At least half of Pri One vacancies filled in 28 of 190 schools

At least half of Pri One vacancies filled in 28 of 190 schools

    By Sharon See
    POSTED: 11 Jul 2013 7:49 PM

The results of Phase 2A(1) of this year's Primary 1 Registration are out, and so far, about 28 schools have had at least half their vacancies filled.

SINGAPORE: The results of Phase 2A(1) of this year's Primary One Registration are out, and so far, about 28 schools have had at least half their vacancies filled.

There are 190 primary schools in Singapore.

Phase 2A(1) is for children whose parents are former students of that primary school they are enrolling for and have joined the alumni association at least a year before registration.

Phase 2A(1) also applies to children whose parents are members of the School Advisory or Management Committee.

Among them, Henry Park Primary and Ai Tong Primary only have about a quarter of their vacancies left for the subsequent phases of registration.

But not all 28 of the schools are "brand name schools".

One of them, Anchor Green Primary in Sengkang, which has a 60 per cent enrolment is a relatively new school that only opened in 2008.

Endeavour Primary in Sembawang, which also started in 2008, has 55 per cent of its vacancies filled.

These schools' vacancies were mostly filled during Phase 1, which gives priority to children who have siblings studying in the school.

The next phase of registration, Phase 2A(2) also gives priority to children whose parents are former students.

Phase 2C, which is open to all children without affiliation, opens on July 30.

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