SINGAPORE - Six schools have filled at least half their total vacancies, after the first stage of the Primary 1 registration exercise ended.

Figures published on the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) website on July 8 showed that the schools that have filled at least 50 per cent of their total spots are: Admiralty Primary School, Canossa Catholic Primary School, Nan Hua Primary School, North View Primary School, Red Swastika School and Valour Primary School.

Results of Phase 1 were announced on July 9. This stage, for children with older siblings already enrolled in the school, took place from June 30 to July 2.

At this stage in the 2025 exercise, eight schools had filled at least half their total spots.

Topping the list in 2026 was Red Swastika School in Bedok, which has filled about 60 per cent of its total vacancies.

It has 24 places left for Phase 2A, which is for children whose parent or sibling is a former pupil, or whose parent is a member of the school advisory or management committee, or whose parent is a staff member.

This is followed by Valour Primary School in Punggol, which has filled nearly 51 per cent of its total vacancies, leaving 43 spots for Phase 2A.

Canossa Catholic Primary School, which has a total built capacity of 120, has filled about half its vacancies and will not offer places in Phase 2A, according to MOE’s website. Its remaining 59 places have been reserved for Phases 2B and 2C.

Children from the 56 MOE kindergartens under the primary school of their choice also qualify under Phase 2A.

MOE also gave an update on the number of places left for Phase 2A across 179 primary schools. These figures do not include the 60 reserved places for Phases 2B and 2C, set aside by the ministry since 2022 to ensure schoo...