diff --git a/app/Services/EnrollmentTransitionService.php b/app/Services/EnrollmentTransitionService.php
index 8468484..0aa59f7 100644
--- a/app/Services/EnrollmentTransitionService.php
+++ b/app/Services/EnrollmentTransitionService.php
@@ -825,16 +825,12 @@ final class EnrollmentTransitionService
     private function firstEnrollmentPlacement(array $student, string $targetSchoolYear): array
     {
         $grade = $this->classBaseName((string) ($student['registration_grade'] ?? ''));
-        $targetClass = $grade !== '' ? $this->classByName($grade, $targetSchoolYear) : null;
-        $targetSection = is_array($targetClass)
-            ? $this->baseSectionForClass((int) ($targetClass['id'] ?? 0), $targetSchoolYear)
-            : null;
 
         return [
-            'assigned_grade_id' => $targetClass['id'] ?? null,
-            'assigned_grade_name' => $targetClass['class_name'] ?? ($grade !== '' ? $grade : null),
-            'assigned_class_section_id' => $targetSection['class_section_id'] ?? null,
-            'placement_status' => $targetSection === null ? 'manual_class_required' : 'same_class_assigned',
+            'assigned_grade_id' => null,
+            'assigned_grade_name' => $grade !== '' ? $grade : null,
+            'assigned_class_section_id' => null,
+            'placement_status' => 'manual_class_required',
             'flags' => [],
         ];
     }
diff --git a/app/Views/enroll_withdraw/enrollment_withdrawal.php b/app/Views/enroll_withdraw/enrollment_withdrawal.php
index 694ac4b..562ddb3 100644
--- a/app/Views/enroll_withdraw/enrollment_withdrawal.php
+++ b/app/Views/enroll_withdraw/enrollment_withdrawal.php
@@ -35,16 +35,17 @@
                 <table id="enrollmentTable" class="table table-bordered table-striped mt-4 align-middle">
                     <thead>
                         <tr>
-                            <th>Registration Date</th>
-                            <th>Parent/Guardian</th>
+                            <th>Register Date</th>
+                            <th>Parent</th>
                             <th>Student Name</th>
                             <th>School ID</th>
-                            <th>Age</th>
-                            <th>New Student</th>
-                            <th>Current Class</th>
-                            <th>Actual Status</th>
-                            <th>Update Enrollment Status</th>
-                            <th>Assign Class</th>
+	                            <th>Age</th>
+	                            <th>New Student</th>
+	                            <th>Registered Class</th>
+	                            <th>Current Class</th>
+	                            <th>Actual Status</th>
+	                            <th>Update Status</th>
+	                            <th>Assign Class</th>
                         </tr>
                     </thead>
                     <tbody>
@@ -100,11 +101,14 @@
                                         <?php endif; ?>
                                     </td>
 
-                                    <!-- Class -->
-                                    <td><?= esc($student['class_section'] ?? 'Class not Assigned') ?></td>
+	                                    <!-- Registered Class -->
+	                                    <td><?= esc(trim((string)($student['registration_grade'] ?? '')) !== '' ? (string)$student['registration_grade'] : '-') ?></td>
 
-                                    <!-- Enrollment Status -->
-                                    <td>
+	                                    <!-- Class -->
+	                                    <td><?= esc($student['class_section'] ?? 'Class not Assigned') ?></td>
+
+	                                    <!-- Enrollment Status -->
+	                                    <td>
                                         <?php
                                         $status = $student['enrollment_status'] ?? 'not enrolled';
                                         switch ($status) {
@@ -185,11 +189,11 @@
                                     </td>
                                 </tr>
                             <?php endforeach; ?>
-                        <?php else: ?>
-                            <tr>
-                                <td colspan="10">No students available.</td>
-                            </tr>
-                        <?php endif; ?>
+	                        <?php else: ?>
+	                            <tr>
+	                                <td colspan="11">No students available.</td>
+	                            </tr>
+	                        <?php endif; ?>
                     </tbody>
                 </table>
             </div>
@@ -383,10 +387,10 @@
             dom: "<'row mb-2'<'col-sm-6'l><'col-sm-6'f>>" + "t" +
                 "<'row mt-2'<'col-sm-5'i><'col-sm-7'p>>",
 
-            // Disable sort/search on interactive columns (status select, assign select)
-            columnDefs: [
-                { targets: [8, 9], orderable: false, searchable: false },
-                { targets: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7], render: function(data, type) {
+	            // Disable sort/search on interactive columns (status select, assign select)
+	            columnDefs: [
+	                { targets: [9, 10], orderable: false, searchable: false },
+	                { targets: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8], render: function(data, type) {
                     if (type === 'filter' || type === 'sort' || type === 'type') {
                         return stripHtml(data);
                     }
diff --git a/tests/app/Services/EnrollmentTransitionServiceTest.php b/tests/app/Services/EnrollmentTransitionServiceTest.php
index aa4cb17..e23e4c1 100644
--- a/tests/app/Services/EnrollmentTransitionServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/app/Services/EnrollmentTransitionServiceTest.php
@@ -62,24 +62,10 @@ final class EnrollmentTransitionServiceTest extends TestCase
         ]));
     }
 
-    public function testFirstEnrollmentPlacementUsesRegistrationGradeBaseSection(): void
+    public function testFirstEnrollmentPlacementKeepsRegistrationGradeAsReferenceOnly(): void
     {
-        $classBuilder = $this->builderReturning(['id' => 3, 'class_name' => '3']);
-        $classBuilder->method('where')->willReturnSelf();
-
-        $sectionBuilder = $this->builderReturning([
-            'class_section_id' => 30,
-            'class_id' => 3,
-            'class_section_name' => '3',
-        ]);
-        $sectionBuilder->method('where')->willReturnSelf();
-
         $db = $this->createMock(BaseConnection::class);
-        $db->method('tableExists')->willReturnCallback(static fn (string $table): bool => $table === 'classSection');
-        $db->method('fieldExists')->willReturn(false);
-        $db->method('table')->willReturnCallback(static function (string $table) use ($classBuilder, $sectionBuilder) {
-            return $table === 'classes' ? $classBuilder : $sectionBuilder;
-        });
+        $db->expects($this->never())->method('table');
 
         $service = new EnrollmentTransitionService($db);
 
@@ -88,9 +74,10 @@ final class EnrollmentTransitionServiceTest extends TestCase
             '2026-2027',
         ]);
 
-        $this->assertSame(3, (int) $placement['assigned_grade_id']);
-        $this->assertSame(30, (int) $placement['assigned_class_section_id']);
-        $this->assertSame('same_class_assigned', $placement['placement_status']);
+        $this->assertNull($placement['assigned_grade_id']);
+        $this->assertSame('3', $placement['assigned_grade_name']);
+        $this->assertNull($placement['assigned_class_section_id']);
+        $this->assertSame('manual_class_required', $placement['placement_status']);
     }
 
     public function testClassLookupFallsBackToGlobalRowsWhenSchoolYearSpecificRowIsMissing(): void