Discretion for Primary Schools to Admit Primary One Students Directly and Ahead of Balloting

Debated in Parliament on 23 Feb 2023.

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A member of parliament asked if primary schools have discretion to admit students directly ahead of balloting when registrants exceed vacancies, and if so, what the circumstances are and how many such students were admitted in the last five years.
The Minister for Education clarified that schools do not have discretion to directly admit Primary 1 students before or during the annual registration exercise.
The Ministry of Education administers the P1 registration process centrally, and no direct admissions are permitted outside this framework.

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Chua Kheng Wee Louis

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Education (a) whether primary schools have the discretion to admit primary one students directly and ahead of any balloting conducted, should the number of registrants exceed the school vacancies; and (b) if so, what are the circumstances under which direct admission is permissible and what is the number of such students admitted annually in the last five years.

Chan Chun Sing

Students enrol in Primary 1 (P1) through the annual P1 Registration Exercise, which is administered by the Ministry of Education. Schools do not have the discretion to directly admit P1 students before or during this exercise.

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Discretion for Primary Schools to Admit Primary One Students Directly and Ahead of Balloting

Debated in Parliament on 23 Feb 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

A member of parliament asked if primary schools have discretion to admit students directly ahead of balloting when registrants exceed vacancies, and if so, what the circumstances are and how many such students were admitted in the last five years.
The Minister for Education clarified that schools do not have discretion to directly admit Primary 1 students before or during the annual registration exercise.
The Ministry of Education administers the P1 registration process centrally, and no direct admissions are permitted outside this framework.

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Chua Kheng Wee Louis

Chan Chun Sing

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Discretion for Primary Schools to Admit Primary One Students Directly and Ahead of Balloting

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Chua Kheng Wee Louis

Chan Chun Sing

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