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Primary 1 preparation checklist
Registration happens a year and a half before the first day, so the list starts there. Every rule here is from MOE's pages.
Sources read on 5 Nov 2026.
Registration (the year before)
The 2026 exercise was for children born 2 January 2020 to 1 January 2021, starting P1 in 2027. P1 registration guide Source: MOE
Registration is online from June to August. Source: MOE
Phase 2C will hold 60 places, up from 40, and some schools get a Two-Track Scheme. Source: MOE
One parent registers and declares the other parent's consent. One school per phase; MOE takes your latest submission. Source: MOE
Source: MOE
Once you have a place
Ask about student care and the school bus there. School bus fees Student care Source: MOE
Source: MOE
The school takes the photo; the card arrives by the end of April. The first card is free. Source: MOE
Opened automatically for citizens: $230 a year in primary school. Source: MOE
Student care subsidy calculator Source: MOE
Getting ready at home
All done. Print the list if you want a record of it.
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Questions parents ask
When do I register my child for Primary 1?
In the P1 Registration Exercise held from June to August in the year before your child starts school. The 2026 exercise covered children born from 2 January 2020 to 1 January 2021.
How much is in my child's Edusave account?
MOE credits $230 a year for primary school pupils who are Singapore citizens. The account opens automatically and you cannot top it up.
Where are my ticks saved?
In this browser on this device, and nowhere else. Nothing is sent to us. Clearing your browsing data or opening the list on another phone starts it fresh, so use Print if you want a paper copy.
Sources
- MOE: Primary 1 registration (read 5 Nov 2026)
- MOE: Changes to the P1 registration framework (read 5 Nov 2026)
- MOE: How to register for P1 (read 5 Nov 2026)
- MOE: P1 registration phases and key dates (read 5 Nov 2026)
- MOE: Reporting to school (read 5 Nov 2026)
- MOE: Edusave account (read 5 Nov 2026)
- MOE: Financial assistance (read 5 Nov 2026)
- MOE: Transition to primary school (read 5 Nov 2026)
- Singapore Integrated 24-Hour Activity Guidelines for Early Childhood, summary (KKH, Jan 2022) (read 5 Nov 2026)
