Errors on OneMap SchoolQuery System Affecting Parents' Choice of School for Primary 1 Registration
Ministry of EducationSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns whether any glitches occurred on the OneMap SchoolQuery system regarding home-school distances and the recourse available to parents relying on such information for Primary 1 registration. Mr Pritam Singh inquired about potential inaccuracies in distance measurements, to which Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing replied that no errors or glitches have been uncovered. Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing explained that distances are updated annually by June using data from the Building and Construction Authority to reflect latest property developments. He confirmed that OneMap remains the official measurement source for balloting, using information consistently provided by qualified persons engaged by developers. Members of the public with specific queries on distance categories may approach the Ministry of Education for joint review with relevant agencies.
Transcript
35 Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Singapore Land Authority has uncovered any glitches or errors on the OneMap SchoolQuery service including inaccurately reflecting the distance between a place of residence and the one-kilometre or one- to two-kilometre radius of any school; and (b) what recourse do parents have when they rely on incorrect information from such glitches or errors, if any, to make choices related to their choice of preferred school for the Primary 1 admission exercise.
Mr Chan Chun Sing: The home-school distance category shown on OneMap SchoolQuery is the official distance measurement that Ministry of Education (MOE) uses for Primary 1 Registration when balloting is required.
When utilising the OneMap SchoolQuery function for primary schools, users are informed that home-school distance information is updated annually by June prior to the start of the year's Primary 1 Registration Exercise, which is conducted from July to August. This is to incorporate the latest changes in residential and school developments. In computing the home-school distance, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) system uses the latest available information submitted by the Qualified Person engaged by the developer or owner of the property to the Building and Construction Authority. This approach has been consistently applied and MOE has not uncovered any "error" or "glitch" in the computation of home-school distance categories on SLA's OneMap SchoolQuery.
Members of the public who have queries on updated changes in home-school distance categories can approach MOE, which will look into such cases together with the relevant agencies.