Balloting in Primary Schools in Phase 2B in 2022 and Vacancies versus Registrants in Phase 2B in Last 10 Years

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Education (a) what is the number of primary schools that required balloting in Phase 2B during the 2022 Primary One Registration Exercise; and (b) in each year over the last 10 years, what is (i) the number of vacancies and (ii) the ratio of registrants to vacancies in Phase 2B respectively for these schools.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: In the 2022 P1 Registration Exercise, 33 schools balloted in Phase 2B. Over the past 10 years, the average number of Phase 2B vacancies in each of these schools was around 40 places and the average ratio of registrants to vacancies was 1.2.