Applying to MOE for Exemption from Compulsory Education

As Primary Education in Singapore is compulsory, Singaporean homeschoolers intending to homeschool their children through primary school need to apply for exemption from compulsory education. This should be done the year before the child is due to enter Primary 1.

More information available from http://www.moe.gov.sg/ce/exempt.htm.

You will need to obtain the necessary forms from MOE and submit them to MOE, together with a write-up of your curriculum for P1 to P6. When writing your curriculum, keep in mind that your child will need to sit for the PSLE and the National Education Quiz. To get the latest version of the forms, contact the Compulsory Education Unit:

    Compulsory Education Unit
    1 North Buona Vista Drive
    MOE Building, Tower Block Level 15 
    Singapore 138675
    Tel: 68796458/9
    Fax: 67789356
    Email: moe_ce@moe.edu.sg

For more information on the local curriculum, refer to the MOE syllabus website.

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Applying for a Transitlink Bus/MRT Student Concession Card

Write to Transitlink explaining that you homeschool and give the date of birth and Birth Certificate number of your child. Attach a passport size photograph of your child and copies of the following documents:

  1. Certificate of Exemption from Compulsory Education
  2. Birth certificate of your child
  3. Parent's NRIC

Mail your application to TransitLink or hand in your application at any Card Replacement Office:

	TransitLink PTE LTD
	9 Maxwell Road #03-02
	MND Complex
	Annexe A
	Singapore 069112

Card Replacement Offices

	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
	Hougang Bus Interchange
	Jurong East Bus Interchange
	Pasir Ris Bus Interchange
	Tiong Bahru MRT Station

They will take about 3 working days to make your card. You collect your card from their main office at Maxwell Road.

Note: The child concession EZLink card that your child is using during the preschool years will expire on 30 April the year your child turns seven. So you have to apply for you student concession card before then.


Health Screening

Call 6435 3895 or 6435 3894 to make an appointment with the Health Promotion Board:

	Health Promotion Board
	Second Hospital Ave
	Student Health Centre