P1 Administrative Matters

2025 PRIMARY ONE (P1) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

In preparation for the new academic year in 2025, the school requires parents / guardians to complete the following forms:

1. P1 Administrative Forms
a. Student Details Form (SDF) - All parents/guardians
As your child/ward will be starting primary one in January 2025, the Ministry of Education (MOE) would like to collect necessary information about you and your child/ward to provide educational services for your child/ward in our schools.
Please submit the information through the online Student Details Form portal from 10.00 am, 25 Nov 2024. The portal can be accessed via this URL: https://pg.moe.edu.sg/forms/sdf or the QR code below. Either parents can login to submit the required particulars using his/her own Singpass account. We seek your help to complete the submission by 31 Dec 2024.

b. Edusave Standing Order Form (EPSO) - All parents/ guardians (for Students who are Singapore Citizens only)
Parents/guardians whose child(ren) is a Singapore Citizen are strongly encouraged to use Edusave funds for payment of school fees and enrichment programmes. Applications for EPSO can be made via Parents Gateway (under Services tab) or online Edusave Standing Order Form by 29 Nov 2024.
With EPSO, you will only need to give your authorisation once for Edusave withdrawals from your child’s Edusave Fund to pay for approved fees and local enrichment programmes. The one-time Edusave withdrawal authorisation will remain valid throughout your child’s school years.
The school will continue to seek your consent for your child’s participation in our planned programmes for the year, without which no Edusave withdrawals will be made.

c. GIRO Application Form - All parents/ guardians
The school strongly encourages all parents to apply for GIRO deduction of fees. The same GIRO arrangement will also be extended to cover their payment of enrichment programmes, school charges and deduction of Primary School Leaving Examination Examinations fees.
Parents/guardians will be able to apply for GIRO online for payment of school fees and charges by 25th of month (Nov 2024). The link will be available through Parents Gateway (PG) app and MOE internet website (https://www.moe.gov.sg/financial-matters/fees/egiro). Parents will have up till 15 Jan 2025 to sign up for GIRO for the first deduction in Feb 2025.
This new digital service is available to account holders from BOC, DBS/POSB, MAY, OCBC, SCB, HSBC and UOB for a start.

d. MOE FAS Application Form - If applicable
This is only applicable to Singapore Citizens for households with gross monthly income of $3,000 and below or per capita income of $750 or less. Eligible applicants can apply at: MOE-eFAS or scan the QR code below or hardcopy FAS Application form.
Please do not purchase any school textbooks, attire, white shoes and socks until the school updates you on your FAS application status.

e. MTL-related forms - if applicable Before your child is allowed to take a non-Mother Tongue (MT) subject, MOE’s approval is required. Please email to unity_ps@moe.edu.sg for a copy of the application form. Completed forms to be returned via the same email address for school processing.

f. Indication of interest in school-based Student Care Centre (SCC) – if applicable
Big Heart Student Care (Self Help Groups Student Care Limited)
Contact Details: Mobile: 9023 1484 (from 10 am to 4 pm weekdays)
Email: info@shgstudentcare.com.sg
The SCC will assess the eligibility of the application and only short-listed applicants will be contacted for official registration.
Please refer to email sent earlier. If you have missed the deadline, please contact them directly.

g. School Bus Transport – if applicable
Eileen Bus & Coach Services
Contact No : 9743 4344
E-mail : eileenbus@hotmail.sg
Website : www.eileenbus.com
For students who need the school bus transport service to commute between home and school, parents are required to submit the registration via this link: School Bus Application Form by Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024.

h. Consent for Immunisation & Dental Services (Health Promotion Board) - All parents/ guardians
The Health Promotion Board provides your child with free health services such as screening, immunisation and dental checks at specified times during school hours in school. More details will be shared on a later date.

2. School House System
We have assigned students to Unity’s House System for participation in sports/games organised by our PE Department.
The school PE attire are differentiated by four colours namely red, yellow, blue and green.
Please refer to email sent by school for the house colour. Please ensure you purchase the correct house colour for the PE attire.

3. Purchase of school textbooks and attire
The purchase of school textbooks and attire in school is strictly by appointment only. Please access https://www.picktime.com/UPSbooking2024 to book a slot between 25 Nov 2024 and 27 Nov 2024.
Please be informed that you will need to just indicate P1 2025 under ‘Child’s Class 2025’ in the portal. Parents with more than 1 child in the school to book only 1 slot for the purchase of school textbooks and attire. Parents can click here for a copy of the school booklist.

4. Parents Gateway (PG)
Developed by the Ministry of Education and GovTech, PG is a one-stop portal that strengthens school-home partnership to support our children in their education journey. The PG app is an important communication tool that MOE and school use to get in touch with parents. You can check out the FAQs for parents at https://pg.moe.edu.sg. You can refer to the above link for more details on PG and steps to install the application.

Lastly, we seek your assistance to submit a copy of your child’s immunisation records (if not submitted earlier) to the school General Office or via email to unity_ps@moe.edu.sg.

If you have any queries, please feel free to call us at 6767 6750 or email us at unity_ps@moe.edu.sg.