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Number of children registering P1 in 2026
Statistics of children born in 2020 in Singapore and will be registering Primary 1 in 2026.
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Primary Schools Open House 2026
Complete calendar of 2026 primary school open house dates in Singapore, sorted by date. Physical and virtual open house details for paren...
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Secondary Schools Open House 2026
Complete calendar of 2026 secondary school open house dates in Singapore, sorted by date. Over 120 schools with physical and virtual open...
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Maris Stella Will Accept Girls From 2027, With New Uniforms and More Places
Maris Stella High School (Primary) is one of Singapore’s 9 boys-only primary schools. Not for much longer. Girls will be eligible to enro...
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GEP Is Ending, What Replaces It From 2027 (And the 15 Primary Schools Involved)
The Gifted Education Programme (GEP) is being discontinued in its current form from 2027. If you have a child in primary school, this mat...
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Why Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec Has No G3 Cut-Off Points
A lot of readers flagged this as a data error. It looks wrong at first glance: Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary shows no non-affiliated c...
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JC COP 2026: which JCs got tougher (and easier)
We’ve updated our JC COP 2026 list (based on the 2025 O-Level results for 2026 JAE).
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Secondary COP 2026: what schools got harder from 2025?
The Secondary 1 posting for 2026 admission is over. Here’s how the Cut-Off Points 2026 changed compared to last year.
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Top Schools PSLE 2025 Results: Community Data
The 2025 PSLE results are out, and since MOE no longer publish the academic results, here’s a community-contributed data showing the scor...
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CNA Podcast: Can we stop parents from gaming the system?
I was invited to Deep Dive, a podcast hosted by Steven Chia and Tiffany Ang. Watch the episode here.
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Is Using a Fake Address for P1 Worth a Week in Jail?
Every year, P1 registration turns otherwise normal parents into amateur planners and data nerds. We talk about phases, alumni, balloting,...
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Secondary Schools Open House 2025
Planning your child’s secondary school journey after PSLE?
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Phase 2C(S) Hottest Schools
Here are the most popular schools in Phase 2C(S), with 23 schools require balloting.
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Phase 2C(S) Past Year Comparison
School Phase 2C(S) Vacancy Phase 2C(S) Taken Remaining Vacancy Total Vacancy Admiralty ↳ 2024 0 0 0 210 ↳ 2025 0 - 0 210 Ahmad Ib...
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Phase 2C(S) (Day 1) Hottest Schools
School Phase 2C(S) Vacancy Applied Applied % Ballot Status 1 St. Gabriel’s 12 31 258% - 2 Woodlands 3 7 233% - 3 Punggol View 21 41 195...
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Phase 2C(S) Remaining applicants by Area
This table shows the number of children without a place in phase 2C(S). A higher % would mean the area has lots of competition for the sc...
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Phase 2C(S) PR Vacancy Cap
There’s a 25%-30% cap on PR admissions per school to maintain a balance. Schools will impose this PR cap in each phase, and balloting is ...
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Phase 2C Past Year Comparison
School Phase 2C Vacancy Phase 2C Taken Remaining Vacancy Total Vacancy Admiralty ↳ 2024 69 69 0 210 ↳ 2025 52 52 0 210 Ahmad Ibra...
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Phase 2C Hottest Schools
Here are the most popular schools in Phase 2C, with 85 schools require balloting.
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Phase 2C (Day 2) Hottest Schools
School Phase 2C Vacancy Applied Applied % Ballot Status 1 Princess Elizabeth 40 232 580% - 2 Nan Hua 41 157 383% - 3 Northland 40 136 3...
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