All About Home Addresses

[BB Love]

hey thanks! there goes my chance.....

[ReganMummy]

Hi all, I'm new here, it seemed like SLA has forgo the previous paid service for checking distance of primary school to a building to a free service that is OneMap, i get directed to this site from http://www.sla.gov.sg.

Can someone confirm that I can trust the information found on this site? cos some maps I use says I'm not within 1km of my desired school, but this website does.

http://www.onemap.sg/index.html.

Thank you so much.

[verykiasu2010]

ReganMummy:

Hi all, I'm new here, it seemed like SLA has forgo the previous paid service for checking distance of primary school to a building to a free service that is OneMap, i get directed to this site from http://www.sla.gov.sg.

Can someone confirm that I can trust the information found on this site? cos some maps I use says I'm not within 1km of my desired school, but this website does.

http://www.onemap.sg/index.html.

Thank you so much.

Always verify the distance with the schools. The schools have a detailed list of addresses within 1km, or 2 km

[ReganMummy]

verykiasu2010:

Always verify the distance with the schools. The schools have a detailed list of addresses within 1km, or 2 km

Oh, I didnt know that. Thank you!

[tt05]

Hello Chef, if I recall from the previous threads that if each parent has a different address, is it true that the school will use the address on the father’s ID?

In my case, because I am staying with my in-laws at Bedok, my address @ IC is the Bedok one. We are still owning our flat and my husband keeps our address on his IC. Now, we are hoping to enrol my girl into a Bedok school. And I am thinking of being a parent volunteer - my application and the copy of IC indicate the address @ Bedok. Will this work? Or will we be rejected at Phase 2B because MOE will pick my husband’s ID address instead? Someone please advise. Thanks.

[danggugu]

Hi everyone,


I am new here. I have recently signed an option to purchase agreement for a resale flat within 1 km of my school of choice for my daughter and I intend to stay there in the future. However, as at the date for my daughter’s P1 registration in July/Aug this year, I would not have even gone through the first appointment at HDB yet.

Can I still use the address of my new resle flat to register my daughter for the school of my choice? What documents do I need to produce at her registration?

[qms]

danggugu:

I am new here. I have recently signed an option to purchase agreement for a resale flat within 1 km of my school of choice for my daughter and I intend to stay there in the future. However, as at the date for my daughter's P1 registration in July/Aug this year, I would not have even gone through the first appointment at HDB yet.


Can I still use the address of my new resle flat to register my daughter for the school of my choice? What documents do I need to produce at her registration?

Actually, frankly speaking, if you haven't gone through even the first appointment with HDB, you are not considered the owner of the flat, in my humble opinion.

Option To Purchase doesn't mean anything as long as the contract is not signed. Either party can still back out. Only an agreement is considered valid.

Again, the above is based on my personal opinion. Need not be correct.

[joe lee]

Hallo, I am facing the same problem too.

Please advise what can i do as i am now in the middle of nowhere.
Using existing address to enroll for P1 is not advisable as i will be moving. If the first appointment letter is not acceptable, i cannot register P1 for my daughter anyway near my new place. what can i do??

Thank you.

[RRMummy]

I strongly suggest that you call MOE directly. I think you may be asked to make a statutory declaration.

[regularguy]

Hi, noticed from the poll that 1/3 parents would use an address they don't live at to register their kids. To those who are thinking of finding some lobang in the system, take this from me - don't.


People think they can just rent a place <1km, register the kid, and stay put at their original address - just remember the Tan Sok Ling case from 2003 - the guy was some hot shot lawyer and he got disbarred and jailed! The daughter transferred out of the elite school.

Is it easy to get caught? I think so. There are only so few kids who need to ballot in the various phases, eg phase 2b ACS(junior) last year only 50+ places. I heard MOE staff will conduct random checks - turn up at the door in odd hours.

Besides, can your Primary 1 kid keep this kind of complex secrets about where they live?

The address for Pri 1 registration has to be the one where the family lives at, permanently.

Here's a reply I just got from MOE -

Thank you for writing to us on 20 June 2010 with regard to your enquiry.

We would like to share with you that the registration is done based on the NRIC address that is reflected on the parents' NRIC at the time of registration and the address used for the registration of a child (assuming Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident) during the Primary 1 registration exercise is based on the family's permanent address i.e. staying at this address on a long-term basis.

Parents are also expected to be truthful when they use a different address during registration. They should use their long-term address for registration. There is no minimum period that the family is required to stay at the address before they can use the address for registration. However, if the address in their NRIC is a short-term one i.e. the property is rented on a temporary basis due to upgrading or renovation, they should inform the school of this at the point of registration. If the school is required to conduct balloting, parents using temporary addresses should not take part in the ballot so as not to deprive those living in the immediate vicinity a place in this school. They should register their child in another school.

Children who gain admission to a school through distance priority should be living in the address used for registration during their Primary school education. This is because the distance priority takes into consideration the benefits for young children attending schools nearer their homes. We expect parents who prefer their children to benefit from going to a nearby school to continue to reside in that address.

We do recognise that some families may need to move due to various valid reasons, and will give due consideration in such extenuating circumstances. However, should any family be found to have intentionally used an address for P1 registration just to benefit from the distance priority and subsequently move out of that address shortly after, then MOE reserves the right to reallocate the school place. In such cases, MOE would facilitate a transfer for the child to a school near to the family’s current residence with remaining vacancies.

Should you have any further enquiries, please quote the following reference number : 2010/06/19901 when you email me at [email protected]. Alternatively, you may also speak with our Customer Service Executives at 6872-2220.