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School Placement Overview - Primary and Secondary Returning Singaporeans (RS) may seek admission to our schools at anytime of the year. RS are, however, encouraged to seek admission in the first half of the year, as the school year is from January to November each year. Singaporeans who had been studying in Singapore are encouraged to apply for Leave of Absence (LOA), for easier transition back to the schools. RS who do not have a place in a school under LOA may either approach MOE for general school placement or participate in the special school placement exercises. Alternatively RS may also approach any school of their choice directly to seek admission. RS seeking admission into primary levels or who miss the annual Primary One Registration Exercise can approach their primary schools of choice directly. No admission tests are required and admission is based on the availability of vacancies. This admission route is generally available throughout the year, subject to school operations, and offers a degree of flexibility to overseas Singaporeans who can only return at specific timings in the year. Alternatively, parents can approach MOE to facilitate their school admission by completing an online application form available at http://www.moe.gov.sg/esp/eduinfo. Subject to available vacancies, applicants are generally placed into schools of their choice or appropriate schools near their homes. For detailed application procedure and more information, please refer to the Primary - General School Placement . Secondary school admission in Singapore is merit-based. As such, RS seeking admission into secondary levels may be required to sit for admission tests to determine, for instance, the academic streams e.g. Express, Normal (Academic), Normal (Technical) most appropriate for them. RS seeking admission can directly approach their secondary schools of choice, which would assess them holistically. This admission route is generally available throughout the year, subject to school operations, and offers a degree of flexibility to overseas Singaporeans who can only return at certain times during the year. Alternatively, parents can approach MOE to facilitate their school admission by completing an online application form available at http://www.moe.gov.sg/esp/eduinfo. Applicants may be asked to sit for school-based admission tests and admission is subject to school-based assessment and the availability of vacancies. For detailed application procedure and more information, please refer to the Secondary – General School Placement . RS who wish to pursue their post secondary education may consider several options as follows:- (a) Junior College(JC)/Millennia Institute (MI) offering the GCE “A” Level course Admission to Junior College and Millennia Institute RS who wish to pursue the pre-university course in a JC/MI should take note that the pre-university course is an intensive and rigorous course and only those who have been assessed to be suitable for the course will be offered a place. RS who do not qualify for the pre-university course may choose to consider other post secondary options such as admission to Polytechnics, Institute of Education or Privately Funded Schools. RS seeking admission to a pre-university course may choose to participate in a special placement exercise such as the Direct School Admission Exercise (DSA) – JC and the School Placement Exercise for Returning Singaporeans - Junior College and Millennia Institute (SPERS-JC/MI). Alternatively the RS may also approach the Junior Colleges or Millennia Institute directly to seek admission under General School Placement - JC/MI. Only RS who have been assessed to be suitable would be admitted to the pre-university course. RS who are interested in pursuing specific skill and practice-oriented courses may wish to consider admission to the Polytechnics. Interested RS may apply directly to the Polytechnics. For more information on Polytechnics and the admission procedures, please visit the following links
Admission to Institute of Technical Education (ITE) RS who are interested in pursuing vocational and technical training may wish to consider admission to the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). RS who wish to seek admission to ITE full-time courses may apply to ITE directly before the admission period. For more information on ITE admission, please enquire with ITE's customer service line 1800-2255483 or visit http://www.ite.edu.sg/admission/ft/return_sporeans.htm. Post-Secondary Privately Funded Schools RS who wish to seek admission to post secondary courses offered by Privately Funded Schools may approach the institutions directly to apply for admission. The contact details of the Privately Funded Schools registered with MOE is available at http://www.moe.gov.sg/privatesch/list_of_schs.htm Special School Placement Exercise In addition to the general school placement, MOE would conduct a special school placement exercise once a year for RS seeking admission at the start of the following school year. The exercise, called School Placement Exercise for Returning Singaporeans (SPERS), would be conducted at the end of each year. SPERS is applicable for any returning Singaporean children who wish to join schools at the beginning of the next academic year atSecondary 1, 2, 3, and JC1 levels. For the application procedure and/or more information, please refer to the SPERS–Sec and SPERS-JC/MI websites. RS may also seek admission to selected secondary schools and junior colleges, by participating in the Direct School Admission (DSA) Exercise. The DSA Exercises provide schools with greater flexibility in selecting students at Secondary One and Junior College One levels using school-based criteria. For the application procedure and/or more information, please refer to the DSA-Sec and DSA-JC websites.
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