Administrative Matters
Administrative Matters
In preparation for your child’s entry to Primary One in 2024, please complete the following items before the P1 Orientation Day on 18 October 2023, Wednesday:
Section A: Mandatory Tasks
1. Apply for GIRO
GIRO is a convenient, paperless, and cashless payment method to make hassle-free payments for your child’s school fees and miscellaneous 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.
The GIRO application can be made through the Parents Gateway (PG) app under the Services tab. Parents will have up till 15 January 2024 to sign up for GIRO for the first deduction in Feb 2024. Please refer to this guide for more information.
2. Apply for Edusave Standing Order (For Singapore Citizens only)
Every Singapore Citizen (SC) will have an Edusave account created automatically for them.
For SCs in MOE-funded schools, they will receive annual contributions from the start of their primary school education until they complete their secondary school education.
Edusave funds can be used for:
• Approved Fees by MOE (e.g. miscellaneous fees); and
• Level–wide enrichment programmes organised by the school.
To enable the school to use your child’s Edusave account to pay for the above expenses, you will need to sign up for the Edusave Standing Order via the PG app. Schools will continue to inform and seek your consent for your child’s/ward’s participation before the withdrawal of Edusave funds. If you subsequently decide that to use alternative funding sources for enrichment programmes, you can terminate the Standing Order at any time.
You can sign up for the Standing Order here. Singpass login will be required.
3. Declare Travel Plans for 2023 Year-end School Holidays (Not needed if not travelling)
If your child is travelling during the 2023 year-end school holidays, please declare your travel plans through this link or QR code.
4. Provide Additional Information for Form Teachers
Please help your child’s Form Teacher to have a better understanding of your child by providing additional information about your child via this link.
5. Complete Student Details Form (SDF) – To be updated!
As your child/ward will be starting primary one in January 2024, 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.
You will be able to submit via the Student Details Form portal from late November onwards. We will notify you via PG when the portal is available.
Section B: Optional Tasks
6. Apply for School Bus Services
Our school bus service provider is DKJ School Bus Services. Please use the link below to express your interest and they will contact you for more details.
School Bus Vendor: https://forms.gle/mAakGAAHrt2mt7cY8
7. Enrol into School-Based Student Care
Our School-based Student Care provider is Big Heart Student Care. They will be having an Open House after the P1 Orientation on 18 Oct 2023.
If you would like to enrol your child with them, please complete their application form here by Tuesday, 31 October 2023. For more information, please refer to the Big Heart Pamphlet.
8. Apply for 2024 MOE Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS)
Below is the Eligibility Criteria and Subsidy information for 2023 FAS. We will inform you via PG once the application for 2024 FAS is opened and if there are any revisions.
Please refer to https://www.moe.gov.sg/financial-matters/financial-assistance for more information regarding MOE FAS.
Parents can apply through PG app or via this link.
9. Purchase School Books and Uniform
Our Bookshop and Uniform vendors are Pacific Bookstores and Bibi&Baba respectively. The default mode of sales is through their online sales channels listed below. They will also be operating in our school during the P1 Orientation on 18 October 2023 from 11 am to 3 pm and on selected days during the year-end school holidays .
Bookshop: https://www.pacificbookstores.com
Uniform Vendor: https://www.schooluniforms.sg/concord-primary-school
For uniforms, you can also walk in to Bibi&Baba's retail outlet to purchase.
*Far East Shopping Centre
545 Orchard Road, #02-28
Singapore 238882
Tel: 6732 7022
SMS: 9234 1033
Mon to Sat: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sun: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
*not to be confused with Far East Plaza which is along Scotts Road.
10. Apply for POSB Smart Buddy Watch
Our school canteen and bookshop accept cashless payments via the POSB Smart Buddy watch. If you would like to register your child for a POSB Smart Buddy watch, please refer to this Pamphlet for more details.