International families should begin with MOE’s Primary 1 registration for international students page. It sets out the current two-step route: submit the online indication of interest during the published window, then wait for MOE’s email on whether the child can be offered a place before Phase 3 registration.

An indication of interest is not a Primary 1 registration and does not reserve a school. Phase 3 takes place after Singapore Citizen and Permanent Resident children have been allocated places, so an offer depends on remaining vacancies and MOE’s placement process.

Check the child’s birth-date eligibility, the current exercise year, the indication-of-interest deadline, the email address used and every document requested. A school offer is also separate from immigration permission: families must follow the applicable Immigration and Checkpoints Authority requirements after securing admission.

Which official source should international families use?

Need	Official source	Check immediately
Current Phase 3 route	MOE international-student P1 page	Exercise year, eligibility, dates and two-step instructions
P1 system overview	MOE P1 registration hub	How Phase 3 differs from the SC and PR phases
School identity and contacts	MOE SchoolFinder	Official school website and contact details after placement

Did you know? The first form tells MOE that the family wishes to be considered; it does not let the parent choose and secure a school in the way an eligible SC or PR family registers during the earlier phases. Save the acknowledgement and monitor the same email account used in the submission.

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What should families distinguish?

Indication of interest versus Phase 3 registration

The indication-of-interest step must be completed in the window MOE publishes for that exercise. MOE processes international-student requests only after the earlier P1 phases. A family proceeds to Phase 3 only if MOE notifies it that the child can be offered a place and supplies the next registration instructions.

Phase 3 versus AEIS or S-AEIS

Phase 3 is the route for eligible international students entering Primary 1. The Admissions Exercise for International Students and Supplementary AEIS serve specified later entry levels and have separate ages, tests and application periods. Do not switch routes simply because one application window is open.

School admission versus immigration approval

A Primary 1 placement answers the education-admission question. It does not itself grant or extend a Student’s Pass, Dependant’s Pass or other immigration status. Use the school’s enrolment instructions and the applicable ICA route as separate checkpoints, and do not assume one approval guarantees the other.

What should the family do next?

1. Open MOE’s international-student P1 page and select the current exercise year.
2. Check the child’s age eligibility and the indication-of-interest window.
3. Submit once with accurate contact and identity details, then save the acknowledgement.
4. Monitor the registered email for MOE’s outcome and designated next step.
5. If offered a place, complete Phase 3 registration and the separate immigration formalities required for the child.

For the full mechanism, read Primary 1 Registration Singapore. To verify a school’s official website, use our primary school information source guide. After admission, continue to the P1 reporting and orientation guide.

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Related source guides in this batch

• Where Can International Students Find Junior College Admission Information in Singapore?
• Where Can GCE A-Level Candidates Find Results Release and Certificate Information?
• Where Can Families Find Mother Tongue Language-in-Lieu Information?

Sources reviewed: 27 October 2026. Always use the live official page for the current exercise, cohort or examination year.