Singapore Primary Schools Ranked By Popularity
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(Updated 18 Oct 2008) Smart KiasuParents do not target a school where we have little chance of getting into. The KiasuParents.com Popularity Ranking for Primary Schools is meant to let parents appreciate the odds of getting their children into their dream schools. "Popularity" is measured as the perceived difficulty of getting a place in the school based on the previous 2 years' Primary 1 registration status.
We have changed our methodology for measuring popularity into a 2 step process: We first count the number of times the school is involved in a ballot situation, with higher weightages given to distances below 1km and 2km. Next, we sort by the average number of applications versus the number of vacancies for a school in Phase 2C over the past 3 years. Naturally, schools which are several times oversubscribed over the past 3 years, (ie. >100% of available places) will float up to the top.
As our data is incomplete (we only have 2008 and most of 2007's data), we can only average over 2008 and 2007. In cases of missing data, we simply used the following year's numbers as the average value.
Note that this list would be updated after every Primary 1 Registration exercise.
| Legend | ||||
| Balloting required for <1km | Cut-off, no balloting for <1km | |||
| Balloting required for 1-2km | Cut-off, no balloting for 1-2km | |||
| Balloting required for >2km | Cut-off, no balloting for >2km | |||
| No Color = No balloting required for that Phase | ||||
| Cut-Off = There were an exact number of applicants within one of the 3 distance bands | ||||
| TUR = Cumulative Take-Up Rate at the end of the Phase | ||||
| APP = Number of Applicants versus available places for that Phase | ||||
| School | 2008 Phase 2C | 2007 Phase 2C | 2006 Phase 2C | Average APP | Ballot Count |
| APP | APP | APP | |||
| CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ | 174% | 173% | 173% | 18 | |
| Catholic High | 175% | 135% | 149% | 18 | |
| Ai Tong | 163% | 134% | 144% | 16.5 | |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) | 132% | 123% | 126% | 14 | |
| St Hilda’s Primary | 387% | 219% | 275% | 13.5 | |
| De La Salle | 221% | 214% | 216% | 13.5 | |
| Nan Chiau Primary | 306% | 306% | 13 | ||
| Tao Nan | 136% | 165% | 155% | 13 | |
| Nanyang Primary | 113% | 124% | 120% | 12.5 | |
| Chongfu Primary | 175% | 141% | 152% | 12 | |
| Kong Hwa | 137% | 159% | 152% | 12 | |
| Rosyth | 247% | 331% | 303% | 11 | |
| Holy Innocents’ Primary | 154% | 146% | 149% | 11 | |
| Pei Chun Public | 125% | 155% | 145% | 11 | |
| CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) | 138% | 126% | 130% | 11 | |
| Methodist Girls’ School (Primary) | 116% | 121% | 119% | 11 | |
| Henry Park Primary | 126% | 141% | 136% | 10.5 | |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) | 126% | 137% | 133% | 10.5 | |
| Nan Hua Primary | 314% | 160% | 211% | 10 | |
| Red Swastika | 144% | 227% | 199% | 10 | |
| St Anthony’s Primary | 193% | 165% | 174% | 10 | |
| Northland Primary | 233% | 126% | 162% | 10 | |
| Temasek Primary | 161% | 147% | 152% | 10 | |
| St Andrew’s Junior | 143% | 142% | 143% | 10 | |
| Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ | 118% | 140% | 132% | 10 | |
| Fairfield Methodist Primary | 119% | 103% | 108% | 10 | |
| Rivervale Primary | 349% | 349% | 9 | ||
| Rulang Primary | 190% | 345% | 293% | 9 | |
