All About Home Addresses

[Liew Nga Wing]

On Sembawang area, in year 2020 and 2021, there are only 2 schools offering places in Phase 2C(S) with details as below:


1. Endeavour - phase 2C(S)
In year 2021 : places available: 86, applied : 65
In year 2020 : places available: 64, applied : 67 and balloting required for PR<1km

2. Northoaks - phase 2C(S)
In year 2021 : places available 123, applied : 17
In year 2020 : places available 173, applied : 22

Sembawang primary was able to offering places in phase 2C(S) only before year 2020. In year 2019, balloting required for Singaporeans > 2km in phase 2C(S).

[KT1010]

Thank you so much! I will contact MOE to get their clarifications. Will circle back here to this thread.

[wadoiwan]

Hi, can I check if it’s possible to register for a school in Phase 2B using caregiver’s address, and in Phase 2C using own address? I’m a bit of a fix because the school I volunteered at could face a ballot situation in 2B, and if I do not get, my second choice school is actually 1km from my own place.


Any one knows? TIA!

[ChiefKiasu]

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Hi, can I check if it's possible to register for a school in Phase 2B using caregiver's address, and in Phase 2C using own address? I'm a bit of a fix because the school I volunteered at could face a ballot situation in 2B, and if I do not get, my second choice school is actually 1km from my own place.

Any one knows? TIA!

I don't see why not, as I'm sure plenty of other parents have faced similar problems. Maybe some who has been through the same situation can comment?

[Cookidoo]

I think we need to register using NRIC address

To change address, you need to do it online with Singpass and wait for the address label to be mailed to the new address. It takes about 1-2weeks.
Will there be sufficient time in between phase 2B and phase 2C to “change your address” ?
I understand the phases start almost 1-2 days after the previous phase ends.

[ChiefKiasu]

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I think we need to register using NRIC address
To change address, you need to do it online with Singpass and wait for the address label to be mailed to the new address. It takes about 1-2weeks.
Will there be sufficient time in between phase 2B and phase 2C to “change your address” ?
I understand the phases start almost 1-2 days after the previous phase ends.

I think they are talking about using the parents' home address, not the address on the NRIC.

[Cathqueksoon]

Hi all

Can I apply for change of address now for 2C to be within 1km of the school now? And for 2B using current 1-2km address?

Anyone has same experience to share pl. Poor super stressed mummy here.

[Ballerinaflats]

Hi all,


Can i clarify if my friend used the caregiver’s address and managed to get a seat through priority admission by virtue of distance, does her child have to stay at the caregiver’s address on weekdays? Or can the child go back to his own home (aka parents’ own address) before and after school.

couldn’t get any clear answer on MOE website. Thanks!

[Zeal mummy]

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Hi all,

Can i clarify if my friend used the caregiver’s address and managed to get a seat through priority admission by virtue of distance, does her child have to stay at the caregiver’s address on weekdays? Or can the child go back to his own home (aka parents’ own address) before and after school.

couldn’t get any clear answer on MOE website. Thanks!

30-month stay requirement

If the caregiver's address is successfully used for priority admission, you will have to continue with the same childcare arrangement at the same address for at least 30 months from the start of P1 Registration Exercise, which is 29 June 2022 for the 2022 P1 Registration Exercise. If not, your child may be transferred to another school with vacancies.

Source: https://www.moe.gov.sg/primary/p1-registration/home-address

So yes, her child will have to stay (until parents goes off work and can fetch child home) at the caregiver’s address on weekdays for 30 months starting from 29/6/22.

Eg. My friend’s child goes to her grandma’s (caregiver) house after school, stays there for lunch/dinner and goes home with her parents at about 6pm when parents are off work. Child doesn’t have to stay overnight or on weekends at caregivers house.

[SG_KP1]

To me, it is not clear whether the caregiver’s declaration requires the child to stay at the caregiver’s address during weekdays. I guess one also needs to define what "stay" means? I think it would be a problem if the child typically goes to/from parents home directly and is rarely at this address.


However, the 30-month stay requirement talks about "childcare arrangement." I think this could reasonably be defined as time from when school is dismissed until the late afternoon or early evening (when one of the parents is done with work and can fetch the kid).

Again, I don’t know for sure and I would definitely hope people comply with the actual requirement. But exactly what’s required is a bit unclear to me (from the website).