SINGAPORE – A total of 73 primary schools will conduct balloting for places in Phase 2C, the latest stage in the Primary 1 registration process.

Of these schools, 72 are oversubscribed, while one – Opera Estate Primary School – is not but will hold balloting for Permanent Resident (PR) applicants.

This year, a total of 79 schools are oversubscribed, meaning they have received more applications than there are vacancies.

Seven of these schools will not conduct balloting as they will only admit children up to a certain priority category.

These schools are St. Margaret’s School (Primary), Yangzheng Primary School, Canossa Catholic Primary School, Punggol Primary School, Keming Primary School, Tanjong Katong Primary School and Alexandra Primary School.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) updated the latest registration figures on its website on Aug 5 for Phase 2C, which ended on July 30 at 4.30pm. Results for this phase will be out on Aug 11.

Vacancies for the next stage, Phase 2C Supplementary, will also be released at 1pm on the same day.

This phase is the last one for the 2026 Primary 1 registration exercise.

Registration for Phase 2C Supplementary will open at 9am on Aug 17 and close at 4.30pm on Aug 18. Results for this phase will be out on Aug 27.

Princess Elizabeth Primary School in Bukit Batok is the most oversubscribed in Phase 2C, with 159 applicants vying for 40 spots.

This is followed by Northland Primary School in Yishun, which has 141 applicants vying for 42 spots, and Nan Hua Primary School in Clementi, with 123 applicants for 41 spots.

MOE said 55.3 per cent of its schools will not conduct balloti...