All students are strongly encouraged to apply for GIRO.

1. School Fees are set by MOE and go towards government revenue. These fees are different for Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents and International students.

2. Single-tier Miscellaneous fees are set by MOE but go towards individual schools’ budgets and operating expenses. The same rate applies to all students, regardless of nationality

Please click here to view all school fees-related questions.

Please click here to read the latest press release on 18 October 2023 regarding Revised School Fees for Non-Citizens in Government and Government-Aided Schools for 2024 to 2026.

GIRO

The deduction of school fees will be reflected as “MOE” in your bank book or current account statement. This GIRO instruction will continue as long as your child remains in a government or government-aided school. 

The same GIRO arrangement will be extended to cover the payment of enrichment programmes, school charges, and deductions of national examination fees (Primary School Leaving Examination and GCE examinations), where applicable.

• Child Development Account (Baby Bonus Scheme) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) accounts cannot be used.

• For Bank of China (BOC), Citibank, DBS, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), Standard Chartered Bank (SBC), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), MariBank, Maybank, OCBC Bank, POSB, Standard Chartered, and UOB account holders, please click here to sign up with MOE through eGIRO by P1 Orientation day, 21 November 2025 .

If you are an account holder of:

• Corporate account

• Joint account with 2 signatories

• OCBC joint accounts

• Other banks

Please complete a hardcopy GIRO application form and submit the original to the General Office by P1 Orientation day, 21 November 2025. 

Please click here to read more information about GIRO, including scheduled deduction dates, unsuccessful deductions, refunds, and how to make changes to your GIRO account.