Phase 2B of the 2024 P1 Registration is over, except for the balloting process.  26 schools require balloting, with 4 schools oversubscribed but have no balloting as the number of registrants just match for a certain category.  2 schools, Maha Bohdi Primary and Gongshang Primary, just nicely matched demand with supply of places with no balloting required.

The top schools with an oversubscription rate >=200% are:
Holy Innocents’ Primary (285%)
Ai Tong Primary (265%)
Nan Chiau Primary (255%)
Chongfu Primary (252%)
Nanyang Primary (250%)
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) (210%)
Methodist’s Girls School (200%)
Tao Nan School (200%)

If you look at the chart below, it shows that those schools we expect to be oversubscribed this year are mostly correct, with the exception of the following schools.

Five schools just escaped balloting this year.  Bukit Panjang Primary just escaped balloting with 19 applicants for 20 places.  So did Maha Bodhi with 20 applicants for 20 places.  Xinmin Primary has 16 out of 20 places while Poi Ching Primary has 35 out of 37 places.  Admiralty has 25 out of 31 places.

However, there are 3 schools which are newly oversubscribed in the past 3 years.  Princess Elizabeth Primary has 22 applicants for 20 places and St Anthony’s Primary has 39 applicants for 36 places.  Maris Stella has 44 applicants for 32 places.

Phase 2C is coming soon, from 30 July to 1 August.  This is the final stage for many of the more popular schools and so it will be stressful for many people.  Well, at least now all schools should have a minimum of 40 seats available (assuming there are no kids of multiple births who got places in earlier phases).

Good luck to everyone involved!