Macao residents can apply for the Macau New Neighbourhood School through Central Registration, which is not counted towards the registration limit of 6 schools. For the timeline for enrolment in other education stages, please refer to the admission information for the 2024/2025 academic year.
The Central Registration will be closed at 23:59 on 16th January. From 21st February onwards, schools will inform parents of the interview date and time.
After completing Central Registration, parents should check the enrolment information on the website of the school they chose. Prepare and submit the required documents at the appointed time. Show the screenshot of "Interview QR Code" when entering the school for interview; the QR code can be used repeatedly.
If parents want to enrol their children in a kindergarten after May 2024, they can go, in person, to the schools that still have places available for registration, or apply for the “Service of consultation and arrangement of school places” at the DSEDJ. Enquiry number during office hours: 83972309.
Enrolment information for Children Entering Kindergarten for the First Time
Information about central registration for young children
Central registration is convenient for parents of young children
Enrolment Procedure for children entering kindergarten for the first time
To optimise schools' enrolment mechanism; to reduce steps in enrolling children in kindergarten for the first time; to enable parents to confirm the selected school as early as possible.
Macao residents aged 3 by 31st December, 2024, who will enrol in infant education in Macao for the first time. Note 1
From 1st January onwards
Parents register on the DSEDJ website / counters Note2
Between 5th and 16th January
Between 21st and 24th February
Between 1st and 24th March
Release of the admission list on the DSEDJ website and at school
9th April
Parents can check the list and confirm the selected school on the DSEDJ website
Between 9th and 11th April
From 12th April onwards
From 13th April onwards（According to the period informed by schools）
Admitted students are required to complete the enrolment process on or before 16th
April.
From 17th April onwards
Note 1: To enrol in a school in Macao, non-Macao residents must possess a stay or residence permit for over 90 days issued by the authorised entity of the Macao SAR.
Note 2: Before registration, please prepare the child's recent digital photo which meets the requirements.
Service hours of the DSEDJ counters
| Date | Location of the counters | Service Hours |
Between 5th and 16th January |
Education and Youth Development Bureau Avenida de D. João IV, No. 7-9, 1st floor, Macao |
9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
| Centre of Moral Education Rua da Tribuna, No. 313, Edf. Jade Plaza, 3rd Floor, Macao |
2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
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| Parenting Education Centre Rua de Bragança, Nova Taipa Garden, Lotes 24-26 r/c, Taipa |
For enquiries：8397 2309
Website: www.dsedj.gov.mo