FAQs

There are 6 full-time Madrasahs in Singapore. They are private schools and hence application to enter the Madrasahs are to be made directly to the school. The addresses, contact numbers and websites of the 6 Madrasahs can be found at this link. Kindly note that the number of vacancies at the full-time Madrasahs are limited, with applications exceeding vacancies annually.

There are 4 full-time Madrasahs providing Primary level education. The two all-girls Madrasahs are Madrasah Alsagoff Al-Arabiah and Madrasah Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah. The other 2 Madrasahs Madrasah Al-Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah and Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah, take in both boys and girls:

Kindly note that Primary 1 registration is conducted in late March annually. There is a coordinated exercise and each child/ward can only register at one Madrasah. For more information about the recent past Primary 1 registration, please visit this link.

There are 6 full-time Madrasahs in Singapore. Below here is a summary of the age groups and education levels that the Madrasahs cater for:

PROMAS application forms are available at the General Office of each Madrasah. The eligibility criteria for PROMAS is as follows:

A. A full-time student of the Madrasah
B. A Zakat recipient OR
C. Belonging to a family whose monthly household per-capita-income (PCI) of not more than $300 per household member and the applicant does not have more than one (1) sibling applying for PROMAS in the same year.

There are various additional assistance schemes. Please proceed to the link of the respective organisation for more details:

• LBKM Bursary (http://lbkm.org.sg/bursary-scholarship/lbkm-bursaries)
• SPH School Pocket Money Fund (https://www.spmf.org.sg/primary-secondary-students ) 
• CC Bursaries (depends on respective constituency)
• Muslimin Trust Fund Association (for orphans) https://www.mtfa.org/financial-assistance/
• Compassion Fund http://compassionfund.sg/