Last Updated:  16 Jul 2025

Primary 1 (P1) registration

You can prepare and register your child for P1 through the P1 registration process. Learn about it and how to get started.

Check when to register your child

You can register your child in the 2025 P1 Registration Exercise if your child is born between 2 January 2019 and 1 January 2020 (both dates inclusive).

When was your child born ?

P1 Registration Key Points

Before registration

Understand

Find out about registration phases. Understand how the distance between your home and school can be a factor in admissions and how balloting works.

Prepare

Choosing a school for your child depends on a balance between their needs and your preferences.
 
To improve your child's chances of securing a place in their eligible phase
Use the 2024 Vacancies and Balloting Data Checker to find schools near your home where all applicants were successfully admitted in that phase in 2024. Consider those schools.
During registration

Register

Find out how to register and what documents are needed. School vacancies and balloting statuses will be updated when submitted applications are processed.

After results

Get ready for primary school

Find out what to do after you have registered your child for P1.