2024 P1 Registration: Phase 2C (Updated)

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[Updated on 29 Jul 2024, evening]

MOE has released the numbers for Phase 2C.  There seems to be quite a number of schools with 1 student withdrawing just before the Phase begins, so I guess it’s good news for those who are interested in the school.

The table has been updated to the latest.  Please use it to plan your registration carefully.  Remember, beside your desired school, you need to have a backup school.  If the backup school is likely to face balloting in Phase 2C(S), then you need to think carefully if you should activate your backup school plan in Phase 2C rather than in Phase 2C(S).  At least you can avoid the ballot process.

[Posted on 29 Jul 2024, morning]

This is a precursor to the actual Phase 2C registration, and even though MOE has yet to post the available places in school for Phase 2C, we have decided to just post what we have.  This should be accurate, barring some freak incident.  For example, some parents with twins or more getting into Phase 2B through balloting, which would eat into schools’ vacancies in Phase 2C.

In any case, the table below shows the current state of Phase 2C, which will start on Tuesday 30 July.

The APP column shows the current applications, which is of course 0%.  If this percentage is over 100%, it means the school is due for some sort of balloting or cut-off situation.

The TUR column (Take-Up Rate) shows the percentage of the school’s vacancies already taken up by applicants in earlier phases.  This percentage will never exceed 100%, and when it is 100%, it means the school is full and will not participate in Phase 2C(S).  The highest TUR so far is Nanyang Primary at 90% full.

The 2024 Places column shows the number of vacancies available for each school in Phase 2C.  As you can see, the minimum is 40 places.

Following that are 3 columns which will be updated showing the number of applicants each day.  The Day 3 numbers will only be updated after 1 August 2024, when MOE announces the schools which require balloting.

The next column, “2023”, is a most important column as it shows the balloting situation last year. It lists the number of applicants in 2023 for each school, and highlights the schools which were oversubscribed.  In general, we will see a similar situation happening this year, so keep an eye on the number of applicants this year and try to go for your alternative choice if the number of applicants exceed this number.  It is better to simply go for your secondary choice in Phase 2C rather than do it in Phase 2C(S), as you might encounter another balloting situation for your alternative choice then!

The last column is “cohort”, which says if the vacancies for the school has changed from 2023 to 2024.  In this case, watch out for schools like Opera Estate Primary, which has a cut off situation in 2023, and yet had 30 places removed this year.  Such schools will face greater pressure this year.