The top 5 oversubscribed schools of Phase 2C of Primary 1 registration

Almost half of all the schools this year will be balloting for the primary school registration exercise. Out of the 181 primary schools in Singapore, a total of 89 are going to ballot in Phase 2C.

On Thursday (Aug 12), the Ministry of Education (MOE) released the updates for balloting of every primary school. They also shared information of oversubscription in applications, and four in 10 primary schools already have oversubscribed applicants. 

Top 5 oversubscribed schools after the closing of Phase 2C

For this year, there are five schools balloting for the primary school registration exercise with five times more applicants than vacancies. The most popular among them is Northland Primary School. 

The next top oversubscribed schools are Nan Hua Primary School, South View Primary School, St. Hilda’s Primary School and Princess Elizabeth Primary School. 

The vacancies available and the total number of applicants for these oversubscribed schools are as follows:

School name	Vacancies available	Number of applicants
Northland Primary	28	191
Nan Hua Primary School	21	141
South View Primary School	20	130
St Hilda’s Primary School	20	118
Princess Elizabeth Primary School	45	236

All schools to go balloting in Phase 2C of Primary 1 registration

As of Thursday, the following schools will be undergoing balloting for Primary 1 registration Phase 2C: 

School name	Primary One registration Phase 2C Vacancies	Number of applicants
Admiralty Primary School	50	93
Ai Tong School	20	66
Alexandra Primary School	91	112
Anderson Primary School	52	75
Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)	33	51
Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)	25	40
Bukit Panjang Primary School	47	71
Canberra Primary School	129	159
Catholic High School (Primary Section)	21	48
CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity	100
CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace	114	104
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)	44	57
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School (Primary Section)	20	61
Chongfu School	33	126
Chongzheng Primary School	30	65
Chua Chu Kang Primary School	99	159
Compassvale Primary School	116	143
Elias Park Primary School	89	108
Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)	24	72
Fengshan Primary School	81	91
Fern Green Primary School	93	101
Frontier Primary School	29	58
Gongshang Primary School	22	85
Haig Girls’ School	115	119
Henry Park Primary School	24	80
Holy Innocents’ Primary School	21	65
Hong Wen School	71	149
Horizon Primary School	28	109
Hougang Primary School	99	140
Huamin Primary School	62	116
Innova Primary School	73	83
Jurong West Primary School	85	111
Keming Primary School	66	126
Kheng Cheng School	94	127
Kong Hwa School	42	72
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School	66	91
Lakeside Primary School	105	143
Maha Bodhi School	50	71
Maris Stella High School (Primary Section)	62	72
Mee Toh School	80	152
Methodist Girls’ School (Primary)	27	51
Nan Chiau Primary School	64	204
Nan Hua Primary School	21	141
Nanyang Primary School	20	61
Naval Base Primary School	96	108
Ngee Ann Primary School	120	141
Northland Primary School	28	191
Oasis Primary School	86	97
Opera Estate Primary School	112	77 Maximum vacancies available to Permanent Residents: 36
Pasir Ris Primary School	33	54
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Primary)	62	105
Pei Chun Public School	21	43
Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School	21	53
Poi Ching School	79	195
Princess Elizabeth Primary School	45	236
Punggol Green Primary School	37	97
Punggol Primary School	70	104
Qifa Primary School	112	141
Radin Mas Primary School	39	76
Raffles Girls’ Primary School	97	116
Red Swastika School	25	77
River Valley Primary School	49	72
Riverside Primary School	46	88
Rivervale Primary School	108	136
Rosyth School	22	101
Rulang Primary School	20	92
Sembawang Primary School	104	123
Sengkang Green Primary School	74	117
Shuqun Primary School	55	97
Singapore Chinese Girls’ Primary School	30	39
South View Primary School	20	130
Springdale Primary School	59	86
St. Andrew’s Junior School	64	105
St. Anthony’s Primary School	51	89
St. Hilda’s Primary School	20	118
St. Joseph’s Institution Junior	59	85
St. Margaret’s Primary School	91	110
Tampines Primary School	102	105
Tanjong Katong Priamry School	78	94 Maximum vacancies available to Permanent Residents: 25
Tao Nan School	23	48
Temasek Primary School	30	95
Valour Primary School	144	159
Waterway Primary School	48	105
Wellington Primary School	97	119
West Spring Primary School	41	103
Westwood Primary School	40	99
White Sands Primary School	78	104
Woodgrove Primary School	89	92
Woodlands Primary School	77	115
Xinmin Primary School	58	103
Yangzheng Primary School	68	93
Yu Neng Primary School	33	56

Source: MOE

When to expect the balloting results for primary schools

While Phase 2C of the Primary 1 registration process closed on Aug 5, the results of the balloting for each primary school will be out on Aug 17.

Do take note that there is a cap on the number of Permanent Residents (PRs) that can enter the school during Phase 2C and 2C Supplementary. This cap was introduced by MOE last year and is between 25 per cent as well as 30 per cent of a school’s planned Primary 1 intake. 

The ministry previously stated that this measure is to “prevent any concentration of PR children in our primary schools, provide a more conducive environment to encourage interaction between Singapore citizen and PR children, and facilitate the integration of PR children into Singapore.”

Those who have yet to register in a primary school can register in the next phase, Phase 2C Supplementary which will be on Aug 19 at 9am through the Primary 1 Internet System.

ALSO READ: P1 registration 2021: Here are the schools with vacancies in Phase 2C

This article was first published in theAsianparent.