For Reference for P1 registration: MOE Official Letters

[BigDevil]

Question

With regards to the P1 registration exercise, is it necessary to produce NRICs of both parents even if the parents are divorced?

Will it be sufficient to produce the NRIC of the parent who has custody of the child, along with any document proving the divorce?


MOE's reply
Dear Mr xXx,

Thank you for your email on 16 July 2012.

We would like to share that as you did not provide further information, you may wish to know that the parent who has sole custody of the child will need to produce the following documents when registering the child during the Primary One Registration Exercise:

1) Parent's (the one who is awarded custody) NRIC
2) Child's Birth Certificate (BC)
3) Child's immunisation booklet
4) Custody papers stating sole child custody

Parent who registers the child to sign a Letter of Undertaking to undertake that should the ex-spouse contest the arrangement, they will resolve it themselves.

Registration can only be done by the parent who has custody of the child. As such, the ex-spouse's NRIC will not be required for the Primary One Registration Exercise.

If custody of the child is under joint custody, either the father's or mother's address may be used. However, they must provide the following during the Primary One Registration Exercise:

1) Original Custody or divorce papers stating the rights
2) Original NRICs of both parents
3) Child's original BC
4) Child's immunisation booklet

If the parent registering at school is unable to produce the original NRIC of the other parent, the parent registering must produce the following:

1) Custody or divorce papers stating the rights
2) Missing person report/personal protection order/letter of consent from the other parent

Parent who registers the child to sign a Letter of Undertaking to undertake that should the ex-spouse contest the arrangement, they will resolve it themselves.

Parents are to obtain the Letter of Undertaking from the school that they will be registering at.

As such, parents can approach the school of choice directly for assistance and clarification/advice on matters pertaining to the Letter of Undertaking.

The contact information of all schools is available at http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/index.asp.

For more information on the Primary One Registration Exercise, please visit: http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/.

Should you have any further enquiries, please quote the following reference number: 2012/07/012543 when you email us at contact@moe.gov.sg.

Alternatively, you may speak with our Customer Service Executives at 6872 2220 (Mondays to Fridays: 8am to 6pm and Saturdays: 8am to 1pm) or call +65 6872 2220 via your local operator if you are calling from overseas.

Thank you.


Best Regards,

Ms Rayhana Wahid
Customer Services Branch, MOE
for PERMANENT SECRETARY (EDUCATION)

[BigDevil]

Question

If I have 2 children born in 2008, but different months (eg. Feb and Dec), they will both register for P1 in the year 2014.

If the school I registered with needs to ballot for places, will my 2 children be treated like twins (ie. one balloting ball to represent both, so either both get in, or both don't), or they will be treated as separate, each getting a balloting ball?


MOE's reply
Dear Mr xXx,

Thank you for your email dated 16 August 2012.

We would like to share that your children will share the same ballot slip.

Should you have any further enquiries, please quote the following reference number: 2012/08/012744 when you email us at contact@moe.gov.sg.

Alternatively, you may speak with our Customer Service Executives at 6872 2220 (Mondays to Fridays: 8am to 6pm and Saturdays: 8am to 1pm) or call +65 6872 2220 via your local operator if you are calling from overseas.

Thank you.


Best Regards,

Mr Bryan John
Customer Services Branch, MOE
for PERMANENT SECRETARY (EDUCATION)

[Ran1977]

Thanks Big Devil - very helpful:)

[phtthp]

Thanks for the kind effort, BigD !

noticed that you always take the initiative, walk the extra mile to find out for parents the correct official answers from MOE. You deserve praise ! Thumbs Up !

Good post to clarify once and for all, benefit all !
:goodpost:

[phtthp]

Question

if I were to declare my sibling as the foster parents for my child, can my child register under phase 2A - since my nieces already studying in that same school ?

MOE's reply

Dear Mr xXx,

Thank you for your email dated 19 September 2012.
We would like to share that based on the 2012 registration guidelines,

Phase 2A(1) for:
(a) For a child whose parent is a former student of the primary school and who has joined the alumni association as a member not later than 30 June 2011.

(b) For a child whose parent is a member of the School Advisory / Management Committee.

Phase 2A(2) is for:
(a) For a child whose parent or sibling has studied in the primary school of choice.

