Application for 2025 Admission
Looking to enrol your child in Pathlight School? Let us support you in the admission process.
Please note that:
Pathlight School (Ang Mo Kio) will be accepting applications for all levels (Primary & Secondary).
Pathlight School (Tampines) will only be accepting applications for Primary 1 AY2025 only.
Get Started
Read our admission criteria here and click on the relevant tab below for more details.
01 - Submit Application
All applications must be submitted online using the Ministry of Education’s digital form here.
From AY2025, Pathlight School will operate from 2 campuses and admit students through a centralised admission process.
• Pathlight School (Ang Mo Kio)
• *Pathlight School (Tampines)
*Pathlight School (Tampines) will operate at Tampines St 91 from January 2025.
You can only apply to one SPED school at a time. This includes choosing only one Pathlight School campus to apply to, either Pathlight School (Ang Mo Kio) or Pathlight School (Tampines). Before you start your online application, please ensure you have all the required documents with you.
Your child must be diagnosed to be on the autism spectrum disorder. Please submit a diagnostic report from a relevant medical professional or psychologist.
Do note that applications will only be processed upon full submission of all the required documents.
02 - Attend School Screening Assessment
Based on information in your application submission, applicants who meet identified criteria will be invited for School Screening Assessment. This is to determine suitability for Pathlight School’s educational programmes.
Please refer to the table for School Screening Assessment. This will be conducted according to the date of application and subject to availability of vacancies.
Phase |
Application Submitted |
School Screening Assessment (SSA) (tentative) |
1 |
Before 31 May 2024 |
End of May – August 2024 |
2 |
After 1 June 2024 |
Subject to Vacancies |
N/B: An application to the school or an invitation for School Screening Assessment is not a guarantee of placement. Placement is still subject to suitability and vacancies.
03 - Outcome
Applicants who are not invited for School Screening Assessment will receive an outcome within 3 months from date of application.
Applicants who are invited for School Screening Assessment will receive an outcome between 2 and 4 months after the assessment.
04 - Waitlist Policy
Waitlist Policy in SPED Schools for Primary 1 Placement
With effect from 1 January 2023, a child applying for placement in Primary 1 in a government-funded SPED school can only be placed on the waitlist if the child has first been placed in another government-funded SPED school1 which serves the same primary diagnosed condition. Please refer to this link for the list of SPED schools categorised by the primary diagnosed conditions.
This requirement will also apply to returning Singaporeans entering SPED schools at all levels2.
1 A child placed in a mainstream school will not be eligible to be on the waitlists for SPED schools. Should there be interest to transfer the child to a SPED school, please refer to the “Transfers from Mainstream Schools” section for more details.
2 This requirement will not be applied to P3 and above children who can access ASD-NC schools in 2023. This is because Pathlight School is the only ASD-NC school that offers P3 and above classes in 2023. This requirement will be extended accordingly to P3 and above children when the other ASD-NC school, St. Andrew’s Mission School progressively offers P3 and above and secondary levels..
APPLICATION FOR OTHER LEVELS
With effect from 10 October 2022, application from a mainstream school to a SPED school must be facilitated through the student’s mainstream school. This includes Primary School students applying for Pathlight's Secondary School programme.
Please approach the mainstream school Principal to apply for the transfer.
Direct applications from parents/legal guardians, private professionals, and hospitals will not be accepted. For more information, please visit https://www.moe.gov.sg/special-educational-needs/apply.
01 - Submit Application
If your child is not enrolled in a mainstream school OR a returning SG citizen and applying to join other levels in Pathlight's Primary and Secondary School programmes, please submit your child’s application via Ministry of Education’s digital form here.
Before you start your online application, please ensure you have all the required documents with you. We would also require the following:
- Your child must be diagnosed to be on the autism spectrum disorder. Please submit a diagnostic report from a relevant medical professional or psychologist.
- All relevant and latest reports on your child’s academic progress in school (including copies of examination scores (if applicable)
Do note that applications will only be processed upon full submission of all the required documents.
02 - Attend School Screening Assessment
Based on information in your application submission, applicants who meet identified criteria will be invited for School Screening Assessment. This is to determine suitability for Pathlight School’s educational programmes.
School Screening Assessments will be scheduled when there are available vacancies for AY2025.
N/B: An application to the school or an invitation for SSA is not a guarantee of placement. Placement is still subject to suitability and vacancies.
03 - Outcome
Applicants who are not invited for School Screening Assessment will receive an outcome within 3 months from date of application.
Applicants who are invited for School Screening Assessment will receive an outcome between 2 and 4 months after the assessment.
Questions?
For enquiries on applying to Special Education Schools, please refer to the Ministry of Education’s website here.
For all other admissions enquiries, please email our Admissions team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..