| West Grove Primary | 301% | 253% | 269% | 9 | |
| Jurong West Primary | 190% | 260% | 237% | 9 | |
| Mee Toh | 228% | 228% | 9 | ||
| South View Primary | 176% | 209% | 198% | 9 | |
| Woodlands Ring Primary | 133% | 180% | 164% | 9 | |
| Admiralty Primary | 147% | 164% | 158% | 9 | |
| Chongzheng Primary | 205% | 125% | 152% | 9 | |
| Princess Elizabeth Primary | 121% | 159% | 147% | 9 | |
| Evergreen Primary | 174% | 131% | 145% | 9 | |
| St Joseph’s Institution Junior | 166% | 133% | 144% | 9 | |
| Canberra Primary | 144% | 144% | 9 | ||
| East Spring Primary | 118% | 152% | 141% | 9 | |
| Gongshang Primary | 150% | 131% | 137% | 9 | |
| Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary | 121% | 130% | 127% | 9 | |
| Woodgrove Primary | 126% | 109% | 115% | 9 | |
| Hougang Primary | 124% | 101% | 109% | 9 | |
| Poi Ching | 103% | 104% | 104% | 8.5 | |
| Pasir Ris Primary | 121% | 163% | 149% | 8 | |
| White Sands Primary | 116% | 126% | 123% | 8 | |
| Maha Bodhi | 124% | 120% | 121% | 8 | |
| Xinmin Primary | 124% | 109% | 114% | 8 | |
| Keming Primary | 129% | 107% | 114% | 8 | |
| Yu Neng Primary | 111% | 108% | 109% | 8 | |
| Compassvale Primary | 166% | 166% | 7 | ||
| Jiemin Primary | 137% | 142% | 140% | 7 | |
| Anderson Primary | 122% | 145% | 138% | 7 | |
| Bukit Panjang Primary | 145% | 109% | 121% | 7 | |
| Unity Primary | 101% | 102% | 102% | 7 | |
| Hong Wen | 164% | 164% | 6 | ||
| Radin Mas Primary | 139% | 139% | 6 | ||
| St Stephen’s | 128% | 139% | 135% | 6 | |
| Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary | 131% | 120% | 123% | 6 | |
| CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity | 127% | 115% | 119% | 6 | |
| CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel | 110% | 117% | 115% | 6 | |
| CHIJ (Kellock) | 113% | 113% | 6 | ||
| Singapore Chinese Girls’ Primary | 110% | 110% | 6 | ||
| Shuqun Primary | 102% | 113% | 110% | 6 | |
| Clementi Primary | 110% | 107% | 108% | 5 | |
| Yew Tee Primary | 101% | 86% | 91% | 5 | |
| Raffles Girls’ Primary | 186% | 192% | 190% | 4.5 | |
| CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace | 115% | 131% | 126% | 4 | |
| Maris Stella High | 123% | 122% | 123% | 4 | |
| River Valley Primary | 130% | 118% | 122% | 4 | |
| Fuchun Primary | 107% | 107% | 107% | 4 | |
| Jurong Primary | 119% | 86% | 97% | 4 | |
| Beacon Primary | 136% | 98% | 111% | 3.5 | |
| Zhangde Primary | 129% | 100% | 110% | 3 | |
| Xingnan Primary | 111% | 101% | 104% | 3 | |
| Greenwood Primary | 111% | 95% | 100% | 3 | |
| Geylang Methodist School | 96% | 102% | 100% | 3 | |
| Telok Kurau Primary | 70% | 98% | 89% | 3 | |
| Bendemeer Primary | 71% | 71% | 3 | ||
| St Margaret’s Primary | 100% | 100% | 2 | ||
| CHIJ (Katong) Primary | 125% | 85% | 98% | 2 | |
| Fengshan Primary | 88% | 84% | 86% | 2 | |
| Kheng Cheng | 72% | 89% | 83% | 2 | |
| St Anthony’s Canossian Primary | 80% | 95% | 90% | 1 | |
| Ngee Ann Primary | 100% | 79% | 86% | 1 | |
| St Gabriel’s Primary | 73% | 73% | 73% | 1 | |
| Marymount Convent | 64% | 51% | 56% | 1 | |
| Cedar Primary | 54% | 55% | 55% | 1 | |
| Elias Park Primary | 65% | 92% | 83% | 0 | |
| Casuarina Primary | 71% | 87% | 82% | 0 | |
| Greenridge Primary | 83% | 77% | 79% | 0 | |
| Punggol Primary | 55% | 89% | 78% | 0 | |
| Tanjong Katong Primary | 73% | 79% | 77% | 0 | |
| Tampines North Primary | 89% | 68% | 75% | 0 | |
| Ang Mo Kio Primary | 93% | 63% | 73% | 0 | |
