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Last Updated: 26 Apr 2024

Admissions to primary schools for Returning Singaporeans

Learn about primary school admissions for Singapore Citizen and Permanent Resident children returning from overseas and how to get a school place.

Learn about the support schemes available if your child is going or currently overseas.
Primary Secondary Post-secondary

Application to primary schools can take place at any time during the year. You are encouraged to do so as early in the year as possible because the school year runs from January to November.

If your child is currently on Leave of Absence (LOA), they can rejoin their registered primary school upon their return to Singapore. Learn about LOA.

You can register your child for primary school through any of the following ways:

Primary 1 (P1) registration

If your child is due to enter Primary 1 (P1), you are strongly encouraged to register your child while abroad during the P1 registration process. You can then apply for a LOA for your child so they can keep their place at that school. Admission is for the next academic year.

Application period

Tuesday, 2 July 2024 to Friday, 16 August 2024

Assured School Placement (ASP)

We will guarantee your child a place at a school with vacancies as near as your residence as possible. The level and class for your child will be determined after the school-based tests and/or interview. For admission in the same academic year, submit the application by the first week of September.

Application period

Any time during the year

You can also apply directly to the school. To seek admission within the same academic year, you may approach your school of choice directly by the first week of September. To seek admission for next academic year, you may approach them after mid-December.

You may wish to return to Singapore by the first quarter of the year for your child to start school early in the academic year with the rest of their peers.

Admissions is subject to availability of vacancies in the school. Schools may conduct school-based tests and/or interviews to determine the level and class for your child.

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