What are Government-Aided Schools?

Out of 180+ primary schools in Singapore, there are 46 government-aided schools. These are schools that are privately managed, and are NOT owned by the government/MOE.

But they still employ MOE teachers, follow national syllabus, and receive funding from Singapore.

Why have them?

These schools were set up by various community organisations to cater to the educational needs of their respective communities.

For example, Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan (SHHK) setup 6 schools, from as early as 1906. Unsurprisingly, these schools work closely with the clan and are aligned with their vision and values.

As the Education Minister said:

Today, they continue to play the role of upholding the tradition and culture of the schools and the community that started them.

In return, clan/church members who are endorsed by their community have earlier eligibility with Phase 2B.

What are the government-aided schools?

There are 46 schools. Many of which are SAP schools or have affiliations, as indicated below.

	School	Area	SAP	Affiliations
1	CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’	Ang Mo Kio	✅	CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School
2	CHIJ (Katong)	Bedok	-	CHIJ Katong Convent
3	Red Swastika	Bedok	✅	-
4	St. Anthony’s Canossian	Bedok	-	St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School
5	St. Stephen’s	Bedok	-	St. Joseph’s Institution, St. Patrick’s School
6	Ai Tong	Bishan	✅	-
7	Catholic High	Bishan	✅	Catholic High School
8	Kuo Chuan Presbyterian	Bishan	-	Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
9	St. Anthony’s	Bukit Batok	-	St. Joseph’s Institution, St. Patrick’s School
10	CHIJ (Kellock)	Bukit Merah	-	CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent
11	CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace	Bukit Panjang	-	CHIJ St. Theresa’s Convent
12	Methodist Girls’	Bukit Timah	-	Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)
13	Nanyang	Bukit Timah	✅	Nanyang Girls’ High School
14	Pei Hwa Presbyterian	Bukit Timah	✅	-
15	Anglo-Chinese (Junior)	Central	-	Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road), Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
16	St. Margaret’s	Central	-	St. Margaret’s School (Secondary)
17	De La Salle	Choa Chu Kang	-	St. Joseph’s Institution, St. Patrick’s School
18	Nan Hua	Clementi	✅	-
19	Canossa Catholic	Geylang	-	St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School
20	Geylang Methodist	Geylang	-	Geylang Methodist School (Secondary)
21	Kong Hwa	Geylang	✅	-
22	Maha Bodhi	Geylang	✅	Manjusri Secondary School
23	CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity	Hougang	-	CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent
24	Holy Innocents’	Hougang	✅	Holy Innocent’s High School
25	Montfort Junior	Hougang	-	Montfort Secondary School
26	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’	Hougang	-	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)
27	Hong Wen	Kallang	✅	-
28	Ngee Ann	Marine Parade	-	Ngee Ann Secondary School
29	Tao Nan	Marine Parade	✅	-
30	Anglo-Chinese (Primary)	Novena	-	Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road), Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
31	Singapore Chinese Girls’	Novena	-	Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
32	St. Joseph’s Institution Junior	Novena	-	St. Joseph’s Institution, St. Patrick’s School
33	Mee Toh	Punggol	-	Manjusri Secondary School
34	Fairfield Methodist	Queenstown	-	Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)
35	Nan Chiau	Sengkang	-	-
36	CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel	Serangoon	-	CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent
37	St. Gabriel’s	Serangoon	-	St. Gabriel’s Secondary School
38	Poi Ching	Tampines	✅	-
39	St. Hilda’s	Tampines	-	St. Hilda’s Secondary School
40	CHIJ (Toa Payoh)	Toa Payoh	-	CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)
41	Kheng Cheng	Toa Payoh	-	-
42	Maris Stella High	Toa Payoh	✅	Maris Stella High School
43	Marymount Convent	Toa Payoh	-	-
44	Pei Chun Public	Toa Payoh	✅	-
45	St. Andrew’s Junior	Toa Payoh	-	St. Andrew’s Secondary School
46	Chongfu	Yishun	-	-

From this list, you should recognize they are the best primary schools in Singapore.