Which address should we use for our child’s P1 registration if my spouse and I have different addresses on our NRICs?
Based on the National Registration Act, the address on your NRIC should be your official residential address where you are residing. In family situations where you and your spouse’s residential addresses are different, you can use either yours or your spouse’s address for Primary 1 registration, and the address should be where the registering parent and the child are residing.
The address used for registration will be used to determine the home-school distance category.
A child who gains priority admission through their distance category must reside at the address used for registration (which shall continue to be the registering parent’s NRIC address) for at least 30 months from the start of the P1 Registration Exercise, which is 1 July 2025 for the 2025 P1 Registration Exercise.
In cases where the 30-month stay requirement is not met, or where parents are unable to provide evidence to the satisfaction of MOE that the condition is met, MOE will transfer the child to any school in its discretion and you will have no say in the choice of such school.
Learn more on the Home-School Distance category priority
This information is sourced from MOE
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