apply to schools with smaller Primary 1 intakes of fewer than 180 pupils. Based on the 2026 registration data, 27 out of 179 primary schools were of this size.<\/p>\n

Twelve schools in areas like Bukit Timah, Newton and Marine Parade, with a lower proportion of public housing, will also set aside spots in Phase 2C for children who live more than 2km away, to ensure access to a more diverse mix of applicants.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

This is the stage for those who do not qualify for the earlier stages of admission, which give priority to children of alumni and other connections.<\/p>\n

Announcing these changes on Sept 10, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said it had identified 12 schools in neighbourhoods where public housing makes up less than 40 per cent of homes within a 2km radius.<\/p>\n

Applying home-school distance priority to these schools may not substantially broaden access for children from different socio-economic backgrounds, it said.<\/p>\n

As such, these 12 schools will split the 60 reserved places in Phase 2C into two tracks. This means 30 spots will be reserved for those who live within 2km of the school, and the remaining 30 will be for those who live even farther away.<\/p>\n

Within each of the two tracks, how far a child lives from the school will not be considered.<\/p>\n

The 12 schools are: Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) (Junior); ACS Primary; CHIJ (Katong) Primary; Methodist Girls\u2019 School (Primary); Nanyang Primary School; Ngee Ann Primary School; Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School; Raffles Girls\u2019 Primary School; Singapore Chinese Girls\u2019 Primary School; St Margaret\u2019s School (Primary); Tanjong Katong Primary School; and Tao Nan School.<\/p>\n

This move is meant to maintain access for a share of pupils living nearby while opening the schools up to those living farther away.<\/p>\n

Education Minister Desmond Lee said the changes \u2013 a result of MOE\u2019s review of the Primary 1 registration framework \u2013 aim to broaden access to primary schools and enable greater mixing among pupils from different backgrounds as they learn together.<\/p>\n