Primary · P1 to P6
Help your child settle in and do well, from P1 to PSLE
Get ready for P1, plan after-school care and understand the PSLE Score and S1 choices, so no school decision is a last-minute scramble.
Start here
Read first · 4 minWhere should we start when our child begins primary school?Read the start here guide →10 steps, a few minutes each. Go in order, or jump to the one you need.
- Step 1: What can we practise together before P1 starts?My P1 transition plan
- Step 2: How do we get through mornings and bedtime with fewer battles?Visual routine builder
- Step 3: What will student care cost after SCFA?Student care comparison and SCFA estimator
- Step 4: What will my child's education cost from preschool to degree?Kids' education cost projector
- Step 5: What changes with Foundation subjects?Subject levels at P4
- Step 6: What PSLE Score and Posting Group do these marks give?PSLE AL score calculator
- Step 7: How do our secondary schools compare?Secondary schools
- Step 8: How should we spread our six S1 choices?S1 six-choice planner
- Step 9: How does an international student get a school place?School places for international students
- Step 10: Is our school week too full?Week balance planner
Also useful at this stage
- Which P1 registration phase can my child register in?Preschool tool · P1 registration phase checker
- Which primary schools are within 1km and 2km of my home?Preschool tool · School finder by distance
- Who has the children at every hour of our week?Family life tool · Family care coverage planner
- How much in LifeSG Credits has my family received, and what is still to come?Family life tool · Child LifeSG Credits tracker
- How much tax can our child reliefs save this year?Family life tool · Parent tax relief stacker
- Will our CDA, PSEA and savings cover university?Family life tool · Education savings projector
- Is our life and critical illness cover in line with the LIA benchmark?Family life tool · Family insurance gap checker
Primary guides
Help if money is tight: what can we ask for?
ComCare, KidSTART, fee help for preschool and school, student care, CDC Vouchers and Child Credits: who each is for and how to ask, and what GCR really is.
Learning support in primary school
Who helps a child who struggles at a MOE primary school: SEN Officers, LSP, LSM, dyslexia support, PSLE access arrangements and the P4 subject levels.
My child is sick: where should we go?
When to call 995, when to go to children’s emergency at KKH or NUH, when a GP or polyclinic is right, fever in young babies, and what to bring with you.
Printables for primary
After-school routine chart
A picture chart for after school in seven steps: snack, rest, homework or reading, outdoor play, shower and packing. Runs from 3:30pm to 6:00pm.
Use it with: Visual routine builder · How to make a visual routine chart that gets you out the door
P1 transition plan checklist
Eighteen small things to practise before Primary 1, in seven areas from the morning routine to buying food at recess. Practice boxes, no readiness score.
Use it with: My P1 transition plan · What can your child practise before P1 starts?
Bag-packing chart
A picture checklist for packing the school bag the night before: water bottle, pencil case, timetable books, recess money, and some-days items like PE attire.
Use it with: My P1 transition plan · What can your child practise before P1 starts?
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