Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025
Register for MOE Kindergarten
2. Priority admission and balloting
Priority order for admission
Places for children registering via Open Admissions (OA) will be allocated based on this admission priority order:
| Priority Order (PO) | Who is eligible |
|---|---|
| 1 | MOE will reserve one-third of places for Singapore Citizen (SC) children from households with Gross Household Income (GHI) not exceeding $4,500 per month or Per Capita Income (PCI) not exceeding $1,125 per month, who live within 1km of the kindergarten. |
| 2 | SC and Permanent Resident (PR) children who have siblings studying in K1 - P6 in the MOE Kindergarten (MK) / primary school in the year of registration. |
| 3 | All SC children* |
| 4 | All PR children* |
*Children whose parent is a staff member of the MK or primary school will be considered first.
Children registering under PO 1 admission
Singapore Citizen children from households with Gross Household Income (GHI) not exceeding $4,500 per month or Per Capita Income (PCI) not exceeding $1,125 per month, who live within 1km of the kindergarten are eligible to register under PO 1.
The above illustration is an example on the calculation of GHI / PCI. Learn about PO 1 worked examples or click on the button below to calculate your monthly GHI / PCI.
Calculate monthly GHI / PCIGHI per month is the total gross monthly income of the following household members:
- Child registering for K1.
- Parent(s) of the child living at the same residential address as the child as reflected in their NRIC.
- Unmarried sibling(s) of the child living at the same residential address as the child as reflected in their NRIC.
- Grandparent(s) of the child living at the same residential address as the child as reflected in their NRIC.
You will receive an e-mail notification to submit the PO 1 Declaration Form by the specified deadline. The MK will contact you if they need further information.
1) Household Members’ Identification Documents
- Parent(s): NRIC of parent(s) living at the same residential address as the child.
- Unmarried sibling(s) of registering child: Birth certificate / NRIC of child’s unmarried sibling(s) living at the same residential address.
- Grandparent(s): (i) Parent's Birth Certificate to show relationship between parent and grandparent(s), and (ii) NRIC of child’s grandparent(s) living at the same residential address.
2) Household Members’ Supporting Documents
Household members’ monthly gross income should be reflected before employee Central Provident Fund (CPF) deductions and should include regular allowances (e.g. transport allowance) and other sources of income (e.g. pension, alimony, rental income). However, one-off payments, annual bonuses and full-time National Service (NSF) allowance should be excluded.
- Household members who are employed: Latest pay slip or letter from employer certifying income at the point of registration.
- Household members who are self-employed: Declare income based on the average income earned in the last 3 months. Latest IRAS Notice of Assessment (if any) at the point of declaration.
- Household members aged between 21 and 63 who are unemployed: To be considered unemployed, the household member should not be working for at least the last 3 months. Otherwise, the last drawn income will be considered for household income assessment.
- Household members in full-time National Service: Military Identification Card (11B).
Note: The declarant submitting the PO 1 Declaration Form will provide the employment status and income on behalf of all eligible household members.
If your declared information subsequently fails to meet the GHI or PCI criteria for PO 1 admission, MOE reserves the right to require your child to give up the place allocated under the MK Registration Exercise.
Priority admission eligibility checker
To check if you are eligible for PO 1 admission, you can use the priority admission eligibility checker below.
How balloting works
An MK will generally take up to about 140 children.
Balloting is conducted when the number of applicants exceeds vacancies at the MK. It takes into consideration citizenship (where applicable) and the distance between your home and the MK in the following order:
- Children living within 500m of the MK.
- Children living between 500m and 1km of the MK.
- Children living 1km or more from the MK.