(b) For a child whose parent is a staff member of the primary school of choice.

You may wish to know that registration is based on the parent’s information.
As such, the details of foster parents will not be used.

However, for a child who is under the care of the grandparent or parent’s sibling , a
Statutory declaration is required for parents who wish to register their child using the address of the child’s grandparent/parent’s sibling that is within 2 km from the school of choice.

If SD is used, children will be balloted - together with other children residing between 1 and 2 km of the school.

Parents will be able to make a SD if they meet the eligibility criteria :

• Both parents are working full-time at the time the statutory declaration was made;

• The child is under the full time care of a grandparent or a parent’s sibling; and

• The child’s grandparent or the parent’s sibling is not employed.

For more information on the Statutory Declaration, please visit:
http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/statutory-declaration/.

Children (Singaporean and Singapore Permanent Resident only) who do not meet the eligibility criteria for priority registration under Phases 1 to 2B (http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/phases/) will be able to register under Phase 2C in any school (only 1 school) of choice (subject to available vacancies).

Please visit our website: http://moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/phases/

as a reference for the Registration Phases and Procedures and

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/
for more information on the Primary One Registration Exercise

Should you have any further enquiries, please email us at contact@moe.gov.sg.

Alternatively, you may speak with our Customer Service Executives at 6872 2220 (Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 5.30pm and Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm)

Best Regards,

Mr Bryan John
Customer Services Branch, MOE
for PERMANENT SECRETARY (EDUCATION)

[phtthp]

fyi (sharing)


I wrote to MOE, because a close friend of mine have a special need child.
Below was MOE's reply:

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Thank you for your email on Special Need Child.

a)\t
Is below list of Mainstream primary schools to support (ASD and dyslexia) children (info provided by MOE) - still valid, or already outdated ?

http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2006/files/pr20060619-annex-a.pdf

Regarding your query on above PDF document, we like to inform you that the PDF document is outdated - as it was part of a press release in Y2006.

Please do note that at present, ALL primary schools have been staffed with at least 1 Allied Educator (Learning & Behavioural Support) and a core group of Teachers trained in Special Needs (TSNs), to support students with mild special educational needs - including Autism Spectrum Disorder and dyslexia.

These students would have the cognitive ability to access Mainstream curriculum and have adequate adaptive skills to cope with the school’s learning environment, and be able to learn in a large group setting.

For more information on how you can choose the right school for students with special needs, you may refer to our MOE newly developed Parent’s Guide, that is available for download at:

http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg/others/news/a-parent-s-guide-to-choosing-the-right-school-for-children-with-special-educational-needs .

b)
do ALL schools allow a Shadow teacher to sit inside P1 class, to help the special need child ?

On your query about Shadow teachers, do kindly note that allowing for the presence of shadow teachers for students with special needs in school is at the discretion of the schools .

Should parents wish to hire a shadow teacher for their child, they are strongly advised to discuss their request with the school leader(s) and teacher(s) –
who would first assess the level of learning and/or behavioural support required by the child, purpose of the shadow teacher hired, as well as, impact and implication(s) for the child and other students in the school, before making a decision.

c)
what sort of Training is available, if a parent wish to receive some form of certified training, to become a Shadow teacher to help own child ?

Regarding your query on training for parents, MOE does not conduct any specific training for parents and/or other personnel to become shadow teachers.
These courses are typically run by private organisations.

regards,
Ms Meena (Minstry of Education, Singapore)

[jhonharry]

Thanx for sharing such an informative post.



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jhonharry

[tankee]

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1033722#p1033722 - kayemoss :thankyou: for sharing



Here is the reply from MOE based on my questions to them for the statutory declaration:

From: \"XXXXX\" <contact@moe.gov.sg>
Date: 10 July, 2013 11:28:20 AM GMT+08:00
To: \"XXXXX\" <XXXXX@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: FW: Pri 1 Registration - Statutory Declaration Enquiries (ref: 2013/07/006649) CRM:0430972
Dear Ms XXXXX,

Thank you for your email of 6 July 2013.

