Primary School Transfer Service - MOE

1. Overview and key dates

You can apply to transfer your child to a primary school nearer to your new residential address if your child is:

• A Singapore Citizen (SC) or Permanent Resident (PR).
• Currently in Primary 1 to 5.

We will offer your child a place at a school with vacancies, nearer to your new residential address.Successful applicants will have to report to the new school by the end of the reporting period to complete the school transfer. Your NRIC must be updated with your new residential address when reporting to the new school. Find out more about the reporting process.If you are seeking transfer due to other reasons such as medical conditions, you should approach your child's current school for assistance.

• Primary 5 studentsIf your child already has a set of Primary 5 subject combination, they will be offered a school with the same combination.
• Primary 6 studentsPrimary 6 students are discouraged from transfers as it is a critical year for them to take the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). If there are special circumstances, you should approach your child's current school.

Key dates for 2026

To minimise the disruption to your child’s studies and ease their integration into the new school, plan ahead and apply for the transfer during the period nearest to when you intend to change your address.

Month of transfer: March 2026

Application period From 9am on Monday, 2 March 2026 to 4.30pm on Friday, 13 March 2026Application outcomeMonday, 23 March 2026Reporting periodFrom Tuesday, 24 March to Friday, 27 March 2026

Month of transfer: June 2026

Application period From 9am on Monday, 18 May 2026 to 4.30pm on Friday, 5 June 2026Application outcomeMonday, 22 June 2026Reporting periodFrom Tuesday, 23 June to Friday, 26 June 2026

Month of transfer: December 2026Dates below are tentative and subject to change.

Application period From 9am on Monday, 2 November 2026 to 4.30pm on Thursday, 26 November 2026Application outcomeThursday, 10 December 2026Reporting periodFrom Friday, 11 December to Thursday, 31 December 2026

Transfer cycles

The cycles for Primary School Transfer Service are planned such that your child will start in the new school in the new school term, if successful.Typically, the application period starts before the school holidays in March, May and November and the application outcome will be released before the new school term starts.There is no Primary School Transfer Service cycle in September as it is not educationally beneficial to transfer your child in the final term of the academic year.

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