All About Pri 1 Registration for Foreigners & Phase 3

[quantboy]

I have a daughter ready for P1 registration next year. Currently we're foreigners (expats) who just arrived into this country.


From reading the newbie posts, I see most instructions for P1 registration are for citizens and PRs.

How does the registration process for foreigners work? Yes, I see the priority for foreigners are last. But what is the process? timeline/schedule?

Also, I see from here http://www.guidemesingapore.com/permanent-residence/singapore-pr-pros-and-cons.htm that I can apply for PR six months from now, and possibly get PR next year. But that may already be too late for my daughter's P1 registration.

Is anyone or has anyone been in this same situation? Any advice?

[verykiasu2010]

quantboy:

I have a daughter ready for P1 registration next year. Currently we're foreigners (expats) who just arrived into this country.


From reading the newbie posts, I see most instructions for P1 registration are for citizens and PRs.

How does the registration process for foreigners work? Yes, I see the priority for foreigners are last. But what is the process? timeline/schedule?

Also, I see from here http://www.guidemesingapore.com/permanent-residence/singapore-pr-pros-and-cons.htm that I can apply for PR six months from now, and possibly get PR next year. But that may already be too late for my daughter's P1 registration.

Is anyone or has anyone been in this same situation? Any advice?

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/#international-students


the dates are around the same each year, and will announced a few months before hand

the academic year starts in every January

[tankee]

Hi


You can register your child in phase 3 of the current registration exercise.

And :welcome: to KSP.com

:celebrate:

[tankee]

you may want to refer to this thread, there are other parents asking about registering their non-Singaporean and non-PR children to local primary school.


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=160


Phase 3
For a child who is neither a Singapore Citizen nor a Singapore Permanent Resident.

Registration and Announcement of Result: Monday 30th August 2010

Do note that the registration is on First-Come-First-Serve basis.

You can refer to this MOE url to see what are the schools have vacancies for Phase 3 on or after 24Aug.

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/vacancies/

[macbeatey]

we are also family of foreigners residing near admiralty, I just hope that we can have slot near our house for my daughters primary registration.

[RRMummy]

macbeatey:

we are also family of foreigners residing near admiralty, I just hope that we can have slot near our house for my daughters primary registration.

Hi macbeatey,

Have you seen this? http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/woodlands

Normally, in Woodlands, Marsiling Pri, SiLing Pri and Qihua Pri will have vacancies at Phase 3. You might want to read up some of the threads here to recce on the schools.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=265

Good luck! :xedfingers: oh, and :welcome: to KSP :celebrate:

[Julia Wu]

Any parents have experience in phase 3 registration? Want to know how early shall I go to queue up? 2am, 4am, 6am?


Thanks!

[RRMummy]

Julia Wu:

Any parents have experience in phase 3 registration? Want to know how early shall I go to queue up? 2am, 4am, 6am?


Thanks!

Hi Julia,

Sorry, I personally do not have experience with Phase 3.

IMHO it really depends on the school that you are aiming at. If it is one of those which have vacancies even after Phase 3 (historically), then you can go there after a good night rest.

BTW, which school are you aiming at?

[cherrygal]

Julia Wu:

Any parents have experience in phase 3 registration? Want to know how early shall I go to queue up? 2am, 4am, 6am?


Thanks!

If you want to go to Guangyang (which still has 112 places), you can stroll there at 8am. If you are eyeing those with only 10 places left, then please start lining up by 6am. No personal experience but heard about this fr others.

[tankee]

cherrygal:

Julia Wu:

Any parents have experience in phase 3 registration? Want to know how early shall I go to queue up? 2am, 4am, 6am?


Thanks!

If you want to go to Guangyang (which still has 112 places), you can stroll there at 8am. If you are eyeing those with only 10 places left, then please start lining up by 6am. No personal experience but heard about this fr others.

:goodpost:

Then again, foreigners may not be as kiasu as locals thus, no need to be too early? :?