Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024
Secondary 1 (S1) posting process
Most students are placed in secondary schools through the S1 posting process, which takes place once the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results are released. Learn about the process and how to prepare.
- You can submit your child's school choices from 11.30am on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 to 3pm on Tuesday, 26 November 2024. Find out how.
Please note that late submissions or amendments will NOT be accepted.
- Use all 6 options and submit your secondary school choices in order of preference. Learn more about choosing a suitable school for your child.
- Students will be posted to secondary schools through Posting Groups 1, 2 or 3. Under the Full Subject-Based Banding (Full SBB), students will have greater flexibility to offer subjects at different subject levels. Learn about Full SBB.
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How to choose schools
Choosing a secondary school for your child depends on their strengths, interests and abilities. Learn about the considerations when choosing a school, how the posting process works and understand the PSLE score ranges to make an informed decision on your child's school choices and increase their chance of being posted to a school of choice. Then use SchoolFinder to explore and shortlist suitable schools.
- Find out your child strengths, interests and learning styles
- Things to consider
- Learn how posting works
- Understand the PSLE score ranges
- Shortlisting schools
What do you need to know?
- The previous year’s PSLE score ranges currently listed in the SchoolFinder serve only as a reference. It refers to the PSLE score of the first and last student admitted to a particular school in the previous year through S1 Posting.
- Actual cut-off points (COPs) for the current year’s cohort are determined by actual school choices and reflect the score of the last student admitted into each school. The actual COP of a school is known only after the conclusion of the current year’s S1 Posting.
PSLE results released
- PSLE results released at 11am.
If you or your child is unable to collect their PSLE results, S1 Option Form and Eligibility Letter at their school, you can nominate another adult to do so using this proxy form.
Submit school choices
Choose your child's preferred secondary schools. The S1 Internet System (S1-IS) opens for 24-hour online submission from 11.30am on the day of PSLE results release. You can submit your child’s 6 preferred school choices online by 3pm on Tuesday, 26 November 2024.
Receive school posting results
The posting results will be released between Wednesday, 18 December and Friday, 20 December 2024 (tentative) via online, SMS and through your child’s primary school.