| Endeavour Primary | 71% | 71% | 0 | ||
| Edgefield Primary | 67% | 67% | 0 | ||
| Changkat Primary | 74% | 63% | 67% | 0 | |
| Gan Eng Seng Primary | 66% | 66% | 0 | ||
| Meridien Primary | 79% | 58% | 65% | 0 | |
| Concord Primary | 61% | 66% | 65% | 0 | |
| Townsville Primary | 68% | 62% | 64% | 0 | |
| Haig Girls’ | 69% | 60% | 63% | 0 | |
| Zhenghua Primary | 52% | 67% | 62% | 0 | |
| Yangzheng Primary | 63% | 60% | 61% | 0 | |
| Chua Chu Kang Primary | 54% | 65% | 61% | 0 | |
| Sembawang Primary | 61% | 61% | 0 | ||
| Woodlands Primary | 66% | 58% | 61% | 0 | |
| Innova Primary | 83% | 49% | 61% | 0 | |
| Teck Ghee Primary | 56% | 61% | 59% | 0 | |
| Park View Primary | 64% | 54% | 58% | 0 | |
| North View Primary | 49% | 57% | 54% | 0 | |
| Pei Tong Primary | 48% | 57% | 54% | 0 | |
| Ahmad Ibrahim Primary | 42% | 58% | 53% | 0 | |
| Jing Shan Primary | 36% | 61% | 52% | 0 | |
| Queenstown Primary | 44% | 56% | 52% | 0 | |
| Greendale Primary | 52% | 52% | 0 | ||
| New Town Primary | 51% | 52% | 51% | 0 | |
| Fuhua Primary | 35% | 59% | 51% | 0 | |
| Lakeside Primary | 60% | 44% | 49% | 0 | |
| Yishun Primary | 77% | 35% | 49% | 0 | |
| Wellington Primary | 49% | 49% | 0 | ||
| Lianhua Primary | 45% | 49% | 47% | 0 | |
| Bedok Green Primary | 48% | 47% | 47% | 0 | |
| Xishan Primary | 42% | 49% | 46% | 0 | |
| North Vista Primary | 46% | 46% | 0 | ||
| Huamin Primary | 36% | 51% | 46% | 0 | |
| Mayflower Primary | 43% | 47% | 46% | 0 | |
| Yumin Primary | 53% | 41% | 45% | 0 | |
| West View Primary | 32% | 51% | 45% | 0 | |
| Bukit View Primary | 53% | 39% | 44% | 0 | |
| Canossa Convent Primary | 46% | 42% | 44% | 0 | |
| Dazhong Primary | 15% | 58% | 44% | 0 | |
| Seng Kang Primary | 43% | 43% | 0 | ||
| Eunos Primary | 39% | 44% | 43% | 0 | |
| Xinghua Primary | 25% | 50% | 41% | 0 | |
| Qifa Primary | 40% | 41% | 41% | 0 | |
| Pioneer Primary | 61% | 29% | 40% | 0 | |
| Montfort Junior | 43% | 37% | 39% | 0 | |
| Peiying Primary | 39% | 37% | 38% | 0 | |
| Da Qiao Primary | 40% | 37% | 38% | 0 | |
| Anchor Green Primary | 36% | 36% | 0 | ||
| Qihua Primary | 40% | 32% | 34% | 0 | |
| Yuhua Primary | 25% | 38% | 34% | 0 | |
| East View Primary | 24% | 38% | 33% | 0 | |
| Tampines Primary | 27% | 37% | 33% | 0 | |
| Fernvale Primary | 32% | 32% | 0 | ||
| Damai Primary | 26% | 35% | 32% | 0 | |
| Marsiling Primary | 25% | 32% | 30% | 0 | |
| North Spring Primary | 29% | 29% | 0 | ||
| Naval Base Primary | 26% | 31% | 29% | 0 | |
| Junyuan Primary | 31% | 28% | 29% | 0 | |
| Boon Lay Garden Primary | 29% | 29% | 29% | 0 | |
| Coral Primary | 24% | 31% | 29% | 0 | |
| Bukit Timah Primary | 23% | 31% | 28% | 0 | |
| Si Ling Primary | 21% | 31% | 28% | 0 | |
| Corporation Primary | 26% | 28% | 27% | 0 | |
| MacPherson Primary | 21% | 30% | 27% | 0 | |
| Kranji Primary | 14% | 31% | 25% | 0 | |
| Zhonghua Primary | 19% | 28% | 25% | 0 | |
| Stamford Primary | 25% | 25% | 0 | ||
| Yio Chu Kang Primary | 17% | 23% | 21% | 0 | |
| East Coast Primary | 21% | 19% | 20% | 0 | |
| Opera Estate Primary | 20% | 18% | 19% | 0 | |
| Loyang Primary | 16% | 19% | 18% | 0 | |
| Teck Whye Primary | 20% | 17% | 18% | 0 | |
| Farrer Park Primary | 18% | 18% | 0 | ||
| Hong Kah Primary | 13% | 19% | 17% | 0 | |
| Griffiths Primary | 13% | 19% | 17% | 0 | |
| Juying Primary | 14% | 17% | 16% | 0 | |
| First Toa Payoh Primary | 20% | 13% | 16% | 0 | |
| Balestier Hill Primary | 14% | 14% | 0 | ||