We wish to share that parents who wish to register their child during the 2013 Primary One (P1) registration exercise using the address of the child’s grandparent or the parent’s sibling, and the address is within 2 km from the school of choice, they can apply for Statutory Declaration (SD) if they meet with the following criteria:

• Both parents are working full-time at the time the statutory declaration was made; and
• The child is under the full time care of a grandparent or a parent’s sibling; and
• The child’s grandparent or the parent’s sibling is not employed.

The child will have to be under the full time care of a grandparent or a parent’s sibling as at the time that the SD was made in order for parents to be able to make a SD.

As such, you may wish to know that parents will be eligible to make a SD if the child is under the full time care of his/her grandparent or a parent’s sibling after attending full-day childcare.
We also wish to further share that both parents will be required to furnish recent employment letters from their employers to show their full-time employment.

The employment letters should include the following details:

• Company Letterhead;
• Formal letter by company stating clearly that the applicant is a full-time employee;
• Details of the applicant;
• NRIC of the applicant.

For more information on the SD, please visit our website at the following address: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/statutory-declaration/.

Further details on the 2013 P1 registration exercise can also be found at: http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/

We would be pleased to assist if you require further clarification by emailing us at contact@moe.gov.sg with the following reference no.: 2013/07/006649.

For more information on MOE related enquiries, please visit our website at http://www.moe.gov.sg. Alternatively, you may call us at 6872 2220 (Mondays to Fridays: 8am to 6pm and Saturdays: 8am to 1pm) or call +65 6872 2220 via your local operator if you are calling from overseas.

Thank you and have a pleasant week ahead.


Yours sincerely,

XXXXX
Customer Services Branch, MOE
for PERMANENT SECRETARY (EDUCATION)

From: XXXXX
Sent: Saturday, 6 July, 2013 10:07 AM
To: Contact Us (MOE)
Subject: Pri 1 Registration - Statutory Declaration Enquiries

Dear Sir/Mdm,

I have the following queries with regards to the Statutory Declaration Eligibility & Required documents:

1. I just started work at my current company, will the letter of Appointment act as a the Employment letter or I need to produce a separate letter stating employment at my current company?

2. Is it mandatory to produce the employment letters from both parents?

3. My child is in full day child care centre but my Mum (the grandparent) is the one who fetches her to & fro the child care centre and taking care of her in the evening. Does this still qualify her as under full time care of the grandparent?

[pinkdaisy88]

From: xxx

Sent: Thursday, 11 July, 2013 9:36 AM
To: Contact Us (MOE)
Subject: P1 Registration

Hi,

I am writing in to enquire the following for the purpose of Primary 1 registration.

\"From MOE website:

Proof of Purchase of Yet-to-be Completed Property
An original Sales and Purchase document is required if the address of a yet-to-be completed private property is used for registration. The date of commitment by the developer in the Temporary Occupation Permit (T.O.P.) has to be within two years of the child’s entry into Primary One. In the case of a yet-to-be completed HDB flat, the Agreement for Lease is required.

Parents must move into the new property within two years of the child’s entry into Primary One.\"

As I am getting a bank loan for the purchase of my Yet-to-be Completed Property, the original Sales and Purchase document is with the Bank for retention. Can I get a copy, certified true by the bank's lawyers, for submission of my proof of address for the P1 registration?

Appreciate your urgent reply please as the hotline to the P1 registration is really hard to get through.

Regards,
xxx

from:\t Bryan John Jacob <contact@moe.gov.sg>
to:\t xxx
date:\t 15 July 2013 18:17
subject:\t RE: FW: P1 Registration
mailed-by:\t moe.gov.sg

Dear xxx,

Thank you for your email of 11 July 2013.

We would like to share that you may produce the \"Certified True Copy\" of the Sales and Purchase document together with the bank agreement for loan.

Please visit our website: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/ for more information on the 2013 P1 Registration Exercise.

For more information on MOE related enquiries, please visit our website at http://www.moe.gov.sg. Alternatively, you may call us at 6872 2220 (Mondays to Fridays: 8am to 6pm and Saturdays: 8am to 1pm) or call +65 6872 2220 via your local operator if you are calling from overseas.

Thank you and have a pleasant week ahead.


Yours sincerely,

Bryan John
Customer Services Branch, MOE
for PERMANENT SECRETARY (EDUCATION)