Primary 1 registration: Nearly half of all primary schools oversubscribed in Phase 2C

SINGAPORE: Nearly half of all primary schools in Singapore are oversubscribed in Phase 2C of this year’s Primary 1 registration exercise, according to data on the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) website on Wednesday (Aug 5).Of the 179 schools accepting students in this phase, 79 are oversubscribed. Of those that have more applicants than vacancies, 73 will go to the ballot. Phase 2C is considered the most competitive phase and is open to all children. Forty places in each primary school are reserved for this phase.Use our table to find the results for every primary school: The most oversubscribed school in this phase was Princess Elizabeth Primary School in Bukit Batok, with 159 students vying for 40 slots.This was followed by Northland Primary School in Yishun, which drew 141 applicants for 42 places.Nan Hua Primary School, Chongfu School and Rosyth School completed the top five.Princess Elizabeth, Northland, Nan Hua and Chongfu were also among the top five last year. Registration for this phase opened at 9am Jul 28 and closed at 4.30pm on Jul 30. BALLOTINGIn most cases, balloting is conducted when the number of applicants exceeds the number of vacancies. It takes place in any phase from Phase 2A to Phase 2C supplementary.Priority admission into the school is given in this order: Singaporeans living within 1km of the school, Singaporeans living between 1km and 2km of the school, followed by Singaporeans living further than 2km from the school. Next come permanent residents in the same distance groups. Which primary schools are balloting? Singaporean children living within 1km of the school:Admiralty Primary SchoolAi Tong SchoolAnglo-Chinese School (Junior)Angsana Primary SchoolBukit Panjang Primary SchoolCHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School (Primary Section)Catholic High School (Primary Section)Chongfu SchoolChua Chu Kang Primary SchoolCompassvale Primary SchoolElias Park Primary SchoolFairfield Methodist School (Primary)Frontier Primary SchoolGongshang Primary SchoolHenry Park Primary SchoolHoly Innocents' Primary SchoolHong Wen SchoolHorizon Primary SchoolHuamin Primary SchoolKong Hwa SchoolKuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary SchoolMaha Bodhi SchoolMaris Stella High School (Primary Section)Methodist Girls' School (Primary)Nan Chiau Primary SchoolNan Hua Primary SchoolNanyang Primary SchoolNorth View Primary SchoolNorthland Primary SchoolNorthshore Primary SchoolPasir Ris Primary SchoolPei Chun Public SchoolPei Hwa Presbyterian Primary SchoolPoi Ching SchoolPrincess Elizabeth Primary SchoolPunggol Green Primary SchoolRed Swastika SchoolRivervale Primary SchoolRosyth SchoolRulang Primary SchoolSembawang Primary SchoolSengkang Green Primary SchoolShuqun Primary SchoolSingapore Chinese Girls' Primary SchoolSouth View Primary SchoolSt Andrew's School (Junior)St Anthony's Primary SchoolSt Hilda's Primary SchoolTao Nan SchoolTemasek Primary SchoolValour Primary SchoolWellington Primary SchoolWestwood Primary SchoolXinmin Primary SchoolYu Neng Primary SchoolSingaporean children living between 1km and 2km of the school:Anderson Primary SchoolCHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)Junyuan Primary SchoolJurong West Primary SchoolMee Toh SchoolRadin Mas Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Institution JuniorSingaporean children living further than 2km from the school:Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)Permanent resident children living within 1km of the school:De La Salle SchoolNgee Ann Primary SchoolRiver Valley Primary SchoolWoodlands Primary SchoolPermanent resident children living between 1km and 2km from the school:White Sands Primary SchoolPermanent resident children living further than 2km from the school:Geylang Methodist School (Primary)St Gabriel's Primary SchoolOthers:Bukit Timah Primary School: Balloting will be conducted because there is a cap on the intake of PR children. All Singapore citizen children are admitted to the school. Balloting will be conducted for PR children residing between 1km and 2km of the school. The school has reached the cap on the intake of PR children. Any remaining vacancies in Phase 2C supplementary will only be for Singapore citizen children. Opera Estate Primary School: Balloting will be conducted because there is a cap on the intake of PR children. All Singapore citizen children are admitted to the school. Balloting will be conducted for PR children residing outside 2km of the school. The school has reached the cap on the intake of PR children. Any remaining vacancies in Phase 2C supplementary will only be for Singapore citizen children. Collapse Expand The next phase, 2C supplementary, is for children who have yet to be registered in a primary school.The vacancies for the next phase will be updated by 1pm on Aug 11. MOE cut the Primary 1 intake for most schools earlier this year in view of significantly falling student cohort sizes in 2027 and the coming years.At the time, the ministry said the cuts would minimise the need for school mergers or relocations and maintain a good geographical spread of primary schools for students across Singapore.Compared to 2025, there are 1,460 fewer spots overall in 2026. Of the 179 primary schools in Singapore, 61 cut their intake while 12 schools increased the number of spaces available.