| Qiaonan Primary | 6% | 14% | 11% | 0 | |
| Guangyang Primary | 9% | 12% | 11% | 0 | |
| Blangah Rise Primary | 7% | 7% | 0 | ||
| Bedok West Primary | 2% | 6% | 4% | 0 |
Is Mayflower primary school a good school?
I am confused between choosing mayflower primary school and Teck Ghee Primary School. Which is better? Are they of similar standards? Is Anderson Primary School much better than Mayflower Primary School? Please advice me.
Take up rate
Can someone please explain the concept of take-up rate?
Good Primary School Near Novena area.
Dear All,
Currently my 7yrs old daughter is going to a local primary school. But this school is too far from my home. She need to wake up at 5am and it's been to difficult for her. Could anyone can suggest good primary school near Novena. Would be greatfull!
An Updated List?
Hi Chief,
The "Singapore Primary Schools Ranked By Popularity" is very useful.
I was wondering when an updated list with 2009 and 2010 data is available. :)
Thanks!
hi, honestly, i understand
hi,
honestly, i understand that both schools (chij and rgps) are good, however, how sure are u to get into rgps? if u are not very sure that u can get balloted into rgps, the safest way is to go back to chij (though i can also understand how inconvenient it gets). Rgps is not affliated to rgs, even it might be if one day, as rgs is the top school in spore, noone can be sure of the child's result in psle. where as, chij has always given pirority to its very own girls...
Which primary school in AMK will you recommend?
Looking for a good co-ed school in AMK, or any other areas near AMK, since I have children of both genders. Any recommendation? It's going to be our first time involving in Pri 1 registration, so we are very concerned and anxious.
Is Teck Ghee Primary School coming forth as one worth considering for Pri 1 registration?
What do you think of Geylang Methodist Primary School? Just being curious....
RGPS or CHIJ Toa Payoh (Primary)???
I am an old girl of CHIJ Toa Payoh and had always thought that I'd send my daughter there. However, CHIJ will be relocated to Geylang Bahru next year and the distance from my house is quite far. As such, I am now considering sending my daughter to RGPS, which is within 1 km of my home. The main drawback of RGPS is that P1 is still in the afternoon session and I am afraid that the environment at RGPS is very stressful (for bot me and my daughter) since some people have commented on the "teach less, learn more" policy there.
Any comments or advice on where I should send my daughter????? I need your help since I have less than 2 months to decide now... :)
Thanks!
we are not within 1-2km bewteen any schools where we stay
Hi,
can anyone advice me what can i do if we are not staying even 2km within any nearby schools.I really wish to get my girls into the schools which i was looking.I try speaking to those schools but was sadly rejected as told we need to be at lest within 2km otherwise chances is low.Is balloting the last resource?I do not wish my girl to end up in a school of which is not my choice.
Can someone with a good heart advice what is the best solution without ending in a wrong school?
2009 Statistics for Pri One Admission Popularity Ranking?
Will there be 2009 Statistics for Pri One Admission Popularity Ranking?
You are looking at the wrong table...
... if you are trying to determine balloting in Phase 2B. Look at this page instead if you want the balloting history of RGPS.