Is your child ready for Primary 1? Free maths check
Free · 15–20 minutes · Report sent instantly
Is your child ready for Primary 1?
A free Primary 1 readiness check for children in K2 and Primary 1. Find out in 20 minutes where your child is strong, and exactly what to work on at home.
Built from 18 years of research and teaching, observing and working with students in our classrooms, and aligned with the MOE Primary Mathematics syllabus.
No payment. No obligation. Your report arrives by email as soon as you finish.
What the check looks at
20 questions in two parts, the same skills your child will meet in the first months of Primary 1.
Basic number skills
Counting, number order, comparing numbers, adding and taking away.
Story sums
Simple stories and tricky wording, where most P1 children lose marks.
Thinking questions
Patterns, shapes and two-clue puzzles that stretch stronger children.
How it works
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Enter your details
Your name, email and your child’s first name, then tick the 7 short test rules. It takes two minutes.
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Read each question exactly as written
Read each question aloud up to 2 times, without explaining or changing the words. Your child may use fingers, paper and pencil.
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Your child taps the answer
Big, easy buttons with pictures. Please don’t give hints, so the result is your child’s own.
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Get your report
A personal report is emailed to you as soon as you finish.
What’s in your report
- Overall score and what it means for Primary 1
- A chart of your child’s score in each part
- The listening check: is it the maths or the words?
- The top 3 things to work on, each with a simple tip you can use at home
Sample report shown. Every report is written for your child’s own answers.
Start the free check
Choose a quiet 20 minutes when your child is fresh. Before you begin, get a few sheets of paper and a pencil ready for your child.
Questions parents ask
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no payment and no obligation. We built this check to help parents prepare their children for Primary 1.
Who is it for?
Children in K2 who are preparing for Primary 1, and children in their first months of Primary 1.
Does my child need to read or write?
No. You read each question aloud and your child taps the answer. Some questions have pictures.
Why can’t I explain or reword the questions?
Part of this check looks at how well your child listens to and understands a maths story, a skill P1 word problems depend on. Some questions use the same numbers as a plain sum and as a story. If a question is explained or reworded, we can no longer tell whether your child understood the words or just the maths, and your report becomes less useful.
How is the check marked?
It is marked automatically the moment you finish. Each wrong answer is linked to a common mistake young children make, so the report can tell you why an answer was wrong, not just that it was wrong.
What happens to my details?
We use them to send your child’s report. We will only contact you about classes if you tick the box to say we may.
Ready when you are
20 questions, 20 minutes, and a clear picture of how ready your child is for Primary 1.
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