Number of Applicants and Successful Admissions to Primary 1 under Phases 2A and 2B of Registration Exercises from 2020 to 2024

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Education what is the number of children who applied for and gained admission to Primary One from 2020 to 2024 under (i) Phase 2A where a parent or a sibling was a former student of the primary school and (ii) Phase 2B by virtue of a parent being endorsed as an active community leader, respectively.

Over the past five years, about 17% of the Primary 1 cohort successfully registered under Phase 2A. Phase 2A includes children whose parents or siblings were former students of the school, whose parents were staff members of the school or members of the School Advisory or Management Committee or who came from the Ministry of Education Kindergarten located at the primary school.

During the same period, about 5% of the Primary 1 cohort successfully registered under Phase 2B. Phase 2B includes children whose parents were eligible parent volunteers, church or clan members directly connected with the school, or active community leaders. The children of active community leaders made up around 1% of the Primary 1 cohort, which has been stable.